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Create MP3's from text with vozMe

Who wants to read all their email when they can listen to it instead?

vozMe is web tool that turns text into an mp3 file that you can listen to immediately online or download onto your hard drive to listen to later. The tool works for English, as well as Spanish and Italian text and the interface is simple in design with just a box to type or paste text, and a button to create an mp3. vozMe also has tools available for webmasters who want to offer audio versions of posts directly on their websites.

We're never really impressed with text to speech websites. The voice that reads your text to you is your standard "Computer Voice A" which gets pretty annoying to listen to. The simple idiot proof interface of vozMe however makes it a rather attractive tool to bookmark for non-Tech savvy family members who have failing eyesight. With no registration and only two steps to success it's not one of those services you're going to have to explain too many times to grandma.

For other text to speech options check out VocalFruits, Pediaphon, and SpokenText.

[via Digital Inspiration]

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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