Google Knol started to try the audio version

Since Google Knol entered the battlefield of online encyclopedias with a variety of battles, it was not a good time to get ahead of Wikipedia and Mahalo, as well as the pressure of slate and smaller izer. However, Google is not idle, and recently launched a sound version for some of Knol's content.

Voice version in Google KnolArticleAt present, there are not many, but the sound quality generated by the computer is quite good. Although it can be clearly recognized as a machine sound, it is not bad. Here is an example.

In the case of acronyms, the text-to-speech sound is obviously incorrect, and there is no obvious gap between paragraphs in the sound. In addition, only those text-based content that does not contain a large number of images and tables can achieve good results. However, Google's attempt is a good choice.

International Source: http://mashable.com/2008/10/05/google-knol-audio/
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