Time shifting is, more and more, a popular way for people to view television and it‚Äôs cutting into network television‚Äôs bottom line. If the networks continue to be paid only on the basis of live viewing, lost revenue could be as much as $600 million next year compared with an estimated $300 million this year. […]

Geeks over a certain age will remember Microsoft Bob, Microsoft’s attempt to create a personal, easy-to-use computer interface. Microsoft Bob was universally panned, because it was designed for the lowest common denominator, and just set the lowest common denominator a little bit too low. Ten years later, Microsoft has quietly introduced Ms. Dewey, a sassy […]

The technology for getting TiVo content onto Macs and iPods is evolving quickly.TiVoDecode Manager (TDM) is a free Applescript Studio front-end (i.e. “wrapper”) that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2 files to your computer and decoding them into MPEG-2 files. Features include: Bonjour discovery of local TiVos (or enter an IP manually) […]

Unilever has signed on to sponsor a new venture at Marie Claire, a women’s style magazine. Unilever will sponsor the magazine’s first video podcast series, The Masthead with Marie Claire, which will launch Jan. 2. Hosted by editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and featuring the magazine’s editorial staff, the five-minute bi-monthly video podcasts will offer an inside […]

InfoWorld podcaster and writer Jon Udell announced via his podcast (MP3) today that he is moving to a new job at Microsoft, where he will be a Microsoft Evangelist. Udell’s move highlights the increasing importance of corporate podcasting and the growing demand for people that are as comfortable with new media as they are with […]

Mac Geekery has a detailed how to on how to save TiVo recordings so that they can be viewed on a Mac or an iPod. Unfortunately, you need to: Install and set-up Galleon Build an application called TiVo decode Set up a conversion script Set up launchd Transcode the video to a compatible format Sync […]

mStation is shipping its 2.1 Stereo Orb ‘Colors’, 2.1 speakers systems designed to compliment the new Apple iPod nano line of MP3 players. The Orbs are available in Pink, Green, Blue, and Silver, as well as original Black and White. The iPod Docking Station/Speaker Systems offer a 3″ Subwoofer, 10 Key Remote, and can play […]

Stephen Euin Cobb, host of the 2006 Parsec award winning podcast The Future And You has announced a partnership with Jim Baen’s Universe, the largest SF&F online magazine in the world. In every issue of the magazine, Cobb will write a regular column, What’s new in The Future And You, as well as a nonfiction […]

Google has an update today on Bringing radio advertising to Google advertisers. Google has recently begun a U.S. beta test of Google Audio Ads with a small group of AdWords advertisers. “Google Audio Ads brings efficiency, accountability, and enhanced ROI to radio advertising by providing advertisers with an online interface for creating and launching radio […]

Sonique, a London-based technology company has launched Podooch, a website designed to let anyone create a podcast without the need for technical knowledge or specialized software. The site lets anyone with a web-connected computer upload a podcast or video podcast in minutes, and turn it into a podcast. The site gives users full management of […]