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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Dial
Directions said today its free voice-activated directions
service is now available in Boston.
According to the San Francisco company, any cellphone user
can call DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4667) and say where they are
and where they want to go; the user then receives a text
message with driving directions.
While the service from Dial Directions is free, a user's
cellphone carrier may assess a text message fee, the company
said.
Instead of a specific destination, cellphone users can also
ask for directions to the nearest Starbucks, Walgreens, or a sample of
other chain-store locations, the company said.
Dial Directions said its service is built on a platform
designed by specialists in voice interfaces, speech
recognition, and navigation.
The service had already been available in such cities as
San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles, and now it is also
available in cities such as Boston, Atlanta, and Detroit, Dial
Directions said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
Posted by Boston Globe Business Team at 03:04
PM
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