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Windows Phone 7 To Get Zune HD Makeover?

Feb 7th, 2010 | By | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

The rumormill is abuzz with talk about the Zune Phone, aka Windows Phone 7, which many expect to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress on Feb 15th. Microsoft is expected to announce: Full Zune Integration The User Interface is based upon codename “METRO”, and will be similar to the Zune HD User Interface. Windows […]



NYT Intros Freakonomics Podcast

Feb 5th, 2010 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcast Quickies

The New York Times has introduced a new Freakonomics podcast: Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, are books that explore “the hidden side of everything.” Now there’s a Freakonomics podcast, hosted by Dubner. Prepare to be enlightened, engaged, perhaps enraged, and definitely surprised. You can subscribe by adding this podcast feed to […]



ProPrompter Turns Your iPhone Into A Teleprompter

Feb 5th, 2010 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

Bodelin has updated ProPrompter (App Store link), its $9.99 app that turns your iPhone into a teleprompter. ProPrompter can be used in conjunction with an iPhone camera mount to create a cheap teleprompting system. Features: Smooth scrolling teleprompter software Remote Control your scroll pace with a second device installed with the ProPrompter app Create or […]



Jorge Garcia Launches New Lost Podcast, “Geronimo Jack’s Beard”

Feb 5th, 2010 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, General, Podcasting

Lost star Jorge “Hurley” Garcia has launched a new podcast, Geronimo Jack’s Beard, to coincide with the start of Lost Season Six: Hello everyone! Welcome to the blog for Geronimo Jack’s Beard, a LOST podcast brought to you by Sidekick22 and that other guy. This podcast has been waiting a long time to finally be […]



WordPress For BlackBerry Lets You Video Blog From Your Phone

Feb 5th, 2010 | By | Category: Podcasting Software, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.15 WordPress.org has announced that WordPress for Blackberry is now available. New in WordPress for BlackBerry 1.0: Record and upload videos from your phone. Support for the HD video service VideoPress. Streamlined UI and functionality relating to comment moderation Overall enhancements to the speed and stability of the app No word on when the video […]



Three Devices That Gave Us Better Ways To Do Things We Don’t Want To Do Anymore

Feb 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, Commentary, iPods & Portable Media Players

The Apple iPad may have debuted to mixed reactions from tech analysts – but it’s clear that Apple’s new tablet computer already has competitors struggling to find ways to stay competitive. Three examples have cropped up in the last few days: Amazon announced that it is buying Touchco – a start-up based in New York […]



Revision3 Growing Through The Recession

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Networks, Streaming Video

Video podcast network Revision3 has announced its growth results for 2009, highlighting several milestones for the company: Revision3’s programs were viewed nearly 70M times during 2009; Revenue grew 30%; Average deal size grew by 50%; and They added Ford, Adidas, Coors, Nokia and Panasonic as major advertisers. Revision3 also added 10 new shows in 2009: […]



Up To 25% Abandon Online Videos If They Start With An Ad. And That’s The Good News.

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Research, Video

Video distribution and analytics company Tubemogul reports that as many as 25% abandon online videos if the videos begin with an advertisement: Overall, 15.89% of viewers click away from a video rather than sit through a pre-roll ad. The trend is far more pronounced with top magazines and newspapers, where 24.85% of viewers click away. […]



WordPress For Android

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Podcasting Software

https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.15 WordPress.org has announced WordPress for Android, a new mobile client for the popular blogging & podcasting app. Features: Configure and manage multiple blogs Comment moderation including the ability to reply to comments Create and Edit Posts including categories, tags and photos Create and Edit Pages Get notified of new comments in the Android notification […]



Lack Of Flash On The iPad Is A Win For Accessible, Standards-Based Design

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, iPhone

There’s been a lot of discussion in the last week about Apple’s decision to not support Flash on the upcoming iPad. Early iPad users are going to see a lot of blue boxes, right, where their audio and video file would otherwise be. And publishers are going to have to decide if it’s worth the […]