• By Mark Wilson
    Apr 23, 2009 5:40 PM 9,286
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    The Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle Perform Blade Runner

    The Kindle 2 and new iPod shuffle both feature new text-to-speech modes. So how well can the duo read the opening scene from Bladerunner?

    As you'd expect, not all that well. However, we'd give the Kindle 2 an enthusiastic one-clap for its moments of natural-sounding cadence. The Shuffle, on the other hand, was streamlined-mediocre. [DVICE]


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