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more about #texttospeech Xagest: oh, text to speech. I thought they were going to put in a brail font on the reading surface. more » Gary_7vn: The copyright, drm, freaks are NOT going to like this device. How long before they want money for every "performance"? #intelreaderebooktexttospeech more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Well, since Jack Bauer is saying it, I'll have to buy one. more » beercheck: Now, get it to translate. #intelreaderebooktexttospeech more » 89macrunner: i dont understand who this is for? is this for blind people? dont they have braile books for them? if they dont, how are they supposed to be able to ... more » Odin: One has to question how effectively the device could be used by the visually impaired. It looks like it has a text based menu system (though presumabl... more » seanerone: it's a fucking book people!!! If you wanted to have it read to you, get an audio book. You're talking two different mediums here, and the fact that ... more » LuckyFink: I'm sorry, but the Kindle really seems like nothing more than masturbation for gadget freaks who are avid readers. more » OMG! Ponies!: Stephen King this week on eBooks: "My sense is that most of them [people who download pirated eBooks] live in basements floored with carpeting remnant... more » frigg: So if the Kindle has a problem pronouncing "Barak Obama" the first time it sees it, that makes the Kindle not unlike the average American. I wonder if... more » DeLarge: English is not my native language, so is interesting to found that Americans (never been in England, so I don't have an opinion there) take so many li... more » weatherman: I gave up on the TTS a long time ago. My penchant for international news and science fiction proved to be an unpronounceable selection. I do like the ... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: How about Barry Husein? more » rockhopper: News readers (not just anchors) with 6 figure salaries mispronounce words all the time. All the time. You'd think they would put a little effort into ... more » OMG! Ponies!: How does the text-to-speech feature pronounce FAILURE? $500 for Kindle DX plus $14/month for newspaper = too much money. more » Serolf Divad: The Kindle was pretty decent. Not sure I'd want it to read a whole book to me, but it might be OK for e-mails. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: They're both replicants.. more » N@tedog: I see the AG's point of view. They are losing money on one product (audio books) because the Kindle 2 allows the other product (ebook) to act as both.... more » Morgan Breden: I honestly don't see how they have the right to complain. The books are available in audio format already, so why don't they just buy those instead of... more » Jestermeister: The Authors Guild's case is that their members will lose royalties from people who purchase their book for a Kindle AND then have it read to them. Th... more » -
#ereaders
The Intel Reader Photographs Text and Reads it Back to You
Intel's Reader for the visually impaired isn't a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Intel's Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesized voice. More » -
#texttospeech
NYT: 'Newspaper-Saving' Redneck Kindle Can't Pronounce President's Name
Pointing out the clunkiness of the Kindle's text-to-speech feature is tired, but with the new Kindle DX being lauded as a newspaper savior, the NYT has a point: "Bay-rack Oh-bamma" won't cut it. More » -
#clips
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? More » -
#kindle
Photos and Video From the National Federation of The Blind's Kindle 2 Protest
The National Federation of the Blind's Imbroglio with the Author's Guild and their distaste for the Kindle 2's text-to-speech function is heating up. Today they took it to the Guild's own doorstep here in NYC. More » -
#kindle2
Amazon Caves to Snippy Authors: Kindle's Text-to-Voice Feature Now Optional
We reported the Author's Guild's litigious anger about the Kindle 2's text-to-voice feature, claiming it violates audio book copyrights. It's an arguable position, but Amazon has gone ahead and caved to the literate man. More » -
