I think that $1 per hour is high considering that large volumes of data can be had for $30 a month or less in the US. In other words, many people can run Pandora all month on their iPhone without additional cost. Wanting HN or TechCrunch is not the same as spending $10-$20 a week to get it during your commute...the demographic for whom such access is time critical is probably very small.
I still think there is something there, I just think that the a pricing model where the meter is always running discourages casual use, particularly when you can potentially run up several hundred dollars a month in use.
Hinty? Hear INTernet? Clever.
Why would a Ads/Freemium model not work? You'd know the user, the stuff they are listening to, surely you could get some nice targeted ads?
I think it's a good idea, but text-to-speech grates after a while.
I'd try it, but I'm in the UK.
It will be fantastic if it can read my Instapaper articles. I think it can be totally possible since Marco Arment is launching his full-access API this month.
For legal issues, how is this any different than a screen reader. You're just another browser. I would love to try this out!!
In addition to the above post, we'd also like feedback on whether anyone has a concern over their own phone minute usage.
I would pay for this. You have my vote.
I've heard this idea before (maybe from myself? haha). I think it's great!
Why not just do a smartphone app? Or an RSS feed reader that speaks your feeds? Then you get the GUI from the smartphone too. Or could be an all-voice interface for when you're in the car...