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Matt Hamilton wrote:
> On 1 Feb 2007, at 23:08, Phil Wilson wrote:
>
>   
>> Hmmm, the voices it reads out in are tweakable I think, I wonder if
>> there's an "Irish Priest" setting? *wanders off to look*
>>
>>     
>
>  From what we found of the one we had briefly in the office, all it  
> does i get sent audio files and plays them.  Ie all the text-to- 
> speech bit is done on a remote server somewhere.  I didn't get a  
> chance to look at the data to see what protocols it uses, but I'm  
> guessing it is most likely http, so probably possible to spoof the  
> server locally and do what you want.
>
> -Matt
>
>   
It's a speaker with wifi? We could do better than that. And make it open 
standards. All you need is a little motherboard out of one of those 
external HDD units and a Furbie and you're away. Hell, I might even try 
that. You could make it a million times smarter and more useful.

Rx