Pod Guides, Another Creative Use for iPods

I have been watching the ecosystem build around Apple's iPod for about a year. It is truly impressive what human invention can do.

With the link above, you can get a free software template for podguides, a hodge-podge of HTML text, JPEG photos (including maps), and MP3 audios that can create a walking tour of a city, a demo run through, or any number other creative uses. With a photo iPod, you can take the text, photos, and audio with you on you iPod alone. The rest of us will have to print out the text and photos to view while listening to the audio walk-through.

One variation, pPod, is available for the loos of London. (Click on the link if you don't get it).

With tools like this, individuals can create localized or even highly personalized content and publish it for basically nothing. Podguides, a great idea. Four stars.

-- Peter S. Kastner