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$49 Roku Might Be the Golden Ticket for Cord Cutters



Roku LT
Roku LT

This morning, Roku announced a $49 model of their popular Over the Top TV solution. The Roku LT is a very slimmed down version of the box. It does up to 720p video (which most content providers are creating content for), and while you cannot play Angry Birds or have a USB and Ethernet port (it’s a WiFi device, too) like the $99 model, it does have all the other functionality of this popular internet appliance.

Roku has been growing, adding many new channels including EPiX, which has been convincing people to cut the cord, as GigaOM discusses. Roku also added HBO Go – which is a On Demand service offered by HBO. You still need to order a cable package to get the OTT channel.

There are other great channels on Roku that do not require a cable connection, such as the TechPodcasts channel and Blubrry. You also have the Netflix, HuluPlus, Revision3, KoldKast, Glenn Beck, NHL, Fox News and many other channels.

The LT also undercuts the Apple TV by $50. Roku was already the lowest priced box, with a $59 and $79 version of the box. But this new magic price point turns the OTT box into a “great gift”. With the holidays fast approaching, this might be the hot item.

So with this news, will you finally be purchasing a Roku? Let us know!


RawVoice Posts 31 Percent Gain in Quarter 2



Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 12, 2010

Podcasting industry leader RawVoice has recorded a phenomenal 31 percent increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2010, which ended July 1. The increase reflects new advertising buys on 27 percent more shows within the RawVoice family, including Blubrry and Tech Podcasts Network and other network partners compared to the first quarter.

“Advertisers are confident in us delivering a healthy return on investment,” explains Todd Cochrane, RawVoice CEO and host of Geek News Central. “Advertising with RawVoice enables them to expose their brand to audiences that are consuming media on a variety of devices in the home and on the go.”

Audience growth was fueled by the increased quality and quantity of podcasts available within the RawVoice community — Blubrry.com alone has more than 5,500 shows available for advertising — and expanded media accessibility on multiple platforms. “Our strategy of multi-platform distribution is exposing new audiences to our content creators on venues that accommodate their lifestyle needs,” Cochrane said.

Digital media content technology enables viewers and/or listeners to subscribe to, receive and consume their favorite podcasts how they want, when they want on any number of mediums, including the Internet, over-the-top boxes such as Roku, Apple iOS and Google Android-based smart phones.

“Advertisers are accessing exactly the audience that they want,” Cochrane said. “We are the only advertising medium that can guarantee they are reaching their target audiences.” Viewers and listeners in turn gain exposure to great products and services matched to their needs. The end result is that hosts are able to sustain and grow their shows “ultimately resulting in more ad deals for our content creators,” he said.

The RawVoice Generator network services measure a show’s reach through its media statistics platform, helping creators to monetize their shows and guaranteeing that advertisers reach their delivery and branding goals. “We get direct input from content creators on their audiences and we can cross validate that data with listener and viewer survey data,” Cochrane explained. “Without this trifecta of data, we would not be able to execute such large campaigns effectively.”

As Quarter 3 gets under way, Cochrane is confident the advertising and audience growth will continue to the benefit of media creators. “We are continuing to focus on multi-platform distribution for the shows that are part of the network,” he said. “The show producers are reaching millions of people monthly. We want to continue to take the lead in finding ways to help content creators maintain sustainable incomes for their shows.”

About RawVoice Inc.

RawVoice offers media producers an easy, efficient means to get media online and measure audience behavior. The RawVoice Generator is a configurable, customizable, user-friendly media platform that combines the power of podcasting and new media with social networking. The RawVoice Generator lets you push content to portable and home media devices, such as iPhones, Roku and Boxee. RawVoice’s Integrated New Media Statistics analyzes downloadable and streaming media. It’s easy to use, powerful and flexible.

Brands: RawVoice Generator, RawVoice Media Statistics, PowerPress Podcast Plugin, TechPodcasts.com, Blubrry.com, TravelCastNetwork.com, ProMedNetwork.com


January Tech Podcast Round Table Line Up!



Join us today Saturday January 30th at 1:00PM Pacific – 4:00PM Eastern for the Tech Podcast Roundtable.

Joining us Today is

  • Mark Smith – CEO of iPadio.com -We provided TPN updates from CES by phone right from the show floor, in audio podcast form. Learn how the technology from the UK Company spearheaded coverage of the disaster from Haiti a few days after CES.
  • Rob May BackUpify.com – offering a way to safely back up all of the data that you have stored in the cloud – such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Gmail.
  • Jeffrey Powers will be talking about ways to Podcast via your Mobile

To participate in the Round Table is very simple, 15 Minutes before we start Simply Click this link! GotoMeeting will load automatically and then you can then choose to either dial in, or participate with a headset via VOIP.

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CES 2010 Day Four Wrap Up Show



Ok folks CES 2010 is a wrap but we have 150+ interviews to get processed and pushed online. The regular podcast feed will go back to MP3 only starting with tomorrow nites show.

The last day Vegas is always a kind of cleanup day in that we hit the few remaining areas that we miss. Our pick of the days is a company, I completely forgot about. Kara how has been keeping us on schedule all week actually found our pick of the day.. Cool product, check the interview out after the wrap up show.


iRobot Loog at the Consumer Electronics Show



If you are a iRobot fan and have ever had to clean your gutters by hand you will be interested in the New iRobot Luge. Watch Andy McCaskey as he gets info on this great product at CES 2008. This is the iRobot Luge you stick it in a gutter and let it clean your gutter. It is waterproof and will clean 60 feet of gutter in 10 minutes. The product retail is $99.95

Their is also a review of the new Roomba it new design and features are pretty impressive in that it cleans corners much better and it has new sensors and RF technology employed to allow it to clean multiple rooms. On a hard floor the battery last 90 minutes and on carpet about 45 minutes All of the parts are now replaceable..

If you want more information on the iRobot Loog and info on future special offers please visit www.rawvoiceoffers.com and enter promo code “IROBOT” or visit www.IROBOT.com


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Upcoming Tech Podcast Round Table Announcement



Announcing an Upcoming
Tech Podcast Round Table
Saturday Sept 23rd
1:30 PM Pacific, 4:30 Eastern

We are finalizing our agenda but we will have a segment on using YouTube and MySpace to promote your podcast, plus a video editing segment. Are you a listener to a Tech Podcast Network show, and have a cool site or product to promote? Send us a e-mail at feedback@techpodcasts.com to get a slot on the show.

To attend the event a week from Saturday follow the instructions below, please be aware that Windows is required, we encourage all Mac users to tune into Skypecast, and submit questions via the IRC Channel which is available from the main page at techpodcasts.com.

# 15 min. before event starts, click this the link listed in the e-mail or click here and let the GoToMeeting software install. The actual meeting code is 605-156-082

# The Dial in Number is 563-843-7500 when you connect enter passcode 727-159-597 we ask that once the meeting has started you mute yourself by pressing 6 when we open up the floor for questions you can press 6 again to unmute yourself this will reduce feedback.

# International callers or those wanting to save long distance charges can join our live Skypecast as well!