Mobile App Of The Day

Ivona. Android. Free. Need to replace that built in Android voice with something more human? Try Ivona, an Android Text-To-Speech replacement that’s currently in beta. Ivona can read aloud directions while driving with Google Navigation, e-books with apps like Book Speech and ReadBoox, SMS messages for safe driving with Handcent SMS, Drive Carefully, etc., system menus with Spiel, and  other speech-enabled applications. When beta testing ends, the developer may add some limitations, but right now every voice enabled app can work with Ivona. The voices sound pretty amazing - I opted for Amy the British female voice for my Android phone and it is pretty convincing.