Amazon have begun to implement a remote kill-switch that removes text-to-speech functionality from their Kindle ebook reader. A byproduct of the Author's Guild TTS controversy, the system allows ...

Following criticism by some authors, Amazon is pulling back on the experimental text-to-speech feature in the new Kindle 2. Instead of making the automated reader available across the board, the ...

One of the most interesting new features in Amazon’s Kindle 2 e-reader is the text-to-speech function built into the device. It’s a primitive bed-time story reader, and while it won’t match, say, HAL ...

While the newly updated iteration of the Kindle, Amazon’s e-book reader, has impressed many, there’s at least one group that’s taken issue with the device: the Authors Guild. The association, which is ...

Retailer denies the feature violates any copyright but says publishers will decide whether to enable text-to-speech function for their books. Greg Sandoval covers media and digital entertainment for ...

Know Your Rights is Engadget's technology law series, written by our own totally punk ex-copyright attorney Nilay Patel. In it we'll try to answer some fundamental tech-law questions to help you stay ...

The last Amazon Kindle eReader to feature a headphone jack and speaker that worked with Amazon’s text-to-speech software was the 2011-era Kindle Touch. But if you have a recent Kindle, you can still ...

The Kindle iPad app doesn't have text-to-speech built in, but you can use the iPad's own Speak Screen feature as a replacement. Once you enable Speak Screen on your iPad, you just need to open a ...

Text-to-speech has become one of the most sought-after technologies in recent years, with applications ranging from education to content creation and marketing. While basic text-to-speech capabilities ...