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RSS on Ipod : How it should be done

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So this post has some good information on a product called Ipod Agent.  It essentially lets you have rss feeds displayed on your Ipod.  It also lets you sync your outlook information as well.   I've tried this stuff out, but IMO the Ipod display was really not meant for text.

The ultimate “Ipod Agent” would be one that takes your information and converts it to computer spoken MP3 recordings using some of the ATT natural voice technology.  Then you could use your Ipod, as it was designed, to listen to your favorite RSS feeds and new mail.  Does anyone else think this would be the way to go?

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  • Anonymous
    April 19, 2004
    A good wee while back (Pocket PC 2000 era) I had a little app that I put together that would screen scrape CNN, Text to Speech it, MP3 it and dump it on the iPAQ to take to the gym...... It was OK but the synth voice really got to you after 5 or so minutes.
  • Anonymous
    April 19, 2004
    Josh,

    Actually, I think things are going to go the other way. I think voice recording/recognition and compression will become advanced enough so that the majority of emails/blogs will be recorded spoken word.

    From there, we will need utilities that can search through the voice recordings. Also, a speech to text engine that will allow you to "read" a voice email.

    The only drawback I see is the "annoyance" factor of everyone recording emails. Not all companies give each employee their own private office. :)

  • Anonymous
    April 20, 2004
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  • Anonymous
    April 20, 2004
    Chris: That's why I linked to the ATT Natural Voice stuff. Its pretty impressive. Text->Voice has improved a whole lot of late. But it' good to know someone else thought it might be useful.

    Bob: I only partially agree with you. Personally I wouldn't do an audioblog if I could for most things. I like that I can type, edit, and refine before I post. It would take me too many takes to make an audio post worthwhile most of the time. I also wouldn't want to read most of the voice mails people leave for me since they tend to ramble. I also agree with the annoyance factor. I would rather listen to music most of the time.

    Anon: As I pointed out the synthesis has gotten a lot better. Click on the link and try a sample. Also, I'm after this app so I can listen to the RSS news while I drive to work or while I'm working out during lunch when I can't be reading the text.
  • Anonymous
    April 26, 2004
    Hi i'm one of the developers of iPodSoft.

    Bring up your query w/ Shadow at the iPodlounge.com forums or our own at www.ipodsoft.com
  • Anonymous
    June 23, 2004
    bob: the 'annoyance' factor would just be a return to when everyone used to be on the phone all the time. you'd still be hearing hundreds of people talking at once.

    anon: i think listening is quicker than reading on an ipod. not reading in general, but it takes me much longer to read on the pod than on the lcd monitor.

    i think the key in all this is that it should eventually be interchangable. i can write my e-mail in voice, which is then converted to text by the text<-->speech software, and you all can choose which form to "read" my e-mail in. if someone wants to write a text message, it will be converted to voice and then it can be read either way also(or over IM, on a cell phone, by the car, fridge, toaster, etc.)
  • Anonymous
    June 24, 2004
    I'm with you weazley. Choice it key. I might want a differeny delivery mechanism for my drive to work than I might want when I'm at home.