The Successful Circumvention Of Cable And Satellite: Apple iTV Opens The Living Room For Podcasters
Apple may have successfully circumvented traditional cable and satellite networks by bringing interconnectivity of personal media to the living room. This is something Microsoft has been trying to do for quite some time. Job’s success with the marketing and sales of the ipod coupled with the fast growth of podcasting has led to a new organic audio and video marketplace that doesn’t rely on traditional distribution sources. Combined together the iPod and podcasting will now effectively become its own independent free internet cable network, thanks to Apple’s iTV due for release in Q1 of 2007 for $299.00.
Audio Versus Video Podcasts: Which is Better?
Podcasting has really taken off but when considering making your own Podcast, one thing to consider is whether you are going for audio or video Podcasts. As I will explain in this article, it is not cast in stone but selecting the right medium for your Podcast depends on a careful assessment of factors.
Top 5 Reasons why ipod and Zune could Kill Blu-ray, HD DVD and even The DVD
Are we assisting to the birth of the real battle for the next generation of movies for our home theaters? With the announcement by Apple of the availability of movies on their itune library and the release this fall of the Zune from Microsoft, we have the right to believe so. Other big players, like Amazon, are already going after the movie downloading market, which seems to be a very strong social trend. Ont the other end, Blu-ray and HD DVD is not a social trend at all.
New iPods Announced by Apple
Apple announced new iPods and services at the Apple Showtime event in San Francisco on September 12, 2006. Find out about the new iPods and the new iTunes services and features.