Chicago Sun-Times -- Date: 15 January 1999

Voice activated lights can save you a spill

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By - Bill Cunniff

Chicago Sun TimesHave you ever dropped an armful of groceries trying to turn on the light as you walk in the door at home? Do you occasionally bump into furniture reaching for a table lamp?

"The new 'IntelaVoice™' is the world's first voice-activated light switch," said Rick Matulich of VOS Systems the manufacturer, based in Poway, Calif. "IntelaVoice™ let you turn a light on and off with a simple one-word command: 'Lights.' "

The product also is programmed for three other vocal commands, which allow you to turn off and on radios, televisions, fans and other small appliances, he said.

"IntelaVoice™ works from as far away as 20 feet," Matulich said.

IntelaVoice™ is a stand-alone unit that is sized like (and looks like) a computer mouse. "It works with most types of lights: incandescent, fluorescent and lights with dimmers," Matulich said.

"And [especially] for the physically challenged, the IntelaVoice™ is an easy-to-use, long-overdue convenience," he said.

The IntelaVoice™ is available by mail from the manufacturer. It's priced at $29.95.

An add-on microphone gizmo, the LiteMic™, lets you hide away the IntelaVoice™, like behind a couch or under a desk. The LiteMic™ is $9.95.

  • IntelaVoice™. VOS Systems, 13000 Danielson St. Suite J, Poway, Calif. 92064. (8OO) 596-0061. Or visit the company's Web site: www.vossystems.com

For Further Information

RICK MATULICH, Press & Media Relations
Phone: (858) 679-8027
Fax: (858) 679-8929
E-Mail: rick@vossystems.com