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Hillary Clinton Third Presidential Hopeful Announcing Plans With Web Video

Jan 20th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Vlogs

Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her presidential ambitions, joining Barack Obama and John Edwards not only in the presidential race, but in making her announcement using an Internet video. Clinton appears to be embracing the use of Internet media as a tool for presenting her message to the public, and also to allow for more […]



Bepodder Updated

Jan 20th, 2007 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Software

BePodder, a media aggregator and podcast client for BeOS, has been updated to version 1.2. New in this version are Atom and RDF support for example and a new “lite” version, with some limitations, and an unlimited Pro version. The Pro version costs 15 euro. 20% of each copy sold gets donated to the Haiku […]



Zune Can’t Share 40% Of Songs

Jan 20th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Zune articles. Archived stories from Zunerama’s Zune blog. Some Zune users are starting to get upset with the limitations imposed on the device’s wireless sharing technology: Zune’s wireless sharing is described by Microsoft with a footnote – indicating that “the Zune to Zune sharing feature may not be available for all audio files on your […]



Sundance Channel Video Clips Available on YouTube in 2007

Jan 19th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, General, Streaming Video, Video

Sundance Channel today announced a strategic relationship with YouTube which will make excerpts from Sundance Channel content available on YouTube in 2007. The arrangement will kick off with content from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and will continue throughout 2007 with original series, films and documentaries. Sundance Channel’s coverage of the 2007 Film Festival will […]



SoundTech Intros Podcasting Kit

Jan 18th, 2007 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software

SoundTech Professional Audio has announced the SoundTech Podcasting Kit, an easy-to-use podcasting solution. The SoundTech Podcasting Kit includes the LightSnake XLR Intelligent Microphone Cable, Sony Acid XMC software with 1-year Acidplanet Prozone membership, tripod microphone desk stand and a high-quality microphone. The included LightSnake Intelligent XLR Microphone Cable plugs directly into the PC USB port, […]



People Want Media On Their Own Terms

Jan 18th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Digital Video Recorder, Video Podcasts

There’s an interesting article in the NYT today about people wanting more from their TVs. Padmasree Warrior, the chief technology officer of Motorola, said consumers now demand more from their televisions, largely thanks to TiVo, which has forced the cable companies to ask suppliers for more innovative set-top boxes. ‚ÄúEnough people are experienced with time-shifting […]



iPod Sales Drive Apple’s Billion Dollar Profit

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 first quarter, ended December 30, 2006. The Company posted record revenue of $7.1 billion and record net quarterly profit of $1.0 billion, nearly double last year’s profit. These results compare to revenue of $5.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $565 million, or $.65 per diluted […]



Will Apple Open Up Fairplay DRM?

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

According to reports, Apple plans to open up the Fairplay digital rights management software that is used to control the use of music and movies content bought from the iTunes Store. The iPod maker is expected to make two announcements, possibly as early as this week – the first will be to allow streaming of […]



Guys – Would You Trade Your Partner For An iPhone?

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players, Strange

Guys – if your partner seems a little less exciting since the recent iPod Phone announcement, there may be a reason why. Men are twice as likely to swap partner for the latest “must-have” gadget, according to a new survey. According to the survey, one in eight men would consider swapping their partner for the […]



Barack Obama Uses internet Video To Announce Presidential Intentions

Jan 17th, 2007 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Streaming Video

U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D) has announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a run for the White House with a three-minute Internet video clip. “I’ll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee,” said Obama.”For the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country, listening […]