Engadget Podcast 039 - 08.16.2005

It's was a bit of a slow news week, but some interesting things were indeed going down that you just know we've got to drop our two cents in on, such as TiVo's finally formally announced download service, our boy Om's predictions on the "GoogleNet" nationwide WiFi network, what's been going on with getting OS X running on your Intel box, and a little having to do with Microsoft clamping down on Xbox 360 peripherals. Also, we'd like to extend a thanks to all our people who entered the Iced-out Gadget Contest—we got some good ones, so keep your eyes peeled—and for those who didn't get their entry in, try your hand at our Engadget T-Shirt Design Contest! It is summer, afterall, but please, just because we wear them while recording the show doesn't mean we want designs for wifebeaters.

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Hosts
Peter Rojas and Ryan Block

Producer
Randall Bennett

Format
35:17, 16.1MB, MP3

Program
00:23 Tivo confirms download service
05:40 Google Wi-Fi service in the works?
13:14 Samsung Blade (SCH-V740) for Sprint
17:12 XM & Dell's future player?
19:54 Latest in OS X on Intel
23:08 iPod patent woes for Apple
25:57 Microsoft's locked Xbox 360 peripherals
30:25 Iced-out Gadget contest is over, but the T-Shirt Contest has begun!

LISTEN

[AJ @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

You need to update your RSS feed before this podcast is going to show up on iTunes!
P.S. Love the show
AJ

[matt t @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

no itunes yet or is it just me?

[Ryan Block @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

AJ,

Our Podcast feed updates every 15 minutes, so there could be up to a 15 minute delay in getting this Podcast if you subscribe to the RSS.

Matt,

This always happens when we release a new Podcast--we can't control the iTunes feed crawling frequency, so if you want it in iTunes you're gonna have to wait until whenever they recrawl our RSS. Sorry about that!

Best,
Ryan

[poetic_folly @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

we're all so instant its funny. I can't get it either. mp3 stream works beautifully for me ;)

[Tariki @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Yeah, hope you get to the 50th podcast! BTW, keep us posted on your new beige box x86 MacOSX ;-) !

[Chris Lemcke @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Umm...... it is now 7pm est and it still hasn't shown up on itunes, just so you guys know.

[Tariki @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Oh please, just stream the thing!! ;-)

[brian regnier @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

love the show.. still not on itunes.... i don't think i can wait much longer!

[Randall Bennett @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Hey,

Just to let you know, you can download the MP3 from the article above. We're working on the problem.

Thanks,
Randall

[Ryan Block @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Problem's resolved, sorry everyone! You'll have it for your morning commute tomorrow!

Best,
Ryan

[Monkut @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Enjoy the show, but could you change the title so I can see the date and show number in the title on my ipod?

It's hard to tell you have a new show out when I have a list of shows that looks like:
Engadget Podcast...
Engadget Podcast...
Engadget Podcast...
Engadget Podcast...
Engadget Podcast...

We all know it's a podcast, just cut to the Podcast tag.

Something like:
Engadget 039 - 08.16.2005

Or even:
Engadget 039 08.16.2005

Would be lovely.

[VL-Tone @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Great podcast :) Continue your great work!

I only have one nit-pick.

I guess it's not entirely your fault, but I feel like you guys refer to products by model numbers too often in the podcast. To give you an exaggerated fictional example: "This new MD4875 is great, much better than MD4804 or MX4850, but really the MD4875 scrolling feature was really improved. Now onto our review of RTC498, the new version of the RTC4xx series..."

I guess that embedded pictures could be a good way to give more soul to these products, but unfortunately it would require an AAC version of the podcast. But hey aside from that I don't mind it being in MP3 format and I can understand why you dont use AAC.

[Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Is it just me, or is it impossible to get subscription service working with iPodder? Having used what I was given, http://www.engadget.com/common/videos/pt/rss.xml, for the subsciption, the most recent download I've received is from June (6/21). Am I doing something wrong? Thanks--

[Ryan Block @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Please see the RSS link above--it changed about four or five months ago to http://podcasts.engadget.com/rss.xml

Best,
Ryan

[Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Thanks for the update--I got the old URL from one of the major podcast directories. Now I can start listening to you on-the-go!