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Scheherazade for S60

Scheherazade 1.01 for S60 is an audio book (and podcast) listener for Nokia S60 phones.

features:

version 1.01:

  • Resume playing after call: Scheherazade will resume playing if a call interrupts playing, there will be a rewind (by default 30 seconds, user can change this from settings menu) to let user remember the story after the distraction of a call.
  • Voice tagging: user can start recording their voice by pressing and holding "5" on phone, recording will stop by releasing the key. this feature is disabled by default and user needs to enable it from the settings menu to start using it.
  • Smooth rewind/forward: pressing and holding the left/right or 4/6 keys results a smooth backward/forward.
  • Full support for unicode file names. special thanks to Lena Kragelund (Livia) for helping with tests.

version 1.00:

  • Drag and listen design, no conversion to weired formats or index files needed.
  • Just create an "Audiobooks" folder in your memory card (or phone memory) and drag your audiobooks to it.
  • You can delete parts that you've already listened to, in order to free up some space.
  • Remembers your listening position seperately for each book/podcast.
  • Multi level directories for each book (supports Book/Chapter/file or more levels of directories)
  • Supports single file books/podcasts, just copy the file to AudioBooks folder on your phone.
  • Short rewind/forward by pressing left and right keys, default period is 20 seconds, adjustable by sellecting settings menu
  • Long rewind/forward by pressing 4and 6 keys, default period is 60 seconds, adjustable from settings menu
  • Rewind can take listening position to previous chapter if it is at the begining of a file, likewise forward can take it to next chapter.
  • Pressing 7 and 9 keys will take the listener to previous and next chapters.
  • Check http://www.platysoft.com.au for new versions.
  • Ok key acts as play/pause. There is a rewind on pause effect helping the listener to remember the story next time play is pressed. the auto rewind on pause is 5 seconds by default and can be changed from settings.
  • File progress bar on the top of the screen indicates listening position in the current file.
  • Total progress bar on the bottom of screen indicates listening position relative to the book.
  • Can play any file format the phone plays, this by default includes ".wav", ".mp3", ".m4b", ".m4a", ".wma", ".amr" and ".acc"
  • Other formats can be added by installing the MMFs, for example ".awb" and ".flac" 

 

And it's Free!

Please read our terms and conditions before downloading, nothing fancy, the usual one...

Download Full version for S60 3rd edition mobile phones.
Download lite version if you already have PyS60 framework installed.

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Scheherazade screenshot