Verizon Wireless announced today a feature that we expect to become more and more common with digital cameras, video cameras and mobile phones – direct uploading to the Internet. Verizon customers can record video with their wireless phones and upload the videos directly to YouTube using an easy to remember number ‚Äì YTUBE (98823). To […]

The New York Times published a photo of podcast publisher Sue Bratton today to illustrate an article on the Association for Downloadable Media. It’s a nice shot of Bratton, but there’s something wrong with the image – something that may not be important to the readers of the New York Times, but that is important […]

A new voice-over-IP (VoIP)¬†startup, Ooma, has launched that hopes to stir up the phone industry by combining Internet phone calls with peer-to-peer phone line sharing. It connects to your local phone line and to your broadband Internet, routing your long-distance calls over the Internet. The service also uses your phone line and the phone lines […]

Zoom has introduced a new portable recorder, the H2 Handy Recorder, designed for capturing interviews, musical performances,¬†seminars and conferences. According to Zoom, the H2 provides studio-quality stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. Description: The H2 is the only portable recorder with 4 mic capsules onboard in an W-X/Y configuration, for recording from the front […]

Casio has released a new line of YouTube-friendly digital cameras. The EXILIM EX-Z77 digital camera line features a YouTube Capture mode and bundles software to provide optimized settings for recording, storing and uploading video. “We recognized that there was a demand for an easier way to upload high-quality video and are thrilled to be the […]

JazzMutant has released Dexter, a new multi-touch computer controller that’s sort of like an iPhone for mixing audio. The laptop-sized control surface features a multi-touch display and is designed to be used as a flexible Digital Audio Workstation control surface. JazzMutant has partnered with leading audio workstation software developers to offer visual feedback and two-way […]

Massachusetts (USA)-based Revolabs, Inc., a maker of wireless audio equipment, has introduced its new xTag Microphone System. Revolabs is promoting the microphone system for use with a wide variety of applications, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), podcasting, voice recognition, web conferencing, panel discussions and lectures, and many more desktop applications. The manufacturer touts the […]

LG Electronics and YouTube jointly¬†announced today an agreement to provide YouTube services on LG handsets. The agreement promises to let users not only view videos on the phones, as on Apple’s new iPhone, but to shoot and upload videos directly to YouTube. For upcoming YouTube-enabled handsets, LG will introduce a new user interface for accessing […]

¬† PCAudioLabs has released Impact, a new case option its line of studio/music computers. The case,¬†a modular rack-mount design with acoustic foam insulation,¬†was designed from the ground up taking into account how computers are used during the process of recording and mixing audio. Prices for configured Impact audio workstations start at US $2,675. Details at […]

While updates to Apple’s OS X, iPhone app development and Safari for Windows may be the most talked-about introductions from Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote address, updates to Mac OS X Leopard Server include significant features for podcasters. According to Apple, Leopard Server is the most significant improvement to the server operating system since Mac OS […]