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Apple Launches Video Podcasting For iTunes

Posted by Zonk on from the new-things-to-look-at dept.

phaedo00 writes "Apple has launched support for video podcasting in the Podcast section of the iTMS. Ars Technica has a decent write up of the news along with speculation on what this means in the way of a video iPod and Apple's recent application for a patent on the phrase 'iPodcast.'" From the article: "The quiet, fanfare-less launch (in fact, it's not even clear when it was launched) is a bit surprising for the company, but there may be a reason: there's not too many video podcasts out there in the wild. Furthermore, video podcasts are currently only playable on your computer, although it seems clear enough that a video iPod is on the way. If you didn't believe it before, you should definitely believe it now. For now, it looks like video podcasting support is limited."

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  1. Stupid article by technoextreme · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a freaking trademark that they used. You can't patent a word.

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  2. Interesting Comparison by Krast0r · · Score: 5, Informative

    It will be interesting to see, with the current amount of media emphasis (especially in the BBC) on camera and video phones being used in reporting stories and being "first on the scene", whether the podcast will rival the mobile phone with regards to use in media. Although the mobile phone is now ubiquitous, the ipod may be capable of recording better quality video and broadcasting it for everyone without the use of a new corporation.

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  3. nothing new here by chocolatetrumpet · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is nothing new. I've been watching Prem Rawat's "Peace is Possible" on iTunes for a while.

    The Dawn and Drew show even had a little video as part of their iTunes rss feed.

    Apple already has a specialized "ipod videocasting" application - it's called iMovie.

    The "news" will be an iPod designed to support video playback right out of the box.

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  4. Smart people already here... by borschski · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've been noticing all the podcasting cognoscenti in Silicon Valley are simultaneously doing their podcast and shooting video of it. What do they know or suspect that we don't?
    • Former TechTV ScreenSavers host Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, John C. "I get no spam" Dvorak and others are doing TWIT and just announced video is next.
    • Former ScreenSavers hosts Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose at Diggnation are shooting video while they podcast and Kevin Rose is doing SYSTM
    • Robert X. Cringley's NerdTV debuts. Now you may be wondering, "So what?". It's IPTV...that's what. There aren't a lot of great examples out there yet, but most of the smart podcasters -- who are mini-celebrities or have something people would like to see -- are simultaneously podcasting and shooting video (many in high definition just in case). Read an article about a new report here.
    • Silicon Valley podcaster John Furrier from Podtech is embarking on video to augment his podcasting.
    Wired magazine has a great article discussing blogging + video = vlogging. While everyone's attention is on podcasting, vlogging is the next hot trend that has almost taken off. This Apple announcement oughta help.


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