Sony has introduced the HDR-TG1 Handycam, a midget-sized (dwarf, if you’ve seen In Bruges) high-definition video camera, weighing in at just ten ounces Despite its tiny size, it is a full-featured camcorder that can record 1920 x 1080 HD video and 4-megapixel digital photos directly to Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo or PRO Duo Mark2 […]

Apple’s iTunes has passed Wal-Mart to become the #1 source for music in the US, according to an Apple email obtained by Ars Technica. If this turns out to be accurate, it is a milestone for the digital distribution of music. The news was announced in an e-mail sent this afternoon to some Apple employees, […]

The Falcon MVIX is a new drive enclosure that loads your media files via Ethernet or WiFi so you can view them on a HDTV. It combines three main functions: It’s a hard drive enclosure, so you can add your own IDE or SATA hard drive and use it to store your media files. It […]

BusinessWeek’s Stephen Wildstrom is asking “Can Doug Merrill Save Music?” Merrill is leaving a cushy CIO job at Google to be the President of Digital Business at EMI, one of the biggest music companies in the world. BusinessWeek wonders: Could the surprising departure of Google Chief Information Officer Douglas Merrill be the salvation of the […]

Veronica Belmont, host of the Mahalo Daily video podcast, has announced that she’s moving on: Hard to believe the time has already come, but soon enough I’ll be moving on from Mahalo to embark on some exciting new projects! Mahalo Daily has been a really amazing experience (and not just because I get to do […]

Video search company blinkx today announced the availability of blinkx BBTV, a new online television service that leverages blinkx’s speech and visual recognition technology to deliver Internet television with contextually linked information. blinkx BBTV enables users to instantly browse or interact with online sources related to what they are watching, whether it’s Google, Wikipedia, IMDB […]

Call Graph is a “simple and good” plugin for Skype for recording calls. Features: Call Recording: record your calls in an mp3 file, automatically. Full Skype Support: record Skype to Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut calls. Completely Free: no limits or restrictions of any kind. Manage Records: use tags to mark your records. Integrated Search: use tags […]

The Association for Downloadable Media (ADM), an industry organization formed to focus on best practices for podcast advertising and metrics, will be introducing its ad standards and guidelines at the upcoming ad:tech San Francisco show April 16 and 17, 2008. Get the Download focus areas will appear in several formats at ad:tech including: Four ADM […]

Organizers have announced dates for PodCamp Arizona, being held November 1-2, 2008 at the University of Advanced Technology. PodCamps are free events focusing on podcasting and new media that are organized and presented by attendees. Not a lot of details have been announced yet, but you can get involved at the site.

Competition for the next generation Internet television platform is starting to heat up. Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with Hollywood firm the Safran Company to produce original shows for distribution on the system. The company represents clients like actor and producer Sean Combs (“Monster’s Ball”), actor and writer Nia […]