Apple files to trademark "iPodcast"
Appleinsider reports today that Apple has filed to trademark the term "iPodcast." It is my sincere wish that "iPodcast" will be the name of an upcoming addition to a future version of the iLife suite.While I've only participated in a handful of podcasts to date, I always find it to be an arduous process. Getting the thing recorded with multiple participants, editing the file, adding your own music, etc. and finally uploading the result to a properly formatted feed takes several different applications, a good deal of effort and even more time. An Apple-branded application that would do much of this for me would be most welcome.
Imagine an application tightly integrated with the existing iLife apps. Select photos from your iPhoto library or even URL's from your Safari bookmarks to easily add to your enhanced podcast. Create and utilize theme music with Garageband and upload the whole shebang with a simple click. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
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Sean Flanagan said 1:46PM on 9-14-2005
My initial impression is not that "iPodcast" is to be split into i-Podcast, but rather iPod-cast.
Of course, I think everything fits in with my vPod argument that the vPod will work more like a remote control/video broadcast device via AirPort. And I think the name "iPodcast" fits the bill there.
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Peter Koritschan said 2:13PM on 9-14-2005
Dave,
great idea. Such an app would be wonderful, and it is my wish that it will not only allow for audio podcasts, but wouldn't it be great to create vodcasts with iMovie, including chapter markers?
Imagine using existing iMovie projects, and just importing them and transferring them via iPodcast to the iTMS.... what a great thing that would be...
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Andrew Kaufmann said 3:22PM on 9-14-2005
I bet Apple is kicking themselves that they didn't get to trademark "Podcast."
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Nathan Nutter said 6:55PM on 9-14-2005
I just think they are trying to strength there branding. If people ever started using iPodcast then it might hurt their trademark on iPod. I really don't see how there is a big enough market for a software app. I mean one that as a subset offers easy podcast functionality sure but to limit it to just podcasting seems off to me.
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Shig said 8:40AM on 9-15-2005
Nathan--Consider where blogging was just a few years ago, and now consider how many blogging tools you have on your own hard drive. Podcasting caught fire less than a year after it first appeared; I don't even want to guess how quickly the number of active podcasters doubles. So while podcasters may be a niche market right now, they won't be for long.
But having said that, I agree that this is probably just Apple covering its assets, making sure those crazy kids don't go too far in their enthusiasm.
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