Google has released a new free Mac OS X app, Vidnik, that’s designed to make it easy for users to record video, add a Title, Tags & Description and upload it to YouTube: You can use Vidnik to create a video diary, or just to quickly record a video comment to attach to an existing […]

The official Blade Runner podcast may be a promo tie-in for the 25th Anniversary DVD of the classic sci-fi film, but it’s also the official Blade Runner podcast. Queue the Love Theme. To subscribe, add this podcast URL to your podcast software: http://wired.uk.com/BladeRunnerDVDUKPodcast.xml

The Audacity Team has announced the release of Audacity v1.3.5 beta for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. Audacity is a free, open source audio editing application that is popular with podcasters. Changes in the new version include improvements and new features for recording, import/export and the user interface. Here are the details:

Todd Cochrane is the CEO of Raw Voice, a longtime podcaster at Geek News Central and helps connect podcasters with advertisers via his Blubrry podcast network. He’s also known for having strong opinions, on topics ranging from the PodShow/Mevio name change to the quality of podcasters’ RSS feeds. I asked Todd about his perspective on […]

Beet.tv‘s Andy Plesser reports that the co-producers of lonelygirl15, Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, have raised $5 million in venture funding for their new company, EQAL. They’re building a digital media studio and working on product placement and licensing deals. “We’re going to teach Hollywood how to do it right,” said Beckett.

Radionomy, a Belgian startup, is a site that lets you create a free, ad-supported Web radio station The site, now in beta testing, is designed to make creating a Web radio station trivial, letting you browse through vast music, jingle and content libraries made available by Radionomy. You can also integrate your own musical creations […]

Other World Computing announced today the availability of 802.11n WiFi Adapters that promise to let any Macintosh computer upgrade to 802.11n wireless connectivity via USB, PCMCIA, or PCI card options. With 802.11n, indoor ranges of up to 220 feet (outdoor up to 500 feet) and performance of up to 300Mbps are possible — or up […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced the release of its Digital Video In-Stream Ad Format Guidelines. The guidelines focus on the most widely used current in-stream ad products, including linear video ads, non-linear video ads and companion ads. They were created in order to meet the following needs: Simplifying digital video ad buying across […]

The Belkin GoStudio is a portable podcasting studio designed to let you capture high-quality audio recordings on-the-go and then publish directly to iTunes when docked. Features: Dock lets you record directly to your iPod Built-in microphone Built-in speaker for playback Inputs: Dual XLR,  1/4 in Battery powered Recording meter Gain control and a compressor/limiter The […]

Universal McCann has published a new report that suggests that new media is rapidly becoming mainstream media around the world. The comparative study looks at social media trends through three “waves”: Wave 1 – September 2006 Wave 2 – June 2007 Wave 3 – March 2008 Research highlights: Social media is a global phenomenon happening […]