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Speak — Message safely while driving

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Jill Salzman
Bravo on the video but really on the app itself. What about sucking up battery life? Just downloaded it so haven't put it to use yet.
Grace
Maker
@foundingmom Informal testing suggests a battery life of ~10-11 hours when left on.
Sam Green
How does this work (if at all) with users who don't leave speak open but say are using navigation, i.e. waze/gmaps?
Grace
Maker
@senthos Speak really shines when it's in focus. When you think about it: the gestures, the automatic playback, and so forth, it has none of those benefits when it has to be summoned. That is why we've made Speak fully compatible with music streaming in the background (it doesn't interrupt music playback unless you are recording a message or receiving a message). And when you snap to another app (e.g., navigation) for a short time (currently less than one minute) the session remains active should you decide to snap back. Hope that answers your question!
Grace
Maker
Speak enables you to message safely while driving using a combination of voice, gestures, and auditory notifications. The technology is based on research in distracted driving, with the goal of eliminating visual attention shift, as well as minimizing attention duration and repetition - to keep your attention on the road! My cofounder and I both quit our jobs at the same time to embark on this startup journey. This is sort of our love song to the drivers out there - we hope you will feel safer behind the wheel with Speak by your side! Would love to get your thoughts. Feel free to ask me anything.
Hunter Gray
@rock3m does it work with existing applications like FB Messenger and iMessage? I can't imagine users taking on another chat client for this when Messenger and iMessage both have similar functionality.
Grace
Maker
@huntergray @rock3m Yes! You can message with any contact on your phone. The experience is even better with other Speak users, because you can hear their actual voice, not a synthesized voice. But yes, you can message with any contact on your iPhone!
Ciprian Dragoi
The video presentation made me laugh and promote you to my friends.
Grace
Maker
@kleampa Thank you!
Travis Brodeen
@kleampa Your comment got me to watch the video. I was expecting her to say 'Why did you wake me up then?'
Jason Cutler
Not available in Aussie appstore!?!!
Jake Mor
Very cute video. Great job!
Grace
Maker
@jakemor Thanks! We were on a budget so humor was the only thing we had in our corner :)
wkarim86
Nice idea but how you are managing voice mean accent from other region people
Grace
Maker
@waqaskarim86 Accuracy for non-native speakers is not as good as native, but we're working on it!
Yuval J. Pecht
Why not support numbers outside of US???
Grace
Maker
@yjp Hi Yuval, we are still trying to figure out logistics of supporting non-US numbers. The tech is based on SMS so we decided to launch first with the US - which we understand better - and then follow up with other countries. For updates on this matter, please follow our Twitter @MessageSafely. Thanks!!
Omar Hammouri
Nice idea , very critical issue you are solving
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