This fantastic video pits the text-to-voice abilities of the iPod Shuffle and the Kindle 2 against each other in an amazingly appropriate contrivance — the two machines re-enact the Voight-Kampff interview from the movie Blade Runner.
If you have seen the movie or have read the novella Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, you’re in for a treat. If you haven’t, stop reading immediately and go do your duty.
The purpose of the video — to check out the quality of the artificial speech, is satisfied with a clear winner — the Kindle. This may be because it is based on the voice of a real person, and not a replicant voice like that of Alex in the shuffle. Are you seeing how clever this video is yet?
Talking Gadget Theater: Blade Runner, starring the Kindle 2 and iPod Shuffle [DVICE]
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