Nokia Audiobooks - Now Playing on a Device Near You
by Darla
What a wonderful idea!!! I remember back in college I lived on audiobooks. Not that I didn't appreciate reading, I just found that it was easier to take notes while listening to audio.
Nokia Research Center has developed an Audiobooks application for S60 3rd devices which is now available for download via Nokia Beta Labs.
Overview
Welcome to the world of audiobooks. An audiobook is a recording of the contents of a book read aloud. There are tens of thousands of audiobooks available in the world, in various languages, ranging all the way from education to entertainment.
Nokia Audiobooks is a beta concept that enables you to enjoy audiobooks while on the go. It includes a highly efficient audio compression technology optimized for voice (AMR-WB), a player application for S60 (Nokia Audiobook Player), and an audio converter tool for PC (Nokia Audiobook Manager). Whereas traditional music player applications are optimized for music, Nokia Audiobook Player is optimized for audiobooks, enabling you to browse chapters, set bookmarks, and automatically continue from where you last time stopped listening.
Something like this definately justifies my recent purchase of Tyler Perry's Audio Book: Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings. Lol, I'm a huge Madea fan!
[via: Nokia BetaLabs Blog]
Hello Everyone! This would be Hektor Thillet. I've just recently opened a little space where you can listen and comment to some of my shorts in audio. It's been the funnest putting this little audio bits for you all, and to tell you the truth quite a riot getting friends and fellow writers to bring life into characters and situations one only but imagined; you guys gotta try this! Is the coolest thing to do with your literature right after cappuccino reads! he! he! Anyway! You are all invited. Hope to see you there! Thanks.
Here is a website that has 1000s of titles in audio format. No monthly subscription and no need to install extra software. Check out: ”Audio Books”.
Posted by: Sheryl | December 04, 2007 at 05:27 AM