Cephalopodcast

I picked up a couple of cool podcasting gadgets while in New York: the Belkin TuneTalk for iPod with video and the Altec Lansing iM5 Travel Speaker. A tip of the tentacle goes out to Sam, my NMEA roommate, for letting me know the TuneTalk was available at the new 5th Avenue Apple Store. It’s not even available at Amazon yet! So far the little device has proven quite capable, and I hope to make use of it in the near future for sound seeing tours and mobile podcasting.

I also forgot my PC speakers for my presentation. But I was thinking about picking up one of those little portable iPod speaker systems anyway and found the iM5 at the RadioShack on Fulton. It did a nice job of boosting the Powerbook’s audio for my presentation. However, even before beginning my talk, I promptly tripped over the AC adapter and broke the plug. Fortunately, I had a battery backup. But I wrote to the Altec Lansing folks about getting a replacement, and hope they come through. By the way, they have this same system on sale at their website with a bonus free sub-woofer if you order before 07/31. Wish I had know about that deal.