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There are a lot of Twitter clients out there all vying for everyone's attention. Tweets Aloud does something a little special compared to the rest though: it allows users to stream their Twitter feed via text-to-speech voice technology thus allowing them to listen to their Twitter feed rather than read it.

A few advantages come about from this. Users can listen to their tweets much like a radio station while they're exercising or doing other things while at the PC or at work. Other users can use it to save effort such as if they're suffering from either a short term or long term disability that affects their mobility and they'd rather listen than navigate through the app. Those with visual impairments could also benefit.

Each tweet is read in an easy to understand young woman's voice and users can quickly play, pause or skip forward or backwards just like when using an iPod. Even common jargon such as smiley faces or texting abbreviations can be converted appropriately so it still all makes sense.

Two versions of Tweets Aloud are available. A free/lite version allows users to read/listen to the latest 10 tweets alongside an ad-supported interface while the full version offers readings of up to 100 of the latest tweets. It's priced at $1.99.