Text-to-Speech

Microsoft researchers have presented an impressive new text-to-speech AI model, called Vall-E, which can listen to a voice for just a few seconds, then mimic that voice – including the emotional tone and acoustics – to say whatever you like.

Researchers at the Multimedia University in Malaysia have developed an app called the Intelligent Narrator to read out news articles in real-time. Supporting multiple languages, the app can automatically identify an online newspaper's language and read out the news in the same language.

Panasonic's 2013 Smart TV line will get speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities courtesy of Nuance Communications' Dragon TV platform.

Hello Robo is launching a new 3D printed robot called MAKI that could be used for human-robot interaction research and other applications.

QNX recently demoed a reference car for its new in-car app platform - a Jeep Wrangler equipped with "CAR 2."

SuperTooth HD Bluetooth clip on speakerphone boasting to be the loudest on the market, can communicate on social networks and has the ability for two way, voice activated handsfree messaging.

New apps for Apple devices help autistic children to communicate with other people.

LookTel turns a smartphone into an object recognition system for those suffering from visual impairment and will shortly be released into consumer beta

Samsung has teamed up with Barnes & Noble to offer users of its new eReader access to over a million titles.

The low-end Zumo 220 rounds out Garmin's line of motorcycle GPS navigation units, following on the heels of the fully-featured Zumo 665.

This clever Blackberry app breaks down the language barrier on the fly - you speak in English, it translates and speaks your phrase in Arabic. It also works in reverse. Very nifty.

Dick Tracy wannabes will be able to live out their fantasies when the LG-GD910 Touch Watch Phone that first appeared at CES 2009 goes on sale from July.