"Talking Search Bar" Brings Audible Voice to Web Content

Accoona Corp. and Acapela Group have launched the ground-breaking speech-empowered technology that will enable Internet users to listen to Internet content. The first such application attached directly to an Internet search engine, "Accoona Talking Search Bar" will read written information aloud for the user with Acapela’s intelligent and natural sounding voice.

Text-to-speech features convert any written text into speech, in real-time with the flexibility of a human voice, using an extremely high quality text-to-speech technology. Accoona CEO Stuart Kauder said, “Internet browsers worldwide will be able to ‘listen’ to any English-written information through the Accoona Talking Search Bar. The utility of the technology is virtually limitless – for everyone from users who want to simply hear the content to toddlers and school-age children in the US just learning to read or ageing and disabled people, looking for an easier way to access information, to Web users who want to read, learn or improve their English anywhere in the world.”

Accoona Talking Search Bar is very easy to install. It saves time and effort, helps to learn a new language and gives easy access to information for people with vision troubles. Accoona is very helpful for global Internet users who want to learn and pronounce English or enhance their English-language skills as a second language. The application is useful to pre-schoolers, elementary-school students and others first learning to read English.

The China Daily Information Company separately launched the technology for Chinese Internet users through its partnership with Accoona. Accoona expects to extend the reading functionality to multiple languages this year as part of Accoona’s technology roll-out.

The “Accoona Talking Search Bar” (60 days trial period – Price $24.95 USD) can be installed by accessing (http://www.accoona.com).