Posts Tagged ‘ audio ’

There was a comment on this blog a while back about another website offering audio tours, Sounds for Sights. I don’t think they offer them directly through iTunes, but you can buy them off their website. It seems to be limited now to New York City, but expanding to Boston and DC soon. If...
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Today’s Boston Globe has an article, Audio-tours de force, today on PodGuides, though they don’t use the name. The article talks about one company, Audissey Guides, which is producing digital audio tour guides, though these don’t seem to be avaible directly on iTunes. The Globe is also carrying an AP story, Georgia college pushes...
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I have writtien before about audio tour podcasts, where anyone can make a audio tour of anywhere and distribute it as a podcast to anyone with an iPod. I would like to call on anyone with something interesting to say to create podguides about their favorite places. Whether it is a museum exhibit or...
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The iPodLounge website has an excellent introdcution to using iPods to listen to audiobooks. So, if you have been thinking about becoming an audiobook listener, but have not yet taken that first step, this is for you. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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The Times featured an article, With Irreverence and an iPod, Recreating the Museum Tour, a few months back that highlights a great idea. Folks are creating their own audio tours of museums and distributing them as podcasts. This is fantastic for two reasons. First, this open up more possible source for audio tours. Museum-goers...
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According to the New York Times today, Audio Books are becoming both more popular and more acceptable to the reading purist. I hope this trend continues as I rely on audio books for all of my non-professional reading. As the demand grows, so will the supply and variety of good quality audiobooks. If you...
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AccessWorld has an updated review, A Site for Sore Ears: A Review and Tour of Audible.Com, of Audible.com. I know I have posted about the virtues of Audibble.com before, but this update is worth looking st. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of coffee.
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Someone in New Jersey has launched a web-based lending library for audio books, Talking Pages – An Audio Book Lending Library for the Visually Impaired. The aunt of Talking Page’s creator is visually impaired, which isnpired him to start this website to make expensive audiobooks more widely available. Check it out. Don’t forget to...
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The NY Times had a review a while ago called Put the Guidebook Away and Listen While You Look about a new service that provides audio travel guides. Though I have not had a chance to try these $10 guides, I look forward to doing so on my next trip. I am very sick...
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Many people have realized the convenience that audiobooks provide. Not only are they great for many handicapped people, but audiobooks can be helpful to just about anyone. The main inconvenience has always been managing the large number of tapes or CDs for any unabridged book. If you have not heard about it already, there...
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This is a little off-topic, but interesting nonetheless. A few weeks ago the New York Times ran an article, “MoMA Helps Visitors To Use Ears To See” on the front page of its Arts section describing the Museum of Modern Art’s launch of a new set of audio guides. One of these audio tours,...
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