Amazon's voice assistant Alexa will gain more human -
like speech capabilities with new Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) features.
Not exact matches
-- Audiobook access / text - to -
speech capability,
like on the original.
Many e-readers also allow you to download and play MP3 music while you're reading, have your book read out loud via a
speech - to - text
capability, view your photo gallery, or join a social network of
like - minded readers to rate, recommend or review e-books you love or hate.
The devices allow the reader to customize the reading experience by adjusting the font size and page layout, or through the use of tools and features
like a built - in dictionary, highlighter, digital notes or text - to -
speech capabilities.
By attempting to imitate the glitchy and machine -
like text - to -
speech voices, Yeh creates his own form of Kouji to explore their
capabilities and limitations.
The tools, many of which are used in Microsoft's own products, are designed for developers who don't necessarily have machine learning or artificial intelligence expertise but want to include
capabilities like speech, vision and language understanding in their apps.
The technology's
capabilities have also evolved, with added support for things
like whispering,
speech marks, a timbre effect, and dynamic range compression.
AVS provides easy - to - use interfaces to core functionality such as
speech recognition and synthesis, audio playback, and other Alexa
capabilities like alarms, calendars, and third - party skills developed using the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK).