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Leading Computer Speech Software Adds 27 voices, 17 Languages.
Clemmons, NC (PRWEB via PR
Web Direct) January 26, 2006 -- TextAloud creators NextUp.com (www.NextUp.com)
today announced that Nuance® RealSpeak® Solo text-to-speech (TTS), an
outstanding series of premium computer-generated voices, is now offered as part
of TextAloud. With this new speech synthesis software from Nuance
Communications, TextAloud converts text into spoken audio for listening on a PC,
and can also save to audio files for easy playback on portables like the iPod®.
TextAloud now offers U.S., British and Australian English, Spanish, French and
German, as well as new access to Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Italian,
Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese and Swedish voices previously
unavailable.
“The addition of RealSpeak Solo text-to-speech brings TextAloud customers an
opportunity to use premium voices in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, as well as
several European languages that have been in demand,” says Rick Ellis, President
of NextUp.com. “TextAloud is widely used within the U.S. by educators, students,
commuters and others seeking alternative ways to absorb information. Now this
powerful tool is available to a number of additional countries utilizing the
additional languages served by Nuance.”
About TextAloud
Business people, students, educators, writers, lawyers, homemakers and busy
people from all walks of life find TextAloud to be an essential tool they use
every day. TextAloud provides improved reading comprehension and speed, the
ability to listen to text away from the computer, and a number of utilities from
audio proofreading to word highlighting for dyslexics. It's been featured in The
New York Times, PC Magazine, Writer's Digest, on CNN, and more. Hailed by
critics and users alike, TextAloud is priced at just $29.95, and is compatible
with systems using Windows® 98, NT, 2000 and XP. The program is available for
fast, safe and secure purchase via
http://www.NextUp.com.
About NextUp.com
NextUp.com, a division of NextUp Technologies, LLC, provides award-winning
Text-to-Speech software for consumers, business customers, educators, and those
with visual impairment or learning disabilities.
In addition to TextAloud, NextUp.com markets other innovative Windows software
designed to save time and deliver vital information. NewsAloud™ is a talking
personal “news agent” that finds the stories users want, and then reads them
aloud or to portable audio files. WeatherAloud™ is a weather application that
lets users select and listen to personalized weather forecasts, while
StocksAloud™ reads stock updates and related news headlines aloud for specific
companies of interest.
Most recently, NextUp also released NextUp Talker 1.0, an easy and affordable
program that allows people who have lost their voices to use the latest in
high-quality computer voices to communicate with others.
Note to Editors:
Evaluation copies of TextAloud are currently available upon request. To receive
a review copy, or for more information on NextUp.com or TextAloud, please
contact publicist Angela Mitchell at (904) 982-8043.
All companies and products referenced in this press release are the trademarks
of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
Angela Mitchell
Paranoid PR
(904) 982-8043
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