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!

I feel very fortunate that when I wear my RawVoice hat, and work on the behalf of the 5300+ podcasters that are part of our communities that I know we are making a big difference in content creator’s lives, because my team is helping a large number of them get paid for their hard work.

Every quarter I scour our network for shows that will fit into advertising campaigns that we will be executing. Often times I find a show that fits into a campaign that could be making a lot of money, only to have to scratch them off my invite list because they have failed to do a couple of things that would put them on the road to making some serious cash.

My team is working to enlighten the folks that are part of our communities in what simple steps need to be taken to ensure a paycheck for their shows.

For those that are not part of our communities, membership is free and there is no obligation to take advertising but at the rate we are going you have a good chance of making some serious bank if your show fits into ad deals we have signed. Don’t worry you can keep hosting your show as you are now, all we want to do is help you take your show to the next level.

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My team over at RawVoice re-launched Blubrry.com with a long over due refresh. This refresh continues to focus on our agenda of creating additional distribution opportunities for the 5,500 podcasters that we work with. It also sets the stage for what we are going to introduce later this year to the podcasting community that will continue the evolution of the new media space.

The site is now iPad ready allowing content consumption and media management directly on the ipad full screen. We have the site fully HTML5 compatible so that when you are using a HTML5 browser you will not get to view and listen to content as the content creator had intentioned.

All shows can now apply for featured status, once they have went through the process their shows can now be distributed through the Blubrry channel on the Roku and other set-top box channels we plan to introduce this year. While we still have a few minor bugs to work out we are very pleased so far with the reactions we have received from the new media company.

Blubrry is proud to announce the launch of the Blubrry Channel on Roku. The channel is live with 200 shows with more shows throughout the coming weeks,

The Roku Digital Video Player offers podcasters on Blubrry.com unprecedented exposure — seen and/or heard directly on your audiences’ television sets. Sit back and watch your favorite video podcast or clean the house and listen to your favorite audio podcast directly through the exclusive Blubrry Channel on Roku.

This year marks an apex in the evolution of alternative distribution capabilities for RawVoice and their family of podcasting sites. The plan is to launch other alternative distribution applications in the coming weeks and through out the year.

Disclaimer: I am the CEO of RawVoice as most of you know. I am beyond excited about bringing the Blubrry channel to the Roku Device.

Glad to be back in the saddle folks. Blogworld was great and I have a pile of things to share about the event. Did you hear about how Elvis made an appearance at our annual party. Lots of tech tonight as always. I have some critical links for you to review at the bottom of the post as well. Take our National Listener Survey.

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Show Links:
Virgin America Free WiFi!
Windows 7 Upgrade Tips!
Progress to ISS!
Atlantis to Launch Pad!
Hubble shows Galactic Collision!
20 Photoshop Tips!
10 iPhone Apps..
Mozilla disables Microsoft Plugins!
IAB says Blogger Disclosure rules need work!
40 Million of you have Wrong Security Software Installed.
UK Extradition hits another snag!
iPhone on more Carriers = Lower Cost?
Verizion 4 Way Play.
32 New Exoplanets.
FCC and Court throws cable a bone?
48kbps or 160kbps can you tell the difference?
Giant Ribbon at Edge of Galaxy?
Monster Energy Link has lost their minds!
Hollywood puts thumbs on Actors!
Citibank Upsells Security!
YouTube Bandwidth Bill = Zero?
GIS yes GIS not GPS!
Augmented Reality through your contact!
More Evidence iPhone App development is full of risk.
Nook eReader from Barnes and Noble.
1.67b in Apple Profits.
New Roku has Wifi.
Google Voice in Search results?
Microsoft opens first store on the 22nd.
Windows 7 Promotion on Family Guy.
Paul Colligan Blogword Review.
Ad Network Guide.
Facebook Groups Improvement.
Apple Testing 4g on Verizon?

I want to break down just how much time the PowerPress Podcast Plugin and Blubrry Hosting has saved me when I publish my podcast. Most of us are so busy today anytime we can get some time back through new tools and more efficient ways that it is worth sharing.

Disclaimer my company RawVoice  is the company behind Blubrry.com and the PowerPress plugin, everyone’s publishing process will be slightly different but from my perspective this was well worth sharing.

I have had a set routine for publishing my podcast over the past 5 years that I have followed for over 480 shows after with little variation. That routine has changed since we rolled out our new tools let me give you a comparison so you can see where the deltas are. first let’s look at old way I did the show.

• Show Material Preparation 1Hour
• Tricaster, Ustream, Adobe Audition, Show Intro prep 10 Minutes
• Announcing Live Event on Twitter and Facebook 5 Minutes
• Podcast Recording 75 Minutes
• Saving Recorded Audio 5 Minutes
• Filling in ID3 Tags 5 Minutes
• Uploading Podcast to Server and Creating Show Notes 30 Minutes
• Announcing Show on Twitter and FaceBook 5 Minutes
• Sending NewsLetter to Audience Members 5 Minutes

Total Time for Show Production 3:20 Minutes

Here is the comparison using WP, PowerPress, Blubrry Uploader, Blubrry Hosting and our publishing Tools.

• Show Material Preparation 1Hour
• Tricaster, Ustream, Adobe Audition, Show Intro prep 10 Minutes
• Announcing Live Event on Twitter and Facebook 5 Minutes
• Podcast Recording 75 Minutes
• Saving Recorded Audio 5 Minutes
• No longer fill in ID3 Tags Blubrry Hosting Does that for me automatically! 0 Minutes
• Publish Media 3 Step Publishing 20 Minutes
• Announcing new Show available Twitter 0 Minutes (Automatically Done by Blubrry)
• Announcing new Show available on Facebook 2-3 Minutes
• Sending NewsLetter to Audience Members 0 Minutes (Automatically Done by Blubrry)

Total time for new show production 2:58

I would have never thought that I could shave that much off my Podcast Publishing Time. Some people may say what’s the big deal, well when you are recording a show twice a week saving 20 minutes or more is huge when you look at the time savings over a year or more. But honestly here is the bottom line, as I walked out of the Studio over the past couple of weeks my wife has been saying wow your finished already!This was motivation enough to do some in-depth comparisons.

Have solved my FF crashing issue and we have show notes once again. My winning podcasters check in and are ready to roll. Lots of tech news tonight but I take a little time at the beginning of the podcast to talk about Q3 Advertising and how things are going on that front.

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Pirated Green Dam Software
Modern Prison Visits
Dozen Donts for Entrepreneurs
Car AC Info
Mega Ant Colony Takes over World
Largest Commercial Sat Launched
Self Regulation of Web Advertising
3G Test Report

Show Topic Notes:
ASCAP wants your Monet to Play Ringtones
7.2 Billion to build Rural Broadband
Firefox 3.5 sees 5 Million Downloads
100GW of Solar Power across 24 Sites
Ariane Lifts Big Sat
Google App Engine Issues Again
Some New Lunar Images from LRO
Clear’s Wimax does not live up to Hype?
Google Updates Apps
New HIV/Aids Vaccine to be Tested!
Judge lets Lori Drew Off?
Comets and Earth Relationship
Hawaii Affiliates contracts Canceled by Amazon plus others!
Shuttle passes leak check July 11th Launch
California Economy RIP
Blubrry New Features
Psystar is back after Chapter 11 Filing
50 Years since the First IC!
Podcasters Required Watching GaryVee
Scoble and the US Navy
Pirate Bay ripped a good one by Users
Drug to make you have photographic memory
Lyman Alpha Blob
What ET is watching!
White House Salaries

Recorded this show with little or no sleep in the past 48 hours so fair warning it should be entertaining from a sleep deprivation stand point.

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Show Notes:
You Tube Time?
Blogger Grammar Errors
NBC Crying about Apple iTunes Pricing
Google Spam and how it works
CFL Bulbs Savings
Cable Rulings for Apartments
Controlling the Internet
AT&T does the Right thing for once
EasySponsorship.com
EZFetch
Jail Break iPhone from Web Application
Nick Wants more use of NOINDEX
Video Not Easy or Cheap???
Automatic Turns away 200 Million
Harmony Mounted and Occupied
New Pages on Blubrry!
Net Neutrality Rears its head
RIAA has another Set Back :{
Comcast P2P talk can get you Fired
User Contributed Meta-Data
Leopard Hacked to Run on PC
Solar Wing Gears at ISS
Vinyl Sails to kill CD Sales?
Whois to go to Junk Pile

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Did you get a Ticket

Started the show very late here in Hawaii but a huge amount of news tonight and info on a upcoming FCC decision you will want to pay attention to.

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Show Notes:
FCC To Rule on 700mhz Spectrum
Thunderbird
StoresOnline
IT Conversations
Moon Gas?
RIAA = Privacy Breacher
Brits like to DL P2P
18 Months for Hearing Aid?
MS Breakthrough
Meteor Picture
150 Writing Resouces
AT&T Analogy
No TOS Changes
AOL – Yahoo Email Charge
Security and Web Pages
State of Blubrry
SMS Charges
Vista Service Pack Beta Leaked
Door Handle Innovation
Apple TV USB Hack
Google Wireless Plan?
Joost as a Web Application?
PanRaven
ICANN Wants Feedback
Second Life Terrorist Camp?
RIAA Hates Webcasters
Dark Vision Invades Hackers Inner Sanctum
Watch FIOS Bill Number One
More FCC news on Wireless Spectrum
Mars Phoenix Mission

Congats to Aaron and Cliff on the prize giveaways tonight, listen to win. Lots of cool stories, you will want make sure that you listen to the DVD Copy segment.

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Podcast Legal Guide
personallifemedia.com
ARCHOS 605
Following Canadian Copyright
Mainstream Media Fights Back
OVGuide
Joox
Storycorps
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Show Notes:
Shuttle Delay
Google Owns Us
Day of Silence
Open Access 700 Mhz
Credit Report Data
DVD Copying
Xcavator.net
Vista 6 Month Report
How to get bought by Google
SlapCast
Mobile 6 Slingbox
MacBook Repair
Windows Live Truck
Tatto Guy goes to Redmond
Google vs Vista
Five Google Docs Tips
Water Fight Project for Parents
BOOM!
MacBook Pro Graphics
Google Maps Changes Please
Please Call List

I Recently did an Interview with Ari Burton for The Burton Report he I talk at length about [Blubrry.com] I also talk about the podcasting space.

Mashable has opened nominations for the 2006 Social Networking Awards.

Help Blubrry get into the mix by nominating us over on the Mashable site in the “Niche and Miscellaneous Networks” category. Which is category #12

The winners will be announced on Thursday, December 21st so get your nominations in today!

The Blubrry Podcast Network is now offering special perks to its members. Starting immediately, members may utilize the Blubrry Media Player on their own web sites. This media player is unlike any of the other offerings and has been optimized to interact with your shows RSS feed allowing on-line listeners to review your show notes while watching or listening to your Podcast.

The Blubrry Media Player includes no advertisements or other program information. The player is intended to assist Blubrry members with building their own brand. Remember, Blubrry wants their members to keep their listeners, not draw them away.

blubrry.com

If you are not a Blubrry member, click here to create an account and post your show. Please contact us if you have any questions or comments regarding the Blubrry Media Player. [Blubrry Member Perks]

I was thanked today by a new Blubrry Podcaster for not plastering our new site with advertisements, and I relayed to him this thought, do you want to drive listeners to blubrry.com to click ads, or do you want to drive your listeners to listen to podcasts and participate in the community. If they do any clicking it will be to participating podcasters content or their websites

If you look closely you will see we are big on supporting podcasters brand at the same time helping people that want to find great content without having to search 25 sites. Everything on that site is just a couple clicks away.

Some pictures of Blubrry have made it on the net and as you look at them we are finishing up styling and had some elements in the wrong place but this is gonna give you a idea what it looks like. [PodcastHearld.com]

We sent the invitations tonight out to a massive number of podcasters that have requested to be part of the Blubrry.com Podcast site launch. If you are a podcaster and want a invitation to attend the meeting you must send the following information immediately.

Send your an email to blubrry@rawvoice.com include the following in the e-mail

Your Full Name:
Email address that can be used for a private mailing list:
Your Telephone Number:
Your Show Name:
Your Show URL:
Your Show RSS feed:
Your Current Network affiliations if you have any:

We exposed the Blubrry design today to our team of Podcasters at Podcaster News, and the response was very favorable. We will be sending out invitations to non PCN podcasters that have requested info and are interested in what we were going to be launching. This will shake out who we are going to invite to the short duration beta testing. Those invitations will go out early next week so if you want on the list make sure you sign up at Blubrry.com