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Nik: Added category: Facebook Reels

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Nik at 2025-03-12T15:25:45

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Nik at 2025-01-06T00:10:15

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	In 1999, there were numerous options for TTS on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps and a free Speech SDK from Microsoft that came with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I developed my own clipboard-saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select-to-speak technology.		In 1999, there were numerous options for TTS on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps and a free Speech SDK from Microsoft that came with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I developed my own clipboard-saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select-to-speak technology.

	[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]		[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Intel Mac]]

	I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.		I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.

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2024-10-15T14:29:22Z

Nik at 2024-07-28T01:54:24

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	== Server-side and AI Speech ==		== Server-side and AI Speech ==

	By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like [[ChatGPT]], 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular [[Reddit]] discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.		By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like [[ChatGPT]], 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular [https://nikipedia.edmiidz.com/index.php?title=Reddit-Have_you_ever_warned_the_company Reddit] discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.

	An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].		An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].

Nik at 2024-07-27T22:58:21

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	== Server-side and AI Speech ==		== Server-side and AI Speech ==

	By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like [[ChatGPT]], 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular Reddit discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.		By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like [[ChatGPT]], 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular [[Reddit]] discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.

	An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].		An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].

Nik at 2024-07-27T22:57:53

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	== Server-side and AI Speech ==		== Server-side and AI Speech ==

	By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like ChatGPT, 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular Reddit discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.		By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like [[ChatGPT]], 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular Reddit discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.

	An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].		An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].

Nik at 2024-07-27T22:57:30

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	TTS ~~or text~~-to-~~speech~~ is ~~speech synthesis from~~ human language text. ~~I actually~~ first ~~heard~~ rudimentary ~~samples of it~~ on a Commodore 64 computer at my friend, Dylan's, house in 1987. At ~~the~~ time it only ~~understood~~ very basic phonetic spellings, and ~~even then it~~ was ~~very~~ poor. However by the mid-1990s, on Mac System 7 or maybe 8 on Apple computers, ~~you~~ could ~~use SimpleText to~~ read English text with fairly high precision. I had already begun using TTS for proofreading letters that I would print and mail or ~~FAX~~. When email gained in popularity in 1997, I was already ~~getting~~ my computer to read messages to me, and ~~also getting it~~ to read back my draft emails before I sent them.		'''TTS (Text-to-Speech)''' is the technology of converting human language text into speech. My first encounter with rudimentary TTS was on a Commodore 64 computer at my friend Dylan's house in 1987. At that time, it only synthesized very basic phonetic spellings, and the quality was quite poor. However, by the mid-1990s, Mac System 7 (or maybe 8) on Apple computers had SimpleText, which could read English text with fairly high precision. I had already begun using TTS for proofreading letters that I would print and mail or fax. When email gained popularity in 1997, I was already using my computer to read messages to me and to read back my draft emails before I sent them.
	In 1999, there were ~~a number of~~ options on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps ~~as well as~~ a free Speech SDK ~~you could download~~ from Microsoft with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I ~~also~~ developed my own clipboard saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers, and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select to speak technology.
			In 1999, there were numerous options for TTS on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps and a free Speech SDK from Microsoft that came with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I developed my own clipboard-saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select-to-speak technology.

	[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]		[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]

	I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.		I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.

	[[There are some words that TTS always gets wrong]]		== Server-side and AI Speech ==

			By the late 2010s, it was already apparent that the speech synthesis done in the Google, Amazon, or Microsoft clouds was far superior to the local TTS technology on phones and PCs. In the 2020s, with technologies like ChatGPT, 11Labs, Speechify, and more, we are in an age of more natural-sounding TTS than ever. One of the new trends from this is the proliferation of popular Reddit discussions converted to speech and often accompanied by video footage from Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or other video games.

			An example of this approach can be seen in the voices available on TikTok. You can see one I created here: [[A Few Milliseconds Of 2073]].

			== See Also ==
			* [[The_"Sky"_voice]]
			* [[There are some words that TTS always gets wrong]]
			* [[:Category:AI-Generated Voices\|AI-Generated Voices Videos]]


	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]
			[[Category:2024 Articles]]

Nik at 2023-01-11T15:00:22

2023-01-11T15:00:22Z

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	[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]		[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]
	I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.		I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.

			[[There are some words that TTS always gets wrong]]

	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]

Nik at 2022-12-31T22:43:59

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	In 1999, there were a number of options on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps as well as a free Speech SDK you could download from Microsoft with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I also developed my own clipboard saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers, and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select to speak technology.		In 1999, there were a number of options on Microsoft Windows computers, including third-party apps as well as a free Speech SDK you could download from Microsoft with a basic TTS app. As I got into C#/Dot Net development in the mid-2000s, I also developed my own clipboard saving TTS app. In the early 2010s, I transitioned back to using Mac computers, and was delighted that both Safari and Google Chrome browsers had easy select to speak technology.
	[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]		[[File:Kindle text to speech.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Unlike iOS/Android Kindle, I can listen to my books on my Mac]]
	I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology is one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]].		I enjoy using the Kindle app on my Apple computer because of its easy-to-use text-to-speech feature. My relationship with this technology was one of the inspirations for our app, [[AutoWIKI]], which reads or "plays" geotagged content to you in a Siri or Google Assistant voice.

	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]

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	* [[There are some words that TTS always gets wrong]]		* [[There are some words that TTS always gets wrong]]
	* [[:Category:AI-Generated Voices\|AI-Generated Voices Videos]]		* [[:Category:AI-Generated Voices\|AI-Generated Voices Videos]]
			* https://www.facebook.com/reel/1017337886757210




	[[Category:2022 Articles]]		[[Category:2022 Articles]]
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