PodShow announced today that it is working with GoDaddy, an ICANN accredited domains registrar, to offer custom domain names. The PodShow+ account creation Web form now includes the option to purchase and register a domain name via GoDaddy.com.

‚ÄúHelping podcasters to register a domain name as part of the PodShow+ service creates a simplified process, helping these independent producers to extend their audience reach with a unique, memorable Web site address,” said Bob Parsons, CEO and founder of The Go Daddy Group. Parsons is also a podcaster himself with his program, Life Online with Bob Parsons.

Canadian indie band Uncle Seth will be playing at the first PodCamp, being held in Boston September 9-10.

Uncle Seth’s reputation in the Canadian podcasting community recently earned them the chance to play at the inaugural Podcasters Across Borders conference, which took in Kingston, Ontario this past June. Podcasters from across Canada and the U.S. grooved to the band’s high energy pop-rock sounds at a post-conference party that went on well into the next morning.

“We knew very little about podcasting, except that it seemed to be a way to get some online exposure for our music,” says lead singer Tara Thompson. “I don’t think any of us realized there was this amazing community we’re now a part of.”

Apple has been striking fear into more than just investors lately. An Apple iPod recently wreaked havok on airline toilet and had to be treated as a potential instrument of terror.The unfortunate iPod owner explained what happens when you lose your iPod in an airplain toilet:

First, it becomes a suspicious package. Then you have to explain to the stewardesses what happened.

Then the airline captain comes on the intercom.

“Folks, this is the captain. I don’t want to alarm you, but we’ve found a suspicious device in the front lavatory.”

Apple’s notebook computers could be banned from use on planes because of the potential for their batteries to overheat, which can lead to laptops that catch on fire or explode.Quantas Airlines is considering banning the use of Mac laptops in flight.

“We have put limitations on Dell computers and at this stage we are awaiting further information from Apple,” said a Quantas spokesman.

The 1089 is equipped with a 1.8″ 30GB hard drive, a 3″ TFT LCD display, a USB 2.0 connection for transfering files and a built-in FM tuner.

And WiFi.

PodShow, the podcasting startup co-founded by Adam Curry, announced another set of podcasting partnerships today, this group focusing on “hot women”, according to the company. Yesterday the company announced a line-up of controversial talk show podcasts.

The shows added are “Chillcast with Anji Bee,” “GeekBrief.TV,” “Pod Chick,” “Rock n Roll TV,” “Soccergirl” (above) and “The Rumor Girls”.

“These ladies have great talent, and all they’ve needed was the proper promotion and distribution,” said Adam Curry, cofounder and President of Podshow, Inc.

mobipod, a new service designed to ‘push’ feed podcasts to mobile phones, launched a public trial of the service in the UK on Monday. The service intends to deliver top UK podcasts automatically to mobile phones.

mobipod will initially only be available for a range of Nokia handsets on O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Support for other networks and devices will be added as the trial progresses.

Apple is recalling over a million laptop batteries because of risk of overheating, explosions and fire. Recent Mac laptops have had problems with overheating and there have been reports of Mac laptops exploding into flames.The affected batteries were sold worldwide from October 2003 through August 2006 for use with 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers.

Tim Bourquin, founder and CEO of TNC New Media, producers of Podcast & Portable Media Expo, sends word that he expects this year’s expo to be bigger and better than last year’s inaugural Podcasting Expo.

“Last year, many people were still asking what podcasting was,” said Bourquin. “This year, everyone wants to know how they can get involved.”

The conference, which was named Expo Magazine’s Best New Show winner 2006, will take place September 29-30 at the Ontario Convention Center (above) in Ontario, California. It will feature exhibits and conference sessions aimed at both corporate and individual podcasters.

t’s looking more and more like video podcasts will play an important role in the 2008 US presidential elections. One example of this trend is Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron. Baron, a life-long democrat, says that he hopes “to play a big part in this election.”In a post at his blog, dembot, Baron explains his anticipated plan:

“Last term, when George Bush announced he would run again, however, I knew enough was enough and I dropped everything and decided to devote my entire life to help prevent his re-election. Sigh.”

“This time I’m not going to be doing ANY fighting. I am just going to help with enabling the technology and social structures that we all need to see what’s really going on; the politicians need to be able to take the media into their own hands so we can discover their ideals and come to know more about who they really are, off-guard and on.”

Baron is upbeat about the role of citizen media in the upcoming election. “Not only will we get to read it from the horses mouth, and hear it, in many cases we are going to be able to click to see the whole thing,” he notes “That is major empowerment for everyone. The democratization of media will play a big part in democratizing politics.”