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March 3rd, 2010, 11:05
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Roger Ebert, perhaps best known as the Hardy to Siskel's Laurel during his days spent thumbing up and down criticisms at films, has achieved a technological miracle of sorts. After a series of cancer treatments and operations left the man mute and without a lower jaw, Ebert regained his voice in dramatic fashion on Oprah, of all places. A company called CereProc has recreated his voice through its text-to-speech technologies assisted by decades of recordings captured from his television appearances and DVD movie commentary tracks -- not exactly applicable to everyone with speaking disorders. Nevertheless, check the clip after the break to witness the impact his semi-recovered voice has on his wife, Chaz. While it definitely needs tweaking, the results are pretty remarkable.Continue reading Roger Ebert dramatically regains his voice with help from CereProc (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/roger-ebert-regains-his-voice-with-help-from-cereproc-video/)
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Roger Ebert, perhaps best known as the Hardy to Siskel's Laurel during his days spent thumbing up and down criticisms at films, has achieved a technological miracle of sorts. After a series of cancer treatments and operations left the man mute and without a lower jaw, Ebert regained his voice in dramatic fashion on Oprah, of all places. A company called CereProc has recreated his voice through its text-to-speech technologies assisted by decades of recordings captured from his television appearances and DVD movie commentary tracks -- not exactly applicable to everyone with speaking disorders. Nevertheless, check the clip after the break to witness the impact his semi-recovered voice has on his wife, Chaz. While it definitely needs tweaking, the results are pretty remarkable.Continue reading Roger Ebert dramatically regains his voice with help from CereProc (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/roger-ebert-regains-his-voice-with-help-from-cereproc-video/)
Roger Ebert dramatically regains his voice with help from CereProc (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/03/roger-ebert-regains-his-voice-with-help-from-cereproc-video/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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