Open Source Talking Clock 2
Talking Clock v. 2.00
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Talking Clock runs in the task tray. It displays the current time and optionally announces the time at a specified interval every 15 minutes using a sound card.
Talking Clock optionally sets your computer's clock to the current time as specified by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology's cesium clock.
Talking Clock requires Windows XP or later plus .Net 2.0 or later.
Talking Clock Screen Shot:
Use the Settings dialog box to specify your preferences:
You can choose from three different virtual voices: Microsoft Sam, Microsoft Mike, and Microsoft Mary. Sorry, no "Microsoft Bob" voice is available!
When you set your computer's clock using the NIST time source, the details are written to the event log:
Talking Clock requires Windows XP or later plus .Net 2.0 or later.
Talking Clock uses the Microsoft Speech API 5.1. See www.microsoft.com/speech for further information.