I recently got into yet another beta. This time it’s Dixero, a web app that allows you to enter whatever rss feeds you want and it reads each blog entry to you using one of three (currently) cool sounding audiobook type voices.
In their own words:
"Dixero is a free and innovative Web-based tool which allows you to listen to your favorite RSS feeds directly online, on your computer as a Podcast, or using a portable device, like an iPod!
At last, with Dixero, you can aggregate your favorite feeds from the most recognized media companies and blogs, transforming posts into audio with different voices."
One of the cool things you can do is create a personalized feed that contains rss feeds of your choice and you can share out the mp3’s of those feeds. This reading of my last mashup post sounds so cool to me. I think Dixero is great if you’re in a situation in which you can’t look at a screen, or you want to take certain feeds with you and listening to them adds a bit of convenience.
So far, the word to audio translation processing works very well. I am impressed with how well the blog posts sound. Dixero is definitely an interesting tool that I will continue to use and test.
Having a native iPhone app for Dixero would be very cool as well.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Thanks for the review, we are glad that the service is usefull for you. About the iPhone version we are working and it will be ready soon
If you have any question let me know