Mobile Podcasting

Alesis ProTrack Turns Your iPod Into A Digital Audio Recorder

Jun 20th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware, iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players

Alesis has introduced the ProTrack, a device that turns an iPod into a professional handheld digital stereo recorder.
Two high-quality condenser microphones are built-in, fixed in XY stereo configuration. ProTrack also offers users a pair of combination XLR - 1/4-inch inputs for connection for external microphones and line sources. When running on plug-in power using the [...]



Broadcast Live From Your iPhone With Flixwagon

Jun 12th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Recorder, Mobile Podcasting, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs, iPhone

Live webcasting startup Flixwagon announced today that it was testing live “high-quality” video streaming from unlocked iPhones to the web, using Flixwagon’s alpha client.
Here’s Flixwagon’s announcement:
While we don’t condone or recommend unlocking iPhones, as avid iPhone users ourselves we wanted to experiment with ways to enable flixwagon on the iPhone, until the official SDK supports video. [...]



FlyTunes Brings Streaming Audio, Video Podcasts To iPhone

May 16th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Digital Music, Internet TV, Mobile Podcasting, Podcast Distribution, Streaming Video, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players

Mobile broadcast network FlyTunes has added video and audio podcasts to its offerings, in addition to a new user interface and a customizable channel guide.
The new video and audio channels cover a wide range of topics, including news, entertainment, politics, kids & family, health, comedy, business and technology. FlyTunes now offers users over 350 channels [...]



Safari On iPhone To Get YouTube Support

Mar 31st, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Mobile Podcasting

The iPhone Safari browser may soon directly support YouTube, according to at least one report: 
The latest version of the iPhone 2.0 firmware that was just seeded to developers has a YouTube plugin for MobileSafari.app! We’re not sure at this point if this is using the same method as the native YouTube app that just works in [...]



BlogTalkRadio Updates Mobile Podcasting Solution To Remove Privacy Concerns

Mar 5th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Mobile Podcasting, iPhone

BlogTalkRadio today announced that it has updated its Cinch mobile podcasting service to let you use a custom podcast feed URL. Previously, your podcast feed URL was automatically set to your mobile phone number.
When the service was introduced, we questioned the decision to embed your phone number in the feed url:
I question a service that [...]



Mobilecasting With BlogTalkRadio

Feb 19th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Mobile Podcasting, iPhone

At Scripting News, pioneering podcaster Dave Winer is highlighting a service from BlogTalkRadio that makes podcasting a no-brainer:
A new service from BlogTalkRadio…
Call their special phone number: 646-200-0000. It records the call. When you’re done it creates an RSS 2.0 feed with an enclosure that’s an MP3 of the call.
The address of the feed is a [...]



Helio Intros Ultimate Mobile YouTube Service

Dec 13th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Mobile Podcasting, Podcasting Hardware, Video, iPods & Portable Media Players

Today, Helio announced a new mobilecasting service that they are calling “the most comprehensive YouTube experience currently offered on mobile!”
They could have thrown a “massive” or “global” into that, but the service is exactly the type of thing we’ve been pushing for for years: mobile devices that are sophisticated two-way Web publishing platforms.
Available for Helio [...]



Podcast Pickle Intros iPhone Podcasting Site

Oct 29th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Mobile Podcasting

Podcasting directory and community Podcast Pickle has introduced a mobile version of its site, optimized for Apple iPhones.
Pickle Mobile lets you browse top podcasts at the site, read podcast reviews and create a personal podcast playlist.



DiGi Launches D’Pod Mobile Service in Malaysia

Oct 26th, 2007 | By Elisabeth Lewin | Category: Mobile Podcasting

Mobile communications provider DiGi Telecommunications, announced this week the debut of D’podCast, an on-demand service for mobile phone users, the first of its kind in Malaysia.
D’podCast is the result of a collaboration between DiGi and digital media company Stanton Technologies, and is part of DiGi’s ongoing efforts to widen its range of mobile internet services.
D’podCast [...]



VeriSign and Bamboo MediaCasting Team to Deliver Mobile Podcasting Service

Oct 24th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Mobile Podcasting

VeriSign and Bamboo MediaCasting, a mobile content delivery solutions provider, have teamed to offer VeriSign Mobile Media Cast, a managed mobile podcast service for wireless operators.
The VeriSign Mobile Media Cast is a fully managed solution which provides operators the ability to deliver licensed podcast content to their customers, with complete life-cycle management of the content [...]