The Internet will revolutionize television within five years, due to an explosion of online video content and the merging of PCs and TV sets, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Saturday. “I’m stunned how people aren’t seeing that with TV, in five years from now, people will laugh at what we’ve had,” Gates told business […]

Bobbee Tec has announced work on an iPod version of Cyboid, a first person shooter currently available for Nokia’s N-Gage and some other cell phones. Cyboid features 3D graphics, original in-game music, multiple skill levels, and a variety of monsters, weapons, and items. Here’s a short video showing Cyboid 3D running on a standard iPod […]

The US is bringing out the big guns to punish North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, taking away his iPod priveleges. The US has banned exports of iPods, fine wines and fast cars to North Korea as part of the punishment for the country’s nuclear bomb test last year. The sanctions are said to be targeted at […]

At the 2007 Winter NAMM Show, a music and recording industry convention recently held in Anaheim, California, Behringer introduced their Podcastudio USB Bundle, a kit for professional podcasting, music production and digital home recording. Features: High-resolution 2 In / 2 Out USB audio interface with plug-and-play for Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems […]

TNC New Media, creator of the EndurancePlanet.com podcast, announced today that they have sold the online media property and its archive of endurance athlete interviews. The buyer, Kevin Patrick, is an accomplished broadcaster and multisport athlete already producing podcasts for clients. “We‚Äôve sold the EndurancePlanet.com podcast,” Tim Bourquin, CEO of TNC New Media, told Podcasting […]

Vocalist and pianist Norah Jones is using a video podcast, Norah Jones Not Too Late, to promote her new album, Not Too Late, which will be releasted January 30th on Blue Note Records. The video podcast features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album.

Podcaster Michael Geoghegan has announced Podcast Release, a free WordPress plugin designed to help podcasters with getting legal releases for the use of a guest’s voice or likeness: “The plugin, when installed, creates a Podcast Release page on your site and provides a link to send to your interview subjects. It also sets up an […]

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley said his company ‚Äúis going to move in the direction‚Äù of rewarding video creators for their content. Hurley says that he intends to share revenue with video producers, and that YouTube did not do that at first because he wanted to build a community […]

First Beat Media has launched MyPodcast.com, a free podcast hosting service that offers a free recorder, hosting, unlimited bandwidth, and the ability for users to earn money with their podcasts. The site’s recorder application lets users include ad spots directly into recorded podcast episodes and earn a portion of the revenue. Users can: Choose a […]

The Dutch consumer protection agency Consumentenbond is the latest to pressure Apple on restrictions on downloads that tie songs bought on iTunes to being used with iTunes and iPods. Consumentenbond spokesman Ewald van Kouwen said his group had filed a formal complaint with the Dutch antitrust watchdog NMa asking for an investigation into Apple’s “illegal […]