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iPod = iReader .txt

Textcasting: How did they do that?

The text is actually contained in a 15-minute audio file.

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permanent link 01 jun at 14:05 by ty

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commentat 16:39 on 01 June 2006, Aaron Bassett wrote:

"The text is actually contained in a 15-minute audio file."

actually the audio file is 15minutes of silence - the text is contained within the description for the 15-minute audio file

commentat 20:33 on 01 June 2006, tzmedia wrote:

Right, sorry, had a hard-time editing to fit the 200 char. constraint. Blank audio + text file = text reader iPod.

I'm surprised that eBook reader functions have not already been integrated into ipod/Mp3 video players.

This could be an alternative then.

My Mp3 player doesn't show video so I'm out in the cold.

More exploration of the technique, might produce some surprising results.

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