For over a decade, the name "Loquendo" was synonymous with high-quality computerized voices. If you watched memes, YouTube poops, or automated voice announcements in the early 2000s, you have heard Loquendo. But if you visit the official loquendo.com website today, you will find something very different from what you remember.
The original Loquendo website is dead, but the voice lives on inside Microsoft’s servers. Disclaimer: This article reflects the current state of the loquendo.com domain as of the latest available data. Domain ownership and redirects are subject to change by the parent companies (Microsoft/Nuance). loquendo website
Here is the story of the Loquendo website and where the technology went. Originally, the Loquendo website served as the corporate face of Loquendo S.p.A. , a spin-off from the Telecom Italia (CSI) research group. Founded in 2001, the website marketed their Text-to-Speech (TTS) and speech recognition engines to businesses. For over a decade, the name "Loquendo" was