Wondering where to put all those humongous podcast media files? Other World Computing (OWC) may have what you need. They’ve introduced a dual-HD external FireWire drive RAID monster-drive storage system. The system is available in sizes up to 1.5 terabytes (TB) (1,500 gigabytes). The 1.5TB Elite-AL 800 Pro RAID model, priced at $1,149.99, comes in […]

Potion Factory has introduced a new Mac OS X audio recorder, Voice Candy 1.0, that is designed to make recording fun.Voice Candy provides eight different effects, including Vader and Chipmunk, to alter your voice. Once you have made a recording, you can use it to set a reminder, send an email, or just save it […]

New podcast directory: Collectik is a new site for organizing podcasts and online media that is descibed as “like mixtapes for podcasts.” The sites lets users make a collection of podcast, select episodes to add to a playlist, and then share playlists for subscribing to with iTunes, Juice and other podcast software.

Podcast Ready and mobiBLU have announced the launch of what they are calling the “first podcast-enabled MP3 players.” mobiBLU’s latest MP3 player, the B153, will come pre-installed with Podcast Ready’s myPodder podcast management software. A myPodder-enabled 2GB mobiBlu Cube is also being launched through Target stores nationwide. Podcast Ready’s myPodder software resides on the player […]

Canada’s CBC Radio One has announced that it will now be offering a number of its programs as podcasts and as free online downloads.Programming will include the ‚Äúbest of‚Äù editions from The Current, Dispatches, Definitely Not the Opera, Ideas, Outfront, and As It Happens, plus highlight packages of regionally-based radio programs. CBC recently conducted an […]

SEM Pro, a site that covers search engine marketing, reports that Apple is promoting the benefits of podcasting via email: “Promoting your business just got easier. Create a podcast with GarageBand, post it to iTunes in minutes, and reach customers, clients, and partners in a whole new way. Chefs are sharing recipes. Maternity store owners […]

Added to podcast directory list: Australian Podcasts is a directory that focuses on – you guessed it – Australian podcasts. The site is community driven and offers tagging and community bookmarking. Sites in the directory must be: an audio or video podcast about Australian subjects/topics; by an Australian; or have a .au domain non-adult content […]

ABC has published the first episodes of four prime-time television shows for on-demand downloading, including current episodes of Desperate Housewives, Lost, Commander in Chief and Alias. The trial was announced in March. The videos display in a Flash-based interface. Users can jump ahead to later in the video, but can’t skip advertisements. The shows are […]

Added to podcast directory index: Podcast Fusion is a new podcast directory site that offers registered users the ability to bookmark podcasts and manage them online. The site also offers an OPML feed manager, for synchronization of bookmarked feeds with desktop podcast aggregators that support OPML, such as Juice. Source: Podcast Fusion

Mac OS Rumors is reporting that the next release of Mac OS X, code name Leopard, will include a BitTorrent client. BitTorrent support could be beneficial to podcasters, because it could reduce the cost of distribution of large media files by using the popular peer-to-peer file sharing network. According to the report, Mac OS X […]