I just wanted to wish all of the listeners of The Teen Tech Buzz happy holidays and a happy new year, in addition to telling you all that this month we reached an all time high in terms of podcast downloads, with 494 downloads in December! So, thanks for being faithful listeners, and if you’re a new comer, I hope that you’ll subscribe and listen to more of our episodes. And please, don’t forget to digg us!
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What does the home studio of The Teen Tech Buzz look like? Well, I’ve created a Flickr set of photos of my desk/bedroom/home studio so you can see exactly where and how The Teen Tech Buzz is made.
Plus, The Teen Tech Buzz is now on digg Podcasts, so if you could digg us, that would be great!
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The latest episode of The Teen Tech Buzz podcast is up, featuring, as always, a ton of great content. We have reviews of several products, including the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros and iPod Shuffle, plus the latest tech news, a discussion of Last.fm vs. Pandora, and an interview with David Prager of Revision3.
Yes, TTB #18 is here, at last. Sorry for the delay but there was a lot of stuff going on these past few weeks, so editing took a little while. But, #18 is up, complete with reviews of the new 2G iPod nanos and 5.5G video iPods, two video iPod cases, and the strange Skype accessory, Verball. We also have the very latest in tech news, including the release of the Product RED iPod Nano, Firefox 2.0, and Internet Explorer 7. And, instead of an interview, Austen and I have some audio from when we went to the WIRED Nextfest Expo back in October and checked out some of the latest, coolest, futuristic technology. This, and much more, is on the latest TTB #18.
After a two month break, The Teen Tech Buzz is back, and with a ton of new content! In our one year anniversary episode, we have a bunch of news including the new iPods and iTunes 7, Microsoft’s official launch of their Zune, and much more. We also have reviews of the Logitech Harmony Remote for Xbox 360, the Motorola RAZR V3m, and the Oakley O ROKR Bluetooth sunglasses. Plus, we interview Peter Rojas, co-founder and editor of the Engadget blog.
Also, as I mentioned before, this is our 1-year anniversary. Exactly one year ago today, on September 25th, 2005, The Teen Tech Buzz teaser went online. A lot of things have changed since then, including better podcast equipment and software (Skype and Garageband vs. two mics/mixer and Sound Studio 3), higher quality content (more prepared news, reviews, etc.), and our voices have gotten deeper (listen to the trailer and this podcast, notice the difference?). But, we couldn’t have done any of that (well, except our voices changing) without you, our devoted listeners, to motivate us with your comments, criticism, and overall feedback. Some of you guys have been with us since the beginning, others are new, but you all are great all the same. When Austen and I started this podcast with just two headsets, Garageband, and my .Mac account, I wasn’t sure that this podcast would get beyond only a few listeners. This month, we maxed out at 91 subscribers (see the image above for our subscriber history, and our latest podcast has been downloaded over 500 times. We are now members of the Teen Podcasters Network and the Tech Podcast Network. We have sponsored reviews from Tekserve (stay tuned for TTB #18). We have press credentials for the WIRED NEXTFEST technology expo (special edition episode coming up). Overall, I never could have anticipated the incredible growth of this podcast and the podcast industry. So, really, I’d just like to say thanks to you, our listeners, for everything.
Our last and final episode until September, featuring a ton of news on topics ranging from HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray, digg 3.0, Microsoft’s new iPod-killer, the Zune, and more. We also have a bunch of reviews including Aspyr’s Call of Duty 2 and Civilization 4 for Mac. And don’t forget our Free Download, the Firefox plugin Stumbleupon.
Well, there’s a lot of stuff to talk about in this post. One, as some of you may know, our server was down for much of today, though now it is up and running. I’m not sure of why the downage occurred, but I’ll try to contact our hosting provider, Bluehost, to see what happened. Also, due to July 4th weekend, TTB #16 will be delayed for being recorded an extra week, which means it won’t be online for about two weeks. Speaking of TTB #16, that will be our last podcast epsiode until September, as Austen and I will be on vacation during August. Also, with September comes the one year anniversary of our podcast (September 25th to be exact). Woohoo!
Review: Intel iMac, Sony Erricson W800i Walkman Phone
News: Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties at Microsoft, Flock 0.7, Mosquitotone, Google Spreadsheets, Windows Vista Public Beta 2, and more
Discussion: Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties at Microsoft
Interview: Paul Thurrott of the SuperSite for Windows
Site Spotlight: Google Spreadsheets
Free Download: Windows Vista Public Beta 2
NOTE: Because we just got a new mixer and are still working out good audio levels, there is a lot of distortion in this podcast, especially in the beginning.
Well, even though we are a very small podcast (under 100 subscribers), it seems like we’re starting to get some internet recognition. PodcastPUP has just added us as their featured podcast for June, meaning that for the next 30 days, we’ll appear on the PodcastPUP hoempage. Hopefully this will increase our subscriber base and “get us out there” more, but who knows. Also, just a reminder, our first contest ends on Sunday, and we still have had no participants, so I’ll drop another hint: He’ll roll over, play dead, and doesn’t need to be potty trained.
Sorry for the delay, but we’ve got a great episode with the tech news by Austen, reviews by Aaron of the Buffalo Linkstation and Motorola SLVR L7, and an interview with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
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