The web is rich with incredible niche newsletters, specialized industry blogs, and subreddits. TalkClok enables you to paste any RSS or Atom link and have new articles read to you natively during your morning briefing.
The Problem: Great Content Trapped in Inbox Newsletters
You subscribe to fascinating industry newsletters and blogs, but your inbox gets overwhelmed and articles sit unread for weeks.
TalkClok turns your reading list into listening time. By adding custom RSS feeds, your favorite specialized sources are spoken naturally while you make breakfast or get dressed.
The web is full of great niche content. Turn any specialized blog, newsletter, or RSS feed into your own personal morning audio stream with zero manual recording.
Inside the In-App Configuration Screen
Adding a custom feed in TalkClok is as easy as pasting a website URL:
Key Custom Capabilities:
Auto-Feed Discovery
Paste any website URL and TalkClok automatically discovers its RSS or Atom XML endpoints.
Custom Headline Depth
Configure how many posts to fetch and read from each specialized publication.
Phonetic Pronunciation Engine
Handles tech jargon, code snippets, and acronyms gracefully for smooth listening.
The Architecture: Universal XML Engine & Content Sanitizer
- Universal RSS/Atom Parser: Handles RSS 2.0, Atom 1.0, and JSON Feed formats natively in Swift with zero external dependencies.
- HTML & Markdown Stripper: Eliminates embedded tracking pixels, styling tags, and advertising links before audio rendering.
- Memory-Efficient Caching: Maintains local checksums to ensure articles are never repeated on subsequent mornings.
The Live Script Output
Here is how MODULE Custom dynamically synthesizes spoken audio during your morning sequence:
Combined with relaxed 0.48x morning acoustic tempo and natural 300ms inter-module breath pauses, MODULE Custom provides effortless, distraction-free morning clarity.