Chapter 2. Text-to-Speech Synthesis
Have you ever wondered how your mobile device can read aloud your favorite e-book or your last e-mail? In this chapter, you will learn about the technology of text-to-speech synthesis (TTS) and how to use the Google TTS engine to develop applications that speak. The topics covered are:
The technology of text to speech synthesis
Google text to speech synthesis
Developing applications using text to speech synthesis
By the end of this chapter, you should be able to develop apps that use text-to-speech synthesis on Android devices.