Haiti earthquake survivor Dan Woolley used an iPhone app called Phone Aid to heal his injuries while he was stuck under the shambles of the hotel he was staying at. The app uses screenshots and speech to give emergency instructions. This is an example of how speech can help users better understand the content they are trying to access. In this particular case, the speech component was particularly useful in conveying essential information in the tragic surroundings the survivor was trapped in.

We’ve just launched our latest app, ReadSpeaker audioMob Personal, for anyone with an iPhone/iPod Touch who wants to listen to the RSS feeds of English text blogs and web sites. ReadSpeaker audioMob Personal enables you to listen as well as view the text content of the text-feeds that come with blogs. The app comes free and enables users to listen to up to 3 English text RSS feeds of their choice.

With ReadSpeaker audioMob Personal you can:

• Browse articles while listening to other items by using the next and previous control buttons
• A setting to play all feed items automatically one after the other or manually
• Navigate using the touch screen to listen to a specific news

Due to the inherent size of the iPhone/iPod Touch screens and the use of these in situations where you are on the go such as travelling, commuting, or exercising, being able to listen to the text-feed content of blogs and web sites provides you with a convenient and easy-to-use alternative to just reading. You don’t need to synchronize your iPhone/iPod Touch to listen to your selected feeds, these are updated automatically and on-the-fly directly to your ReadSpeaker audioMob Personal app!

The app can be downloaded directly on your iPhone/iPod Touch through the App Store on your iPhone/iPod Touch (search for “audioMob”) or from the App Store using Apple’s iTunes software or directly from here. You can also visit the app’s home page giving you more information, instructions and FAQs on ReadSpeaker audioMob Personal.