| Looking for a natural voice speech engine? Curious | | | | TextAloud 2.0 |
| about what software can read your e-mails. Here | | | | TextAloud converts any text into spoken words. |
| is the latest TTS (text-to-speach) news. | | | | Instead of the valuable time you spend reading on |
| AT&T Natural Voices | | | | your computer, imagine being free to relax, get |
| AT&T Natural Voices are available in 16khz | | | | up and stretch, or work on other things while the |
| or 8khz Versions. The 16khz versions have a | | | | information you need is read to you in a pleasant, |
| richer, fuller sound and are more natural sounding. | | | | natural sounding human voice. Better still, leave |
| The 8khz version is slightly less expensive and | | | | your computer behind. TextAloud's unique Text to |
| takes up less disk space, but generally doesn't | | | | MP3 conversion can save your daily reading to |
| sound quite as good. A good analogy might be | | | | MP3 audio files to download to your portable MP3 |
| that 16khz voices sound like voices over FM | | | | player. Listen to email, online news, or important |
| Radio, while 8khz voices sound much more like | | | | documents while you exercise, work or commute. |
| voices over the telephone. | | | | NewsAloud |
| NeoSpeech | | | | NewsAloud personal news agent finds the stories |
| Kate and Paul are US English voices, available in | | | | you want, then reads them aloud in a natural, |
| 16khz or 8khz versions, supporting SAPI5 Speech | | | | human sounding voice. |
| applications including all Products, most newer TTS | | | | Stop plowing through email or spending hours |
| programs from other companies, as well as TTS | | | | surfing the net for the news that interests you. |
| functions built into Windows XP. Each voice | | | | Instead let NewsAloud do it so you can listen |
| requires slightly under 300mb of disk space, and is | | | | while you work on something else, or get your |
| available on CD or via download. They support | | | | news to go and listen while you excercise, |
| speed and pitch adjustments, and require a | | | | commute, or get outside for a change. |
| minimum of Pentium II, 400mhz with 128mb RAM. | | | | |