If My Friends Could Read This Now…

While waiting for the new mp3 player to arrive,  decided to take the time to see if I could find out more info about this black box beta project and the podium box.

Found an article in Internet News by Stuart Johnston. The article described the process used by the box as broadcatching.

Johnston defines broadcatching as being able to catch and use internet information streams/podcasts for later use.

Like Tivo is for tv programs, broadcatching is for podcasts and other internet information programs.

What really started me smiling though was the assessment of Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies. "These types of products are pretty leading edge(and likely only appeal to) people who are tech savvy."

Now I'd have to disagree. I've been called a lot of things in my life, but tech savvy has never been on the list.

What I'm most excited about is the ability to plug in an mp3 player and with minimal effort have the information I want, downloaded for use when I want.

To me it has so many possible applications:

• Farmers being able to catch "the farm report" early and conveniently
• Nurses and doctors in rural areas able to stay on top of the latest health care information,
• School kids being able to take a special course that may not be offered in their school district,
• Audio books and the newspaper being delivered to people with visual problems so they can stay informed.

If this Casgle Podium gizmo truly does deliver the information easily, it will transform information delivery (adult education and schools to name some areas).

We can get information we want, when we want and conveniently too! And if this goes this beta test goes the way I hope, people definitely won't have to be tech savvy to use the Casgle Podium black box!