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title: Multimodal browser
date: "2002-11-19T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1030
description: I found IBM's Multimodal browser extension, which uses the XHTML+Voice standard to enable speech input for web forms. I’d love to add voice-controlled textboxes to my site, but my busy schedule as a consultant keeps me from experimenting.
keywords: [ibm, multimodal browser extension, xhtml+voice, w3c, voice recognition, speech-to-text]
---

IBM has this cool tool: [Multimodal browser extension](http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/aw.nsf/FAQs/mmbextension). With this, I can create a textbox on my site, which you can fill in by speaking to the web page. The underlying standard is [W3C's XHTML+Voice](http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml+voice/).

Two years ago, I'd have downloaded it and had it on my site in a few hours. Today, I'm a married consultant. I don't have a few hours. :-(