Speakapedia
Wikipedia on the move
Speakapedia™ is a tool for Mac OS X which creates podcasts from Wikipedia articles.
- Choose your article using the familiar wikipedia interface.
- Speak it! Speakapedia™ will convert your article to speech.
- Listen to your article in iTunes or on your iPod or iPhone.
There is a free 14 day trial available and if you like what you see then you can purchase the full version for only $14.95 (plus tax in EU countries).
Want to listen to some sample articles? Check out our podcast.
Features
Bring Wikipedia to Life
Prefer listening to reading? Bring knowledge to life by letting Speakapedia™ automatically convert your chosen article into the spoken word.
Instant Album Art
The main picture found in the Wikipedia article is instantly used as your track’s album art.
Just the Interesting Stuff
All non essential text is filtered out, leaving just the main article text. You can also choose which sections within your article you wish to convert to speech.
Beautifully Organized
Your chosen article is stored in iTunes as an album with each section being a track.
iTunes Import
Speakapedia™ automatically imports your spoken articles into iTunes ready to listen or sync with your ipod or iphone.
Leopard Only
Speakapedia™ harnesses the latest advances in speech technology using “Alex”, Apple’s leading edge English speaking voice.
System Requirements
- Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 (or greater).
- PowerPC or Intel CPU minimum
- Intel Core 2 Duo CPU recommended
- Active internet connection
- iTunes
What do people think?
“If you own a Mac and have a commute of any length, you want Speakapedia!”, Stefan Kozlowski