Originally published November 27 2005
Odiogo converts printed news to spoken word
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The new software changes text news feeds from websites, blogs and portals into spoken word on iPods, Palm, Treo and Pocket PCs. Odiogo includes over 200 pre-installed news feeds, from The New York Times to Rolling Stone.
A US firm is urging technology users to try the 'talking iPod' - thanks to new software that converts printed news feeds from websites, blogs and portals into spoken word on Apple's music player.
San Francisco based Odiogo claims its latest software application lets professionals on the move listen to the latest news headlines from hundreds of sources and blogs via MP3 players, PDAs, phones or laptops.
By default, Odiogo comes with over 200 pre-installed news feeds including The New York Times, the BBC and Rolling Stone, but any website that provides RSS can be podcasted via the software.
Unlike current marketing offerings, this new breed of software is a stickler for punctuation, while it also ensures a slightly more natural speech pattern than monotone robot-sounding voiceovers.
"People can easily and conveniently build their own podcasts to include, for example, the business pages from The Wall Street Journal, international news from the BBC, or music reviews from Rolling Stone, and listen to the content on an MP3 player while they're at the gym, in the car, or on the tube," she said.
A spokesman for Odiogo confirmed that contractors can now listen to their preferred RSS news feeds on iPods, Palm, Treo and Pocket PCs.
"Having installed, users select their desired news feeds using the "Feeds" button, click "Refresh" to start downloading the latest articles from the selected feeds and convert them into MP3 files.
"Lastly, drag and drop the MP3 files produced by Odiogo into Apple iTunes or any other MP3 program."
I am breaking free of that habit," she declared, alluding to the $30 software, available for purchase online.
The software is also compatible with all generations of Apple iPod, iPod Shuffle, iPod Mini and iPod U2.
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