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Update On Belkin’s Hot GoStudio iPod Recorder

Jul 11th, 2008 | By | Category: iPod Accessories, Podcasting Hardware

Earlier in the year, we had a preview of Belkin’s GoStudio iPod Recorder. Belkin has now released full information on the GoStudio, and it looks like it will be a hot, reasonably priced device for recording directly to your iPod. Here are the details: Record directly to your iPod in 16-bit, 44kHz digital audio quality […]



iPhone 3G Launch Turns iPhone Into Mobile Publishing Platform

Jul 11th, 2008 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today put the iPhone 3G on sale and officially launched the App Store with more than 500 downloadable applications. While the iPhone 3G is an important release, the App Store transforms the device from being a cell phone to being a platform. For people interested in new media, today marks the day that the […]



WordPress For The iPhone

Jul 11th, 2008 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Software

https://videopress.com/v/bMa9CH71/fmt_dvd Raanan Bar-Cohen has announced the imminent release of WordPress For iPhone: The WordPress for iPhone App is nearly ready to go. It supports WordPress.com blogs as well as self-hosted WordPress.org blogs running version 2.5.1 or newer. Timing wise, with the launch of Apple’s iTunes App store this morning, we expect to see this showing […]



Apple TV Gets Update

Jul 11th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players, Video

Apple has updated the software for Apple TV, without fanfare, to version 2.1. The updates include security improvements, support for using the iPhone or iPod touch as a remote, and support for Mobile Me content. What would really excite us would be if Apple opened up Apple TV to developers, like it has with the […]



Audix Introduces USB Plug and Play Microphone

Jul 9th, 2008 | By | Category: Podcasting Hardware

Audix Microphones has introduced a new mic, the Audix USB12, that is designed to gives you “studio quality sound” at your desktop The UDSB12 is a low-profile desktop gooseneck microphone, designed for recording voice and acoustic instruments directly into the computer via the USB port. Features: 12 mm modular threaded capsule for accuracy. The USB12 […]



It’s Time For Google To Settle With Viacom, Get On With Making YouTube A Business

Jul 9th, 2008 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Commentary, Featured Story, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Google’s got a big problem with YouTube – the melting-pot nature of user-generated media.

This, along with a billion-dollar lawsuit, courtesy of Viacom, is keeping Google from making money on 96% of its content.

It’s time for Google to settle with Viacom, and get on with building a business based on what makes YouTube unique – user-generated media.



Making Money With Social Media: Getty Images Plans To Build Business On Flickr Photos

Jul 9th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Making Money with Podcasts

An article in the New York Times today looks at how Getty Images plans to build a new business, based on licensing imges from social photo-sharing site Flickr: Yahoo and Getty Images said Tuesday that they have entered into a partnership under which Getty editors will comb Flickr in search of interesting images. They will […]



First Reviews Of The Apple iPhone 3G

Jul 9th, 2008 | By | Category: iPhone

First reviews of Apple’s iPhone 3G are getting published by Apple’s traditional press partners, and they are, to no surprise, generally favorable: Walt Mossberg: “I’ve been testing the iPhone 3G for a couple of weeks, and have found that it mostly keeps its promises. In particular, I found that doing email and surfing the Internet […]



Viral Video, Where The Hell Is Matt?, Pushes Song Into Top 20

Jul 8th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Dancing, the latest video from Where The Hell Is Matt‘s Matt Harding, has turned its theme song, Praan, into a Top 20 hit. The song, arranged by composer Garry Schyman and sung by 17 year-old Palbasha Siddique, is one of the Top MP3 Songs at Amazon. “It’s up over Madonna and Mariah Carey,” said Siddique […]



Internet Television Turning Couch Potatoes Into “Mouse Potatoes”

Jul 8th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics, Video

The Nielsen Company today released figures showing video and TV usage across television, Internet and mobile devices in the US. According to Nielsen, Americans are watching more TV than ever, and Internet video viewing isn’t cutting into time spent watching traditional TV – it’s adding to it. In other words, the Internet is turning couch […]