Speechify today announced it has been featured as “App of the Day” on the WAKA Action 8 News website, spotlighting how people are turning written content into audio to manage growing reading workloads. The coverage appeared as part of the station’s What the Tech series and focused on how Speechify helps users listen to emails, documents, and long articles instead of staring at screens.
In the article and accompanying video, What the Tech App of the Day: Speechify, consumer technology reporter Jamey Tucker described how readers are increasingly “drowning in things they’re supposed to read” and how Speechify transforms that overload into something users can listen to while walking, driving, or multitasking. The full feature is published on the WAKA 8 website and distributed across its digital and broadcast platforms.
The coverage highlighted several of Speechify’s core capabilities, including converting written text into natural-sounding audio, pasting links to instantly listen to long articles, scanning printed pages with a phone camera, and connecting with Kindle libraries to turn books into audiobooks. It also noted that users can adjust playback speed to save time when listening to longer documents.
The report emphasized what sets Speechify apart: its ability to recognize punctuation and phrasing in a way that makes audio sound less robotic and more like a real person reading aloud. The segment also pointed out that Speechify’s premium version offers a wide selection of voices, including well-known celebrity voices, while the free version provides more basic options for everyday use.
The feature highlighted Speechify’s appeal for students, busy professionals, and people who learn better by listening. By turning articles and documents into audio, users can consume information while commuting, exercising, or managing daily tasks, helping them turn idle moments into productive time.
To read or watch the full feature, visit the WAKA 8 website and search for What the Tech App of the Day: Speechify by Jamey Tucker.
About Speechify
Speechify is a voice-first AI company that helps people read, write, and understand information using speech. Trusted by over 50 million users worldwide, Speechify powers AI reading, AI writing, AI podcasts, AI meetings, and AI productivity across consumer and enterprise platforms. Speechify's proprietary SIMBA voice models deliver natural-sounding voices in more than 60 languages and are used in nearly 200 countries. The company has been recognized with the Apple Design Award and featured in TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Forbes,
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