Lighthouse tablet talks to Facebook/Twitter
September 29, 2009 by Robin Parrish
Filed under Electronics
Just announced: AdelaVoice’s Lighthouse SQ7, “the first portable social media device.” In reality, it’s a tablet for surfing the net that handicaps Facebook and Twitter with voice-recognition input.
The device uses a 7″ touchscreen, boasts 800×480 resolution, built-in WiFi, 1GB of flash storage, and a rechargeable battery that provides 5 hours of constant use. It weighs about a pound, and is 7.8″ x 4.7″ x .94″. It runs on Linux Ubuntu with a proprietary web browser using WebKit. It doesn’t currently run Flash animations.
The twist is the device’s built-in voice recognition, which is an original piece of software constructed by AdelaVoice. There’s no onscreen keyboard, so instead you just talk to the device to say what website you want to visit. You can also post your status to Twitter and Facebook by speaking into the Lighthouse. Fortunately, the device displays your text on the screen so you can review it before inputting it. Right now, it only works with English but AdelaVoice is planning an international version that recognizes other languages.
In addition to surfing the web, the Lighthouse SQ7 doubles as a digital photo frame for displaying Facebook pictures. And AdelaVoice plans to add downloadable apps for the device in the near future, including a port of Google’s Android OS.
It’s for sale now at LighthouseTablet.com for $249, with shipping scheduled to begin on October 7th.
Images: AdelaVoice.
