MONS, Belgium — VoxBox, from Babel Technologies, is a combined speechtechnology hardware and software solution. It is a audio processor systemthat uses Babel's near human-sounding text to speech technology (TTS),Babil, to speak aloud any text message it receives.

Provided in a box, VoxBox provides up to 18 languages for applicationsincluding public announcement systems at train stations and airports, foranimated games or for voiced warnings for alarm and surveillance systems.Text messages sent to VoxBox are synthesized to increase communicationflexibility, not limiting communicating to only pre-recorded messages oralerts.

It can be connected to a range of systems via a RS232 serial line and USBport and was created following demand from Babel's customers for a plug-and-play TTS solution.