The world has become faster now days, almost no one have enough time to read any article for long time, most of us looses patience if we are asked to read a long article or journal. Thus keeping all these factors in mind, an Austria based startup company SoundGecko has developed an web based application, which will convert any article or web page into audible narrator form. The application developed by SoundGecko is very simple, user friendly and is platform independent, that means it can run on desktops, laptops, Smart Phones etc. Let’s have a look on the applicability of this web based software.
SoundGecko is a text to audio transcribing software, you just need to specify the URL of the page which you want to narrate to you, in the home page along with your email address. SoundGecko will do the rest for you. The software will convert the text of the article or web page into an mp3 audio file and mail it to your specified email ID. At present SoundGecko support only English language, however in the near future we can expect support for additional languages. The registration is free and for the registered users there are lots more features available. You can get your podcast feed and get it into your mobile device. You can integrate your SoundGecko with cloud drives such as Google Drive and Dropbox, so that the converted audio file get automatically stored into your associated cloud drive and you can access the audio file from any device and from any any place you want.
Another unique feature which is available is you can subscribe your favorite blog with SoundGecko. As soon as any article is published via RSS feed of your favorite blog or web site, SoundGecko will automatically convert the article into an audio file for you to listen. Every time you need not have to add the URL of the web page for conversion. But for free accounts, you will be able to add only one RSS subcription and get at the max 30 articles/day. If you want to add more RSS feeds, you have to opt for Plus or Pro plans which are charge able.
If you have signed up or already a registered users, and want to enjoy the other befits as mentioned, then move on to the account setting page, there you will find the following tabs:
- Account Profile
- Apps & tools
- Email & notifications
- RSS feeds
- Upgrade SoundGecko
In the account profile add or edit your personal information and password. In the apps & tools page, you will be able to associate your Google Drive and Dropbox account to synchronize the audio files. And you can also add podcast feed for mobile devices such as Apple Iphone, Ipod etc and Windows Phone etc. In the email & notifications page, you will be able to opt for email notification and also schedule RSS Summery digest. Under the RSS Feed page, you will be able to either add the popular blog feeds or may add custom RSS Feed as per your choice. SoundGecko has developed apps for Apple Iphone, Ipod, Ipad and also for Windows Mobile. Keeping in mind of Desktop and Laptop users, SoundGecko has developed an extension for Google Chrome, so as the users of Google Chrome can submit any article or web page to SoundGecko for conversion while web surfing. SoundGecko is still in the developmental stage and the apps for Android phones is yet to release. Lot more developments and features are expected in the near future.
Thus in this fast moving world, application like SoundGecko helps us to get our work done while engaging our eyes and hand for any other work. We don’t have to put our eyes into the high resolution computer screen all the time and can even listen to the article in our leisure time also, by resting the eyes.
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