Listen to News - International Herald Tribune

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International Herald tribune (IHT) has Audio News like ABC & BBC. IHT has audio links for each and every news article in the website. You can also subscribe for your Apple Ipods Itunes.

A problem with ABC & BBC is these news site doesn't provide audio text for each and every news article and they provide the audio only for selected news item. But as said IHT provides audio news for each and every news items. This gives much more freedom for users to choose on what content they want to add to IPOD for their daily office travel. ABC & BBC fails in providing options of choices. This is a good example on how user centric unique feature from IHT makes increase in their user base. IHT Site provides explanation about Audio News.

Read Speaker

In IHT articles are read by the latest text-to-speech (Read Speaker) technologies using professional readers whose recordings are converted into language dictionaries. Some lesser-known words and names are mispronounced.

Screenshots

Layout of IHT is very neat and pictures provided for each and every article depicts the news, which boost the users emotionals. IHT has used the technology and new-media in an efficient way. It has other features like E-Mail article, Translate - where you can translate to several Éuropean languages. Wondered why they didn't have Asian languages. Another interesting feature is to convert the article to 3 column format, which gives the feeling of a news paper reading. User Experience team has really thought about the users and the design emotions.

Its surprising and wondered why IHT provides popup ads.

About IHT
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), is a leading media company started
their first newspaper named "International Herald Tribune" (IHT) in May 22, 1967 with joined ownership with Washington Post. The Washington Post and The New York Times joined the paper's ownership. The IHT retained its independent spark after the 1967 ownership change, and it continued to strengthen its reputation for clear, objective presentation of significant international news.

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