Touch User Interface Links Podcasts To Printed Text - Laurie Sullivan, Information Week

Ray Schroeder reports on 19 December 2005:

The technology allows a reader to press a picture or word in a printed book and retrieve related digital content from a computer or PDA. Somatic Digital LLC said Friday it has developed technology that lets publishers integrate podcasts into their paper and ink content. The tool is offered through the BookDesigner software suite. The software tool allows publishers tie a podcast to a paper-based text, supplement or magazine, the company said. The reader touches the page in a printed book and a podcast is directed to the reader’s computer or download to an MP3 player through Bluetooth technology. The podcast can serve as a supplement to the paper-based product bringing new revenue opportunities to publishers and authors, the company said.

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