NeoSpeech Inc. was an American company that specialised in

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(TTS) software for

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s, mobile, desktop, and network/server applications. NeoSpeech was founded by two speech engineers, Lin Chase and Yoon Kim, in

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, US, in 2002. NeoSpeech was privately held, headquartered in

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was briefly a NeoSpeech TTS user in 2004,Gigmaz Online.
Stephen Hawking chooses a new voice"
but soon returned to using his iconic

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voice synthesizer since he identified with it so strongly.

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has selected NeoSpeech

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for their e-learning authoring suite

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History

NeoSpeech was a subsidiary of Korean company named Voiceware Co., Ltd. Voiceware was established in 2000. In January 2001 Voiceware released VoiceEz natural

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technology, and VoiceCop speaker verification technology. In September 2001 Voiceware released VoiceText its first American English voice, named Kate, in VoiceText English. In February 2002 Voiceware announced the establishment of US subsidiary, NeoSpeech, Inc. in January 2006, a Japanese photographic company named Pentax acquired Voiceware Co., a producer of text-to-speech software technologies. In 2007–2008, Pentax was acquired by HOYA Corporation. Following the acquisition of ReadSpeaker (another text-to-speech company, the creator of rSpeak software) by HOYA in 2017, HOYA gathered all of its voice technology companies under the ReadSpeaker brand, encompassing the existing companies and brands of ReadSpeaker, rSpeak, Voiceware, VoiceText, and NeoSpeech.

Products

VoiceText speech synthesis is the NeoSpeech software component that generates synthesized speech from input text. NeoSpeech uses Unit Selection Synthesis (USS), which utilises large databases of recorded sound segments to create synthesized speech. The VoiceText TTS Engine is mainly used to build custom stand-alone TTS applications such as AAC (

Augmentative and alternative communication Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses the communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. AAC is used by t ...

) products,SpeechTech magazine.
NeoSpeech Enhances TTS for ADA Compliance"
May 31, 2013.Global Accessibility News Americas.
Neospeech Text-to-Speech offers enhanced accessibility in compliance with the ADA"
May 31, 2013. gaming software, automated loud speaker/paging systems, educational software, and language learning apps.SpeechTech magazine.
NeoSpeech TTS Powers New Japanese Learning App"
June 17, 2013. It also can be used simply to output a voice from an input text using a provided desktop TTS program.OnDemand Text to Speech
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Languages

Languages include US and UK variants of English, Mexican Spanish, Canadian French, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, with a variety of male and female voices. The software is available for * Desktop:

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* Mobile:

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, Android,

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* Other:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neospeech Computer accessibility Speech synthesis Multimedia software Companies based in Santa Clara, California Companies based in Fremont, California 2002 establishments in California

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