Ray Kurzweil appears in Super Bowl ad as ‘mobile innovator’
February 5, 2012
(credit: Best Buy)
This segment from the Best Buy “Mobile Innovators” TV commercial ran on NBC’s Super Bowl 2012 broadcast (video below):
“I’m Ray Kurzweil. I gave your words a voice.”
This refers to Ray’s text-to-speech invention. Text-to-speech is utilized on mobile devices by enabling the reading of information for a visually challenged person, or it may be used to augment the reading of a text message or email. It is often used with voice recognition to answer questions.
Best Buy’s commercial reveals 10 technology innovators who have changed the way we use our phones and culminates with Best Buy’s own contribution to the process. Other mobile innovators include (videos here):
- Philippe Kahn: created the camera phone and MotionX
- Neil Papworth: sent the first SMS message
- Paul & David Bettner: created Words With Friends
- Kevin Systrom: creator of the Instagram free photo sharing application
- Jim McKelvey: created Square Mobile Pay
- Chris Barton and Avery Wang: helped create Shazam
- Daniel Henderson: video sharing
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Comments (7)
by joseph
Ray, you are My inspiration.
by RobinSongs
He takes a lot of supplements.
by Cybernettr
He’s basically turned himself into a human guinea pig in order to find ways to extend the human lifespan, and if it proves valid it will be a tremendous advance for mankind.
by Noticeable Nancy
Is it me or is Ray always on the verge of burping? Like… every video he’s in he’s stifling a burp.
by Gustavo Guerrero
Seeing him in the commercial literally made my day. A lot of people don’t know about him.
by externalmonologue@gmail.com
Cool ad. Nice that ray gets the credit.
Is Ray going to be in the dallas ft. worth area as part of the singularity hub membership program?
by Barbara Brilliant
You never cease to amaze me.
Barbara Brilliant