{"id":58937,"date":"2017-03-25T18:56:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T22:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=58937"},"modified":"2017-03-27T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:02:30","slug":"imagine-the-possibilities-here-a-cognitive-enabled-interactive-whiteboard-that-uses-voice-recognition-takes-notesactions-translates-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/03\/25\/imagine-the-possibilities-here-a-cognitive-enabled-interactive-whiteboard-that-uses-voice-recognition-takes-notesactions-translates-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine the possibilities here! A cognitive-enabled interactive whiteboard that uses voice recognition, takes notes\/actions, &#038; translates languages!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>(Below emphasis via DSC)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/\">IBM<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">and<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\">Ricoh<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">have partnered for a cognitive-enabled interactive whiteboard which uses IBM\u2019s Watson intelligence and voice technologies to support voice commands, taking notes and actions and even translating into other languages.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravepubs.com\/ibm-ricoh-partner-watson-powered-whiteboards\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58932\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ibm-ricoh-0117.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ibm-ricoh-0117.png 750w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ibm-ricoh-0117-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibm.com\/internet-of-things\/iot-solutions\/iot-electronics\/intelligent-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intelligent Workplace Solution<\/a><\/strong> leverages IBM Watson and Ricoh\u2019s interactive whiteboards to allow <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">to access features via using voice.<\/span><\/strong> It makes sure that Watson doesn\u2019t just listen, but is an active meeting participant, using real-time analytics to help guide discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Features of the new cognitive-enabled whiteboard solution include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Global voice control of meetings:<\/strong><\/span> Once a meeting begins, any employee, whether in-person or located remotely in another country, can easily control what\u2019s on the screen, including advancing slides, all through simple voice commands using Watson\u2019s Natural Language API.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Translation of the meeting into another language:<\/span><\/strong> The Intelligent Workplace Solution can translate speakers\u2019 words into several other languages and display them on screen or in transcript.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Easy-to-join meetings:<\/strong> <\/span>With the swipe of a badge the Intelligent Workplace Solution can log attendance and track key agenda items to ensure all key topics are discussed.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Ability to capture side discussions:<\/strong> <\/span>During a meeting, team members can also hold side conversations that are displayed on the same whiteboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Holy smokes!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> If you combine the technologies that Ricoh and IBM are using with their new cognitive-enabled interactive whiteboard with what Bluescape is doing &#8212; by providing 160 acres of digital workspace that&#8217;s used to foster collaboration (and to do so whether you are working remotely or working with others in the same physical space) &#8212; and you have one incredibly powerful platform!\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">#NLP\u00a0 |\u00a0 #AI\u00a0 |\u00a0 #VoiceRecognition |\u00a0 #CognitiveComputing<br \/>\n#SmartClassrooms\u00a0 |\u00a0 #LearningSpaces\u00a0 |#Collaboration |\u00a0 #Meetings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/internet-of-things\/iot-solutions\/iot-electronics\/intelligent-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58935 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IBMIntelligentWorkplaceMarch2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IBMIntelligentWorkplaceMarch2016.jpg 624w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IBMIntelligentWorkplaceMarch2016-150x63.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Below emphasis via DSC) IBM and Ricoh have partnered for a cognitive-enabled interactive whiteboard which uses IBM\u2019s Watson intelligence and voice technologies to support voice commands, taking notes and actions and even translating into other languages. &nbsp; 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