Loren Feldman, the puppetmaster behind the puppet Shel Israel video blog, is moving on.
Puppet Shel Israel is a sort of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog for new media, parodying “new media expert” Shel Israel, while scooping him with entertaining interviews, like this discussion with Digg’s Kevin Rose:

While Loren’s puppet has been scoring the interviews, Israel [...]

New Scientist points out some legalese buried into Apple’s iTunes EULA that you’ll want to keep in mind, if you’re planning on using iTunes to run a nuclear reactor:
“Licensee also agrees that Licensee will not use the Apple Software for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture or [...]

Microsoft has announced that it’s going to keep its MSN Music authorization servers, currently on life support, alive for three more years.

This means that, if you bought music downloads from Microsoft’s service, you should be able to continue to listen to the music and put it on new devices or machines through 2011.

Conan O’Brian wants you to make your own Late Night commercial.
One winner will get a shopping trip to the NBC Experience Store in New York City with Late Night stage hand Steve Graham, who will use his employee discount to get you 25% off all merchandise. Plus, the winner will also receive complementary round-trip bus [...]

A reminder that there’s a podcast for just about anything:
Flyers worried about being able to remember what they can and cannot take in and out of the UK have received aid in the form of a podcast.
Downloadable from the HM Revenue & Customs website, the free audio podcast sees customs expert Mark Fuchter detail which [...]

LadyAda, creator of a variety of cool DIY projects that have been featured in Make magazine, has a new kit that lets you make your own Internet set-top box out of an Altoid tin. 
Description:
The YBox2 is a DIY networked set-top box. Connect it to your TV and you can design customized content to be delivered [...]

One of the stranger iPod accessories we’ve ever seen that still manages to have some practical use is the RadioRaft floating stereo.
It’s a completely submersible iPod dock and stereo system. Your iPod goes inside a waterproof iPod dock, and you control the sound using waterproof controls. The system has 400 watts, 5 speakers and offers [...]

Remember last month’s blogging can kill you hysteria?

In April, the New York Times ran an exposé on the health risks of blogging. At the time, we were skeptical, and it turns out that our instincts were right.

Researchers now say that blogging is actually good for you.

The Phoenix Mars Lander has a Twitter feed, and as Evil Mad Scientist notes, the Mars Lander is Twittering in the first person:
I’m sitting on very flat surface here. Tiny rocks around my foot pads. The horizon is flat and looks perfect for digging!!!
It’s unclear if this is an official feed or not; I [...]

Ever struggle to get a decent recording of your voice for a podcast?
This video, from poykpak, shows that there’s more to life than great voiceovers….