EDIT: 02/12/07 - I wrote this almost exactly 4 years ago. Podcasting was years from becoming a word.
I wonder how long it will be before this technology is combined with news aggregation and text-to-speech to output RSS feeds to audio…
I really like this idea. I know it’s geeky, but I could so use this. Imagine driving down the road and hearing updates to your favorite pages on your radio at specified intervals. Of course, you can’t edit the audio once it’s been posted, though you can re-record until you get it right, so if you’re not careful you end up sounding as dorky as I do in the clip. I used to carry a pen and paper around with me, but something about having to translate your thoughts into writing takes away some of the inspiration. I used to keep a mini tape recorder in my bag, but I never really used it because having to stop and dig it out wasn’t convenient enough. This is perfect, since I always carry my phone with me. I can see my private page filling up with audio posts. I wish the audio was better, though.
I just came back from the Circle Bar, where I heard Hot Club of New Orleans for the first time. Instead of writing about how cool it was, I could let the ultra-low key jam band speak for itself.