Jott takes voice translation to the next level

I received an email from Jott.com today announcing several new services for their Voice recognition service. Some of these include translation and posting to Twitter, your own Wordpress blog and Jaiku.

Here are just a few of the really cool new features:

Jott Folders (basically categories)
Status alert, sort of like Twitter’s “what are you doing?”
Jott Express, a desktop application allowing you to send Jotts from the computer, using Adobe AIR technology

There are obviously some issues you may run into using Jott. It’s not 100% accurate. Depending on how fast you talk or your accent, you may find what you spoke not exactly what Jott translated. This could be especially frustrating when posting your Jotts to Twitter.

I did a test post on my SciFi blog and it worked just as I expected. And the really cool thing was the audio link that was posted along with the translated text. Very cool. Can you say mobile podcasting?

I’ve used Jott for some time and found that it works about 90% reliable. I speak clearly and slowly, normal actually, and it seems to work fine. Give it a spin today.