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Build a Home Theater System for
Petrana™!
Petrana™ is an artificial personal assistant who talks to
the computer user in spoken English and operates computer applications for the
user easily, comfortably, and enjoyably, giving the user free use of his or her
hands and freedom of movement. The Petrana™ Voice Commands for DVD are one component of the
full Petrana™
system. Watch a movie with the Petrana Voice Commands
for DVD and get an exciting glimpse of the future! Then, you too, can
tell your friends "I watched a movie with Petrana™!"
Petrana™ enables you to operate a
compact, lightweight, inexpensive Home Theater System hands-free – entirely by
voice command. You can build a Home Theater System for Petrana using commercially available components. A
Home Theater System for Petrana™ is also a voice-operated computer with a wall display – the
personal productivity tool for the 21st Century! A Home Theater System
for Petrana is made up of:
• Petrana™ Voice Commands for DVD (from
GFT Group Inc – under $25)
• InterVideo WinDVD™ 6 (Recommended), 5,
or 4 DVD player software (under $100)
• Dragon
NaturallySpeaking™ 8 or 7.3 Professional voice-recognition
software (from ScanSoft Inc. – about $700)
• A
laptop or desktop computer with a DVD drive (for example, a Sony VAIO laptop –
under $2,000)
• A
compact lightweight computer compatible projector (for example, an Epson PowerLite S-1 projector – under $1,100)
• A
wireless microphone system (for example, a Sony model WCS-999 wireless
microphone – under $200)
• A unidirectional lavalier
microphone that clips on your shirt or blouse for maximum comfort (for example,
a Sony ECM-DM5P microphone - under $100) or headset (for example, a Plantronics .Audio 70 computer headset - under $100)
• Powered
speakers (for example, Altec Lansing powered speakers
– under $40)
• Smooth,
light-colored wall or projection screen for viewing (the wall is free,
projection screens are under $500)
Benefits: Entertainment, Personal Productivity
Uses: Home Theater, Personal Computer, Stereo, Television
Total Weight: under 20 lbs.
Total Volume: under 12 in. by 12 in. by 24 in.
Total Cost: under $5,000
Using a laptop computer, the entire Home Theater System for Petrana can weigh under 20 lbs..
With a laptop computer, the entire Home Theater System can fit in a standard
wheeled, airline carry-on bag. When you travel, you can take the entire
system with you in the trunk of your car. The system can be your personal
computer, stereo, and television (with the television tuner for your computer)
as well as a Home Theater System.
The Home Theater System for Petrana can
display a DVD movie on a wall or projection screen with a diagonal dimension up
to 12 ft.: it can replace movie theater surroundings with an environment
providing all the comforts of home including comfortable chairs and soft drinks
and snacks from your kitchen.
The entire system costs under $5,000. The system is ideal
for users with limited space and people who move frequently. It can be
quickly packed and transported. It takes up less space and weighs less
than a traditional stereo and television system. The small size and weight of
the system means that the Home Theater System for Petrana
can be easily put away in a cabinet when not in use.
If you are a college student with a small apartment – even some
dorm rooms – or a young professional with a small apartment and a limited
budget, the Home Theater System for Petrana may be
just the Home Theater System that you are looking for.
You can set up the Home Theater System for Petrana
in a common room in a dorm and share your movie with your classmates.
Invite your friends over to your apartment for a movie night. Avoid the
long lines, the noise, the high ticket cost, and the other hassles often
associated with movie theater experiences.
With the Petrana Voice
Commands for DVD, wow your friends when you talk to your Home Theater System
and it talks back.
The Home Theater System for Petrana can
be used for many other purposes besides playback of movies, something that
conventional Home Theater Systems cannot do. The Home Theater System for Petrana is also a voice-operated computer with a wall
display. It is the personal productivity tool for the 21st Century. With
the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 or 7.3 Professional
voice-recognition software the Home Theater System can be used to read and
respond to e-mail, browse the World Wide Web, dictate documents, make
PowerPoint presentations, or for other hands-free operations on your
computer. The Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 or 7.3
Professional voice-recognition software from ScanSoft
Inc. includes full, easy-to-use support for reading and responding to electronic
mail, browsing the Web, general dictation, operation of spreadsheets, and
several other common computer applications.
You are no longer tied to your chair, the computer keyboard, the
computer mouse, or the computer monitor. You can stand, stretch, or walk
around while responding to electronic mail or using the World Wide Web.
You can increase the comfort and convenience of operating your computer
system.
Buy the Petrana
Voice Commands for DVD Now
How to Build a
Home Theater System for Petrana
A Home Theater System for Petrana can be
constructed from commercial components that can be purchased easily over the
World Wide Web or at bricks-and-mortar stores. The following web sites
contain additional information and web pages to place orders for components for
a Home Theater System for Petrana.
By providing links to other sites, GFT Group Inc. does not
guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these
sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the
linked site to GFT Group Inc.
Sony Web Site – Home of the Sony
VAIO Computer
Epson Web Site – Home of the Epson
series of projectors
Alliant Solutions – Presentations and Home Entertainment Specialists
ScanSoft
Web Site – Home of Dragon NaturallySpeaking™
InterVideo
Inc. Web Site – Home of InterVideo WinDVD™ DVD Player Software
Focused Technology –
Computer Projector Screens
Projector Lamp Center - Replacement
Lamps for Most Computer Projectors
Petrana Home Page
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