This is how Parrot got started: voice recognition softwate leading to the development of a Hand held voice recognition digital organizer, the Parrot Voice Mate!

Back in 1994, Henri Seydoux, founder of Parrot company, was seduced by speech and voice recognition algorithms and technologies… He designed one of the very first PDAs.

The Parrot Voice Mate was designed to help Blind and visually impaired people, allowing them to vocally store and retrieve information such as Phone numbers, addresses and Appointments easily with voice commands.

Features of the Parrot Voice Mate (discontinued since 2006):

More Recording Time : 40 minutes
High Voice Recognition Quality
Non Volatile Flash Memory : data is saved when replacing
batteries Earphone for discrete use
8 levels of volume control
PC link for storing data and updating software via the internet
Personal Identification Code: to limit access
Functions are announced verbally
11 languages available:
English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish, Norvegian.
Professional Appointment book
Reminder for periodic and repeating items
Talking Calculator with foreign currencies
A voice prompt accompanies every keystroke
Batteries and headset included

Please note Parrot Voice Mate is no longer sold since April 2006.
Only after-sales repair are undertaken at www.voice-assistant.com