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Back in 2007, Microsoft brought wireless syncing to the Zune.

Something that Zune owners have been happy to point out for years.

Now UK developer Greg Hughes has created an app that brings wireless iTunes syncing to the Apple iPhone, and he’s released the YouTube video, above, to raise interest in the app:

Sneak preview of my upcoming app for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

For the first time ever, sync your device with iTunes over a wireless network – no USB cable required.

Coming soon to the App Store.

Will Apple let Hughes bring wireless iTunes syncing to the App Store?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know about Gizmodo’s stolen-phone scoop on the 4th generation Apple iPhone.

Gizmodo paid an unnamed source $5,000 for the stolen phone, and, in exchange, got the biggest Apple scoop in many years.

They found that the new Apple iPhone features:

• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• An improved display.
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic
• Larger battery

It’s a huge story for Gizmodo – but a bigger story, for people involved in new media – is the aftermath.

Apple VS Bloggers As Journalists

California’s Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen’s house Friday and seized his computers. The People of the State of California authorized a search warrant and seizure of Chen’s computer systems, on the grounds that the computers were evidence in a felony crime.

4 computers and two servers were seized from Chen’s house.

Gawker Media, publisher of Gizmodo, has formally protested the search of Chen’s house and the seizure of Chen’s equipment, on the grounds that Chen is a journalist and journalists are legally protected in California:

A publisher, editor, reporter, or other person connected with or employed upon a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, or by a press association or wire service, or any person who has been so connected or employed, cannot be adjudged in contempt by a judicial, legislative, administrative body, or any other body having the power to issue subpoenas, for refusing to disclose, in any proceeding as defined in Section 901, the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for publication in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication, or for refusing to disclose any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public.

This case isn’t as simple as Apple vs bloggers as journalists:

• While the law protects journalists and publishers that refuse to disclose their sources – Gizmodo blurred their role by paying for the phone. arguably a knowing purchase of stolen property.
• Gizmodo disassembled the phone and published the details – and Apple has a history of suing bloggers that reveal trade secrets.

Gizmodo’s no stranger to sleaze – and Apple’s no friend to bloggers – so it will be very interesting to see how this case pans out.

What do you think? Should Gizmodo be protected because they’re journalists doing their job – or do you think they should go to jail for buying stolen goods and giving bloggers a bad name?

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Henge Docks has introduced a new line of docking stations for Apple notebook computers that are designed to make it easy to use your MacBook as a media center.

Each Henge Dock model is designed for a specific type of MacBook computer. Included with each dock is a compliment of USB, Ethernet, Audio cables and in some models Firewire cables, designed to work with the Henge Dock system.

Setting up a Henge Docks unit is straight forward, allowing you to select only the cables you need making docking and undocking the computer as easy as possible. For more information visit the Support Page, watch the Henge Docks Demo Video, or download the User Guide.

The docks start at about $60. Details at the Henge Docks site.

Podcasting network Wizzard Media announced on Wednesday that it has surpassed 200 podcast-related iPhone Apps in the iPhone App Store, bringing the total number of paid Apps to 260 for the iPhone and iPod Touch platform.

The company also announced first quarter unique monthly podcast audience numbers of 18.5 million, up slightly over the first quarter of 2009. When adjusted to account for the shift of the Company’s free podcast hosting services to an all paid platform in mid 2009, Wizzard estimates unique monthly audience for its podcast network up approximately 23% “on a pro forma basis.”

“Our revolutionary podcast App allows podcasters to monetize their already-established, iTunes-based podcast audience, said Chris Spencer, Wizzard Media CEO. [Our podcast App lets podcasters sell listeners] paid access to bonus content, the ability to charge for virtual goods and sell subscription packages for reoccurring revenues. This new product changes everything for our industry.”

Wizzard Media provides podcast publishers with distribution and monetization services to clients like Microsoft, National Geographic, Harvard Business Review, Usher, NPR and more than 13,000. Wizzard Media products measure clients’ podcast audience, deliver popular audio and video entertainment and enables podcasters to “monetize content” through advertising and App sales. According to its own calculations, in 2009, the Wizzard Media Network received over 1.4 billion podcast requests from approximately 50 million people worldwide through iPods, iPhones, iTunes, Zune and many other devices and destinations.

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This two-part video looks at how to create a podcast.

Topics covered include:

• What a podcast is
• The benefits of podcasts
• Podcasting in education
• Podcasting microphone tips
• USB microphones
• USB audio interfaces
• Microphone pop guards
• Podcasting software
• Apple Garageband
• Adobe Soundbooth
• Audacity
• Podcast recording tips
• Saving your podcast
• Uploading and distributing your podcast

If you want to create a podcast and you’re just getting started, this video series explains what podcasting is and offers a fairly comprehensive basic podcasting tutorial in about 20 minutes.

Part 2 below.

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