WearLab, a very cool source of info on wearable computing technologies, has released /.)

Summary

MPN spreads short voice messages through a web of trust; credibility decays until a threshold where the message is dropped. It comes with a program for recording and sending messages as well as plugins for XMMS and WinAmp that play received messages.

Motivation

As file sharing and internetradio bring better music than ever straight into your home, there is still one reason left to listen to your local radio stations: local news. Just like the internet gave you more control over the music you hear, it will give you more control over the news you hear.

You want to hear news every 10 minutes? Fine.

You want to hear only one minute each hour? Also fine.

You want to hear the news as soon as possible? Why not.

You want news from another country? Who does not.

You want news from a specific person? Go ahead.

You want to know about a specific topic? Sure.

You want news you can trust in? That is our business.

MPN will not only change the way you select the news you hear, it will also change the way news are produced and spread over our planet. MPN makes it possible to deliver completely decentralized and independent news. Everyone has the possibility to be a reporter, no filtering publisher is required any more. We can decide on our own, what to hear and what not to. We do not need someone doing this for us. Neither do you.