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« Podcastamatic Updated | Main | Skype Introduced for Mac OS X and Linux »FeedPod Translates Blog Text to PodcastsFebruary 01, 2005FeedPod 0.2, a text-to-speech RSS1, RSS2, and ATOM 0.3 syndication feed reader, has been released. FeedPod can play a feed over the Web using HTTP streaming and a ShoutCast-style playlist, or generate a Podcast feed for syncing to your portable MP3 player. About FeedPod FeedPod is a Text-To-Speech RSS/ATOM Newsfeed reader. FeedPod generates PodCasting feeds, suitable for automatically downloading onto a portable MP3 player. PodCasting is a new standard for TiVo-like delivery of audio content for portable players, like the Apple iPod. It uses RSS 2.0 with MP3 enclosures to publicize content. You can find more information about PodCasting at PodCastAlley.com In addition to PodCasting, you can use FeedPod to HTTP stream MP3s of a PodCast via a shoutcast playlist generated by the server, for listening at your desktop. CommentsWith text-to-speech on your portable device (e.g. PocketPC with Fonix iSpeak), you don't need to waste space storing MP3's. I have a Perl script that with a single click reads a URL or text block from the Windows clipboard and enqueues it for listening in iSpeak. It also strips headers/footers from my favorite sites in an extensible way. Now if only iSpeak had rewind/fast-forward functionality.... Posted by: BrianHoltz Post a comment |
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