Every week (or so) Patrick Norton (formerly of ZDTV/TechTV and currently ot TWiT) joing Jim Louderback (also a ZDTV/TechTV alum) discuss the newest technology products. They cover a wide variety of products that isn’t limited to computer stuff at all.
Their site is at www.whatsnewnow.com
Their feed is http://rssnewsapps.ziffdavis.com/audioblogs/whatsnewnow.xml
A while ago I wrote a series of posts about what podcasts I listen to and what IPTV shows I watch. A lot has changed since then so I’m posting a few more entries about the new ones I listen to. Also, IPTV shows have now become video podcasts, so that’s something new!
When this series is done, I’ll post a dump of all of my current subscriptions in iTunes, just in case anyone cares.
You’ve heard me mention Leo Laporte a bunch of times in my podcast and IPTV reviews, but what about the other host of The Screen Savers. Yes, I’m talking about that kilt-wearing, sledge hammer wielding guy from New Jersey, Patrick Norton!
ZDTV/TechTV might be gone, but Patrick is back and has Robert Heron, one of the TechTV Lab Rats with him as he hosts Digital Life TV. You’ll also see some other familiar faces on the show from time to time. It comes from Ziff-Davis, the company that created ZDTV! A new show is broadcast live every Tuesday night and the video is posted in various formats the next day or so.
Check it out right now at http://www.dl.tv.
CommandN is a show from Canada that’s hosted by Amber MacArthur and Mike Lazzazzera, both from Call For Help in G4TechTV Canada. They cover tech news and happenings as well as some tips and tricks. They publish a new show each week.
Check it out at http://commandn.typepad.com.
The first IPTV show that I watch is Systm. It stars Kevin Rose and Dan Huard. You might remember them from The Screen Savers on the old TechTV. You will notice that many of the shows on this list will feature old TechTV refugees just as my podcast list did. These folks have found a great home on the internet.
They show some really geeky topics that range from building equipment to making cables.
Check it out at www.systm.org.
Since my series of posts about the podcasts that I listen to was such a huge success (OK, so most likely, no one read them) I’ve decided to to do the same with the IPTV shows that I watch. For those who don’t know what IPTV is, it’s basically just TV shows that are produced for Internet distribution. They can be in a wide variety of formats including Quicktime, Windows Media, etc.
Some of the podcasts I listen to also produce a video version. I’ll list those even though I don’t usually download the video since it’s easier to listen to the audio in the car.
You probbaly know that one of my interests is cooking (and eating for that matter). There aren’t a lot of good food podcasts out there but this one isn’t bad. KCRW is an NPR station in Santa Monica, CA. As you would expect from an NPR station, it tends to be dry at times, but that’s the beauty of a podcast. You can fast forward through those parts.
Good Food covers a wide range of topics from restaurants, to chefs, buying tips, etc.
Check out their site at http://www.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=gf&tmplt_type=Program
(The entire KRCW site is pretty hard to navigate and not all that user friendly. But again, there’s the beauty of podcasts… you never really have to visit the site!)
The feed is at http://kcrw.com/podcast/show/gf
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy also has a second podcast. It’s a commentary on each week’s episode.
Their site is still http://www.bravotv.com/Queer_Eye_for_the_Straight_Guy.
Subscribe to the feed at http://www.bravotv.com/Podcasts/QE/Episodic.xml.
I’m sure you’ve probbaly heard of the show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Bravo. It’s an entertaining show. Now they have a podcast as well. Each week they release a podcast of the “Hip Tips” that they give at the end of each episode.
Their site is at http://www.bravotv.com/Queer_Eye_for_the_Straight_Guy/
The feed address is http://www.bravotv.com/Podcasts/QE/Hip_Tips.xml.
A lot of news happens in Washington, DC. It only stands to reason that a DC station would bea good place for news. WTOP is a huge station that broadcast on 4 frequencies in DC. Their “liveshots” podcast includes pieces that were broadacast on their station. This includes both news and commentary on topics of national and international interest. Like any radio station, they do also throw in a small amount o flocal items.
Their site is at www.wtop.com.
The feed is http://www.wtop.com/rss/wtop_liveshots.xml.