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Feed2Podcast makes audio out of your feed
Merlin Mann | Jan 15 2006
Technically providing the opposite of what some folks have asked for on 43 Folders (jump to 4:04 or so), Feed2Podcast turns your garden-variety RSS feed into a series of audio files, which can then be subscribed to like a podcast. It's a clever idea, although the robot voice reading the text sounds, to my ear, like he's hopped up on goofballs and ready for a multi-state crime spree (which, come to think of it, might be a fun way to hear my "writing"). Anyhow, it's definitely fun as a proof of concept -- and probably a welcome and economical development for folks with sight issues who'd still like to keep up with bloggers' kitties and the results of their sundry personality tests. If, for some reason, you think you'd like to hear the last few 43F posts read aloud by a nervous robot, Feed2Podcast and I are happy to oblige:
So out of curiosity, does something like this appeal to you, just in general? Would this be a service you think you'd use, for listening on commutes etc.? [ Danke, Lifehacker ] 9 Comments
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 Actually I wish Feedburner did...Submitted by Andy (not verified) on January 15, 2006 - 10:23pm.
Actually I wish Feedburner did this. I have a commute that I don't feel like wasting, listening to "drive time DJs" talking about the concert they went to or their girlfriends sexual proclivities. For the last half year, I've used TextAloud to save feeds as MP3s to my PDA and then hear them in the car, this might be easier...thanks for the tip. » POSTED IN:
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