Being able to give voice commands to a Web browser is not new. Dragon Systems' Naturally Speaking Preferred users have been surfing the Web for some time by just speaking aloud the Web address for the Web page they want to see next. It's not just a Web page display system. It's a voice-activated Web search engine, responding to key words picked up from your statements. OK, so IVAN cheats.
Webmasters willingly pay the fee to bring Web traffic to their sites.
At first IVAN will only know American English. You're Talking , for example, already offers voice Web navigation.