I emailed Sky customer services for some clarification on what they told me last week.Here is the latest response: TEXT BEGINS We are still waiting on some details surrounding the Sky Talker to be confirmed but I will try and answer all the questions below. The Sky talk will not give full access to the EPG or enable you to set up recordings through the 7 days schedule. The sky talker will give you information on the channel and programming that you are on. For example, if you change to 106 Sky 1 and the Simpsons is showing it will say '106, sky one, now showing the Simpsons' it can also read out the information about that particular episode. The sky talker does not at the moment have the functionality to read out anytime content or the video on demand function due to launch in December although we may look to develop the product further if we have a good response to the Sky Talker. We are planning on initially manufacturing 1000 Sky Talker boxes when they are introduced until we determine the demand for the product. We are still waiting for the price to be confirmed although it is thought to be around £60 at present. I hope this information has answered your questions, if you do require any further information please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.