Agent PowerToy 2008 (en-uk) 2.0

After the installation, right-clicking on the Internet Explorer browser window will show an additional menu option: Read {Language Name]!. This serves the same function as the Agent PowerToy for IE "Read it!" and "Speak It!". If you design web pages, you can include support for the Agent Powertoy, to present the page, instead of just reading it, to any user that has installed the Powertoy. Eleven languages available.

Advantages of having such a character read a web page is that it has a more familiar effect on viewers. Also, as characters are coupled with an audio reading of the web page, many people can benefit from this method of information delivery. Including:

the visually-impaired.
illiterate persons. Children think its fun!
students learning a second language.
your favorite nerd looking for a geeky toy.