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Google announced Monday that it’s launching a beta for a new Android feature called Live Transcribe, which can accurately create written captions from speech on the fly. It’s an accessibility-focused project made to help people with hearing loss communicate without making special arrangements or purchasing expensive equipment.
You’re not just getting old. Today’s toys are too damn loud. This isn’t simply an annoyance that drives many parents to break out the hammer — prolonged exposure to high decibel levels can be dangerous for kids, and may even cause long-term hearing loss.
My five-year-old daughter Maggie seems to have two volume levels outside of our home: “off” and Fran Drescher at a loud bar. It took a while for her to become comfortable talking to people at all, so I’ve been letting it go when she suddenly has something important to say…
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