The Magnetic Time Company has launched MT1, a software that can make mobile phones speak aloud. It has been developed specifically for visually-impaired users. For a nominal cost of 23 pounds (Rupees 1,840 approximately) the software can be installed onto a Personal Digital Assistant, mobile phones or mp3 players.

MT1 is compatible with email programmes and operating systems Windows 2000 and XP. However, while it can read emails aloud, including 'from,' 'to' and 'subject' lines, it is unable to read symbols or web addresses.

The company is set to release 'MT Mac' a version of MT1 that is compatible with Apple’s Macintosh computers. To make it more user-friendly, the software will translate into several languages including French, Belgium, Dutch and Swedish.