I had just remembered they had exposed the "speak" api to the android
scripting environment (or ASE).  

http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/Tutorials

Notably check out these scripts:

http://pastebin.com/f3f741b5a
http://www.prupert.co.uk/2010/04/28/python-android-weather-forecast-script/
http://publicint.blogspot.com/2010/06/build-talking-calendar-with-googlecl.html
http://www.submergedspaceman.com/blog/?p=29

In the python dialect of the ASE:

import android
droid = android.Android()
droid.ttsSpeak("Hello, World!")

Vern's probably got the code written in his head by now.  ;)

On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 22:48 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
> I'm not sure that the following info will help you right now, but like
> Vern said, it might not be too hard to write it yourself.
> 
> Google Code Eyes-Free page including instructions to get started
> developing your own app:
> http://code.google.com/p/eyes-free/
> 
> Project Eyes-Free project announcement:
> http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/04/announcing-eyes-free-shell-for-android.html
> 
> Android Talkback:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8QqTugasx0
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ARE0mPriEE
> 
> The Eyes-Free YouTube channel:
> http://www.youtube.com/user/EyesFreeAndroid
> 
> From what I see browser reading hasn't been implemented yet, but it does
> sound like everything is in place within the API to do it. I haven't
> written any Android apps since the platform first came out though, so I
> can't really say what would be involved.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
> 
> On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 21:00:12 -0400, Travis Paul <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of an android app that will read webpages?
> > I'm on a long trip and all I want to do is some reasearch but seeing
> > that I'm driving its probaly not a good idea to browse(read) the web.
> > 
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