http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:04:51 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/24/143731.php#comment-132256 That's a good point, Anna, though I believe several different kinds of screen readers exist. This might be an inexpensive option for blind folk to get auto-feeds queued up and rolling automatically. 132256@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:04:51 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/24/143731.php#comment-132254 Actually, I agree with you Eric. It could also be used to convert text to audio for blind folk, which may come in handy for sites that would cause a screen reader to wig out. (I'm thinking that Bloglines itself would be information overload.) 132254@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:00:18 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/24/143731.php#comment-132250 Autocast looks as though it converts text to audio, which is super cool... but will anyone listen to aome automated voice drone on, like a computer spitting out binary data? This is kind of a far cry from the spirit of podcasting, in my opinion, which at its best is about passionate amateurs (and pros) getting their voice and opinions out to the masses. 132250@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:50:37 EST