#voice tech

Remember Rescue Heroes?

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Preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2025 found that AI-powered voice agents helped older adults more accurately report blood pressure readings, improved blood pressure management, and reduced clinical workload.

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Baxter International has introduced Voalte Linq, a wearable, voice-activated badge designed to enhance communication for clinical teams in hospitals.

Voice tech project for Type 2 diabetes

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago will present DiaBetty, a virtual diabetes educator, to a panel of judges in New York City on Sept. 25 during the final stage of the Alexa Diabetes Challenge.

Developed by UIC's Faraz Hussain, Dr. Olu Ajilore, Dr. Jun Ma, Dr. Ben Gerber Dr. Alex Leow, and Dr. Melvin McInnis at the University of Michigan, DiaBetty uses Amazon’s Alexa platform as a diabetes coach that is sensitive and responsive to the patient's mood. It provides users with context-dependent, mood sensitive and emotionally aware education and guidance.

DiaBetty tracks changes in the user's mood by using emotion-related artificial intelligence and by recording the acoustic features of the user's speech—volume, speed and pitch. Responses are based on analysis of current and past emotional states.

"Given the issue of diabetes-related stress and the impact of depression on outcomes for Type 2 diabetes, it is vital that we address the mental and emotional needs of patients alongside their physical needs," said Ajilore, associate professor of psychiatry at UIC.

Music creation apps have come a long way, baby. From the early days of midi emulators all the way to button smashers and full blown mobile audio workstations.

In fact, a search for “music making apps” on the iTunes App store brings back nearly 400 results.  

But which one is right for you?

Of course, these apps run the entire gamut in features and price:

Some are just for making ringtones, like this one from Pop Music Tones:

Some are for full-blown music production like this one from FL Studio: 

And some are just a series of colors and shapes that don't feel very musical, like this one form Pixie Tracker:

However, it’s difficult to find an app that 1) makes real music tones 2) helps one be better at music in terms of pitch, tone, and ear, and 3) is accessible to nearly everyone who can make a noise with their mouth.

 That is was the Vocolo App is all about - making real music with just your voice.

It’s played like a “Synth Kazoo.” Just sing into your iPhone and the instruments come out. 

You can jam along to loops and save your creation, you can even easily your creation to a friend.

You can change the pitch, instrument, even the effects settings. The difference with Vocolo is that you are creating the music. It takes some practice to perfect; so just like other games, it’s something you can get better at and really see progress.

Watch this space and follow us on Twitter or Facebook, for the new version release  -which will be free of charge on the App store.