Launch HN: Listle (YC S19) – Listen to the Best Articles on the Internet

Post by radumazilu » Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 8:12 PM UTC

Blakestr wrote: post #29

radumazilu wrote: post #25

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Good point. We're working on a feature in our mobile player that allows users to see images in an article while the article is playing.

Adding to that I noted that you do have links to the actual articles which is good but they aren't displayed as intuitively as they could be. I think the next phase of your ux should be an actual carbon copy of the article that I can read inside the app with the audio playing features at the bottom in an overlay. One needs to go back and forth between a web browser and your app, and it takes longer to listen than it…

Post by rolae » Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 3:22 AM UTC

radumazilu wrote: post #31

Blakestr wrote: post #29

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Adding to that I noted that you do have links to the actual articles which is good but they aren't displayed as intuitively as they could be. I think the next phase of your ux should be an actual carbon copy of the article that I can read inside the app with the audio playing features at the bottom in an overlay. One needs to go back and forth between a web browser and your app, and it takes longer to listen than it…

wow! thanks for the amazing input. we actually also worked on a player that is like an overlay over the page. That sits in an experimental branch, which we'll continue to develop. really nice idea with the symmetry between the vertical and horizontal scroll bars!

Post by codesternews » Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 5:38 AM UTC

radumazilu wrote: post #12

roguesherlock wrote: post #11

Neat. I've two things to say, 1. How do you feel about AI catching up with reading? I use pocket's text to speech, or iOS's screen reader, which although robotic, seems to be improving rapidly? 2. Do you have any plans for web version ? I've this tendency to read and listen simultaneously. I think it forces me to really focus.

Thanks! 1. AI is definitely improving in this area. We watch this space closely, but based on user feedback so far, it seems that AI voices are perceived as very monotonous, and thus it is not enjoyable to listen to them for more than 10-15 min. 2. Listle is already available on the web at https://www.listle.io/ -- scroll down to "Sign in here" link. We also have a chrome extension which allows you to see if a partic…

Post by allwynpfr » Sat, Sep 28, 2019, 7:07 PM UTC

marianicolae wrote: post #36

codesternews wrote: post #34

Congrats! Cool project. How many team members you have currently? How many narrators are there?

Thank you! Really appreciate this. There’s currently four of us, so only the original founders. We currently have around 20 narrators.

Post by marianicolae » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 1:50 AM UTC

allwynpfr wrote: post #37

marianicolae wrote: post #36

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Thank you! Really appreciate this. There’s currently four of us, so only the original founders. We currently have around 20 narrators.

Hi! This sounds like a great idea. I'd like to be a narrator, where can one apply?