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Using this also enables your computer to speak the content of e-mail, Web pages, documents, help files, or anything else you copy to the clipboard. Just keep the animated character on top of your desktop and click on it whenever you want it to read. It can also be set to automatically read from the clipboard when any new text is copied.

It will also tell you jokes, sing, and remind you of appointments. It features voice recognition technology that can be used to launch applications, Web sites, play music, shut down or restart your computer, or just reply. You can even change the voices and languages by downloading extra speech engines.