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ipadio is neat service that allows people to stream their voice to the Internet and/or record it for later playback. Once uploaded, the recording can be geo-located on a Google map, tagged, shared with the world, and later downloaded as an MP3 file.
The service is free and easy to use. All you have to do is call ipadio’s number and start talking, singing or do whatever you want to do. ipadio is free, and you will only pay your operator’s calling rates to use it.
Once you visit ipadio’s website, you’ll instantly find some interesting audio files like:
- a series of hotel reviews by Suzy Bennett, freelance travel writer and photographer for the Daily Telegraph and Guardian who covers a range of memorable hotels from Edinburgh to Devon (link)
- an interview of Beijing silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne by Steve Parry, the BBC’s Swimming Commentator (link)
- a series of live reports from mid-Atlantic by amateur sailor Richard Sawle and his crew, directly from the yacht Infanta over a satellite phone (link)
And that’s just the start. According to ipadio’s release, business applications are expected to include live reviews on places, products or personalities. Some of the existing biz uses include:
- British Ministry of Justice is incorporating ipadio into its Screenreader.net project
- Ipadio will be used in the collection and sharing of information within a DCSF-funded project, Plings (Places to Go, Things to Do)
- Paralympics GB will use ipadio to feature its athletes in the run up to London 2012
- England Athletics plans to collect broadcasts of club activities and post-event interviews to put onto its website
- The English Golf Union is aiming to broadcast post-match interviews with players as they compete in worldwide events
Want to know more? Again, ipadio’s website is the place to look.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
