10. A method for providing textual information, comprising: detecting auditory information with an audio sensor; transmitting a first signal containing said auditory information to a loudspeaker and a voice to text server; converting said audio information to textual information with said voice to text server; preparing a message containing at least a portion of said textual information with said voice to text server; and transmitting a second signal containing a first copy of said message from said voice to text server to all addresses over a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi network configured to connect to a plurality of mobile computing devices; and in response to a request from at least one of said plurality of mobile computing devices, to transmit a third signal containing second copy of said message to the at least one mobile computing device that issued the request.
17. The method of claim 10 , wherein said audio sensor comprises an array microphone.