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Text to Speech software?

Does anyone know of a text to speech software for Windows Mobile 5/6? I'm looking for something that will read e-mail out loud.

Voice Command 1.6 will read email headers.

Thanks. I have VC1.6. I'm looking for something that will read the e-mail body to me while I'm driving.

As a follow up to this, does anyone know of an application to read out text messages whilst driving along? Its not very safe when the popup comes on screen covering up Tomtom.

ltxda said:
Thanks. I have VC1.6. I'm looking for something that will read the e-mail body to me while I'm driving.
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Try Fonix Voice Central 3.1. It reads out the body of the email messages.
http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/voicecentral.php
Gboye

hi guys for those who don't know voice command 1.6 read text body message
go to settings then email then option then uncheck high importance only
and voila it will read each sms when they come !
;-)
ethan.

ltxda said:
Thanks. I have VC1.6. I'm looking for something that will read the e-mail body to me while I'm driving.
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and what about this:
text to speech for pocket pc pro
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=24042
tested it and the outcome is a clear english sound.
you can also download a trial

Palmchen said:
and what about this:
text to speech for pocket pc pro
http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=24042
tested it and the outcome is a clear english sound.
you can also download a trial
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I saw this one but didn't know if it would read the e-mail from within Outlook or if I had to copy/paste the words into a document. If you still have it installed, could you let me know if you can tell it to read an e-mail from within Outlook? At the very least, open a message when it arrives then this program reads the message after you instruct it to do so?

Gboye said:
Try Fonix Voice Central 3.1. It reads out the body of the email messages.
http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/voicecentral.php
Gboye
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Thanks, this says it'll read the e-mail as it arrives and even allow me to reply or delete, etc. If you use it, do you know if it'll read over BlueTooth headset? If it will then It's most likely the perfect program and must have for the Athena.

ltxda said:
Thanks, this says it'll read the e-mail as it arrives and even allow me to reply or delete, etc. If you use it, do you know if it'll read over BlueTooth headset? If it will then It's most likely the perfect program and must have for the Athena.
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I used an earlier version on the Blue Angel and it did what it said it would do. Not used it on the Ameo though.. But you can downlad a free trial and see if it works over BT.

Gboye said:
I used an earlier version on the Blue Angel and it did what it said it would do. Not used it on the Ameo though.. But you can downlad a free trial and see if it works over BT.
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Thanks. I've downloaded it but haven't had a chance to test it out yet.

I had been looking for something like this for some time. Well, thanks to this thread I have downloaded and tried it. Conclusion: very useful, though could be improved.
1. Voice quality is not very good.
2. Reads the emails and very accurate.
3. Functionally quite rich - though I have only tried reading emails as this is what I was after.
However, I havnt figured out how to read emails as and when they arrive. I seems tha I have to start the application to read the emails. If anyone has any ideas, please share them. Thanks

Digital.Diablo said:
As a follow up to this, does anyone know of an application to read out text messages whilst driving along? Its not very safe when the popup comes on screen covering up Tomtom.
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Hey I know this is several years later, but like me I bet your STILL using windows mobile ... so if so.... you need to look at this thread, post 8 in particular. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407630
the xda user posted a link to software (freeware) that will intercept incomming text messages and read them... EXACTLY what you were looking for. Now... if we could only find software that will take dictations and text them up for us freeing us from typing all the time.
Good luck peeps.

Is there speech to text software for WM6?

Ive seen speech to text software for Pc's and desktops but i wanted to know if there is speech to text software especially for GPS software like TOM Tom7 so i can just say street address instead of typing them while im driving...will make alot of things easier for me while driving.

you seruous..141 people lookedat this and nobody has any clue of if there is speech to text software..like the one for PC that does the alien voice

this question has been asked before and it seems as if the answer is no.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=384503
However a work around that would involve time consumption and copy and paste, but would work for emails and text - would be signing up for a Jott.com account. Its free and essetaily you call a dedicated number for your account talk to the system and then it emails you a copy of the chat you just had. You could then pull up the email assuming you have it set up on your phone, copy and paste. This is a lot of work to simply be lazy not to type it, and i guess the fact you're copying/pasting negates the whole concept of dictating so that you do not have to type anything, but hey it would work. Just not so much for TOM TOM7. there i would recommend a service like telenav.com. they have a function on their gps software that allows you to dictate to it your destinations and so forth.

Only responding because no one else has. Don't consider myself to be an expert in this arena, but I remember this question being asked and researched several months ago. As I remember (at that time) no one found anything that is currently available.
Some interesting work going on out there - http://www.digitalfuturesoft.com/texttospeechproducts.php and I currently use Jott (not something that would work for what you're looking for, but a great service). Sorry I couldn't be more helpful - hope someone gives you (and me) a better answer.

haha funny as i was editing about Jott it was also recommended, awesome.

This is a link about a regular cell phone a few years ago that had this type of technology. You would think it would be available for PPC.
http://gigaom.com/2005/04/19/samsungs-p207-speaks-out/

Has anyone seen this?
http://www.crunchbase.com/company/yap
Anyone know if this is available for download anywhere? Looks like a great application, like vlingo for Blackberry.

Text to Speech SMS Reader (freeware)
Was searching for a text to speach SMS Reader on xda, didnt find one, looked elsware and found this freeware:
h##p://###.blondiesoft.com/software/mobile/TellMeText
replace # sign and download.Works really well on my HTC Gene
Sorry if its a repost....

there any chinese speech soft ware for text message .
but you can't speak chinese.
i am sorry guy ~

hmmm
shariquez said:
Was searching for a text to speach SMS Reader on xda, didnt find one, looked elsware and found this freeware:
h##p://###.blondiesoft.com/software/mobile/TellMeText
replace # sign and download.Works really well on my HTC Gene
Sorry if its a repost....
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thats the opposite of what he was looking for...im tryin to find the same thing...
my friend has it on his evo...he says what he wants the text to say and it writes it for him

TextSpeech Pro
Would this work
http://www.textspeechpro.com/

did anyone know any voice synthezator for HTC TYTN II?
I woudl like to use with different text sources like reading articles, emails, websites etc.
Is it possible to talk to phone to dial a number without earlier recordings? I have 500+ contacts and would like to talk to handfree kit.
[plaese help

moegdaog said:
Ive seen speech to text software for Pc's and desktops but i wanted to know if there is speech to text software especially for GPS software like TOM Tom7 so i can just say street address instead of typing them while im driving...will make alot of things easier for me while driving.
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Hello guys, It happens for me to be blind (not completely) so I know about TTS software. The only one good is the “Mobile Speak” from “CodeFactory”. There are some problems with this software for example:
1) It is not free.
2) It is expensive.
3) It can not be cracked (as I know).
4) It works with sim car lock.
5) It can not help you with the GPS because it can not read graphics. You need a GPS software that displays some messages as text and not graphics.
I hope I helped you.

Anyway to change the voice that reads sms outloud?

You know the lady voice that announces when the battery is almost dead, when you get a text message and reads it to you and all the other stuff...is there any way to change that text to speech voice to a different female voice? I know there are several other voices that are available but not sure how it would be changed on wm 6.1

First off, what app is doing that for you?

huh???!!
angelo2k8 said:
You know the lady voice that announces when the battery is almost dead, when you get a text message and reads it to you and all the other stuff...is there any way to change that text to speech voice to a different female voice? I know there are several other voices that are available but not sure how it would be changed on wm 6.1
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Are you sure your using a diamond for that? I have used a diamond for months now and have not discovered that feature!! please provide further details as to what device you have and which country bought in etc.
interesting....

I think I know what he's talking about, which is he has MS Voice Command installed.
As far as I know, it isn't possible to change the voices on MSVC but if anyone can prove me wrong please do, as I'd love a different set of voices as well

xavierdemon said:
First off, what app is doing that for you?
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He's talking about Voice Commander. When you receive an email / sms you can run it and say 'Read SMS' or 'Read Email' and it will read any unread emails /sms
Very handy, esp. when driving
I would also love to know how to change the voice though

xavierdemon said:
First off, what app is doing that for you?
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Voice Command located in settings menu.
RAF_SHC said:
Are you sure your using a diamond for that? I have used a diamond for months now and have not discovered that feature!! please provide further details as to what device you have and which country bought in etc.
interesting....
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Come on now, of course I know what freakin' phone I'm using. That's like asking someone if they know what kind of car they drive and if they are sure about it.
Here's what you do to enable it:
Settings>Voice Command>
Check 'Enabled'
Check 'Messaging', 'Status' & 'Phone' boxes
The go to 'Notifications' and check 'Announce notifications through device speaker or wired headset only'
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Those directions above will read out loud the person calling you when you get a call, the person who sent you a SMS and what the SMS says, will read to you any email including the sender and subject line, but not the email and will also notify you when your battery is gonna die.
Trust me, it's a major attention-getter when your phone reads a text message to you when it comes in and people around you are like wtf was that. Plus it's great if you are lying in bed or something and your phone is across the room...you can hear what the message says and whether or not it's worth getting out of bed for. :-D
But anyway, if anyone knows how to change the voice please respond. Thanks!

Voice Command isn't installed on all Diamonds as standard and as I stated, there is no way to change the voices, I have searched for this myself before with no luck.

cool!
xavierdemon said:
Voice Command isn't installed on all Diamonds as standard and as I stated, there is no way to change the voices, I have searched for this myself before with no luck.
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This sounds like an excellent app! I tried locating it on my UK O2 spec diamond and could not find so if anyone has got a cab file please post. I will search google now and i'm sure i'll find it and post if no-one beats me to it.
Man i'm learning new sh!t about my phone everyday. Cheers guys i know i have not answered your question but you have helped me finding something new
nice one!

pretty sure you cant change the voice but i know there's a registry tweak to slow the voice down witch makes it easier to understand. I've just remembered I'm sure there's the tweak in Advance config hope this helps

yeah i have this enabled on my phone and its the best when your laying in bed and wonder if its worth looking at. I do wish it was a more sexier voice like sigourney weaver from planet earth, and a little slower would be nice. IT came stock on my sprint diamond fyi, im surprised other versions dont have it

I have a sprint diamond and mines only talks when someone sends me a text message marked urgent and thats it. I have all the tabs checked on VC in the settings menu. am I missing somthing?

ajbrickyard said:
I have a sprint diamond and mines only talks when someone sends me a text message marked urgent and thats it. I have all the tabs checked on VC in the settings menu. am I missing somthing?
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me too
and I can`t say anything to phone too!

I guess I'm missing it too because mine doesn't say anything.

ajbrickyard said:
I have a sprint diamond and mines only talks when someone sends me a text message marked urgent and thats it. I have all the tabs checked on VC in the settings menu. am I missing somthing?
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You don't have it setup correctly, that's why.
Go into Voice Command and do this:
- Check all the boxes you want to use this service. (Phone, Messaging, Status, Etc.)
- Highlight 'Messaging' then click on 'Options' button then UNCHECK 'High Priority Messages Only' and CHECK 'Announce New Messages'. Do the same steps for others like 'Phone' and 'Status' to change it's options. Make sure you highlight it first.
berserker said:
I guess I'm missing it too because mine doesn't say anything.
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Read my replies in this thread.

Don't have it neither on a 1.93 HTC ROM official
Seem to be cool to try... is it available ?
Ciao
Fred

Text Message Software

I was curious if there was an alternative to the default text messaging software. The main reason I don't like it is that it is a little plain. So if you know of any it would be great if you could point me to it with a link or just give me a name. I have done some searching but could not find anything.
Thanks,
Bob Hoil

Hey, There is something that is similar, but a little bit nicer (has smileys, and stuff), but still a little plain looking. It's called Shogunmark? if i remember correctly :S

I really like Birdsoft's Extreme Text
This is not the actual company's website, it is down for some reason, but you can still download a trial from this site and even buy it from this site.
If you have pictures loaded for your contacts it shows them, and it also threads your sms and will even allow for hyperlinks to be clicked on. I only have WM6 and it works great for threading your conversations all without messing up your inbox or anything. All this program does is just reference your inbox and merely just groups your conversations by contact in nice looking app for you. You can install and uninstall without it messing up your messagin settings or losing any sms cuz its a stand alone program that just merely looks at your inbox and references it as I said before. Only downside is if someone sends a MMS, all you will see in the program is the message they sent with the pic/video. You woiuld then have to go into your actual message inbox to look at the pic/video.

try pocketcm

Extreme Text works well, looks good
bobhoil said:
I was curious if there was an alternative to the default text messaging software. The main reason I don't like it is that it is a little plain. So if you know of any it would be great if you could point me to it with a link or just give me a name. I have done some searching but could not find anything. . .
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asofiker said:
I really like Birdsoft's Extreme Text . . .
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I use Extreme Text also, and really like it. It looks nicer, and it types smoother - there is no lag in landscape mode from keypress to display, as there seems to be in the standard message app, in my experience. And it integrates fine with the standard message app - you can use them interchangeably.

Thanks for all of the posts and suggestions I will be sure to check them out. If anyone knows of anymore I can try out it would be great if you could post them.
Thanks,
Bob Hoil

Txt Msg software
You can also use iMov messenger....very convenient and simple

I like sms-Chat by Vito, But you have to have the most recent version, Version 1.10 has a bug and you can't see your text as you type in landscape... Version 1.15 should fix that bug..

Text-to-speech (TTS) SMS Reader (like Blue&Me®)

Hi, Folks,
I'm searching for a software to read the incoming SMS like the Blue&Me® by Fiat/Microsoft do.
I've found this app (TellMeText 1.1.0), but it has only one language (US English), and the language file is compiled with the executable app.
Anyone knows a app to do this function and a way to use the Gabriela Voice (Pt-BR) from iGo or something like this?
Thanks in advanced

If you have Microsoft Voice Command (MSVC) on your phone, you can set it to read incomming text messages, voice announce who is calling, and more Just be sure you really want it to do that before you turn it on.. It can be embarassing when someone TXT's you something questionable when you are in line at the bank or something... There is a feature where it will onyl read it when you have a bluetooth headset connection.. that is what I personally do...

I agree with Teej. I used the free/busy toggle cab to work around this. If I am not at work or somewhere I wouldn't want certain messages read aloud, I leave it free. If at work, I set it to busy. MSVC worked very well for me.

yes, MSVC is good, but reads the msg soooooo fast that you can berly understand what is happening. and the MSVC voice is sooo ennoying.anyway to fix it?

bteljuice said:
yes, MSVC is good, but reads the msg soooooo fast that you can berly understand what is happening. and the MSVC voice is sooo ennoying.anyway to fix it?
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I haven't used it in a while since I am flashing roms constantly, but I know there is a registry hack where you can slow it down. Just Google it or search here. You can also edit voice recognition so that it is easier for it to pick up what you are say. Its a nice program, just very picky about installation and stuff so people don't like to always deal with it.

i just searched it, didnt find anything. prob didnt type the right info in search.
Is it any trouble if you can guide me ot the right path( regarding slowing the voice and voice recognition)
Appreciate it tilt4life2

this in an idea I like the sound of. Have you looked at the complete MSVC guide on this forum? It may hold a referance to the slowing down of the voices. Im guessing searching MSVC guide should find it or it may be linked in the Kaiser Wiki. Good Luck!

There is also TellMeText by Blondiesoft here and it's totally freeware:
http://www.blondiesoft.com/software/mobile/TellMeText/
It even announces the message before your notification goes off with its regular message tone.

MACkjam said:
There is also TellMeText by Blondiesoft here and it's totally freeware:
http://www.blondiesoft.com/software/mobile/TellMeText/
It even announces the message before your notification goes off with its regular message tone.
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it does not work on tytn II with WM6.1?
dont know why!

Doppler2008 said:
it does not work on tytn II with WM6.1?
dont know why!
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Perhaps it has something to do with the threaded sms? I'm not sure. All I know is that it works fine on my TyTN II with WM6.0. In any event, I have decided to go with voice command instead.

tilt4life2 said:
I know there is a registry hack where you can slow it down.
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Yes! the Kaiser Tweaks cab has the voice command settings in it. It's generically set to 4. Higher settings speeds the chick up, and lower settings slows her down.
Hope this helps.
You can search for Kaiser Tweaks in here to get the cab.
Cheers!

bteljuice said:
yes, MSVC is good, but reads the msg soooooo fast that you can berly understand what is happening. and the MSVC voice is sooo ennoying.anyway to fix it?
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To change the voice's speed:
Go to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Speech\Voices"
Change the value of "DefaultTTSRate" from between 1 (slowest) and 10 (fastest). Default is 4. Experiment to discover what is right for you.