We've come a long way since an IBM 704 first croaked its way through Daisy Bell. Now we've got Siri copping an attitude when we ask a stupid question and Google Now feeding information in an incredibly realistic sounding voice. AT&T has its own initiative, dubbed Natural Voices. At this morning's Foundry event, one demo involved using the voice synthesis engine to read a children's book -- specifically Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This isn't just another text-to-speech demo though, StorEbook uses the impressive and
