The Teen Tech Buzz

Hacked and delay

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:52:37 +0000

Yes, we were hacked for a good part of the last week. We don’t know why but we now have a good idea of how, and we think that we’ve fixed the problem.

Because of this, and other difficulties (vacations, time constraints, etc.) we were unable to record the first TTB Mini this week. However, look forward to it next week, and the week after, and the week after that, and - well, you get the point.

TTB #27 - 01/21/08

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:03:05 +0000

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It’s a new year for The Teen Tech Buzz, and with that comes two new podcast treats. The first is a brand-new, Teen Tech Buzz store, where we sell all kinds of TTB-branded merchandise, such as T-shirts, hats, buttons, and more. 10% of all sales go to supporting our podcast, so please buy, buy, buy!

Next, we also are going to start a new part of our podcast, TTB mini. TTB mini will be a special, short version of the podcast that will come out every week to accompany the full, monthly one. In it, we’ll do announcements, news, and a mini-segment or two.

But, if that’s not enough, TTB #27 itself is fully loaded with lots of great content, including news from CES and Macworld ‘08, a review of the Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset, and much more. So, please feel free to download, listen to, and enjoy our first podcast of the new year.

TTB #26 - 11/11/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:55:17 +0000

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Yes, yes, I know it’s been two months since our last full episode, but at long last, right in time for the holiday season, TTB #26 is here. Featuring the news, reviews of the iPod Classic, Halo 3, and Mac OS X Leopard (in discussion format), and an interview with Dave Brooks, product manager of Microsoft Student, this episode will not disappoint.

TTB SE #2 - Digital Life 2007

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:28:01 +0000

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Remember when we said that we’d be at Digital Life 2007? Well, don’t worry, we were, but now we’ve finally got our coverage out…a month later. Yeah, yeah, I know, but trust me, this almost two-hour special edition episode is worth the wait. Starting with the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock press launch and ending with the Zipit Wireless Z2 Messenger, and featuring loads of interviews in between, ranging from Palm to Gateway to Wizards of the Coast, this podcast has a enough tech-talk to make any teen-geek drool. But don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself!

TTB #25 - 09/16/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:01:25 +0000

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Sorry for it being so long, but with vacation and school, we’ve been pretty busy lately. But, don’t despair, because we do have a great second-anniversary episode for you! Starting off with the tech news, there’s also reviews of the V-MODA Vibe Duo earbuds for the iPhone and Palm’s Treo 680, plus a discussion/first-look at Apple’s new iPod line-up. And, we’ve got an interview with productivity guru Merlin Mann from 43folders.com, followed by some of our mini-segements.

TTB #24 - 06/28/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:57:41 +0000

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Sorry for such a long delay, but finally, TTB #24 has come out — and you’re in for a real treat. With WWDC coverage and other news, an interview with Jim Daly of George Lucas’s “Edutopia” magazine, plus coverage from the iPhone launch and a first look review of the famed device itself. And, as always, we have a bunch of mini-segments, and much more for you to enjoy.

The Teen Tech Buzz at the iPhone Launch

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:48:52 +0000

Sorry for such short notice, but I just would like to say that we, Aaron and Austen, will be at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York (directions and map, Google Maps) covering the iPhone launch on Friday, June 29th. We’ll probably get to the store around 5 PM, and stay until 6:30, all the while interviewing people with my audio equipment and Austen’s camcorder. So, if you’re in the tri-state area and want to see (hopefully) you’re two favorite podcasters, than come on down. It should be a lot of fun, really exciting, and really crowded. Heck, you may even be able to touch an iPhone. Plus, the 5th Avenue Apple Store is in a great location, filled with lots of places to hang out and spend even more money on expensive, shiny things. So, if you decide to come along, we’ll be the two teens bothering people and sticking recording equipment in their faces.

The interviews and stuff we record at the launch should be included in TTB #24 and be out very soon after the iPhone’s release (it really depends on how fast I can edit). Also, the video we record will hopefully turn into the first Teen Tech Buzz Video segment, and will come out soon after the iPhone launch. So, Austen and I are really excited about this launch (even though neither of us will be getting iPhones ourselves), and look forward to meeting some of you guys too.

TTB #23 - 05/06/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Wed, 23 May 2007 03:47:20 +0000

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Sorry for such a long wait, but TTB #23 is finally here! We’ve got the tech news by Aaron and Austen, reviews of the Apple TV and a Dell monitor by Aaron, and much more, including a discussion on the almost-Microsoft/Yahoo merger and a slew of mini-segments.

TTB #22 - 04/02/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:03:58 +0000

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While we are a little short on reviews for this podcast (read: none), we do have an interview again (with Neil Reisner of Florida International University), in addition to several mini-segments, the latest tech news, and a discussion on the deal between Apple and EMI on selling DRM-free tracks on iTunes.

Site Spotlight: Ajax13.com
Free Download: RocketDock
Blog Watch: Lorelle on WordPress

TTB #21 - 02/23/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:48:03 +0000

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The Teen Tech Buzz is back, and with a bunch of new reviews, news, and more. In this episode, we’ve got a review of the Etymotic ER-6i earphones and the Altec Lansing inMotion iPod speakers. Plus, we’ve got the latest tech news, a discussion on Netflix and online movies, and our Site Spotlight and Free Download mini-segments.

TTB #20 - 01/14/07

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:27:51 +0000

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Welcome back from vacation! A lot has happened in the past two months, including CES and the Macworld Expo. In this podcast, we cover these two events, review the Slingbox AV and Microsft Zune, and discuss Apple’s new iPhone. This, plus some of our mini-segments, make up this milestone TTB #20.

Over 5,000 unique visitors!

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:35:42 +0000

It’s official - over 5,000 unique visitors have visited teentechbuzz.com since it’s creation a little over a year ago.

Check the counter-thing at the bottom of the page - At the time of this posting it says 5017.

Woohoo!!!

Photos from TTB #20 recording

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:33:31 +0000

We though that it would be cool to show you guys what it’s like during our recording sessions, so here’s my flickr set of episode 20’s recording. BTW, episode 20 should be out in the next week, it’s currently in the editing process.

Happy Holidays from The Teen Tech Buzz

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 22:49:47 +0000

I just wanted to wish all of the listeners of The Teen Tech Buzz happy holidays and a happy new year, in addition to telling you all that this month we reached an all time high in terms of podcast downloads, with 494 downloads in December! So, thanks for being faithful listeners, and if you’re a new comer, I hope that you’ll subscribe and listen to more of our episodes. And please, don’t forget to digg us!

Home Studio and digg

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:19:01 +0000

What does the home studio of The Teen Tech Buzz look like? Well, I’ve created a Flickr set of photos of my desk/bedroom/home studio so you can see exactly where and how The Teen Tech Buzz is made.

Plus, The Teen Tech Buzz is now on digg Podcasts, so if you could digg us, that would be great!

TTB #19 - 11/24/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:09:17 +0000

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The latest episode of The Teen Tech Buzz podcast is up, featuring, as always, a ton of great content. We have reviews of several products, including the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros and iPod Shuffle, plus the latest tech news, a discussion of Last.fm vs. Pandora, and an interview with David Prager of Revision3.

TTB #18 - 10/15/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:22:30 +0000

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Yes, TTB #18 is here, at last. Sorry for the delay but there was a lot of stuff going on these past few weeks, so editing took a little while. But, #18 is up, complete with reviews of the new 2G iPod nanos and 5.5G video iPods, two video iPod cases, and the strange Skype accessory, Verball. We also have the very latest in tech news, including the release of the Product RED iPod Nano, Firefox 2.0, and Internet Explorer 7. And, instead of an interview, Austen and I have some audio from when we went to the WIRED Nextfest Expo back in October and checked out some of the latest, coolest, futuristic technology. This, and much more, is on the latest TTB #18.

TTB #17 - 09/10/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:14:42 +0000

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After a two month break, The Teen Tech Buzz is back, and with a ton of new content! In our one year anniversary episode, we have a bunch of news including the new iPods and iTunes 7, Microsoft’s official launch of their Zune, and much more. We also have reviews of the Logitech Harmony Remote for Xbox 360, the Motorola RAZR V3m, and the Oakley O ROKR Bluetooth sunglasses. Plus, we interview Peter Rojas, co-founder and editor of the Engadget blog.

Also, as I mentioned before, this is our 1-year anniversary. Exactly one year ago today, on September 25th, 2005, The Teen Tech Buzz teaser went online. A lot of things have changed since then, including better podcast equipment and software (Skype and Garageband vs. two mics/mixer and Sound Studio 3), higher quality content (more prepared news, reviews, etc.), and our voices have gotten deeper (listen to the trailer and this podcast, notice the difference?). But, we couldn’t have done any of that (well, except our voices changing) without you, our devoted listeners, to motivate us with your comments, criticism, and overall feedback. Some of you guys have been with us since the beginning, others are new, but you all are great all the same. When Austen and I started this podcast with just two headsets, Garageband, and my .Mac account, I wasn’t sure that this podcast would get beyond only a few listeners. This month, we maxed out at 91 subscribers (see the image above for our subscriber history, and our latest podcast has been downloaded over 500 times. We are now members of the Teen Podcasters Network and the Tech Podcast Network. We have sponsored reviews from Tekserve (stay tuned for TTB #18). We have press credentials for the WIRED NEXTFEST technology expo (special edition episode coming up). Overall, I never could have anticipated the incredible growth of this podcast and the podcast industry. So, really, I’d just like to say thanks to you, our listeners, for everything.

TTB #16 - 07/14/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:00:54 +0000

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Our last and final episode until September, featuring a ton of news on topics ranging from HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray, digg 3.0, Microsoft’s new iPod-killer, the Zune, and more. We also have a bunch of reviews including Aspyr’s Call of Duty 2 and Civilization 4 for Mac. And don’t forget our Free Download, the Firefox plugin Stumbleupon.

Site downage, TTB #16 delay, and Summer break

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:35:24 +0000

Well, there’s a lot of stuff to talk about in this post. One, as some of you may know, our server was down for much of today, though now it is up and running. I’m not sure of why the downage occurred, but I’ll try to contact our hosting provider, Bluehost, to see what happened. Also, due to July 4th weekend, TTB #16 will be delayed for being recorded an extra week, which means it won’t be online for about two weeks. Speaking of TTB #16, that will be our last podcast epsiode until September, as Austen and I will be on vacation during August. Also, with September comes the one year anniversary of our podcast (September 25th to be exact). Woohoo!

TTB #15 - 06/19/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:31:31 +0000

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Review: Intel iMac, Sony Erricson W800i Walkman Phone

News: Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties at Microsoft, Flock 0.7, Mosquitotone, Google Spreadsheets, Windows Vista Public Beta 2, and more

Discussion: Bill Gates leaves day-to-day duties at Microsoft

Interview: Paul Thurrott of the SuperSite for Windows

Site Spotlight: Google Spreadsheets

Free Download: Windows Vista Public Beta 2

NOTE: Because we just got a new mixer and are still working out good audio levels, there is a lot of distortion in this podcast, especially in the beginning.

TTB #14 - 06/02/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 21:07:33 +0000

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Our 14th podcast has the news from Aaron, a review of the iPod FM Radio Tunner, and a Samson microphone in addition to a discussion about the new 5th Avenue Apple Store.

Featured Podcast on PodcastPUP

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:39:52 +0000

Well, even though we are a very small podcast (under 100 subscribers), it seems like we’re starting to get some internet recognition. PodcastPUP has just added us as their featured podcast for June, meaning that for the next 30 days, we’ll appear on the PodcastPUP hoempage. Hopefully this will increase our subscriber base and “get us out there” more, but who knows. Also, just a reminder, our first contest ends on Sunday, and we still have had no participants, so I’ll drop another hint: He’ll roll over, play dead, and doesn’t need to be potty trained.

TTB #13 - 05/19/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sat, 27 May 2006 20:54:57 +0000

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Sorry for the delay, but we’ve got a great episode with the tech news by Austen, reviews by Aaron of the Buffalo Linkstation and Motorola SLVR L7, and an interview with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

TTB Contest #1

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Thu, 11 May 2006 22:02:07 +0000

Well, we’ve decided to start expanding the podcast into a new territory: Contests. We have decided to start doing contests with (of course) good and juicy prizes. These prizes will usually be review copies of products that we are allowed to keep, but, according to our unofficial ethics code, can’t. All of these products in the contests will be technology related. These contests will usually be announced via an episode of the podcast, and via the website at about the same time. Most of these podcasts will probably last about two weeks on average, so it will be in between podcasts.

Anyway, enough about what we plan to do: This is our first contest, which won’t be featured on the podcast unless there are no winners by the time that the podcast is released, where we will announce it “officially.” For this first one, we’re going the make it simple: 20 questions. We’ll give you some clues about a product that we will give away, and you can ask up to 20 YES OR NO questions in the comments, about it’s qualities, maker, etc. You can also (of course) guess what product it is. So here’s the clues:
We are in the possesion of a consumer electronics product.
It is a product directed at a younger audiance.
It costs between $50 and $100.
It has been talked about on the podcast, either in a news segment, review, discussion, or any other segment.

What is it? The first one to answer with a comment to this post wins the mystery item. You can ask as many questions as you want, but you can only state 1 guess. Please include in your comment your email address, so that we can email you to find out your contact info. We promise we won’t give your address to anybody but our parents, who are very good people. Trust us. Once we have your address we will mail the product to you. Please be aware that we have the legal obligation to refuse sending this product to anybody. If you think you know what the product is, but don’t want it, you might want to leave it for someone else who wants it. You have 2 weeks. If no one has figured out the right product by then (after being featured on the podcast, also) we will probably do a new contest where you know the product that you don’t know now beforehand.

Good Luck!

TTB #12 - 05/05/06

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:29:38 +0000

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News: 2.16 GHz MacBook Pros, new sliding Razr phones, possible Nintendo DS Lite, and much more
Reviews: The Palm Lifedrive and Robopet
He Says He Says: Will the general public switch to intel macs?
Interview: Newsvine COO
Site Spotlight: Gabbly.com
Free Download: Flickr and WebImager

Ads and Tip Jar

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Tue, 02 May 2006 21:58:43 +0000

Podcasts cost money. In order to pay for the costs of hosting, equipment, etc., we have come up with two new forms of revenue. The first is ads. Now we know that no one likes ads, but we need the revenue and will be adding them to our podcast once we get some sponsors. In the mean time, it would be great if you could fill out a listener survey to give potential sponsors (and, to some extent us) an idea of our listener demographic. In addition to ads, a tip jar will be added to the sidebar for accepting PayPal domations, along with what funds wwe collect will currently be going towards (currently a full-site redesign). We’d greatly appreciate donations, though they won’t be tax-deductable. Sorry for bothering you with ads and donation requests, it’s just that we need the money to support the podcast that you (hopefully) know and love.

TTB #12 Delay

teentechbuzz@gmail.com (Aaron F. and Austen S.) — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:27:13 +0000

We are SOOOO sorry for the huge amount of delays lately, but this time we have a serious excuse: Aaron was hit by a car Friday afternoon shortly before we were scheduled to record the podcast. Aaron is fine. He has some cuts on his face, and his leg is very sore, but unfortuanally we won’t be able to record to the podcast for another week.