X+V Applications Galore

Last month we playfully took IBM's Igor Jablokov to task on the lack of X+V applications on the web that utilize the X+V capabilities of the Opera 8.0. Igor promptly supplied URLs to three X+V apps that you can try out for yourself. I quote from his comments:

Looking for a romantic restaurant to take your significant other? Ask for it at:

http://pvc002.austin.ibm.com/findit3/

Travelling on a quick day trip to Seattle and needing to know if you should bring an umbrella Try:

http://pvc002.austin.ibm.com/weatherit

Leaving the office in Atlanta and wanting to know which route to take? Better check with:

http://pvc002.austin.ibm.com/traffic

Since then, VoiceXML aficionado Jim Larson (of W3C fame) has posted over a dozen example X+V applications for X+V, authored by Jim's pupils at at Portland State University. While these are not polished commercial apps, let's not forget that if anybody can take an emerging technology and do something cool with it, its college kids. Be sure to get Opera 8 installed and try these applications out. Don't forget to provide Jim and Igor your feedback!