I just discovered today that Siri on my iPhone will speak a received text message. I had to enable that feature, but it's great. When I am out in the sun and can't see the damn screen, it's a great help. Then, I can reply if needed by speaking. It even tells me who sent the message.
I've used Siri to reply to messages when working and I use it (him?) to set the timer, but just wondered if it would read a new message to me. I don't even have to touch the screen or scroll to the message.
Of course, I won't need it as much since we've left our old job, but it's still cool.