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CLEMMONS, NC (PRWEB) June 13, 2006 -- NextUp.com (www.NextUp.com),
developer of TextAloud software, today announced the availability of an
engaging new Cepstral (R) U.S. female voice, 'Callie', as well as some
fun new novelty voices like 'Shouty' and 'Whispery'. TextAloud lets
users convert text into spoken audio for easy listening, study, and
comprehension. Text can also be converted to audio files for easy
playback on portables like the iPod (R), PocketPC (R), and a wide range
of portable devices.
"Many of our TextAloud users tell us they enjoy the natural-sounding
speech, ease of download and small installation footprint with the
Cepstral (R) voices," says NextUp CEO Ken White. "The 'Callie' voice is
outstanding and is proving to be popular with our users. The novelty
voices also add more fun and variety to the listening experience."
These new voice offerings compliment 'David', 'Amy', and more Cepstral
(R) U.S. English voices, as well as several voices in U.K. English,
German, Spanish, Italian, and Canadian French. These high-quality voices
are also extremely fast when creating audio files, one of TextAloud's
most used features.
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 (R) 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 or vocal impairment, or learning
disabilities.
In addition to TextAloud, NextUp.com markets other innovative Windows
software designed to save time and deliver vital information. NewsAloud
(TM) is a talking personal "news agent" that finds the stories users
want, and then reads them aloud or to portable audio files. WeatherAloud
(TM) is a weather application that lets users select and listen to
personalized weather forecasts, while StocksAloud (TM) reads stock
updates and related news headlines aloud for specific companies of
interest. Most recently, NextUp released NextUp Talker, 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.
About Cepstral LLC
Cepstral is a speech technology company based in Pittsburgh, PA, USA,
which provides customizable Text To Speech (TTS) voices and technologies
for server, desktop and hand-held platforms on any operating system.
Cepstral: We Build Voices (TM). For more information about the Company,
please visit
www.Cepstral.com or call (412) 432-0400.
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.
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