Also, text to speech function offers voice guidance for convenient usage of the web browser.
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Just a couple weeks after the Authors Guild's overzealous copyright-maximalist stance forced the bookseller to modify the Kindle 2's text to speech feature, the company's lawyers have had a fit of irony and sent out a DMCA takedown request to MobileRead, claiming that the site's links to a Python script that enables Kindle owners to shop at Mobipocket-format ebook sites constitutes circumvention of the Kindle's DRM.
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Lip reading could be combined with speech to text to radically improve speech interaction.
He learned how to use text-to-speech software through training at the Washington State School for the Blind.
While you're driving, all of those functions shift to a text-to-speech system, which also recognizes commands presented in full sentences.
Nina combines Nuance speech recognition, Text-to-Speech (TTS), voice biometrics, and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technology hosted in the cloud to deliver an interactive user experience that not only understands what is said, but also can identify who is saying it.
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The build-it-yourself (and eerily human-proportioned) construction can react to pre-programmed actions, text-to-speech conversion or live control, ranging from basics like the eyes and jaw to the eyelids, eyebrows, lips and neck of an Advanced Fritz.
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The pontiff repeatedly misfired in his attempts to apologize for the remarks, eventually appending a lengthy footnote to the text of the controversial speech to help clarify its peaceful intentions.
And with Dragon TV's text-to-speech, television content and options on the screen can be read aloud.
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Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that it has acquired leading text-to-speech technology company IVONA Software.
Going one step further would be text-to-speech features for the blind, which not all readers have.
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Optical character recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition are among the fields he has contributed singificantly to.
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Additionally, IVONA delivers text-to-speech products and services for thousands of developers, businesses and customers around the world.
One factor in the slow adoption is that not many phones integrate with text-to-speech features like Ford's.
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Existing technology like text-to-speech, voice command, Bluetooth hands-free calling and traffic services also helps alleviate driver distraction to avoid potentially dangerous situations.
Many GPS devices and computer text-to-speech programs now offer multiple voice options.
Nina also includes a range of existing Nuance text-to-speech voices, and Nuance can develop a custom TTS voice for an optional development fee.
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But the audio feature is far from perfect: Amazon's text-to-speech software mispronounces most obscure words and doesn't have much of an ear for dialogue.
Plus, they often include text-to-speech technology that can read books or articles aloud -- maybe not with thrilling delivery, but still a useful option.
This isn't just another text-to-speech demo though, StorEbook uses the impressive and appropriately named library of sampled phonemes to speak in unique, realistic voices for each character.
Speaking of the GPS: as of now drivers can navigate using either Google Maps or a full-fledged text-to-speech GPS app licensed from Navigon (not finalized, says Tesla).
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His text-to-speech software chirps at him in an almost indecipherable way, moving so quickly that an untrained ear can only catch parts of what the computer is saying.
First there was the hassle with the Writers Guild over text-to-speech, and then Amazon threatened MobileRead with legal action for merely linking to software they didn't take kindly too.
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One year I had a severe case of laryngitis, which is not good considering I am on radio and TV several times a day from CES. I got around it by using text-to-speech software to deliver my radio segments.
Under the settlement agreement, the library will not acquire any additional e-readers for patron use that exclude persons who are blind or others with disabilities who need accessible features such as text-to-speech functions or the ability to access menus through audio or tactile options.
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Unfortunately for Mr Dewar, Mr McAllion had already released to the press the text of a speech he intends to give on March 5th at Labour's conference.
Now included when the keyboard pops up is an option to use the company's speech-to-text engine, which will (attempt) to translate your words into onscreen text.
While monitors are seeking out and recording inflammatory statements at rallies, individuals are encouraged to report hate speech to the police via text.
Jelly Bean's smarter keyword feature makes text messaging faster by predicting the next word in a sentence, and improved speech-to-text technology and voice technology continues to work even if a data connection is interrupted.
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Dictation reaches near 100% accuracy with the combination of speech to text and lip reading.
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