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The monthly column by resident technology nerd, Nathan Fisher
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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,
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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.
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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
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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. Call of
Duty 3 will allow players
to move their weapon in
real space, giving complete
being set as a release title for
the Wii.
Along with games, the
Wii’s wireless internet access
gives it the ability to have
channels: internet, weather,
and Wii Shop, among others.
In the Wii Shop, gamers can
purchase classic Nintendo
games to download to their
system. It can also access the
same network as Nintendo’s
DS: Wi-Fi Connection.
Worldwide wireless gaming
shall be taken to a new level.
Look for in-depth
coverage, and reviews in
future issues.
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