Lilah Raptopoulos

A Hands-Free Way to E-Mail

New technology lets you access your Outlook e-mail, calendar, and contacts using your voice.

 

Daniel Horowitz

The latest tool for the mobile office, a new technology developed by Alteva and Microsoft, lets you access your Outlook e-mail, calendar, and contacts using your voice. When you callin to the system, it connects to your Outlook account and reads a list of menu options that respond to voice commands. Say "Calendar, today," and the program will read a list of your appointments. Say "E-mail" to have subject lines and messages read aloud. You can also dictate a reply, which the service sends as an audio file.
COST: Starts at $15 per user a month