Voice recognition technology is friendly now, more fancifully to replace the remote and read bedtime stories, but also to empower those with speech or physical disabilities. Last week at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, that fear seemed long forgotten - voice recognition technology was the dominant feature in many of the products on display. Related Content Nanogirl Michelle Dickinson: Why detox diets don't work Nanogirl Michelle Dickinson: What will you do with today's extra time? Nanogirl Michelle Dickinson: Let robots take Xmas stressCompetition in the marketplace is pushing the capabilities of the technology; there has been more progress over the past 20 months than in the first 20 years of voice recognition technology. Voice technology is not without its challenges though, as seen last week through Amazon's intelligent personal assistant, Alexa.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2017 16:05 UTC