SpeechGear is offering a software package that lets users to type words and have them read aloud by the computer. The software also picks up what is being verbally said by others and immediately translates it into text for the user to read on the computer screen. The software, called Interact-AS costs $795. The company hopes it will allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing to better communicate with people who may not know sign language. The product is available through Harris Communications. Several hundred copies of Interact-AS have already been sold. Learn more about it here.
