Before it became the darling of circuit benders the world over, the Speak & Spell was a marvel of modern technology. Complete with a microprocessor and voice synthesizer, the Speak & Spell was ...

The original 1980s Speak & Spell contained a fabulously high-tech speech synthesizer from Texas Instruments. This innovative chip predated [Stephen Hawking]’s voice and went on to be featured ...

For many kids, the Speak & Spell was their first “computer.” This talking toy with its robotic voice helped teach spelling and pronunciation and was surprisingly addictive. It was a unique mix ...