-----Original Message-----
From: Alon Elish <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.blind-users
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 4:20 PM
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Talking E-mail - Listen to Your E-mail


>For Immediate Release
>
>Contact: 4Developers
>         Mr. Alon Elish, Public Relations
>         [log in to unmask]
>
>Listen to Your E-mail Instead of Reading It!
>
>Sunnyvale, California - 4Developers LLC has released Talking E-mail v. 1.2,
>a Windows 98/95/NT4 program that notifies you when you've received an
>e-mail, and reads it to you.  Using nothing more than your e-mail account
>and sound card, Talking E-mail's easy-to-understand voice will read aloud
>your incoming e-mails, whether they're in plain text, HTML or RTF formats.
>
>While there are a number of programs that let computers multi-task, Talking
>E-mail lets people multi-task.  Without interfering with your other work,
>Talking E-mail will talk to you, letting you know who is trying to contact
>you, and what they have to say.  You'll hear immediately if your incoming
>e-mail is important enough for you to interrupt what you're doing, or if
you
>can respond to it routinely later.
>
>When an e-mail message arrives, an animated cartoon character pops up on
the
>screen and starts reading the message.  Talking E-mail is highly
>customizable, allowing you to specify if you want to hear who sent the
>message, its subject, and how many lines of the message should be read.
You
>can stop the cartoon character at any time, or keep listening while you are
>working.  You can even launch your default e-mail program and reply to the
>message.
>
>Talking E-mail's rules system allows you to specify the behavior of the
>character and what he will say when a message arrives from a specific
>individual.  A variety of animations, sounds, and other settings is
>available, adding fun and practicality.  Talking E-mail uses Microsoft
Agent
>technology (TM) to achieve its natural-sounding, understandable voice
>quality.
>
>In addition to its entertainment value, Talking E-mail has some very
>practical uses.  You can schedule Talking E-mail to check your inbox at any
>time interval, and have the program  read your messages aloud, ensuring
that
>critical e-mails are brought to your attention immediately.  It
>automatically checks for your incoming mail, and makes it easy to hear from
>your friends and colleagues, without having to stop other activities.
>
>Talking E-mail costs $19.95 and can be ordered online from
>http://www.4developers.com/talkmail/.  Site licenses are available.  You
can
>also download a trial version of Talking E-mail from
>http://www.4developers.com/talkmail/.  For more information, contact
>4Developers LLC, 912 E. Evelyn Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.  E-mail:
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