Text2Speech
Realize
Voice LITE
A command-and-control
speech recognition application. Speak into your computer’s microphone
to control virtually any application. You can even activate voice shortcuts
for any document, file or Web page, dial stored numbers and navigate through
your Windows desktop. The voice shortcut wizard creates shortcuts for
your book marked Web pages, recently run programs and items on your desktop
and Start menu. It also includes a microphone setup wizard and a training
wizard. Includes the newly released Microsoft Speech Recognizer.
(8.38MB, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, 15-day Trial)
Download from:
http://www.realizesoftware.com/download/rzrvlite22trial.exe
IntelliAgents
Manage your files and navigate the Internet using voice commands.
Uses Microsoft Agent technology to manage documents, images, and Web sites.
Microsoft Agent comprises of WinAgent, NetAgent, ImageAgent and CtlAgent.
WinAgent is a voice-enabled agent utility for retrieving and printing
documents. NetAgent lets you browse through Web sites using voice commands.
ImageAgent helps create, view and describe images stored as virtual albums.
CtlAgent allows you to manage the actions of the three other agents, and
save your sessions.
(1.71MB, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, demo)
Download
from: http://www.intelliagents.com/
TalkToMe
v4.3
Uses Microsoft Agent animations to read your email, send animated
messages to friends, repeat designated greetings, announce the time and
date, or simply be your desktop companion. You can create your own animation
using the pick list of available motions, plus your own script. The program
will fetch and read your email from your default mail program, AOL, or
its own built-in client. It even integrates with ICQ and AOL IM to save
you the trouble of reading those messages. Furthermore, it remembers birthdays,
anniversaries and appointments. This demo gives you 20 accesses.
(8.31MB, Windows 95/98, Shareware $24.95)
Download
from: http://www.talk-to-me.net/#Downloads
TeamSound
v5.6
A utility that operates as peer-to-peer voice communication system,
geared for use in multi player, networked games. It's a must-have for
any kind of organised, team-oriented matches, especially first-person
shooter games. You can even have your own multiple channels to communicate
with certain groups of your team, such as offense and defense. For those
with slower connections, TeamSound allows you to select the best format
for transmitting your voice.
(1.75MB, Windows 95/98/NT, Free)
Download
from: http://www.teamsound.com/
WillowTALK
Reads aloud in computer voices the text from many documents, including
word processors, spreadsheets, Web pages, Help files, and other programs.
All you have to do is just select among these documents and click the
"Play" button to hear the text. With WillowTALK you can listen
to an entire document or just a selected portion, tell it how to pronounce
unusual words or abbreviations. Choose from nine different male and female
computer voices. You can save sound output to a .WAV file and control
WillowTALK from the DOS command line.
(1.78MB, Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, 30-day Trial)
Download
from: http://willowpond.simplenet.com/
Compiled
by Suhana D Basu
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