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2QQ6_____________________ Technology_______________________ 19 IH 3 VWZ 4 H 3 rdz: Internet Media The monthly column by resident technology nerd, Nathan Fisher u N athan F isher ______________ co-Editor-in-Chief M ost p eop le have n ever h e a rd o f P o d c a s ts , IP T V (Internet Protocol Television), Vidcasts, Netcasts, or any of a num ber of names internet media has come to be known by. For the purposes of discussion I will refer to audio content as Podcasts and video content as Vidcasts, but be aware that depending on the provider or creator of the content, they may use a different name but are in fact describing the same type of content. In te rn e t m edia has been around since the conception of the internet, but in recent years, because of advancements in m any d iffe re n t areas, it has become more feasible for m a in s tre a m c o n s u m p tio n by consum ers. Products like Apple's iPod and iTunes have helped immensely in bringing Podcasts to the mainstream. Many people would describe a podcast like a portable radio show, and some of them are, bu t that is a d escrip tion of only one use of podcasting technology. Any audio content from le c tu re s to m u sic to comedy can be distributed in podcast form. Many new companies have sprung up on the internet that provide quality content, my favorites being Revision3 and TWiT.tv. T W iT .tv p ro v id e s b o th podcasts and vidcasts, but has recently started referring to them as netcasts. The TWiT. tv Netcast Network all started with one show, "this WEEK in TECH" or TWiT. The hosts first met working for the now defunct TechTV n etw o rk . T he TW iT p an el changes w eekly but regular hosts include: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Patrick Norton and Will Harris. Many other former TechTV hosts/employees join the panel for any given week. Most hosts worked on or hosted at some point the semi-popular television show "The Screen Savers." Now they have round table discussions about current events in technology. With the success of TWiT, V . V. : : : $ . : .. . . * - _ _ m : ? ^ .5 : £i £; ; s .•>. •£ : : ft ¡ft; : ; ; ££1 £¡ § • : ¡ft ft; • y - ¡ Wii shapes up to be biggest release of year L ap o rte sta rted la u n ch in g new podcasts covering many different technology topics. L a p o r te w a s r e c e n t ly recognized as "Person of the Year in P od castin g " by the P o d cast & P o rtab le M edia Expo com m ittee. TWiT was r e c o g n iz e d la s t y e a r by podcastaw ards.com in both th e T e c h n o lo g y c a te g o r y as w ell as ov erall P eop le's Choice. This year Diggnation, a vidcast by Revision3, won in the Technology People's choice also from podcastawards.com. For more inform ation about TWiT.tv or to check out any of their podcasts/vidcasts you can visit www.twit.tv Revision3 is the first media company that gets the "Internet, o n -d e m a n d g e n e r a t io n ." Revision3 is like any other TV network, except on the web, creating and producing its own original content. Founded by Jay Adelson (Chairman, CEO of Digg, founder of Equinix), Kevin Rose (Founder and Chief Architect of Digg, TechTV, G4), David Prager (TechTV, G4), Dan J ohn C ampbell Staff Reporter Music plays a huge part in the life of David Frick, social studies teacher. Whether he’s listening for his own enjoyment, working out, or using it in his classroom lessons, music always seems to be involved in whatever he is doing. But Frick doesn't just enjoy listening to music, he also creates his own. Track five of his playlist "that was just something I put together in ’Garageband," Frick said of his own song "Run Forrest Run." "I listen to it while jogging; it's very up tempo and gets the blood flowing. But the more I listen to it, the more I enjoy it and it has actually become one of my favorite songs." F ric k o ften fin d s w a y s to work music into his classroom. "Music is a great way to emphasize the lessons I'm trying to teach, it is also a great example of modem poetry for my Writer's Workshop class" Frick said. ¡Tunes ÏA j $ One i 0 I Summon You | ® Requiem In D Minor j @ Ready, Steady, Go j S Run Forrest Run | 0 Bootylicious j 0 Hell Yes j 0 Quality Control j 0 Got To Give It Up j 0 Wish You Were Here i ® Wish You Were Here i ® Crush i ® Crazy Love i ® Yahweh ! 0 I Have A Dream « ? 4:36 3:55 1:51 4:13 4:40 3:27 3:28 4:48 6:02 3:01 5:25 8:09 2:36 4:21 16:13 David Frick Album Time Artist ft# : # ♦ m in d w a tc h in g it on m y com puter. M ost people ju st aren't willing to do that. Which brings me to the recent Apple a n n o u n ce m e n t, a p ro d u ct to be released Q1 2007 that will stream all of your iTunes media from your computer to your television. This is big for people doing vidcasts; it means breaking into the mass market that d oesn 't w ant to w atch television on their computers. P e o p l e i n t e r e s t e d in completely disconnecting from the standard cable TV w ill be able to get m ost of their favorite network shows from the iTunes Store w hich has quite the library of television t h e s e days. So, this n e w model is something that many consu m ers might prefer. It would enable complete control of all entertainment content, no more waiting for primetime for your favorite show to come on, or worrying about whether or not your favorite shows will share a time slot. People want to control their content, at least, I know I do. Playlist Spotlight: David Frick S imon K irsch aiming control; Red Steel lets Staff Reporter gamers chose between guns and swords as their weapon Nov. 19... The fateful day of choice. when THE system of the Madden 07 adapts the year shall be released. The classic game to the Wii by Nintendo Wii, will be the allowing players to use only true innovation in the separate components of the "next generation" lineup. nunchck controller to punch Instead of the traditional and stiff-arm opponents. gaming controller, the Wii Yet, the most anticipated will have a remote wand and game is the classic nunchuk attachment which recreation. Zelda is going to enables virtual reality style revolutionize the way games of play. Not only are the are played. Originally set to controllers wireless, but they release Nov. 2004, it was then are also motion sensitive. pushed back repeatedly until This ushers in true first- Huard and Ron Gorodetzky, Revision3 has been practicing out of a garage until fall, 2006. Even so, with over 1.5 million downloads a month, Revision3 is on its way to becom ing a media company of the future. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n on R evision3 and their show s, including downloads, you can visit www.revision3.com. Last but not least is DL.tv, or Digital Life dot tv. Their slogan, "for tech fans, by tech fans," is a spot on description of the show. It features some of the most recent and honest views about what is going on in the tech industry. The hosts are Patrick Norton and Robert Heron. Both have been mentioned before and regularly appear on the TWiT panel. DL.tv streams live every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m. It is also available for download from the iTunes store or from their website at www.dl.tv. T hat covers som e of my fav o rite free con ten t, bu t I am a little bit biased toward technology content, and don't U2 Spoon Berliner Philharmoniker^ Oakenfold David Frick €t Destiny's Child Beck 0 Jurassic 5 H Marvin Gaye Ryan Adams Pink Floyd Dave Matthews Band 0 Van Morrison U2 O Martin Luther King, Jr Cl _ Achtung Baby Gimme Fiction Mozart: Requiem Bunkka Garage Band '04 Survivor Guero Quality Control Every Motown Hit Rock N Roll Great Dance Songs Before These Crowed Streets Moondance How To Dismantle An Atomic... Speeches That Shaped A Gen... mwm V . ft MMPP " ft ft person shooting, and allows players to actually swing their "swords." Some release games for the Wii are: "Call of Duty 3," "Red Steel," "Wii Sports," "Madden 07," "Trauma Center: Second Opinion," "Excite Truck," and the long awaited "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess." These games seem to fall into two categories: games designed for the Wii’s unique controls and those adapted in innovative ways. 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