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  4. Speech Enabled Applications
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  8. <h2>Here are some Android apps which use Text-To-Speech:</h3>
  9. <hr>
  10. <p>
  11. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:orchestr8.alchemyclip">Alchemy Clip</a></h3>
  12. <h4>by Orchestr8</h4>
  13. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.orch8.net/">http://www.orch8.net/</a></h4>
  14. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  15. ENGLISH ONLY<br>
  16. Cameraphone OCR -> Android Clipboard / TTS<br>
  17. <br>
  18. 1. Photograph newspaper/etc text.<br>
  19. <br>
  20. 2. Image is OCRed, extracting text. Text is shown on your phone, copied into your CLIPBOARD, and can be "spoken" via TTS.<br>
  21. <br>
  22. 3. You can *paste* OCRed text into any other app via clipboard.
  23. </p>
  24. <hr>
  25. <p>
  26. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.android.Askme">Askme</a></h3>
  27. <h4>by fipra</h4>
  28. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  29. This is a very simple application but when you want decide, it can help you!!
  30. <br>
  31. It need the TTS Library.
  32. </p>
  33. <hr>
  34. <p>
  35. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:org.android7.ivoicebrowserlite">AutoTranslate iVoice Browser</a></h3>
  36. <h4>by DotPhone</h4>
  37. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.android7.org">http://www.android7.org</a></h4>
  38. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  39. 1)Listen webpage 30+ Lang<br>
  40. 2)Auto Translate between 40+ Lang<br>
  41. 3)Easy Bookmark with Screenshots<br>
  42. 4)SoftKeyboard(10+ Lang)<br>
  43. 5)Easy Search<br>
  44. 6)Fast Quit<br>
  45. 7)Read Page Source<br>
  46. 8)Play AVI/MOV/MPEG/FLV from web(require AVIPlayer,Flash Player,more working)<br>
  47. 9)click to play mp3/mp4/3gp/wav
  48. </p>
  49. <hr>
  50. <p>
  51. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:v00016.com.wordplayer">Benjamin Button (e-book)</a></h3>
  52. <h4>by Word-Player Team</h4>
  53. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  54. Read the Fitzgerald Classic that inspired the acclaimed movie. Or add to your library from amongst thousands of instantly downloadable books. Powered by WordPlayer, whose page navigation, bookmarking, and customizable settings make reading a breeze. Version 2 adds: Better Pagination, Highlighting, Text-to-Speech
  55. </p>
  56. <hr>
  57. <p>
  58. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:bz.ktk.bubble">Bubble</a></h3>
  59. <h4>by Ben Zibble</h4>
  60. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.ktk.bz">http://www.ktk.bz</a></h4>
  61. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  62. A simple bubble level. Hold any of the phone's four sides against an object to test it for plumb/level, or lay it down on a flat surface for a 360° level.
  63. </p>
  64. <hr>
  65. <p>
  66. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.worksmart.eliza">Eliza Mobile Therapist</a></h3>
  67. <h4>by Mike Pastor</h4>
  68. <h4>Website: <a href="http://mikepastor.com">http://mikepastor.com</a></h4>
  69. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  70. Rogerian Therapy offered in the classic Eliza model. Sure to entertain all who engage the therapist in this fun game!
  71. Beta 1.1 includes voice and better responses...
  72. </p>
  73. <hr>
  74. <p>
  75. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.google.marvin.config">Eyes-Free Config Manager</a></h3>
  76. <h4>by Eyes-Free Android Project</h4>
  77. <h4>Website: <a href="http://eyes-free.googlecode.com">http://eyes-free.googlecode.com</a></h4>
  78. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  79. Lists available applications from the Eyes-Free Project.
  80. <br>
  81. Enables you to set the Eyes-Free Shell as your default Home application.
  82. <br>
  83. This is part of the Eyes-Free Project as featured in the New York Times:
  84. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html</a>
  85. </p>
  86. <hr>
  87. <p>
  88. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.google.marvin.shell">Eyes-Free Shell</a></h3>
  89. <h4>by Eyes-Free Android Project</h4>
  90. <h4>Website: <a href="http://eyes-free.googlecode.com">http://eyes-free.googlecode.com</a></h4>
  91. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  92. Turns your Android into an eyes-free communication device.
  93. <br>
  94. Provides one-touch access to Android applications, as well as useful mini-apps built into the Eyes-Free Shell.
  95. <br>
  96. Move your finger over the screen to explore; lift your finger up to run what you stopped on.
  97. <br>
  98. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html</a>
  99. </p>
  100. <hr>
  101. <p>
  102. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.hecklemania">HeckleMania</a></h3>
  103. <h4>by HeckleMania</h4>
  104. <h4>Price: $0.99</h4>
  105. Heckle/prank your friends, coworkers, and family!
  106. <br>
  107. 1.sounds - fart noise, rim shot,whip, etc
  108. <br>
  109. 2.*robot - robot will say what you type in!
  110. <br>
  111. 3.pick up - next time someone picks up your phone,robot yells at them.
  112. <br>
  113. *Need to download TTS app
  114. <br>
  115. Disclaimer: We are not responsible for the consequences of your actions. Use with Caution
  116. </p>
  117. <hr>
  118. <p>
  119. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.androidlet.listenandtype">Listen and Type</a></h3>
  120. <h4>by Androidlet</h4>
  121. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.androidlet.com">http://www.androidlet.com</a></h4>
  122. <h4>Price: $1.00</h4>
  123. This software is for vocabulary enthusiasts to do light practice on a few hundreds of seldom used words in English from different language origins. (Note that you must agree to download the free Text-To-Speech engine by Charles Chen in Android Market.)
  124. <br>
  125. See: <a href="http://www.androidlet.com/ListenAndType/ListenAndType.html">http://www.androidlet.com/ListenAndType/ListenAndType.html</a>
  126. </p>
  127. <hr>
  128. <p>
  129. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:haydenTheAndroid.lolLibs">LOL Libs</a></h3>
  130. <h4>by haydenTheAndroid</h4>
  131. <h4>Price: $1.99</h4>
  132. LOL Libs is a casual word game where users input their own words into stories to create hilarious results. It has more content, more features, and half the price of similar book-based games!
  133. <br>
  134. <br>
  135. Features:
  136. <br>
  137. - 30 stories
  138. <br>
  139. - Phone reads aloud using TTS Service
  140. <br>
  141. - Save/load stories
  142. <br>
  143. - Send via SMS or Email
  144. <br>
  145. <br>
  146. *Demo version available*
  147. </p>
  148. <hr>
  149. <p>
  150. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.catalytic.nameringe">Name Ringer</a></h3>
  151. <h4>by Catalytic</h4>
  152. <h4>Price: $1.49</h4>
  153. NameRinger is cool 2in1 ringer app which speaks out the calling contact/SMS sender name using TTS lib
  154. <br><br>
  155. Features
  156. <br>
  157. * Set Nickname for each contact
  158. <br>
  159. * Disable/Enable NameRinger & SMSRinger
  160. <br>
  161. * RingCount &Alternate
  162. </p>
  163. <hr>
  164. <p>
  165. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:org.anddev_buxs.nightwatch">NightWatch</a></h3>
  166. <h4>by Nicolas Gramlich</h4>
  167. <h4>Website: <a href="http://anddev.org">http://anddev.org</a></h4>
  168. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  169. NightWatch is a simple clock that automatically appears when you plug your Android phone into a charger/USB-Port.
  170. <br>
  171. <br>
  172. Formats of time and date are selectable.
  173. <br>
  174. <br>
  175. If you have installed the Text-2-Speech library NightWatch will speak out the current time if you touch it.
  176. <br>
  177. <br>
  178. Suggestions are appreciated =)
  179. <br>
  180. <br>
  181. (c) Gramlich & Weispfenning
  182. </p>
  183. <hr>
  184. <p>
  185. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.oneclick.director">One Click Direction (Alpha 3)</a></h3>
  186. <h4>by Android App</h4>
  187. <h4>Website: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/1clickdirection">http://groups.google.com/group/1clickdirection</a></h4>
  188. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  189. This is the Alpha version of 1 click direction, you are free to use it. There's a paid version which is much better and I encourage you to take a look at its screenshots and video demo at
  190. <br>
  191. <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/1clickdirection">http://groups.google.com/group/1clickdirection</a>
  192. <br>
  193. Paid version has:
  194. <br>
  195. - contacts, history
  196. <br>
  197. - TTS/language settings
  198. <br>
  199. - more settings
  200. </p>
  201. <hr>
  202. <p>
  203. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:net.othbase.android.pro">OthBase Pro</a></h3>
  204. <h4>Fabrice Di Meglio</h4>
  205. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.othbase.net/">http://www.othbase.net/</a></h4>
  206. <h4>Price: $1.99</h4>
  207. OthBase Pro, the strongest OthelloŽ/Reversi for Android, includes:
  208. <br>
  209. - no ad
  210. <br>
  211. - full screen portrait/landscape mode
  212. <br>
  213. - two players game
  214. <br>
  215. - play against the engine (7 levels)
  216. <br>
  217. - full undo/redo history
  218. <br>
  219. - diagram mode/board rotation
  220. <br>
  221. - automatic game saving
  222. <br>
  223. - email game
  224. <br>
  225. - 16 board colors
  226. <br>
  227. - optional voice guidance (TTS)
  228. <br>
  229. - map
  230. </p>
  231. <hr>
  232. <p>
  233. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.applimobile.powervocab">PowerVocab</a></h3>
  234. <h4>by Applimobile.com</h4>
  235. <h4>Website: <a href="http://Applimobile.com">http://Applimobile.com</a></h4>
  236. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  237. Play PowerVocab and build the vocabulary of an advanced reader! You will master challenging words commonly seen in newspapers, general interest magazines and books. Now with multiple quiz types and pronunciation. Coming soon: Word packs for advanced users and test-takers.
  238. </p>
  239. <hr>
  240. <p>
  241. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:bz.ktk.preschooler">Preschooler</a></h3>
  242. <h4>by Ben Zibble</h4>
  243. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.ktk.bz">http://www.ktk.bz</a></h4>
  244. <h4>Price: $0.99</h4>
  245. A talking educational flashcard game for teaching children the alphabet. Two letters are shown, the name of one is spoken. Touch it and see a photo of an animal representing that letter.
  246. <br>
  247. - NEW: button lock
  248. <br>
  249. - 26 photos, one for each letter
  250. <br>
  251. - male or female voice
  252. <br>
  253. - auto screen rotation
  254. </p>
  255. <hr>
  256. <p>
  257. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:v00015.com.wordplayer">The Prince (e-book)</a></h3>
  258. <h4>by Word-Player Team</h4>
  259. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  260. In these treacherous times, learn to be more Machiavellian with his classic work, as translated by Ninian Hill Thomson. Or add to your library from amongst thousands of downloadable books.Powered by WordPlayer which makes reading a breeze.Now with text to speech for when the radio is really bad.
  261. </p>
  262. <hr>
  263. <p>
  264. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.google.marvin.randroid">Randroid</a></h3>
  265. <h4>by Eyes-Free Android Project</h4>
  266. <h4>Website: <a href="http://eyes-free.googlecode.com">http://eyes-free.googlecode.com</a></h4>
  267. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  268. Randroid is a talking random xkcd comic viewer.
  269. <br>
  270. Press the Speak button to hear the commentary (or even a full transcript if you so choose) for the comic.
  271. <br>
  272. Press the Random button to get another random xkcd comic.
  273. <br>
  274. All credit for the xkcd comic (<a href="http://xkcd.com">xkcd.com</a>) goes to Randall Munroe; I'm just a fan who wanted to make a viewer.
  275. </p>
  276. <hr>
  277. <p>
  278. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.ideal.smspeaker">SMSpeaker</a></h3>
  279. <h4>by IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development Team</h4>
  280. <h4>Website: <a href="http://apps4android.mobi">http://apps4android.mobi</a></h4>
  281. <h4>Price: $0.99 (*Has a free add-on to enable talking caller ID functionality.)</h4>
  282. Ever wish your phone could read your SMS messages out to you? Then SMSpeaker is for you!
  283. <br>
  284. Note: SMSpeaker uses Google's FREE Text-To-Speech (TTS) library. You will be asked to install the TTS if you do not have it already.
  285. </p>
  286. <hr>
  287. <p>
  288. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:net.everythingandroid.smspopup">SMS Popup</a></h3>
  289. <h4>by Adam K</h4>
  290. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.everythingandroid.net">http://www.everythingandroid.net</a></h4>
  291. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  292. A simple app that shows a popup dialog when a SMS/MMS is received (including the contact photo). Also includes a multitude of options to customize the notification.
  293. <br>
  294. <br>
  295. New in 0.9.93:
  296. <br>
  297. -bug fixes
  298. <br>
  299. <br>
  300. New in 0.9.92:
  301. <br>
  302. -bug fixes
  303. <br>
  304. -beta feature: long-press on an incoming popup-have the msg read to you! :)
  305. </p>
  306. <hr>
  307. <p>
  308. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.ideal.speakingpad">Speaking Pad</a></h3>
  309. <h4>by IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development Team</h4>
  310. <h4>Website: <a href="http://apps4android.mobi">http://apps4android.mobi</a></h4>
  311. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  312. A talking notepad for Android. This notepad will speak what you type. This application uses the TTS (Text-To-Speech) library for Android.
  313. </p>
  314. <hr>
  315. <p>
  316. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:net.maxicom.routes.swsf">StairwayWalks in San Francisco</a></h3>
  317. <h4>by maxicom</h4>
  318. <h4>Price: $4.99</h4>
  319. Absorb the sights, scents and sounds on 26 urban walks, from Lands End to Telegraph Hill, presented as interactive routes by RouteCentral in partnership with Wilderness Press. As you follow the routes, this app alerts you to all of the noteworthy features along the way. Based on the book of the same name by Adah Bakalinsky.
  320. </p>
  321. <hr>
  322. <p>
  323. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.starobject.android.startranslate">Star Translate</a></h3>
  324. <h4>by Star Object</h4>
  325. <h4>Website: <a href="http://mobile.starobject.com">http://mobile.starobject.com</a></h4>
  326. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  327. Translator and dictionary.
  328. <br>
  329. <br>- NEW : Voice translator
  330. <br>- Translate text & SMS
  331. <br>- Copy/Paste to email, sms, ...
  332. <br>- Get word definition in dictionary
  333. <br>- Swap translations
  334. <br>
  335. Many languages supported including :
  336. arabic (reshaped), hebrew, thai, hindi, ...
  337. <br>
  338. Based on Google translate service
  339. and dictionaries
  340. <br>
  341. (Previously StarDico)
  342. </p>
  343. <hr>
  344. <p>
  345. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.almondmendoza.talkingCaller">Talking Caller</a></h3>
  346. <h4>by Monmonja</h4>
  347. <h4>Website: <a href="almondmendoza.com">almondmendoza.com</a></h4>
  348. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  349. New at 1.5<br>
  350. Talking Caller Id<br>
  351. Speak New SMS message<br>
  352. Multilanguage (currently english and filipino)<br>
  353. MultiSpeaker<br>
  354. ----<br>
  355. This application is build for the visually impaired coz i believe everyone deserves to have an android.
  356. </p>
  357. <hr>
  358. <p>
  359. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.ideal.talkingcallerid">Talking Caller ID</a></h3>
  360. <h4>by IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development Team</h4>
  361. <h4>Website: <a href="http://apps4android.mobi">http://apps4android.mobi</a></h4>
  362. <h4>Price: Free* (This is an addon for SMSpeaker)</h4>
  363. Talking Caller ID will speak the caller ID info.
  364. <br>
  365. We had initially planned to sell this app, but we decided that we should reward our loyal SMSpeaker customers for their support and feedback!
  366. <br>
  367. This relies on functionality from SMSpeaker.
  368. </p>
  369. <hr>
  370. <p>
  371. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.google.marvin.compass">Talking Compass</a></h3>
  372. <h4>by Eyes-Free Android Project</h4>
  373. <h4>Website: <a href="http://eyes-free.googlecode.com">http://eyes-free.googlecode.com</a></h4>
  374. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  375. Speaks your current heading and provides haptic feedback as your cross over any of the cardinal directions.
  376. <br>
  377. Touch the screen to hear your heading. Stroke the screen up/down to adjust verbosity.
  378. <br>
  379. This is part of the Eyes-Free Project as featured in the New York Times:
  380. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html</a>
  381. </p>
  382. <hr>
  383. <p>
  384. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.google.marvin.talkingdialer">Talking Dialer</a></h3>
  385. <h4>by Eyes-Free Android Project</h4>
  386. <h4>Website: <a href="http://eyes-free.googlecode.com">http://eyes-free.googlecode.com</a></h4>
  387. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  388. Slide your finger in the direction of the number you want — always starting at 5, you can then go up and to the left for 1, or down and to the right for 9, and so on.
  389. <br>
  390. Press Menu to access your Phonebook. Press the Dial button to call.
  391. <br>
  392. Featured in the NY Times:
  393. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html</a>
  394. </p>
  395. <hr>
  396. <p>
  397. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.trackaroo.apps.mobile.android.Trackmaster">Trackmaster</a></h3>
  398. <h4>by Trackaroo</h4>
  399. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.trackaroo.com">http://www.trackaroo.com</a></h4>
  400. <h4>Price: $4.99</h4>
  401. Trackmaster is a powerful racing lap timer that runs on your Google Android Phone. It's oriented towards the motorsports enthusiast. Record your speed and times, analyze and replay your data, and share with your friends.
  402. </p>
  403. <hr>
  404. <p>
  405. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.imt11.translator">TTS Translator</a></h3>
  406. <h4>by Dennis Miller</h4>
  407. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  408. TTS Translator allows you to input words or phrases in one language and see the translated result in a textual representation as well as being spoken back to you by the eSpeak synthesized voice engine. Includes 14 different language combinations, history management and SMS and email integration.
  409. </p>
  410. <hr>
  411. <p>
  412. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.android.VocalTranslator">VocalTranslator</a></h3>
  413. <h4>by fipra</h4>
  414. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  415. This application is a Voice Translator that used TTS!
  416. </p>
  417. <hr>
  418. <p>
  419. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:vOICe.vOICe">The vOICe</a></h3>
  420. <h4>by Peter Meijer</h4>
  421. <h4>Website: <a href="http://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm">http://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm</a></h4>
  422. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  423. The vOICe for Android translates live camera views into sound, targeting augmented reality for the totally blind through sensory substitution and synthetic vision. Includes a talking color identifier and talking compass. Needs JIT compiler for better speed performance. More info at <a href="http://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm">http://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm</a>
  424. </p>
  425. <hr>
  426. <p>
  427. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.nan.android.translator">Voice Dictionary</a></h3>
  428. <h4>by Nan Hu</h4>
  429. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  430. A very useful tool for translating words or phrases between 17 different languages (Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish etc), the Voice Dictionary also supports Text-To-Speech to give you a full experience of pronunciation.
  431. Attention: Don't forget restart application when you downloaded the voice data.
  432. </p>
  433. <hr>
  434. <p>
  435. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:au.id.weston.scott.Watts">Watts</a></h3>
  436. <h4>by Scott Weston</h4>
  437. <h4>Website: <a href="http://watts.googlecode.com/">http://watts.googlecode.com/</a></h4>
  438. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  439. An app that keeps track of your battery charge level and plots it for you over time.
  440. </p>
  441. <hr>
  442. <p>
  443. <h3><a href="market://search?q=pname:com.app.woreic">Woreic</a></h3>
  444. <h4>by canssens</h4>
  445. <h4>Price: Free</h4>
  446. Perform your Toeic level for french people.
  447. <br>
  448. QCM gives you the vocabulary to win!
  449. <br>
  450. -10 categories
  451. <br>
  452. -Using TTS Service: hear pronunciation
  453. <br>
  454. -Score and progression
  455. </p>
  456. <hr>
  457. <p>
  458. If you're app uses TTS and it is not listed here, please consider announcing your creation at <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/tts-for-android">http://groups.google.com/group/tts-for-android</a>
  459. </p>
  460. <p>
  461. If there is a problem with your listing, please contact me directly at <a href="mailto:clchen@google.com">clchen@google.com</a>
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