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A student at Pratt in New York set up a text-to-speech-to-text loop and the results are amazing and funny. We’ll let Michael Silber explain:

PROCESS

  1. I recorded the audio of Siri reading a selection of text.
  2. I placed a call to myself and played the Siri audio recording into my Google Voice voicemail.
  3. I instructed Siri to read the new Google Voice transcription, including any errors, and recorded a new audio clip.
  4. I placed a call to myself and played the new Siri audio recording back into my Google Voice voicemail.

– I repeated these steps for 50 iterations. [Mas…]

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POCHO, your web authority on taco- and burrito-loving geekological innovation, is proud to feature this video showcasing the latest advance in remote burrito delivery logistics, just in time for Mayan Apocalypse Doomsday 2012 [SEE COUNTDOWN CLOCK IN RIGHT COLUMN.]

Real, unlike the bogus Taco Copter, outshining the burrito-making robot and the limited Siri-assisted margarita maker, the Burrito Bomber actually flies and drops tasty burritos at your location. ¡Orale! [Mas…]


Hey You! What Song Are You Listening To from Greg Henkel

Hey pochos — what are YOU listening to? Comments below: [Mas…]

(PNS reporting from SILICON VALLEY) Apple fanboys, Wall Street, tech geeks and Samsung engineers are eagerly awaiting Apple’s announcement of a new iPhone model today, and some inside sources are predicting a breakthrough product aimed at the growing Latino market.

The iPhone 5 — code-named iPhone La Raza — is said to include these new features: [Mas…]

The kids are all right with their burrito-making bots and taco-delivering copters. All we need now is a way for Siri to phone in a margarita on the way home from work. ¡Mira!

Chris Garcia gets all warm and fuzzy in ‘Snug Life’ (music video)

by Comic Saenz March 21, 2012 Cultura
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Before he re-energized his sagging singing career as the voice of Mexican Mitt Romney (in a music video and iTunes single) comic Chris Garcia could only find happiness — fuzzy, warm and washable one-size-fits-most happiness — in the Snug Life.

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DYAC! Smartphone Spanglish spellcheck fails

by Sara Inés Calderón and Mack Reed February 7, 2012 Cultura
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I’m a pocha, loud and proud, and I communicate in Spanglish. Everywhere. In letters, in conversation, in emails, in cards and, most recently, in text messages. But, my BlackBerry hates my Spanglish and is constantly trying to correct it. In fact, it often changes my Spanish words to random English words when I try to send [...]

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