Aprender inglês com o motor de busca

A barra do motor de busca Accoona tem uma característica que a distingue de todas as outras: fala inglês. Segundo a empresa, o objectivo deste utilitário é ajudar os cibernautas a aprender a falar inglês e, com esta estratégia, a Accoona pretende afirmar-se no mercado competitivo dos motores de busca, enfrentando os gigantes Google, Yahoo! e MSN.

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Talking search bar helps teach English on Internet

(Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 21--Jersey City-based search engine company Accoona has introduced a talking search bar to help Internet users learn English, the company has announced.
Users can download the feature, which will enable a user to highlight any text on a Web page and listen to it with a male or female voice.
The Talking Search Bar is free for the first 60 days. For a one-time licensing fee of $25, you can have unlimited use of the feature, the company said.
According to Accoona, the Talking Search Bar technology is the first such application tied directly to an Internet search engine.
Accoona designed the feature for Internet users who want to learn and pronounce English or enhance their English-language skills. The application also can used by U.S. and United Kingdom preschoolers, elementary-school students and others learning to read English, such as English as a second language or adult literacy students, the company said.

in TMCnet - News

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Motor de busca Accoona
Download the Talking Search Bar