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Re: MP3s of web articles

#11

Post by kennywinker » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 5:44 AM UTC

buff3r wrote: post #5

...or you could take public transit with your smartphone tethered to your netbook.

Upvote for public transit. The service is still useful for bus/train riders. Especially during busy commute hours, when you are often forced to stand, having something you don't have to look at would be pretty cool.

Still waiting on my mp3 to get a feel for the quality, especially when it comes to technical stuff, but I dig the idea!

Re: MP3s of web articles

#12

Post by henrybaxter » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 5:47 AM UTC

Driving is one of the few times I stop mindlessly reading mediocre content [1] on whatever screen happens to be in front of me and actually start thinking. It's a wonderful website and I'm sure some will gain great value from the product - just consider whether you really need another avenue of endless information, or a moment of peace instead.

[1] hyperbole

Re: MP3s of web articles

#13

Post by longzheng » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 6:05 AM UTC

kennywinker wrote: post #11

buff3r wrote: post #5

...or you could take public transit with your smartphone tethered to your netbook.

Upvote for public transit. The service is still useful for bus/train riders. Especially during busy commute hours, when you are often forced to stand, having something you don't have to look at would be pretty cool. Still waiting on my mp3 to get a feel for the quality, especially when it comes to technical stuff, but I dig the idea!

Sorry about the delay. Our email outbound provider dropped the ball and there's a big backlog of emails. Trying to get it sorted now.

(part of SoundGecko team)

Re: MP3s of web articles

#14

Post by plasma » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 6:33 AM UTC

longzheng wrote: post #13

kennywinker wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Upvote for public transit. The service is still useful for bus/train riders. Especially during busy commute hours, when you are often forced to stand, having something you don't have to look at would be pretty cool. Still waiting on my mp3 to get a feel for the quality, especially when it comes to technical stuff, but I dig the idea!

Sorry about the delay. Our email outbound provider dropped the ball and there's a big backlog of emails. Trying to get it sorted now. (part of SoundGecko team)

The queue has been fixed, e-mails were delivered recently. Apologies for the delay.

Re: MP3s of web articles

#15

Post by plasma » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 7:53 AM UTC

joneil wrote: post #7

Very cool idea! Been wondering if something like this exists. You say "Professional features coming soon"... a feature that I would pay for is turning an RSS feed (or a group of RSS feeds!) into a podcast. Great way to receive your news every morning.

Thanks for the heads up!

Re: MP3s of web articles

#16

Post by bhavinb » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 10:57 AM UTC

if you dig soundgecko, check out aurality. It's real time, open to RSS feeds or individual articles and also reads out your "Pocket" a.k.a ReadItLater list.

Disclaimer: I am a co-founder at Aurality

Re: MP3s of web articles

#17

Post by bsphil » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 2:11 PM UTC

joneil wrote: post #7

Very cool idea! Been wondering if something like this exists. You say "Professional features coming soon"... a feature that I would pay for is turning an RSS feed (or a group of RSS feeds!) into a podcast. Great way to receive your news every morning.

To ensure this gets the attention it deserves, I'd love to have this feature as well and would be happy to pay for a service like that.

Re: MP3s of web articles

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Post by Koldark » Wed, Jul 18, 2012, 4:10 PM UTC

plasma wrote: post #2

Hey, I am one of the people behind SoundGecko, and we've recently launched in Sydney last week at a conference, and have received some coverage today by The Verge at http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/17/3164861/soundgecko-convert... We use a mixture of API services, Windows Azure for hosting, native iOS development for the mobile app, and e-mail gateways such as Postmarkapp.com for e-mail routing.

Make a private RSS feed so I can subscribe to it in my podcatcher and I am sold!