MENLO PARK, July 6, 2006 (PodTech News) — Microsoft is planning to release a digital music and video player to rival the iPod this holiday season, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. Microsoft has partnered with third-party hardware manufacturers to create digital [See the full post…]

In the halls of Gnomedex 6.0 Robert Scoble podcasts with Beth from Linden Lab to speak about the rules around Second Life and why kids under 13 can’t participate. Beth goes into detail with Robert, a Second Life lawbreaker, about [See the full post…]

Join John Furrier in a conversation with Juniper’s Master of IT – Josh Hopkins. B&H Labeling Systems is a manufacturer of contour and roll-fed labeling equipment for the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods industries. For more on Master of [See the full post…]

“We have severe attention deficit disorder in our organization,” quipped IDEO CEO and Co-Founder Tim Brown during a panel discussion called “Design Thinking Out Loud: Exploring Innovation and Creativity with IDEO” at the Palo Alto Art Center on June 21st. [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, July 7, 2006 (PodTech News) — Apple today introduced a new $899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac targeted toward educators and students in the digital classroom. Apple is showcasing the 17-inch iMac at the National Educational Computing Conference [See the full post…]

PodTech’s John Furrier had the chance to speak with Juniper’s Master of IT – Todd Plesko. In this podcast Todd talks about the challenges of network security for triPRACTIX. This Juniper Networks podcast is part of the Juniper Networks Master of [See the full post…]

Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, talks to California police officer Steve DeWarns about the danger kids and teens face online from predators. DeWarns, a nationally recognized expert on Internet safety, has run sting operations to catch online predators [See the full post…]

Deborah Nadoolman Landis, president of The Costume Designer’s Guild, Local 892 in Hollywood, emphatically asserts that costume designers help actors discover their characters. And while big budget movies give designers plenty of resources, it’s not about the budget says Landis–it’s [See the full post…]

Kelly Wagman, Head of Customer Relationship Marketing for Juniper Networks tells host Jennifer Jones how Juniper’s podcasting has extended the size of their community in just six months. Kelly delves into the specifics on what Juniper has done well, and [See the full post…]

The 2006 LA Film Festival, featured the documentary “East of Havana”. In this podcast, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with the films directors Juaretsi Saizarbitoria and Emilia Menocal, as well as the producers, Juan Carlos Saizarbitoria and actress Charlize Theron. The [See the full post…]

Film Independent, the Los Angeles Film Festival organizer, threw a “Porch Party” at the Armand Hammer Museum in Westwood, Los Angeles. PodTech’s Michael Johnson spoke with some of the revelers as well as Film Independent’s Educational Director Maria Bozzi, and [See the full post…]

Film Independent, the Los Angeles Film Festival organizer, threw a “Porch Party” at the Armand Hammer Museum in Westwood, Los Angeles. PodTech’s Michael Johnson spoke with some of the revelers as well as Film Independent’s Educational Director Maria Bozzi, and [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 30, 2006 (PodTech News) — “We certainly want the (telecoms) to recover their investment,” said Art Brodsky, communications director of Washington D.C-based public advocacy group Public Knowledge. “The way to get the money is to let the [See the full post…]

This panel discussion focuses on key issues facing US companies investing in emerging companies abroad, including cultural approaches, customer preferences, marketing efforts and more. Panelists include Mintoo Bhandari, The View Group (moderator), Bob Nephew, Korn Ferry, Dr. Shan Nair, Nair [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 29, 2006 (PodTech News) — A ‘net neutrality’ amendment to a Telecom bill was rejected by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee late Wednesday in a tie vote. Both sides of the net neutrality debate [See the full post…]

The director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Richard Raddon, says that being overshadowed by Hollywood isn’t the challenge one might think. He says it’s a plus that Hollywood directors and actors live in the neighborhood, literally. The LA Film [See the full post…]

Join John Furrier in his discussion of network security with David O’Berry from the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole & Pardon Services. After serving their time in prison, many former convicts are under the jurisdiction of the state upon [See the full post…]

Sunil Paul delves into his life after Brightmail and his success as an angel investor. He gives PodSummit hosts and VC investors Mike Boich and Bud Colligan his ideas on a myriad of subjects including Cleantech, India and China.

MENLO PARK, June 28, 2006 (PodTech News) — Convergence of online video-sharing sites and traditional network TV is here. Online video site YouTube and NBC Universal announced a promotional partnership Tuesday, the day after Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. announced [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 27, 2006 (PodTech News) — In a San Francisco news conference Monday, Intel announced it’s shipping a new chip, the Xeon processor 5100 “Woodcrest”, to power network servers. PodTech News talked with Boyd Davis, Intel’s General Manager [See the full post…]

Intel helped bring together movie and technology experts to show and tell how the Internet is changing the entertainment industry. Plus, festival goers saw the future of home entertainment and got to test drive the latest home entertainment systems powered [See the full post…]

Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, reviews this summer’s blockbusters from a family-friendly perspective. Related links: CommonSenseMedia.org

Kirk Skaugen is vice president of the Digital Enterprise Group and co-general manager of the Intel Server Platforms Group . In this podcast Skaugen talks about practical applications for Intel’s server and workstation platforms working with Intel’s Core Microarchitecture such [See the full post…]

Tom Kilroy is vice president and general manager of Intel Corporation’s Digital Enterprise Group. He covers computing and communications infrastructure platforms for business. In this podcast he introduces Intel’s new microprocessor for server computers, the first chips built with Intel’s [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, June 26, 2006 (PodTech News) — Microsoft unveiled what it calls a “unified communications product road map and partner ecosystem” at a press event in San Francisco today. “The announcement indicates Microsoft’s significant effort to move into a [See the full post…]