AUDIOPRESS is a new app and free audio digest service available on iPhone that is designed to create a custom “radio stations” for you to listen to on your device. You add AudioArticles, “MyUpdates,” Podcasts, and Radio Stations to a playlist, then the information is streamed to you on demand.
AudioArticles are professional audio recordings of print articles. At the time I was testing the app, the AUDIOPRESS website showed only one source — the Associated Press — and that source wasn’t working. But the idea is great; any time you want to hear short news bites, you listen to the channel and get the latest news in less than three minutes.
“MyUpdates” will be other, personalized audio updates. There’s only one source right now: the local weather updates for U.S. cities from the National Weather Service. You can add the update to your list by city name, zip code, or current location, then receive a frequently updated, 15-second current weather brief and forecast.
Podcasts are… podcasts. You can either import your own podcast subscriptions from iTunes or add them from within the app. I was happy to see that the TUAW Talkcast shows up in the list, and of course, I added it to my playlist. There are a lot of different podcast categories available, with “Mac Fanatics” being one of them. Cool!
Gallery: AudioPress Screen Shots
TUAWTUAW First Look: AUDIOPRESS for iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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