Press Release

Digital Acoustics announces new talking high tech, low cost
products to aid sight, speech and mobility impaired.

WESTPORT, CT – MARCH 22, 2008 – Digital Acoustics Corporation, developers of award winning vDot® patented technology, has adapted their voice text to speech technology to aid the special needs market.  

TextSpeak® portable keyboard directly talks typed text without a PC

TextSpeak Text-To-Speech processor converts text to a natural sounding voice that uses a human voice samples. It is the first hardware solution on the market that can convert text to speech in a single chip format by concatenating human speech elements (as opposed to robotic, digitized sound). Text sent to the TTS-03 via any standard AT keyboard.

TextSpeak™ TS text-to-speech keyboard series converts text to a natural sounding voice while you type. Completely integrated DSP technology works without a PC and is simple to use

Unique portable design ; new models for 2008 will include 100% wireless operation
Full size 'mini' keyboard , simply type and speech is generated
30 single key custom phrases available using "function keys"
Nothing to learn, ready to work when you open the box!
Available in Male and Female voices 

"These new products provide alternatives to  20 year old solutions in special needs market using sciences we use in the  general consumer markets." states Nancy Wolfe of Digital Acoustics. "By using state of the art DSP affordable products for text to speech can be both portable, low cost and uncomplicated" added Wolfe.

TextSpeak products are suited for speech impaired individuals, post operative patients, or anyone who needs audio feedback with synthesized speech..

Technology and product information is available at www.textspeak.com

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Digital Acoustics Corporation was founded in 1991 to create and exploit developments in the rapidly converging areas of speech, data, command and control, and computer telephony. The privately held company develops products and intellectual property assets, expanding on technology and capabilities gained from experience with Digital Signal Processing, advanced modem technologies and voice processing. Digital Acoustics' product designs are packaged by leading manufacturers around the world.