Section 45. Alex

45. Alex

Computers have had voices for years, but none has ever spoken with the clarity of, say, HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. But Alexa synthesized voice built into Leopardis changing science fiction into reality.

Unlike PC voices that tend to mispronounce words or emphasize odd syllables, Alex sounds like a human being. (Listen carefully; he even breathes between phrases!)

Alex can read from any application that supports text-to-speech. Although primarily designed to make Mac OS X more accessible to visually impaired users, Alex's voice is so clear and calming, you may opt to have him read your email to you, even if you do have 20/20 vision.