A recent study by Edison Media Research shows sharp declines in the amount of time teenagers listen to radio, and even sharper declines among people 12-to-24. The company’s research shows sharp declines in Time Spent Listening (TSL), Persons Using Radio (PUR) and attitudes about radio among the 12-to-24-age group, the listeners who represent both terrestrial […]

Avaricum has release a freeward podcast client, Audiopod, for IPAQ hw6515 and PPC2003/WM5 PDA phones. The software is designed to let users download audio podcasts and listen to them offline. Audiopod helps fill the gap Microsoft has left by not providing podcasting support.

AEC Daily has introduced a series of educational podcasts, the AEC Daily Education podcast, aimed at the architecture, engineering and construction industry. The first episode looks at The Greening of White Goods (MP3). The podcast is an example of a sponsored corporate podcast. The podcast is part of the Whirlpool course, The Greening of ‘White […]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn’t worried about the latest iPod-killer wannabe, the Zune. While Microsoft may promote the Zune’s “community building” wireless features, Jobs says that iPods are better for connecting with girls: “I’ve seen the demonstrations on the Internet about how you can find another person using a Zune and give them a song […]

Podcast Ready and mobiBLU today announced the launch of the Cube2, mobiBLU‚Äôs latest MP3 player, which comes pre-installed with Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder podcast management software and enhanced audio performance.Users can plug mobiBLU MP3 devices into any Internet-connected computer and access myPodder to update, subscribe to and manage their favorite RSS-delivered media feeds. According to mobiBlu, […]

Apple today introduced the iPod nano RED Special Edition. The iPod was created by U2 lead singer Bono and Bobby Shriver to “engage business in the fight against AIDS in Africa by getting the world‚Äôs most iconic companies to make uniquely branded products”. A portion of the profits from these products goes directly to the […]

ifrogz has introduced the Tadpole, a new line of video iPod cases made specifically for children ages one and up. The Tadpole is designed to provide a way to let even very young children use iPods. The cases are engineered with two large handles that not only help children maintain a solid grip on the […]

On Monday, Chicago Public Radio will introduce a This American Life podcast. Starting Monday, October 16, each show will be available to podcast subscribers on the Monday following its national broadcast. After seven days, the shows wil migrate to the program’s online archives. The price for downloads of these archived shows is $0.95 cents per […]

Qloud (pronounced ‚Äúcloud‚Äù) today launched a public beta of its search service and iTunes plug-in. Qloud uses media player plug-ins to provide the listener data that powers Qloud‚Äôs search. In the Qloud service, users can then search through this information, and can do so in multiple ways: music preference (how much it is played, how […]

ViewSonic today launched its droolworthy ViewDock VX1945wm and VX2245wm LCD displays with iPod dock integration, letting users view video podcasts, movie downloads and other iPod video content in widescreen. “The ViewDock displays modernize the desktop by letting users view iPod content 65 times larger than on their iPod screens,” according to the company. The 19-inch […]