I remember as a kid being constantly admonished by my mother to “Remember to use your indoor voice.” I also remember feeling quite aggrieved because whatever news I wished to impart was of great import (obviously, otherwise I wouldn’t have wanted to divulge it in the first place), and being so important it deserved to be imparted…
My university degree was what they call a co-op course in the USA. Standing for “cooperative education,” this refers to a program that balances classroom theory with periods of practical, hands-on experience. There were two types of such courses in the UK. One type was called a “thin sandwich” because it involved short alternating 6-week…
I was just chatting with Mark Lippett, who is CEO at the British chip company XMOS. Mark was telling me that they recently announced the launch of their XVF3610 and XVF3615 voice processors. These little beauties will power the next generation of high-performance two-microphone voice interfaces for wireless speakers, TVs, set-top boxes, smart home appliances,…