Want your loved ones to talk to you from beyond the grave?

[kaolinfire]

Want your loved ones to talk to you from beyond the grave? Technology's not quite there yet, says AT&T, but the best thing to do is record as much as you can of their voice, in as good a setting and as high res as plausible....

Can I use my own voice?
Not in AT&T Natural Voices

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Do you know about Roger Ebert?

[mackknopf]

On a slight tangent, are you familiar with what Roger Ebert, well-known movie critic (he won a Pulitzer!) did when his throat was damaged by cancer and surgery? After years of scribbled notes and whiteboard writings, which slow conversation down to a dribble, he commmissioned a voice database using recordings of his own voice. Fortunately, having hosted a review show, Siskel & Ebert, for years, there were ample recordings to draw from

Respond here (should you be so moved)

[mackknopf]

Okay, I created a #%#! Livejournal account again, of all things I thought I would never do again, for the sole purpose of being able to comment here AND get replies sent to my Gmail inbox. :)

Chances I would ever remember to check an LJ guest inbox, even if it worked? Close to non-existent... So, err, reply down here to this comment should you have anything pithy to say back. Maybe it'll work.

Re: Respond here (should you be so moved)

[kaolinfire]

:hehe: ah, the evil that is the internet goes on and on....

I did not know that Roger Ebert's throat was damaged...any clue what company he used, what software underlying?

I see his stuff flow by on Twitter frequently, regarding anything-and-everything. :)