William Shatner launches iPhone app
Posted November 5, 2012 6:21 am.
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William Shatner can check another accomplishment off his list as his iPhone app, Shatoetry, was recently released.
The 81-year-old actor, writer and performer brings the talent of his spoken word inflections to smartphones.
“You can bring up words that I have spoken, and I have spoken them in three different ways,” he said. “You can make your own message in my voice and you can say anything, simple and elegant. You can communicate it to a friend or a foe. You send it and they can send a message back and you’re having the fun of communicating with your words in my voice, and that’s the app. Is that like stunning, or what?”
Users download the app and choose words, pauses and the level of dramatic emphasis placed on each word that’s pre-recorded by the actor. Once they’ve decided on a phrase, they click a button to hear their finished masterpiece and can share with friends on their social networks.
“People will be able to communicate with each other in a fun way,” said Shatner. “It can be hilarious or it can be beautiful. You can have fun with this, but you can also do something meaningful, which is what half of me intends for you to do. To something meaningful, say something meaningful, as earnestly as I can.”
The app costs $2.99 in Apple’s iTunes store.
