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Step 2Portable text to speech device
It seems the cheapest way to get a good mobile text to speech synthesizer is by installing Cepstral on a Windows PDA device. I tried using Palm OS devices, but the best software I found (called sayit, based on the symbic engine) sounded very robotic.
In the end I found a Treo 700w mobile phone that someone was replacing with an iPhone. It runs Windows Mobile version 5.0, has a handy touch screen, and the battery lasts a long time. The phone and wifi features can be turned off so that it is just like a PDA.
Install Cepstral software on the phone. You can buy different TTS voices for around $20 from http://cepstral.com/ , demo them first to find one you like. Seriously, I tried a few other software options and feel this one is worth the extra cash. Unlike others I tried, the voice sounds good, it runs very fast, and has visual feedback in case you want to give the bullhorn to a deaf friend :)
In the end I found a Treo 700w mobile phone that someone was replacing with an iPhone. It runs Windows Mobile version 5.0, has a handy touch screen, and the battery lasts a long time. The phone and wifi features can be turned off so that it is just like a PDA.
Install Cepstral software on the phone. You can buy different TTS voices for around $20 from http://cepstral.com/ , demo them first to find one you like. Seriously, I tried a few other software options and feel this one is worth the extra cash. Unlike others I tried, the voice sounds good, it runs very fast, and has visual feedback in case you want to give the bullhorn to a deaf friend :)
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