You don’t have to be a Star Trek fan to know that the computer of the future will talk, listen and understand. That computer of the future is the Apple Macintosh of today. Apple’s Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis Technologies now give speech-savvy applications the power to carry out your voice commands, and even speak back to you in plain English, and now, Spanish.

Speech Recognition
With a program using Apple Speech Recognition, you can ask “What time is it?” and hear if you’re late for dinner. You can open your spreadsheet by saying “Open the February forecast.” Or use voice command to control your starship in a game. The possibilities are as limitless as the human imagination.

Apple Speech Recognition lets your Macintosh understand what you say, giving you a new dimension for interacting with and controlling your computer by voice. You don’t even have to train it to understand your voice, because it already understands you, from your very first word. You can speak naturally, without pausing or stopping, and even add your own words (like “Denibian Slime Devil,” if you’re a trekkie). Apple’s leadership in speech recognition technology makes it possible — we’re bringing a whole new dimension to the user interface: speech.

English Text-To-Speech
English Text-to-Speech (also known as Speech Synthesis) converts text to spoken words. Just imagine having this web page read aloud to you, or having information on your mac read to you over the phone! These, and more, applications are now possible with PlainTalk speech synthesis technology.

Mexican Spanish Text-to-Speech
Mexican Spanish Text-to-Speech offers all the features and advantages of English Text-to-Speech, but in Spanish, with an authentic south-of-the-border accent. Improve your Spanish with applications incorporating this muy caliente technology!

Speech Recognition Features
	Speaker independence—you don’t have to “train” the software.
	Continous speech—you can talk naturally without pauses between words.
	Flexible vocabulary that can be customized.
	Ability to function accurately in real-world environments using the “push-to-talk” feature.

Text-to-Speech Features
	Have your computer speak the alert messages that appear on the screen.
	26 different voices to choose from, including 4 specifically designed for Mexican Spanish Text-to-Speech.
	Adjustable voice rate.

The latest version of Mac OS includes all the software you’ll need to start using Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech. If the version of Mac OS you’re using doesn’t include Speech software, download it and give it a try.