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Audible wants to you share audiobook passages like Vine clips

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The next time you discover a notable passage in an audiobook, Audible wants you to share it among your friends like you would a meme or Vine clip. The audiobook company announced a Clips feature today, a tool that allows you to select a short passage...

Free Audiobook: ‘The 4-Hour Chef’

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The Technabob Shop is packed with all kinds of great gadgets, apps, and other cool stuff. But even if you don’t have any cash to spare, we always have some freebies in the shop. Take, for instance this audiobook that helps you learn how to be a better cook.

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Timothy Ferriss’ 4-Hour Chef audiobook helps you cook like a pro without the need for years of culinary school. You’ll learn the basic building blocks of cooking, the best ways to expand your kitchen capabilities, and even how to hunt and forage for food.

Sure, it might not let you cook like Joel Robuchon or Thomas Keller, but it will help you do better than popping Lean Cuisines in the microwave.

Just pop on over to the Technabob Shop to download the audiobook now, and get cooking tonight!

Audible for Android gets design overhaul, improved library management and more

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Audible for Android gets design overhaul, improved library management and more

Amazon knows that although a number people prefer (or need, in some cases ) audio over visuals to absorb published works, it's still very important to provide a pleasant experience on the design front. In light of this, the Audible Android app has now been updated with a completely redesigned user interface, bringing along an enhanced navigating experience and an easier, more simplified way to manage your library. Audible listeners will also see a new "chapter-level" progress bar within the player, while other under-the-hood tweaks were made to improve the general performance and stability of the application. You don't have to wait to download version 1.5, as it's available as we speak from the Google Play store.

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BMW and Mini cars add iOS integration for Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn

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Glympse to offer incar location sharing, fewer excuses for BMW and Mini drivers

BMW hasn't been quite as aggressive in pushing smartphone app integration as American counterparts like Ford or GM, but it certainly knows how to make up for lost time: the Munich automaker just greenlit tie-ins with the iOS apps from Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn. Plug in a device and it will be possible to wield the apps' respective audiobook, location sharing, subscription music and live streaming radio services from a BMW Apps-capable BMW or Mini, with an interface optimized for the center stack. Each of the developers will need to update their app to make everything click, which we're told may take weeks. There still shouldn't be much wait before fans of Teutonic (and British) rides can get lost while streaming favorite songs -- and tell everyone just how far they went off-course.

Gallery: BMW integration with Audible, Glympse, Rhapsody and TuneIn

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Audible 2.0 for iOS brings long-expected iPad support and a UI overhaul

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Audible 20 for iOS brings long due iPad support and a UI overhaul

When the iPad is seemingly tailor-made for books of all kinds, you'd think Audible would leap on the opportunity to produce an optimized audiobook app -- it wasn't quite so eager, as customers have since discovered. Apple tablet owners won't have to perpetually lean on the stock music app for their fix, though, as Audible 2.0 at last brings an iPad-friendly form. The better use of screen real estate is the most obvious improvement, although there's a fresher, simpler interface for every iOS device. A few helpful extras reside under the surface, if the new layout isn't enough. It's easier to both sign in and hide finished books, while listeners who didn't replenish their libraries at home can grab as much as 3 hours' worth of audiobook over a cellular connection. Existing Audible subscribers just need to snag the latest app for free at the download link.

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Amazon Audible hits WP 7.5, brings gesture controlled audiobooks (update)

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Amazon Audible hits WP 75, brings gesture control to audiobooks, lacks voice control

It didn't land in the Marketplace yesterday as announced, but Amazon's Audible audio book app for Windows Phone 7.5 is now available for download. This Metro-fied version of the app is free to install (including some short samples to get you started), and signing in with your Amazon account lets you purchase any books that the service has on offer. Media can be controlled using a swipe gesture interface, and there are even varying levels of badges to reward how much of a book-worm you become. That said, we haven't been able to use the voice control functionally shown off by Microsoft at its Developers Summit is naturally a WP 8-only affair, so you won't find that feature here. If you're eager to get your literary listening on, you'll find a download and more info about the app at the source link below.

Update: As many of you have pointed out in the comments, the voice control aspect is specific to Windows Phone 8. We've updated our language in the post to reflect this.

Amazon Audible hits WP 7.5, brings gesture controlled audiobooks (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia Reading opens its pages to select European nations, more to follow

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Nokia Reading opens its pages to select European nations, more to follow

Nokia's not shy when it comes to decorating the Lumia halls with proprietary and partnership apps. The latest addition? That Nokia Reading app we first saw announced at MWC. Owners of Lumia 900, 800, 710 and 610 phones in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK will be able to get their thumbs amidst those digital pages over the next few weeks, while unspecified "other" countries can look forward to it some time later in the year. Espoo is keen to point out that there'll be an emphasis on "own language" titles, but also a large collection of English language best sellers for which translations aren't available. It's just the written word for now, but audio books and news feeds will be introduced later. Let's just hope you finish reading The Color Purple by then.

Nokia Reading opens its pages to select European nations, more to follow originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 May 2012 08:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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