NewsGator Technologies, Inc., a Denver-based developer best known for its RSS aggregator, on Friday introduced FeedStation, a podcast receiver that downloads audio and video files automatically to media players.

FeedStation lets users select podcasts -- audio files made available via an RSS feed -- then automatically downloads them to an iPod or MP3 player's playlist. When the hardware -- an Apple iPod, for instance -- is later connected to the computer and synched with the playlist, the files are added to the player's storage space or hard drive.

"This is the first step in expanding FeedDemon and FeedStation to NewsGator's RSS platform," said Nick Bradbury, NewsGator's new architect of client products, in a statement. "I'm hoping to see this enable more people to listen to the great content being created for this new medium."

NewsGator acquired Bradbury's company, Bradbury Software, whose primary products was FeedDemon, a Windows-based RSS aggregator, in May.

The built-in podcast receiver is now available with FeedDemon and with NewsGator Online, a free Web-based RSS service. It will be added to NewsGator's Outlook Edition "soon," the company said.