Apps4Android's Speech-Enabled Enhancement to CoolReader
Channel: Steve Jacobs
Date: 09/05/2011

Special Thanks to:

Credits:

1. GM Voices for creating our Video Intros and Outros
http://gmvoices.com

2. Vadim Lopatin, the developer of CoolReader;

3. Harold Salters and Shellie Blakeney, T-Mobile USA's Federal Regulatory Affairs;

4. Professors Rajiv Ramnath and Carolyn M. Sommerich, The Ohio State University;

5. The Ohio Board of Reagents; and,

6. The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.

Thanks to the above organizations and individuals, we were able to develop a TTS-enabled version of CoolReader!

About CoolReader:

CoolReader is a cross-platform XML/CSS based E-Book reader for desktops and hand-held devices. Supported formats include: FB2, TXT, RTF, DOC, TCR, HTML, EPUB, CHM, PDB. Platforms: Win32, Linux, and Android. More: http://sourceforge.net/projects/crengine/

There are 33 commands that can be assigned to CoolReader's 18 touchscreen "hotspots." These can be easily customized by user. In addition, all 33 commands can be also be assigned to keyboard shortcuts simultaneously.