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The Secret Voice Behind Kindle 2's Automagic Book Reading is... [Kindle]
Gizmodo —
The NYTimes' David Pogue says the Kindle 2's reading mysterious voice is Tom Glynn, an emo folk singer dude with beautiful hair. Not Tom Cruise, as some have suspected. [Tom Glynn via Pogue's twitter via Jalopnik's Wert]
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The Engadget Interview: Tom Glynn, the voice of the Kindle 2
Engadget —
... It looks like Amazon and the Authors Guild have reached a compromise regarding Text To Speech -- for now, at least. One person who's been ironically silent during all of this is the voice of the e-reader itself, Tom Glynn. We've just had a little chat with the musician, broadcaster, hardcore Kindle fan, and voice of Nuance's Text To Speech technology. Be sure to check out some of his tunes on MySpace or at tomglynn.com. Continue reading The Engadget Interview: Tom Glynn, the voice of the Kindle 2 Filed under: Handhelds ...
Video: iPod Shuffle vs. Kindle 2 Speech Fight
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The purpose of the video — to check out the quality of the artificial speech, is satisfied with a clear winner — the Kindle. This may be because it is based on the voice of a real person, and not a replicant voice like that of Alex in the shuffle. Are you seeing how clever this video is yet? ...
