Any text-to-speech applications for OS X?
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Yes, there is speech integration in Mac OS X, both speaking and listening.  You kinda got me stumped on a few of your bullets there, but I'll give it my best shot.\n\nYou can record text, but not directly to MP3s.  You can make a short Applescript or use Automater to save the text to AIFF and if you so desire, add another element to import to iTunes and compress it.  Not that hard, did it in 2 min, and you can set it to do it automatically.\n\nNot sure about queing multiple articles in readers like Zeino or whatever that article reader is called, but there again, if nothing else, you can script it.\n\nYou can adjust reading speed and various other verbosity qualities, as well as rate, pitch, and volume.  You can also have different voices for different things.\n\nYou can adjust the default read speed, but I don't think you can do it on the fly.  Could be wrong here, but I've never run into that option.\n\nI don't see any options for highlighting text as it's being read, but you do have the option of a caption window.\n\nYou can set a key or key combo to read text that is highlighted.\n\nYou can customize how the computer says certain words.\n\nSpeech recognition is also cool, and you can navigate through windows, look up address book entries, and much more without even using your keyboard.
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READPLEASE is the best TTS software\ndownload it at \n \nwww.READPLEASE.com
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Yahoo messenger w/ voice if you want instantaneously communication
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http://www.winappslist.com/business/speech_to_text.htm is the site. You can get it from here
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This is called voice recognition software. many options available!
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If you have Windows XP then you already have a good speech recognition system built in.  Additional capabilities can be added using the e-Speaking (website below) Voice and Speech Recognition software.\n\nThe Sphinx system mentioned in an earlier answer is a good one of you have a Unix based system.  In 1993 Microsoft hired the developers of the Sphinx system (see the MSDN Reference below).  Microsoft then incorporated their work into what is now known as Microsoft's Speech and Application Programming Interface.\n\nMicrosoft has a good summary on their website called: "How to install and configure speech recognition in Windows XP" (see last reference below).\n\nThe combination of Microsoft's software and e-Speaking should enable you to accomplish great things with voice recognition.
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I'm not aware of anywhere on the internet that does that, but there are a number of options that will basically do what you are looking for.  Particularly there is software that will do it for you, such as MacMinute and many others.  There is a pen with a laser light that you can pass over the printed word and it will say the word.  \n\nApparently Microsoft has free Text to Speech software.  I think the Franklin company makes a device that will do it.  If you can talk to a special educaton teacher you can probably get lots of information.  There are probably a number of other options in this type of technology.
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Have you tried iVisit?  It welcomes Mac and PC to meet for audio, video and type chat.  Free to register, download and chat.
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try out "Wave To Text 5.5.9"\n\nhere's the download link:\n\nhttp://dw.com.com/redir?pid=10446841&merid=62246&mfgid=62246<ype=dl_dlnow&lop=link&edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3040-7239_4-10446841&ontId=7239_4&destUrl=http://www.download.com%2F3001-7239_4-10446841.html\n\n\nif you're not satisfied, you can run a serach at:\n\nhttp://www.download.com\nhttp://www.hotfiles.com
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Audacity is a good choice for this sort of thing -- it's free and works on just about any operating system. You also need a microphone if you don't have one. I'm using the Samson C01U at the moment, but any mic will do. If you are going to send your samples as MP3 files, you'll also need LameLib. Audacity's website provides instructions on how to get LameLib and how to make Audacity talk to it (it's not difficult). Good luck!
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well, if you have a Macintosh, you could use Audio Hijack
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Speakonia 1.3.5 \n\nIts free!
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sure! there is a language for doing it!\n\nit's called voicexml, google or yahooo search for it!
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laugh out loud if you want to listen to every word that is type on screen you can enable ur talking tex voice on win xp home or win xp \nProfessional. \n\nwindows talking tax for win xp home & win xp .pro \nTo open Narrator, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator.\n\nNarrator overviewNarrator is a text-to-speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the active window, menu options, or the text you have typed.Narrator is designed to work with Notepad, Wordpad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, the Windows desktop, and Windows setup. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs.Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read.You can have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud when they are displayed.\nYou can have typed characters read aloud. You can adjust the speed, volume, or pitch of the voice.. The accessibility tools that ship with Windows are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for daily use.
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IBM's "ViaVoice" is still the premier voice to computer speech recognition software and the link below is the best company currently applying that software to real life problems in speech recognition.\nhttp://www.voicebox.com/
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check this site out - I used to use the program to convert from WAV to MP3, but you can also convert the other way
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You can use cheetah audio converter or any program that performs audio files conversions.\n\ntry this site\n\nhttp://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=audio+converter&tg=dl-2001\n\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=cheetah+audio+converter&fr=FP-tab-web-t&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8