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One Out Of Three Dumping Live TV For Internet TV, Time-Shifted Video

Oct 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Media Research firm Say Media reports that one out of three people in the US has given up watching live TV for Internet TV and time-shifted video. Consumers are spending less time with live television and more time with online content as well as time-and-device-shifted premium video content. This group is young, educated and affluent […]



Twitter’s Fine Print – ‘All Your Content Are Belong To Us’

Oct 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured Story, Microblogging

From Twitter’s Terms Of Use:

“By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).”



iPhone Recording Studio For Podcasting, Vocals

Oct 17th, 2010 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players, Podcasting Hardware

Here’s an example of an iPhone recording studio that packs a lot of power. This photo, via Ashley Elsdon at Palm Sounds, captures his vocal recording setup. Here are the main elements of this portable iPhone recording studio: Standard tripod to hold the iPhone at the right height and position; An iPhone tripod adapter Headphones with […]



4 More iPhone 4 Design Flaws

Oct 12th, 2010 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

There’s been lots of discussion recently about “glassgate” – the ongoing problem with glass breaking on iPhones. With the iPhone 4, Apple put glass on both sides of the phone. Presumably because it looks pretty cool. But you’d expect a device with glass on two sides to end up with cracked glass about twice as […]



Zoom Q3HD Handy Video Recorder Does HD Video, Stereo Sound

Oct 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Digital Video Recorder, Internet TV, Podcasting Hardware, Video

Zoom has announced the new Q3HD Handy Video Recorder, which features HD video and HD audio (24-bit/96kHz) in a tiny package. While the Zoom Q3HD does HD video, Zoom emphasizes the recorder’s audio capabilities: The Q3HD uses the same microphone capsules as Zoom’s industry-leading H4n Handy Recorder. From live musical performances, rehearsals and recitals to […]



The Other Shoe Drops For Radio & Cable

Oct 9th, 2010 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Research

It looks like the other shoe has dropped for old media. New research shows that people are abandoning old media by the millions for Internet media. And if they aren’t abandoning it, they are cutting way back on the time the spend with it.



Did Antennagate Distract Us From A Bigger iPhone 4 Problem, Glassgate?

Oct 7th, 2010 | By | Category: iPhone

Ryan at gdgt raises the question today if Apple’s “antennagate” distracted us from a bigger problem, “glassgate”: Whether or not you’ve experienced the iPhone 4’s famed death grip, or even believe it’s a real phenomenon (and based on extensive personal experience I can assure you that it is), the whole Antennagate scandal undoubtedly left a […]



Can Google Succeed Where Apple Has Failed?

Oct 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players

Google today offered an update on Google TV – its new Internet television platform. And while Apple has been content to keep Apple TV as a “hobby”, Google is intent on making its Internet TV receiver a business. Today they announced multiple content partners for Google TV: Turner Broadcasting has been optimizing some of their […]



Apple Is Forking The Web

Sep 20th, 2010 | By | Category: Apple iPad, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Earlier in the year, we suggested that, with the iPad and other iOS devices, Apple is forking the Web: The iPad isn’t about Web-applications – it’s about Internet-enabled applications. Instead of the one-size-fits-all approach of the computer Web browser, Apple is creating a platform of dedicated apps that do one thing really well. In other […]



Tascam DR-03 Digital Recorder Costs $100, Is About The Size Of A Candy Bar

Sep 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware

Tascam has introduced a new portable digital audio recorder, the DR-03, that’s costs about $100 and is about the size of a candy bar. The battery- or USB-powered DR-03 records to microSD media and comes with its own 2 GB card. Features: Stereo condenser microphone design Up to 24-bit, 48 kHz WAV recording or MP3 […]