Text-to-Speech Tech Embedded in Scarce Spotify Device: ReadSpeaker

ReadSpeaker’s text-to-speech technology is used in Spotify’s Car Thing, a screen-based interface designed to attach to a car vent to simplify content selection, said the digital voice company Tuesday. Premium Spotify subscribers can use the device to select content by voice, tap, turn or swipe to get to music and podcasts they want to hear, says the Spotify website. Waiting lists for the product have persisted since April. ReadSpeaker believes all brands eventually will have their own independent voice assistant, and custom voices will be part of brand differentiation.