AT&T Announces Instant Messaging Buddies
United Leisure Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, United Internet Technologies (UIT), entered into a licensing agreement with AT&T to use AT&T's Natural Voices TTS Engine in UIT's new line of robotic toys that work with personal computers and "Instant Messaging" (IM) software. These smart toys can be placed near a PC and will speak written text from instant messages using wireless transfer links.