VoiZapp just-released an iPhone app that can change the lives of millions. Messages Aloud for iPhone and iPad provides “personalized news radio” to Facebook messaging users. The app allows Facebook users to stream their messages via state-of-the-art text-to-speech voice technology. It follows our successful Friends Aloud iOS app that reads aloud Facebook users’ news feeds. The official press release appears below:

AUSTIN, Texas – August 24, 2011 – Apple iOS device owners can now access and listen to their Facebook messages via Messages Aloud, created by VoiZapp, Inc. It is the first iOS app to bring optimized state of the art text-to-speech technology to Facebook messaging on all iOS devices.

Using Messages Aloud, a user can:

• Read aloud their latest Facebook messages in a pleasant, easy-to-understand young woman’s voice
• Scroll through each message on screen or tap around to read messages at random
• Automatically switch between reading their latest messages in sequence or just reading new messages as they arrive for as long as desired
• Play, pause, and skip forward/back using intuitive controls, just like the iPod
• Continue reading aloud while in the background, just like the iPod
• Understand and read common computer jargon such as smiley faces and texting-style abbreviations (LOL, ROTFLMAO, happy/sad faces, etc.)

“Facebook has become an integral part of our lives, and mobile has fundamentally changed the way we access and use social networking services”, said Dr. Robert B. Wesson, Voizapp’s CEO. “You can now stay in touch with your Facebook messages while safely driving, walking, exercising – anywhere your eyes are otherwise occupied. Messages Aloud also gives the visually-impaired and elderly an audible window into their friends’ and families’ lives.”

Pricing, availability, and additional details

Messages Aloud is available as free and paid options. Messages Aloud Pro can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store for a one-time charge of $1.99. It’s a complete ad-free audio/visual mobile Facebook experience that reads new posts aloud as they arrive all day long with no user interaction necessary. Users can try some of the core features for free by downloading ad-supported Messages Aloud Lite that reads aloud the user’s latest 10 messages as often as they wish.

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