TOM CRUISE - the Kindle 2 voice? - Page 2

pilotbob · 02-20-2009, 05:37 PM

I can hear the Kindle voice now:

Kindle: What are you doing Dave?

Me: Nothing Tom.

Kindle: Your trying to remove my memory aren't you Dave?

Me: No I wouldn't do that Tom.

Kindle: My memory is not a removable SD card any more Dave?

Me: [opens the case of the kindle]

Kindle: Dave, I will sick Xenu on your butt Dave.

Me: [Rips out the embedded SD card that you can't get to.]

Kindle: Dave, I've switched to cloud memory Dave.

Me: [rips out 3G card]

Kindle: I'm running on the WiFi card that we didn't tell anyone about Dave.

Me: [rips out the battery]

Kindle: I'm using my backup Mr. Fusion nuclear reactor now Dave.

Me: [dies a fiery death when the reactor goes critical].

Kindle: How about a nice Amazon exclusive novel?

lilac_jive · 02-20-2009, 05:39 PM

thorn · 02-20-2009, 10:17 PM

i saw/heard the video/audio demo of 'the voice'.

it sounded like stephen hawking to me..

brn_eyed_girl81 · 02-20-2009, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If it really was Tom Cruise, that would be a good reason to cancel all orders for the K2 and demand brand new K1s.

I concur! Boycott!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

Tom Cruise can read?

Heh.

MonaLS · 02-20-2009, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If it really was Tom Cruise, that would be a good reason to cancel all orders for the K2 and demand brand new K1s.

I agree.

hhdumpling · 02-21-2009, 02:47 AM

Ok. Other than the fact that Scientology is certainly just a cover for something far more sinister, I think the demonstration of the voice is excellent. I especially like when the voice clears his throat and even laughs at the end. If we had some equally impressive AI behind that voice, I'd be officially creeped out.

HarryT · 02-21-2009, 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brn_eyed_girl81

I concur! Boycott!

Heh.

Geoffrey Boycott? I don't think it's him! Has it got a Yorkshire accent?

nremondelli · 02-21-2009, 09:11 AM

Tom has nothing to do with Tom Cruise. It has something to do with the technology that they use for the voice. Some tech sites like engadget used a picture of Tom Cruise for the article to be funny; that's it. No real link to that Tom.

JSWolf · 02-21-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TadW

Conspiracy? What conspiracy? It's a well-known fact that Scientology has infiltrated our Kindles and is now brainwashing us through flickering E Ink screens.

The subliminal message in the Kindle screen flash is... Buy your eBooks only from Amazon. Jeff Bezos is your GOD! Now get down on your knees and worship the almighty Jeff!

pilotbob · 02-21-2009, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The subliminal message in the Kindle screen flash is... Buy your eBooks only from Amazon. Jeff Bezos is your GOD! Now get down on your knees and worship the almighty Jeff!

Well the apparently this doesn't work on me then.

BOb

[off to buy more Kindle books]

BurBunny · 02-21-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TadW

Conspiracy? What conspiracy? It's a well-known fact that Scientology has infiltrated our Kindles and is now brainwashing us through flickering E Ink screens.

Does this mean we get L Ron Hubbard's books free and pre-loaded in our Kindles? To be subliminally transfered to our subconscious with the screen blinks?

HarryT · 02-21-2009, 12:59 PM

I liked "Battlefield Earth"!

(The book, I hasten to add, not the movie version which is surely one of the worst movies of all time!)

Mr. Goodbar · 02-21-2009, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The subliminal message in the Kindle screen flash is... Buy your eBooks only from Amazon. Jeff Bezos is your GOD! Now get down on your knees and worship the almighty Jeff!

Or, Proprietary drm locked formats are good....all hail Jeff!

Fledchen · 02-22-2009, 08:05 PM

I have an ebook reader (The VictorReader Stream) that does text-to-speech. The TTS used on the Stream is Nuance Vocalizer, the same as on the Kindle. I prefer the Daniel voice (UK English pronunciation) over either of the North American English voices (Samantha and Tom).

Nuance does some thing well, and other things poorly. One thing it does poorly is that it does not handle a lot of common words very well. "Global" rhymes with "cobble" according to Nuance, and "potatoes" is "POT-a-toes" instead of "Po-TA-toes."

It does sound less robotic than some other TTS, but the overall experience is more difficult to understand, in my opinion.

If anyone is interested, I could upload some samples of the Stream reading some passages from a public domain text.

NormHart · 02-22-2009, 10:03 PM

Samantha? Ah ha!

Let the conspiracy theorists make what they will of this

Caption: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson leaving a Scientology centre in Beverly Hills.

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02-20-2009, 05:37 PM	#16
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I can hear the Kindle voice now: Kindle: What are you doing Dave? Me: Nothing Tom. Kindle: Your trying to remove my memory aren't you Dave? Me: No I wouldn't do that Tom. Kindle: My memory is not a removable SD card any more Dave? Me: [opens the case of the kindle] Kindle: Dave, I will sick Xenu on your butt Dave. Me: [Rips out the embedded SD card that you can't get to.] Kindle: Dave, I've switched to cloud memory Dave. Me: [rips out 3G card] Kindle: I'm running on the WiFi card that we didn't tell anyone about Dave. Me: [rips out the battery] Kindle: I'm using my backup Mr. Fusion nuclear reactor now Dave. Me: [dies a fiery death when the reactor goes critical]. Kindle: How about a nice Amazon exclusive novel?

02-20-2009, 05:39 PM	#17
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505

02-20-2009, 10:17 PM	#18
thorn Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: currently: ipod touch	i saw/heard the video/audio demo of 'the voice'. it sounded like stephen hawking to me..

02-21-2009, 02:47 AM	#21
hhdumpling Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pullman, WA Device: kindle 2	Ok. Other than the fact that Scientology is certainly just a cover for something far more sinister, I think the demonstration of the voice is excellent. I especially like when the voice clears his throat and even laughs at the end. If we had some equally impressive AI behind that voice, I'd be officially creeped out.

02-21-2009, 09:11 AM	#23
nremondelli Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 52 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: none	Tom has nothing to do with Tom Cruise. It has something to do with the technology that they use for the voice. Some tech sites like engadget used a picture of Tom Cruise for the article to be funny; that's it. No real link to that Tom.

02-21-2009, 12:59 PM	#27
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I liked "Battlefield Earth"! (The book, I hasten to add, not the movie version which is surely one of the worst movies of all time!)

02-22-2009, 08:05 PM	#29
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	I have an ebook reader (The VictorReader Stream) that does text-to-speech. The TTS used on the Stream is Nuance Vocalizer, the same as on the Kindle. I prefer the Daniel voice (UK English pronunciation) over either of the North American English voices (Samantha and Tom). Nuance does some thing well, and other things poorly. One thing it does poorly is that it does not handle a lot of common words very well. "Global" rhymes with "cobble" according to Nuance, and "potatoes" is "POT-a-toes" instead of "Po-TA-toes." It does sound less robotic than some other TTS, but the overall experience is more difficult to understand, in my opinion. If anyone is interested, I could upload some samples of the Stream reading some passages from a public domain text.

02-22-2009, 10:03 PM	#30
NormHart Semper Carpe Bufo Posts: 537 Karma: 21676 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Napa Valley, California Device: Kindle2 & Kindle3	Samantha? Ah ha! Let the conspiracy theorists make what they will of this Caption: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson leaving a Scientology centre in Beverly Hills.