

In these cases, the TTS voice often becomes an extension of the individual. Nowhere is the underserved youth market more evident than for children with speech and sight disabilities who rely on TTS technology. Companies targeting dynamic communications to younger demographics have to make due with middle-aged TTS voices typically designed for telephone customer service solutions. Youth are strong adopters of mobile communications, e-Learning, digital publishing, and social networking, but currently have no voice of their own. The youth market in the United States alone includes 60 million individuals between the ages of 5 and 19. NEW YORK (SpeechTEK 2011) - IVONA Software yesterday released two new text-to-speech truly Youth voices. IVONA Software Releases Truly Youth Text-to-Speech Voices Speech Technology Magazine's Reference Guide.Speech Technology Case Studies and Market Spotlights.Translation/Globalization/Localization Services.Speaker Identification and Authentication.Natural Language, Machine/Cognitive Learning.
