Good tech podcasts???

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andrewinwlg

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#66973 26-Aug-2010 10:51

What good tech (preferably audio) podcasts are there? Not overly technical. Basically I am looking for a TWIT without all the crap. If they did that show and condensed it to 15 - 20 minutes, it would be good, but instead they pad it out repeating themselves over and over and over.

I have tried the NPR tech podcast too, but I find them too annoying, and a bit dumbed-down.

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#373043 26-Aug-2010 11:07

Buzz out Loud and Tech News Today do a good job at condensing the last 24hrs of news into half an hour or so of commentary.

Engadget Podcast is better for a long form discussion.

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#373046 26-Aug-2010 11:11

If your into cell fones there's also Cnets Dialedin, The Cellphone Junkie, and Engadget mobile. Buzzoutload which is very good seems to be on holiday this week with episode from the past being posted..

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#373074 26-Aug-2010 12:10

What are you looking for? News, general tech, gadgets? All of the above?

I subscribe to PCMag Radio, Gdgt podcast, TWIT, Windows Weekly and Macbreak Weekly.

Used to subscribe to Buzz out loud but found everyday a bit OTT for tech news. TWIT also has their new daily show hosted by Tom Merritt who used to do Buzz Out Load.

andrewinwlg

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#373078 26-Aug-2010 12:20

Handle9: What are you looking for? News, general tech, gadgets? All of the above?

All of the above, I guess. In particular gadgets and social media, but want to catch any major tech news that falls out of those 2 categories as well. Definitely a weekly format would be better unless it's a really short daily one that I can queue up and listen to a few at once.

On a separate note, a geeky coders podcast would be cool that covered linux/java/google. I imagine it would be harder to get the right balance between generalist and too technical, given the format of audio-only. If I wanted more in depth, I would sit down and read or watch a video, but I mostly listen to podcasts on the go or while doing menial work.

Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far. Keep them coming.

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#373377 26-Aug-2010 21:55

GDGT as a podcast.
Vidcasts = HDNation, Tekzilla and GeekBeat.TV.