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CLEMMONS, NC - With a job that combines solitude with days of notoriously
long hours on the road, truck drivers often fill that drive time with music,
talk radio, or books on tape. Now, thanks to today's technological advances,
text to speech software programs like NextUp's TextAloud
(www.NextUp.com)
are providing another option for truckers, enabling anyone to easily and
affordably export books, magazine articles, web content, even e-mails, into
spoken audio. An award-winning program that seamlessly converts text into
spoken audio for listening on a PC or laptop, TextAloud can also save text
to audio files for playback on portables like the iPod® , PocketPC®, and
a wide range of other players and devices. Inexpensively priced and simple
for anyone with a PC, TextAloud is proving to be a popular product for truck
drivers -- especially long-haul drivers with many hours to fill.
One such user is Los Angeles-based Mary M., a truck driver who routinely
uses TextAloud to "read" to her as she drives. With extremely long drive
times common to her work schedule, Mary tried books on tape, but soon discovered
TextAloud as an even better alternative to keep alert, entertained, and
informed, even on the road.
"I love to read, but am often too tired to do my reading at night," comments
longtime truck driver Mary M. "When I discovered TextAloud, I was practically
in tears, as it enabled me to still enjoy my reading with the freedom of
listening to the books read aloud, on the road. It soon became routine
for me to scan whole books into TextAloud for me to listen to as I drive
-- everything from classics, to modern literature." She adds, "I especially
like having the ability to import text files, and then play them for hours
and hours, reducing the effects of long-distance commuting."
Mary uses her laptop to play her files, setting it up on the passenger seat
next to her during her commutes, and connecting it to her truck's stereo
system for higher-quality listening. There's also no lack of material for
her to listen to, as many classic books are in the public domain and are
free to download. As most big truck stops have wireless internet, Mary can
easily download new reading material for TextAloud to read to her in minutes.
Mary also likes to listen to some scientific nonfiction books, as well,
and was surprised at how well the TextAloud premium voices handled the pronunciation.
"The voices seem to be so real!" she raves. "I'm currently using the NeoSpeech
'Kate' voice, and love the fact that her voice offers pitch control. The
voices are all great quality, and really elevate the entire listening experience.
"With drives of ten to twelve hours per day, TextAloud takes away the tedium
and gives me back the reading time I'd missed."
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™ 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. NextUp Talker is 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. Information on NextUp Talker
is available at
TalkForMe.com Most recently, NextUp introduced
a new text reader, AbleReader, available with the AT&T Natural Voices™ for
use on Mac computers. Information on AbleReader is available at
AbleReader.com
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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