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That Vidcasting is so HOT right now!

Apple really has caused a stir: vidcasting is all over my aggregator!

http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/

Reuters

Why your iPod will be out of date in a year

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=2095642005

Nice article with some thought provoking points.

More iPod & DRM (via Michael Casey)

Michael Casey, who has the coolest programs at his library for young people, comments here at TTW:

This quote is from the Accessibility Trial of the Downloadable Digital Audio Book Service from netLibrary and Recorded Books. (I tried to enter a link but it was refused when I tried posting)

“The fact that netLibrary’s digital [...]

iPod Nano Review (Tag this post “lust” too)

Maire turned me on to this extensive review of the Nano.

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/1

The images of the scratched surface of the black Nano they tested are awful! I need a Nano case!

Attention: Audio Book Download Companies (Updated)

http://www.macminute.com/2005/09/21/forbes-deutsche-back/

Forbes reports: “Due its strong product portfolio, market-share leadership, and the stickiness of iTunes, we believe Apple will continue to dominate this product category,” the bank said, forecasting 31 million iPod units in calendar 2005 and 43 million units in calendar 2006, notes the report. “The firm also believes Apple will continue to drive [...]

Hogwarts, Harry, iPods and DRM

So Harry Potter is available exclusively at iTunes. That means you need an iPod to play the files! What a DRM mess we live in…

Anyway, to try to put a spin on this, one cool thing a library could do Is buy a Harry Potter iPod or 2 and circulate them with [...]

Abram on iPod

I am thoroughly enjoying Stephen Abram’s blog. Don’t miss it.

Today, he posts about iPods in Libraries.

How powerful can digital tools such as an iPod be? The Duke University report has some cool answers…

Stephen writes: But what I enjoyed was seeing the uses by music students to play recordings over and over [...]

Article: iPod to the Rescue: Can Digital Audio Save Publishing?

http://www.thebookstandard.com/bookstandard/news/publisher/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000970485

iPods in Museums

Via an email from Jessamyn while I am unplugged and waiting for the internet install at the cottage:

http://blog.stayfreemagazine.org/2005/05/remixing_moma.html

Could folks record audio tours of libraries? I think so!

Future of Digital Music

This is going on my “Driving to the Lake” audio list!

The Future of Music

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