Free service that reads written material
A free web-based service, www.readthewords.com, can transfer words into audio clips for people who have difficulty reading printed materials. Upon visiting the site, an audio recording provides instructions for using the site.
Users have a variety of options for inserting text to be converted to audio, including cutting and pasting content or uploading a file. There a number of files formats that can be read, such as: Word, PDF and HTML or RSS feeds. There are a number of readers to choose from, and the service can also read in Spanish and French.
To hear the audio clip, users have multiple options, including downloading the file to an MP3player, listening to the audio online, turning the audio into a podcast and more. You can also post your reading into your website or blog.
It’s a 100% free service and quite cool! Check it out!
