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July 31, 2006
Kevin Smith Uses iPods, Video Podcast to Promote Clerks
Director Kevin Smith is using iPods and video podcasts to promote his latest film, Clerks II. 
Smith joined Superman's Bryan Singer and other directors by creating a Clerks II video podcast that provides an insider's look into the making of the film. The Clerks II podcast looks at mullets, Ben Affleck's thoughts on being in a Kevin Smith movie, The Tongue Song, why Rosario Dawson would be in a filthy picture like Clerks II and the movie's premier.
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Posted by Matt at 03:31 PM
July 30, 2006
IBM Intros Technology Tips
IBM has introduced the ShortCuts podcast series, a podcast that provides technology tips on current trends and issues such as computer security, instant messaging etiquette, and email management. The four-minute audio shows are intended to give listeners short, practical advice that can be applied at work or at home. The latest episode looks at Beating Spyware (MP3).
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Posted by Greg at 10:22 AM
iTunes Category
Recently Apple announced that they were revising the podcasting categories at iTunes and asked that podcasters update their RSS feeds "as soon as possible". If you're a podcaster and haven't updated your feed yet, ProfCast has released a free online tool that may help. The converter allows you to enter the URL for a published podcast feed which it will read, and convert the old categories to the new. 
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Posted by Ken at 09:49 AM
Apple: iPods Don't Last Four
Earlier in the week, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on iPod failure rates as saying that Apple designs them to last four years. According to a post at iLounge, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris is now saying that she was misquoted in the Chicago Tribune article. The article quoted her as saying that iPods have a low failure rate and that they are designed to last four years. Kerris said she told the reporter that the iPod was designed to last for years not four years. It's unclear whether Kerris's latest comment is an ad hominem....or an ad homonym.
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Posted by Jason at 08:45 AM
July 29, 2006
Apple Pimping Playmates, Paris Hilton, and Some
Love her or hate her, Paris Hilton seems to be everywhere. And now she's going to be showing up on iPods. E! Entertainment and Apple today announced that programs from E! Entertainment Television are now available for purchase on the iTune Music Store. New episodes of the second season of the series The Girls Next Door, which debuts July 30 on E!, The Soup, E!'s irreverent look at the week's biggest, best and most bizarre moments and events in the world of pop culture, the new season of Dr. 90210, as well as all new episodes of The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, will be available the day after broadcast for $1.99 per episode.
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Posted by Joe at 12:38 PM
Apple: iPods Last Four
A Chicago Tribune article (subscription) takes a look at failure rates of Apple's popular iPod music players, and reports that Apple designs them to last four years. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris assured the Tribune that iPods have a failure rate of less than 5 percent, which she called "fairly low" compared with other consumer electronics. "The vast majority of our customers are extremely happy with their iPods," she said, adding that an iPod is designed to last four years.
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Posted by Chris at 11:06 AM
BBC Intros Video
BBC News has launched several video podcasts of highlights from their news broadcasts. The BBC video podcasts will include ten 'best of the week' packages from Ten O'Clock News - called Ten Weekly - as well as subscribe to Newsnight reports and investigations from the previous seven days. Also available in the first phase of the trial is a tongue-in-cheek look at the last week's news download called STORYFix. Adrian Van Klaveren, deputy director of BBC News, said: "This trial aims to give people a range of great BBC News content that they can enjoy watching in a completely different way on new portable devices."
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Posted by Mel at 10:02 AM
July 28, 2006
Sony Adds PSP Video Podcast
Sony PlayStation Portables are getting video podcast support with the latest update to the PSP s firmware. The update takes the PSP firmware to version 2.8. It allows the PSP to receive video clips through RSS (really simple syndication) feeds from blogs and other websites. Sony added PSP podcast support using streaming in November 2005 and added support for PSP podcast downloads in April.
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