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, […]

Added to podcast software list: Podpuppy is a free Podcast reciever for Windows. You can use it to subscribe to podcasts and automatically receive sound and video files as they are released by the author. PodPuppy is easy to use, supports the major podcast formats and provides the basic functions of a podcast receiver. The […]

Deutsche Welle, an English-language news site from Germany, has introduced a podcast, Beethoven Festival Bonn, that features Beethoven’s most famous symphonies performed by young orchestras. A recent episode features a live recording of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, performed by Istanbul’s National Conservatory orchestra at the 2002 Beethoven Festival in Bonn Opus 68, dubbed the “Pastoral,” is […]

The Smithsonian has introduced the Folkways Collection Podcast, a series of 24 one-hour programs that explore the collection of music, spoken word, and sound recordings that make up the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The music of modern day giants like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Ani Difranco is interwoven with original Folkways recordings to demonstrate the […]

Ars Technica has an good overview of a new bill introduced in the US Senate this week that would force satellite, digital, and Internet radio providers to implement measures designed to restrict the ability of listeners to record audio from the services. Called the “Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act” (PERFORM), […]

According to recently published research from Telephia, there are now 23.5 million mobile subscribers in the U.S. who have phones with integrated music players, but only a tiny portion of these users are downloading music over the air. The low adoption rate of over the air (OTA) music services could be an opportunity for Apple. […]

The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 Watch not only has possibly the coolest name ever for a watch, it puts up to 1 Gig of memory for podcasts and music on your wrist. The Skullcandy MacGyver MP3 watch features a selectable 5-mode audio equalizer, 3-D stereo sound, music shuffle play feature, a built-in voice recorder and an […]

BBC NEWS has an interesting article about broadcasters joining the world’s airwaves using Campcaster, open-source software which lets people run a radio station from a single computer for free. Campcaster takes a regular PC and turns it into a tool for managing every aspect of a radio station broadcast. The software is the idea of […]

At Macworld, Apple introduced the new AirPort Extreme wireless networking solution. It’s based on 802.11n, and according to Apple, offers twice the range and five times the performance of their previous AirPorts. In addition to the network performance, the new AirPort Extreme Base Station features connections for networked computers, printers and a USB hard drive, […]

Thomas Dolby’s Sole Inhabitant video podcast offers an unique look into the English electronica artist and entrepreneur’s November-December tour. Dolby uses the video podcast format effectively and does some interesting things with video viewpoints, including using a camera that provides a first-person perspective of what he’s doing during a performance. The series includes live performances […]