Free Smartphone Podcast Client Ported to Pocket PC

Smartfeed, a free podcast aggregator, has recently announced its portability to the Pocket PC device. SmartFeed is a free podcast client which lets users browse their feed list, select and update feeds, and download new podcasts.

Smartfeed purports to be the first podcast receiver, or "podcatcher", to bring podcasting to both the Smart Phone and PocketPC, leveraging the same underlying .NET Compact Framework managed assembly.

Smartfeed automatically fetches Podcasts at a time that the user specifies. When downloading new podcasts, a progress bar provides feedback. Smart Feed also supports resumable downloading, should the user's internet connection fail or be iterrupted during podcast downloads.

Smartfeed was created by Kevin Cawley and is maintained by Kevin and Matthias Eder. Smartfeed is the result of Kevin's quest to write a podcast client for his for his Audiovox SMT 5600 MS Smartphone. Since its intial release Smartfeed continues to evolve and has been ported to the Pocket PC platform. Smartfeed uses mobile devices' existing wireless or Bluetooth capabilities to find and download podcasts at the user's convenience.

Smartfeed offers these features:
* Locate podcasts using the OPML directory
* Access thousands of freely available podcasts from the mobile device.
* Resumable download capability
(Should your internet connection fail while you are downloading, you will pick up right where you left off).
* Receive recommendations based on the days most popular downloads
* Manage your podcast library right on your mobile device
* Schedule automatic updates of the podcasts in your library

The current release of Smartfeed is considered beta software. It is fully functional, but the developers are looking to podcast enthusiasts for feedback to "help the application mature."

포켓 PC용으로 나왔으니 핸드폰에서도 곧 사용할 날이 멀지 않은 것 같네요.

via~podcastingnews