More Mashup Fun with xFruits, Have Your Feeds Read to You
OK, this one is for all of the RSS geeks (newbies and old timers) out there.
xFruits make coming up with all sorts of interesting things to take do with RSS and OPML feeds possible and easy (even for non-developers like the RSS team).
For example:
+ Make an RSS Feed Mobile Friendly, OPML too! (ResourceShelf mobile test via xFruits)
+ Turn an RSS Feed into a PDF Document
+ And many others.
Note: As we post this item, it appears xFruits is having some technical issues.
With this new system you can experience many advantages like :
+ Possibility to generate a PDF document gathering your e-mails (thanks to "RSS to PDF" brick)
+ Mobility (thanks to "RSS to Mobile" brick)
and especially the possibility to access to your e-mails in your Start-Page.
This brick is POP3, IMAP4 and Gmail compatible.
2) and RSS to Voice (aka VocalFruits)
That's right, have your RSS feeds read to you or create your own feed and turn it into a podcast or cellcast. It appears to be a fee-based service but everyone is given 100 vFruits to try the service out.
You can also choose to create your own vFruits, either starting from existing RSS, or by sending in a very simple manner your text contents from your mail.
Languages and Voices for VocalFriuts
- English
- French
- Spanish
As for voices, you can use a different one for each of your vFruits.
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