IGG Software today released PlayPod 1.0b which is designed to collect podcasts published on the Internet via RSS (Really Simple Syndication).
Podcasting, a term coined by ex-MTV VJ Adam Curry, describes homemade radio shows distributed as MP3 files ready for play on an iPod or other MP3 player.
PlayPod 1.0b allows users to sort through thousands of podcasts and automatically download them to iTunes for transfer to an iPod. PlayPod also integrates with .Mac for backing up and restoring podcast feeds. Pricing is US$16.99, with a 10-day trial available, and Mac OS X v10.3 is required.
More information and download link here.
Adam Curry, wow, it’s been a long time since last I heard that name…
Dido the Adam Curry comment, I thought he had probably killed himself or become a drunk, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. He is actually a very enterprising fellow. After leaving MTV he went on to form a company called Onramp, which grew to something like 400 people, it went public, then he sold it. I think he made himself a pretty penny in the process, because I don’t think he works for a living (in the conventional sense of having a 8-5 with a boss) Now he is into PodCasting and has really developed a plateform that is making waves.
Although he doesn’t seem to attached to the iPod and uses things like an iRiver and Zen Micro, he is a Powerbook user, so I still respect him.
Dannie J. Gregoire actually coined the term podcast. Curry came up with the technology.
Yeah when I read about it in the recent Wired I had to re-read the part where it said Adam Curry developed the software. When I saw his mugshot on the article I figured some company hired him to be there spokesman or radio host. I guess that’s what I get for making assumptions about people. After listening to a few of his shows I’m pretty impressed. The technology has a way to go, but so far I’m a fan of the concept as it’s being implemented so far.
I have started listening to podcasts. My favorite so far is Leo Laporte at KFI radio. Good stuff and he is a big mac fan while also handling the windows users without being condescending.