Shatner, Montalban, iPod and Kindle

By Andrew Raff on April 30, 2009 4:15 PM | 0 Comments

Dvice tests out the range of expression in the text-to-speech systems in the Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle by having the two gadgets re-enact the most memorable scene from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan:

Good audiobook readings aren't in any danger of being replaced by computers, yet.

Previously:
More Kindling (Mar. 9)
Fitter, Happier, More Productive (Feb. 27)
Take a look, it's in a book (Feb. 11)

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