Comments on: Article consumption on the go http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:37:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: niclasbergstrom http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52211 niclasbergstrom Mon, 19 May 2008 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52211 You should also check out a couple of services that we have developed. One is the www.audiofeedcreator.com that I created for a couple of years ago. However, we are now focusing the development on our new service www.vocalfruits.com where we shortly will add support for some more languages and better user interface and make it totally free. Both services are about converting RSS feeds into podcasts. VocalFruits also have the feature to aggregate items from a number of feeds into one, and also the possibility to send an email directly to the feed to update it. Perfect for speech-bloggers on the run. What we do now is to take the best out of the two services to further improve the VocalFruits platform. Since me and my team developed the ReadSpeaker services back in 2001 we have been dedicated to work with the best text-to-speech engines on the market, even if it means using a number of different TTS suppliers and platforms. On top of that we have worked for years with an additional layer of reading improvements to make it even a better user experience. We started already in 1999 and were originally working from an web accessibility perspective only, but over the years, as TTS have improved, we are now targeting the broad audience. However, we are always dedicated to our mission to make life easier for all the ones that have a hard time reading text, whatever the reason may be. We at VoiceCorp will soon release some really cool services for consumers. I’ll keep you posted. Niclas Bergstrom CEO, VoiceCorp Group Founder, ReadSpeaker niclas.bergstrom@voice-corp.com www.voice-corp.com You should also check out a couple of services that we have developed. One is the http://www.audiofeedcreator.com that I created for a couple of years ago. However, we are now focusing the development on our new service http://www.vocalfruits.com where we shortly will add support for some more languages and better user interface and make it totally free. Both services are about converting RSS feeds into podcasts. VocalFruits also have the feature to aggregate items from a number of feeds into one, and also the possibility to send an email directly to the feed to update it. Perfect for speech-bloggers on the run. What we do now is to take the best out of the two services to further improve the VocalFruits platform.

Since me and my team developed the ReadSpeaker services back in 2001 we have been dedicated to work with the best text-to-speech engines on the market, even if it means using a number of different TTS suppliers and platforms. On top of that we have worked for years with an additional layer of reading improvements to make it even a better user experience.

We started already in 1999 and were originally working from an web accessibility perspective only, but over the years, as TTS have improved, we are now targeting the broad audience. However, we are always dedicated to our mission to make life easier for all the ones that have a hard time reading text, whatever the reason may be.

We at VoiceCorp will soon release some really cool services for consumers. I’ll keep you posted.

Niclas Bergstrom
CEO, VoiceCorp Group
Founder, ReadSpeaker
niclas.bergstrom@voice-corp.com
http://www.voice-corp.com

]]> By: Paul Hamilton http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52101 Paul Hamilton Wed, 14 May 2008 23:22:23 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52101 Wesley, I'm glad you acknowledge the value of this tool for learners with reading challenges. There are so many learners for whom reading text is a major barrier. For these individuals, a service such as ReadtheWords can be absolutely invaluable. Thanks, too, for the helpful link to your March 7th post. I also want to mention how much I appreciate the accessible version of captcha you use here. --Paul Wesley, I’m glad you acknowledge the value of this tool for learners with reading challenges. There are so many learners for whom reading text is a major barrier. For these individuals, a service such as ReadtheWords can be absolutely invaluable. Thanks, too, for the helpful link to your March 7th post. I also want to mention how much I appreciate the accessible version of captcha you use here. –Paul

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52096 Scott McLeod Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:24 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/05/14/article-consumption-on-the-go/#comment-52096 I think this is a great service. I also have downloaded and used 2nd Speech Center. I confess, however, that I still struggle greatly with listening to the computerized voices... I think this is a great service. I also have downloaded and used 2nd Speech Center. I confess, however, that I still struggle greatly with listening to the computerized voices…

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