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It’s Sunday night here at CES in Vegas and we’re ready to give you today in review.  We sat in tons of press conferences today and the Bill Gates keynote address - which we’ll get to in the next couple of episodes.  If you missed any news today, you can head over to our Dedicated CES page at ces.gadgetell.com.  Have a good night - or day if you’re listening on Monday.  We’ll be bringing you more live from the show floor, so stay tuned.

This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com and comes with a 10% off coupon. It was also made possible by the Samson Zoom H4 and PodServe.

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Hosts: Doug Berger, Adam Berger, and a guest appearance by Greg Cherniet
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Dvir Tzadok
File size: 17.0 MB
Length: 00:24:47

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Gadgetell has landed safely in Las Vegas for the world’s largest trade show, CES.  We unpacked our gear, got an early peak at some new gadgets and are ready to roll! Check out our recap of tonight’s activities and a small preview for the rest of the week. Doug and I debate HD audio, Greg drools over some Shure earphones, and we let you know what we are most looking forward to. Don’t worry this is only the first podcast of many for this week and they will get better as we go, just don’t get behind…

This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com and comes with a 10% off coupon. It was also made possible by the Samson Zoom H4 and PodServe.

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Hosts: Doug Berger, Adam Berger, and a guest appearance by Greg Cherniet
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Dvir Tzadok
File size: 18.3MB
Length: 00:26:47

Sponsored by GoDaddy.com:
As a listener of The Gadgetell podcast, enter code GADGET1, that’s G-A-D-G-E-T and the number 1, when you check out, and save an additional 10% on any order. Get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com.

Interested in sponsoring the podcast or advertising on the site? Please check out our advertise page or send an email to advertise (at) gadgetell .com.

Feedback is much appreciated. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at gadgetell (at) gmail.com.  Thanks for listening!

I know for me, one big turn-off of the Microsoft Zune is the lack of Podcast support.  Until now you had to use a program that was made for the iPod - which could cause some potential issues with the Zune.  For those of you that are keeping your distance from the Zune due to its lack of Podcast support, we’ve got the perfect download for you.  The guys over at FireAnt.tv developed an application that was “DESIGNED FOR ZUNE” called FeedYourZune.  The freeware application is a “full featured RSS reader and Podcast Media Player.” Read on for more features.

Features:

• Automated download and syncing of Audio and Video Podcasts to your Zune.
  
• Full featured RSS video playback. Supports all video formats.
  
• Discover thousands of amazing Video and Audio Podcasts with the built-in Channel Guides from Network2, FireAnt, and more to come!
  
• Open web architecture: supports RSS, BitTorrent, and Blog Permalinks.
  
• Create playlists, favorites, manage disk space, and more…
  

We promised the redesign would come...now it has finally arrived, but that doesn’t stop business as usual. If you stop for too long you may miss out on the Wii preorders and just have to settle for a Microsoft Live update including 1080p support. Like our current v2 contests, Cingular customers are being rewarded with a low-end Treo, a 3G world-smartphone, and a rather robust music service. Verizon customers, on the other hand, may end up becoming more addicted to YouTube. We also had a chance to discuss Vista, Gmail, the MacBook and Pro, and the most anticipated electronics day of the year. Check it out…

This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com and comes with a 10% off coupon. It was also made possible by Gizmo Project, PodServe, and Plantronics’ extremely high quality and comfortable .Audio 510 USB computer headsets.

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Hosts: Doug Berger, Adam Berger
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Dvir Tzadok
File size: 22.9MB
Length: 00:33:27

Sponsored by GoDaddy.com:
As a listener of The Gadgetell podcast, enter code GADGET1, that’s G-A-D-G-E-T and the number 1, when you check out, and save an additional 10% on any order. Get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com.

Interested in sponsoring the podcast or advertising on the site? Please check out our advertise page or send an email to advertise (at) gadgetell .com.

Feedback is much appreciated. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at gadgetell (at) gmail.com.  Thanks for listening!

Back at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo, Samson (not a typo) showed off its new pocket audio recorder, the Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder.  The device has two condenser microphones that are positioned for stereo audio recording.  According to TG Daily, the H4 is “slightly smaller than a paperback book” and decked out with buttons and switches along its sides.  If you’re not down with using the internal mics, the H4 has inputs for your standard XLR or 1/4” external mics.  You can record 24-bit/96 KHz audio at up to 320 kb/s sampling rate.

The H4 records in WAV or MP3 format straight onto any SD card.  The battery life is around 4 hours (way more than enough for your average podcast).  Look out for it this week, because the Zoom H4 is shipping for $300.

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This week we called up all the guys over at PerSecondPodcast. We talked to them about transforming the million dollar homepage to ”the million dollar podcast.” Not only are these guys trying to make money to pay for school buy selling podcast space but they are also trying to keep a record of today’s media by locking it up on the ground of Yale. Additionally, learn why this isn’t only a ploy to make money but how they are helping out new artists as well as where else you will be able to hear these podcast besides on your PC or iPod.

This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com and comes with a 10% off coupon. It was also made possible by Gizmo Project, PodServe, and Logitech’s 350 USB computer headsets.

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Host: Adam Berger
Guest: Matthew Brimer, Joseph Citarella, and Bradford Hargreaves
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Dvir Tzadok
File size: 21.5MB
Length: 00:31:26

Sponsored by GoDaddy.com:
As a listener of The Gadgetell podcast, enter code GADGET1, that’s G-A-D-G-E-T and the number 1, when you check out, and save an additional 10% on any order. Get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com.

Interested in sponsoring the podcast or advertising on the site? Please check out our advertise page or send an email to advertise (at) gadgetell .com.  We are specifically looking to get the resources for some sweet podcasting equipment (microphones, a mixer, cables, etc.).

Feedback is much appreciated. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at gadgetell (at) gmail.com.  Thanks for listening!

Love to listen to podcast but you don’t want to be tied down to your computer? Nokia no longer requires you to sit in front of your computer to choose your podcasts. You can listen to podcasts from your handset (you can download them using wireless LAN or GPRS/WCDMA for the N91) without ever attaching your phone to your computer.

The Nokia Podcasting application allows you to find, subscribe to and download podcasts over the air with your Nokia N91. After downloading a podcast, you can listen to or watch it when you want. As with most MP3 players, you can download podcasts on your PC and transfer them to your Nokia N91 via Windows Media Player or Nokia PC Suite. You can also download podcasts directly to your Nokia N91 without using your PC at all.

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Over the past week we have had a bunch of new stories that seemed to compete against one another, so we decided to fight it out. At the completion of our PTI-like podcast Doug walked away with a black eye, Adam has a broken nose, and Greg our sound guy...well let’s just say that his mother was not happy. OK, not really but it got heated. Checkout the lineup below. This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com.  Head over there and get 10% off any domain or hosting order courtesy Gadgetell and GoDaddy.

• Treo 700p vs. Motorola Q


• AIM Phoneline vs. Free Skype Out calling


• Site redesigns (Yahoo and Flickr) vs. Change is bad


• Sony VAIO UX vs. Origmani vs. Sidekick III vs. Tablet PCs vs. Nokia 770


• XM vs. RIAA


• MacBook vs. iBook


• Apple Stores (specifically the cube) vs. other CE company stores (Samsung, Sony Style, Dell)


• Treo 700p out on Sprint vs. Verizon

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Hosts: Doug Berger, Adam Berger
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Dvir Tzadok
File size: 29.7MB
Length: 00:43:20

Sponsored by GoDaddy.com:
As a listener of The Gadgetell podcast, enter code GADGET1, that’s G-A-D-G-E-T and the number 1, when you check out, and save an additional 10% on any order. Get your piece of the internet at GoDaddy.com.

Interested in sponsoring the podcast or advertising on the site? Please check out our advertise page or send an email to advertise (at) gadgetell .com.  We are specifically looking to get the resources for some sweet podcasting equipment (microphones, a mixer, cables, etc.).

Feedback is much appreciated. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please email us at gadgetell (at) gmail.com.  Thanks for listening!

PodZinger , the only podcast search engine that enables full-text search, announced the company has been selected by Internet video pioneer Rocketboom to power and host their search results.  Using PodZinger’s video search tool, Rocketboom visitors are now able to search the entire library of Rocketboom video to find specific videos and segments of interest to them.

Rocketboom is a three-minute daily videoblog based in New York City. The site covers and creates a wide range of information and commentary from top news stories to quirky Internet culture.  It is currently one of the most popular videoblogs on the Internet with more daily subscribers for original syndicated multimedia content than nearly any other site, including podcasts. 

PodZinger uses speech-to-text technology to create a text index of the audio, which enables users to find content anywhere within podcasts and jump directly to the point where their keyword is spoken.  For partners like Rocketboom, PodZinger licenses its engine to the partner for use on their site.  Without leaving the site, visitors are then able to take advantage of PodZinger’s innovative technology to search the partner’s audio and/or video content.  For potential partners, this arrangement increases the amount of time visitors stay on the site, helping to build brand loyalty.

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This past week started out with a bang, we heard press speeches from the big three gaming companies at E3 out in LA. Sony was up first with their pricey PS3, X-Y-Z, pitch, roll, yaw and lateral motion detecting controller, Nintendo showed us all of the fun games and ways to play with the Wiimote and Nunchuck, and finally Microsoft introduced some hot Xbox 360 accessories as well as online features and new games including a promo for Halo 3. We reviewed the Logitech MX610 mouse for lefties, are still running the “iZ a day contest,” podcast 8, and a whole lot more. Here’s the list of everything we covered this past week. Enjoy and have a great week.

E3 Round-up

• E3 2006: Nintendo gets ready for a revolution
• E3 2006: Xbox 360 HD-DVD accessory
• E3 2006: Sonic for PS3 and 360
• E3 2006: Rumor: Nintendo Wii $249
• E3 2006: Sony’s E3 Press Event
• E3 2006: Sony PlayStation roundup
• E3 2006: Live Coverage of Nintendo’s Press Event
• E3 2006: Live Coverage of Microsoft’s Press Event
• E3 2006: PlayStation images and system comparison
• E3 2006: Microsoft is left with the only static controller
• E3 2006: Nintendo Press Conference Round-up
• E3 2006: Logitech drives you home…
• E3 2006: Wii classic controller
• E3 2006: Halo 3 Trailer
• E3 2006: Xbox 360 Accessories, more ways to play
• E3 2006: Logitech entry level gaming mouse
• E3 2006: Nintendo Wii to run Opera Browser
• E3 2006: Windows Vista’s games get a makeover
• E3 2006: GP2X Linux gaming machine
• E3 2006: Two killer Alienware gaming laptops

• How To Tuesday: Add AIM contacts to Google Talk
• Gadgetell Review: Logitech MX610 Left-Hand Laser Cordless Mouse

• Gadgetell Podcast 8: The big three from E3 5/9/2006

• Intel to adopt Pentium-like naming for the Duo
• Fleck auctions off four Web 2.0 domains
• NBA Playoffs on iTunes
• SoonR allows Skype calls from any cellphone
• Vonage changes their logo
• World’s new thinnest…cellphone
• 26 best products of Q1 2006
• Toshiba’s HD-DVD laptop is available May 15
• iTunes signs on Fox
• Waterproof headphones
• Vonage waives international calling rates to France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.
• Warner Brothers signs with BitTorrent for P2P content distribution
• JBL gets its game on
• Neuros incompatiable with PSP firmware v.2.7
• Sony photo printer
• Sony SZ Core Solo
• Sirius Sportster4
• Microsoft shares vision of Live Anywhere
• Nokia 5500 Sport: Smartphone with a snorkel
• The L7 becomes a lady
• AOL’s network expands with AIM Pages & Phoneline
• Sony did the unthinkable - supports AAC files
• Sony is just to slow for SanDisk
• Zensonic HD network DVD player
• SanDisk 4 GB Memmory Stick Pro Duo
• Treo trade-in program
• Skype for Mac is Universal
• NAVIsis wants you to draw on your screen
• HDMI for your PC
• AIM Triton hits the gym
• Yahoo’s Semel shows no interest in producing TV shows
• Sony unveils Alpha information
• 8GB Sony Walkman
• Motorola E680g

• Apple’s MacBook announcement will go head-to-head with E3 tomorrow
• Radio Shack prices the 700p
• 5/28/2006 - Sprint Treo 700p launch date