Favourite Tech Podcasts
I guess I always knew about CNET, but never really thought to go there to read tech news. Recently I based two purchases (printer and camera) on their in-depth editors reviews and I’ve been really impressed.
A few weeks ago James Cridland posted about Buzz Out Loud, a podcast from CNET. There’s a lot of tech podcasts out there and I normally take my cue from Digg Podcasts when looking for something new. It’s been one of the top ones for a long time and I still hadn’t listened to it.
Anyway - it’s great. I love the format and the presenters are very easy to listen to. On Wednesday for the iPod announcements they had a stand in presenter (Jasmine France, from MP3 Insider) who gave a really balanced view to the announcements, taking into account different media players on the market.
Another show I’ve been listening to but haven’t enjoyed perhaps as much is This Week in Tech (TWiT). It’s a very good quality show with superb audio quality, and I recommend checking it out.
Revision3 do a lot of video podcasts, but I’ve been enjoying Systm the most. They get into some fairly technical details, there’s no crazy camera work and it’s very easy to get into.
For a long time I wished there was more technology programming on TV. But now I find myself watching less of shows like The Gadget Show when this “new” type of media is more in-depth and a lot more relevant, especially when developments are rapid (such as the possible inclusion of Bluetooth in the iPod touch). CNET and TWiT are providing a lot of high quality content with good presenters, and there’s many more specialised shows in-between.
Just a few quick observations. I’ve heard a lot of tech podcasts, but don’t remember yet hearing a UK tech podcast. I’m sure there’s a magazine doing one (like Stuff or T3), but I’ve not even seen an independent UK tech podcast. Some of these podcasts have taken the idea of doing a radio show and applied it to a podcast, but they’ve brought in techniques used on talk radio and gone a bit nuts, like some very over the top processing.
And it’s only a small niggle, but I rarely hear talk about Vista or Dell machines - there’s a real emphasis on Apple products, and in the video podcasts everyone has a MacBook. I mean, GarageBand and Final Cut are the business for putting these shows together and they’re great products, but a bit of Linux or Windows love wouldn’t go unnoticed. I’ll post more about choosing an Apple or desktop PC for work over the weekend.
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