Microsoft Agent based command and control uses voice to browse the web, receive email, schedule appointments and participate in chat groups.

A free webmail service uses Microsoft Agent to read your emails in 7 languages - sounds for Windows, MSN Messenger, Net Meeting and Getright. (I.E. browser only)

Desktop Reader, converts to MP3, WAV, OGG or VOX files from AliveMedia. Trial version downloadable.

Converts texts using different human voices, saving speech to WAV or MP3 files. Speaking clock and other text-to-speech utilities.

CoolSpeech is a text-to-speech player for Windows, listen to online news, emails, local text documents, typing, tell the time and date, convert text into wav files.

Desktop Web Reader based on MS-Speech API, coupled with speech recognition.

CyberBuddy - a freeware utility program that uses MicroSoft Agents to do Instant Messaging with speech and animation, reminders, time of day, check email, news reports, weather, stock quotes, text reading, and ICQ status reporting.

Desktop Email/Web/News Reader ("personal voiceportal"), works with wireless audio-player. Trial version downloadable.

Text to Speech software will read aloud what is typed, integrates with all Windows applications.

English Desktop reader. Free Version with MS-Voices downloadable. Commercial version with AT&T Natural Voices TTS.

Multilingual Desktop Reader, converts to mp3. Trial version downloadable.

Multilingual text reader using Microsoft Agent and Lernout & Hauspie core components. Download software from site. Demo available.

Reads text aloud using text-to-speech, converts text into mp3/wave files for use with any cd player or MP3 player. Extracts text from one web page or whole web sites. Text is automatically organized into books and chapters for later use. Gives control over the voice, and the ability to clean up text automatically.

Text-to-speech software for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP. Freeware and commercial versions. Uses AT&T Natral Voices.

An open-source text-to-speech application for Windows. Uses Microsoft speech API.

Add-on for instant messenger programs that enables users to listen to incoming messages without reading them.

Desktop Reader with mp3-converter based on MS-Voices by YeoSoft. Shareware downloadable.

Desktop Reader specialized on reading MS-Word or PDF documents. Based on MS Speech API.

Software which lets you listen to your computer screen text. Available in both English and Spanish. Free trial.

Site provides a way to capture the text of any other arbitrary site URL and read it to you via RealAudio technology.

Desktop Web-Reader from HDSE Software. Trial version downloadable.

Free Open Source Windows program that automatically speaks the text on any PowerPoint presentation. Uses the standard SAPI speech synthesis software that comes with XP.

Frontend for the microsoft SAPI interface.