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Friday, 22nd March 2013

Apple Fixes Its Busted Podcasts App (But I Still Won't Switch)

Apple Fixes Its Busted Podcasts App (But I Still Won't Switch)

Apple's new Podcasts app is a huge improvement over its earlier, lackluster self. It's still got a ways to go, though, and I'm still not switching.

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Monday, 5th November 2012

Why The Web Needs An Instapaper-Style "Listen Later" Button For Audio

Why The Web Needs An Instapaper-Style "Listen Later" Button For Audio

A few promising content-shifting initiatives take stabs at creating an "Instapaper For Audio" function to save sound clips for later listening. But none of them get everything right.

John Paul Titlow comments

Tuesday, 7th August 2012

5 Things I Love About Podcasting

5 Things I Love About Podcasting

My post about podcasting earlier this week attracted a lot of insightful comments. There were also a few insulting comments, but overall the feedback showcased what makes podcasts worth consuming: passionate voices. Not coincidentally, passion is also what makes blogs a vital part of the media world. So the point of my article wasn't to disparage…

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Monday, 6th August 2012

Radio Killed The Podcasting Star

Podcasters are to radio what bloggers are to newspapers: independent voices taking attention away from mainstream media. At least that was the theory, when professional podcasts and blogs were getting started in the 2000s. But unlike blogs, podcasts by indie voices have not gone on to seriously challenge the mainstream media incumbents. Where is…

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Wednesday, 16th March 2011

Comedy Frankensteins the Podcast

Social media's like punk rock, it knocks down walls for all, and that's good. But it frees up as much, or more, rubbish as it does material of quality. Nevertheless, some people, usually those with a love-hate relationship with radio, were very enthusiastic lo these many years ago, about the platform that podcasting provided. That enthusiasm has…

Play Curt Hopkins comments

Wednesday, 24th February 2010

Recognizr: Facial Recognition Coming to Android Phones

Swedish software and design company The Astonishing Tribe, also known as TAT, has been developing a rather astonishing augmented reality application for mobile phones. Originally built as a software concept, the Android app called "Recongnizr" is a mobile prototype that allows you to use your phone in order to "see" who a person is and what web…

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Friday, 5th February 2010

Friday Podcast Parade! Location-Based Technologies

Welcome to the weekend, friends - and what a week it's been. Facebook announced a huge open-source code dump; Social Media Week kicked off in six cities around the world; and the tech world was constantly humming with news and opinions about the iPad. Frankly, we're exhausted. One topic that's been top-of-mind at RWW, though, week in and week…

Jolie O'Dell comments

Friday, 22nd January 2010

Friday Podcast Parade! The Wonderful World of Augmented Reality

Once again, the weekend is upon us - time to unplug, unwind and relax! But lest your brains turn to jelly during your time offline and away from work, load up your iPod with our weekly selection of podcasts sure to entertain and inform. The topic of this week's parade is augmented reality (AR), the technology used to add a layer of data and…

Jolie O'Dell comments

Friday, 15th January 2010

Friday Podcast Parade! Google & China, Told By Folks Who Know

Welcome to the weekend, readers! Your primary focus at this very moment might be your Friday night drink-ups, but we've got a new feature to help you maintain your mental clarity and conversational arsenal throughout the weekend - all while keeping you at a safe distance from your computer and allowing you to roam freely through the real…

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Friday, 8th January 2010

How to Find Great Podcasts: Video Tour of HuffDuffer

Is your podcast listening experience less than fabulous? If it is, you should check out HuffDuffer, a social discovery and organization service for podcast files. The service was expertly built by UK designer Jeremy Keith and you'll know you're in for a remarkable experience when you go through the sign-up process. HuffDuffer will make you…

Marshall Kirkpatrick comments

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