diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 3978fb02c..e60327dae 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "angular-i18n": "1.5.0",
     "angular-translate": "2.11.0",
     "angular-translate-loader-static-files": "2.11.0",
-    "rrule": "^2.1.0"
+    "rrule": "^2.1.0",
+    "say": "0.11.0"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "moment": {
diff --git a/config.example.js b/config.example.js
index 2bf1a1131..87441d96c 100644
--- a/config.example.js
+++ b/config.example.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var config = {
     },
     layout: "main",
     greeting: ["Hi, sexy!", "Greetings, commander"], // An array of greetings to randomly choose from
+    time: "12", // can also be 24
 
     // Alternativly you can have greetings that appear based on the time of day
     /*
diff --git a/js/controller.js b/js/controller.js
index cef0dc823..8a7832176 100644
--- a/js/controller.js
+++ b/js/controller.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         ComicService,
         GiphyService,
         TrafficService,
+        TimeService,
         TimerService,
         ReminderService,
         SearchService,
@@ -454,9 +455,11 @@
                 $scope.focus = "reminders";
             });
 
-            // Check the time
-            addCommand('time_show', function (task) {
-                console.debug("It is", moment().format('h:mm:ss a'));
+            // Speak the time
+            addCommand('time_show', function() {
+              var timeFormat = config.time; // 12 or 24
+              TimeService.speakTime(timeFormat); // do the speaking
+              $scope.focus = "default"; // show the clock
             });
 
             // Control light
diff --git a/js/services/time.js b/js/services/time.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6db0d7821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/services/time.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+  (function() {
+    'use strict';
+    
+    // use say for tts
+    var say = require('say');
+
+    // Gets time in 12-hour format
+    function getTime(timeFormat) {
+      var currentTime = new Date();
+      var hours = currentTime.getHours();
+      var minutes = currentTime.getMinutes();
+      var time = "The time is ";
+
+      // 24 hour
+      if (timeFormat == "24") {
+        time += hours + ":" + minutes;
+      }
+
+      // 12 hour
+      else {
+        if (minutes < 10) {
+          minutes = "0" + minutes;
+        }
+
+        else if (hours > 11) {
+          if (hours != 12) {
+            hours = hours - 12;
+          }
+          time += hours + ":" + minutes + " " + "PM";
+        }
+
+        else { // hours <= 11
+          time += hours + ":" + minutes + " " + "AM";
+        }
+      }
+
+      return time;
+    }
+
+
+    function TimeService() {
+        var service = {};
+        service.speakTime = function(timeFormat) {
+          say.speak(getTime(timeFormat));
+          // say.speak(getTime(), 'voice_kal_diphone', 0.5); // Can change parameters to use a different voice or change the speed
+        };
+        return service; // donezo
+    }
+
+    angular.module('SmartMirror')
+      .factory('TimeService', TimeService);
+  }());