![]() The other part of the puzzle is how you’re going to access all those articles from your podcast client. When you’re browsing and come across an article you’d rather listen to later, just hit the bookmarklet and it will be added to your reading list. Once you’re signed up for Narro, you can install the Chrome extension, the bookmarklet or the iOS app. If you’ve got a podcast client installed already, setting up Narro will be a piece of cake. Especially when you put in articles written in a light or conversational style. I’ve tried it recently and it worked surprisingly well. Each article that you add to Narro’s reading list becomes an episode “narrated” by the text-to-speech engine. What it does is, it turns your reading list into a podcast. If you’re a podcast fan, and you already have a podcast client installed, you’ll get a lot out of Narro. So if you’re reading this in the future – a week or an year from now, chances are that it no longer exists. Narro is a really interesting, albeit new tool. Of course, you have no kind of scientific data to back this up, but in my experience, I’ve found this tag team effort to be very helpful. ![]() ![]() And if you miss something when it’s been spoken, it can be picked up by your glorious eyes. The fact that TTS is speaking the text and it’s highlighted keeps both your ears and eyes engaged. You can also do this when you’re reading something boring or something you need to get through. Sometimes, late at night, when I’m reading in bed while I really shouldn’t be, I use this feature to keep me paced. Once you’ve gotten used to it, choosing 1.5x speed can be a great way to plow through your articles during your daily commute.Īnother really cool thing about TTS in Instapaper is that it highlights the sentence or phrase that’s being spoken (Pocket doesn’t have this). These apps are a bucket where the articles will be stored for offline reading.įeature wise, you can speed up or slow down the speech. Especially if you think you’re missing out on a lot of web articles. Sidebar: If you aren’t using a read-later service like Instapaper or Pocket, you really should get started.
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