The Future of Mobile Journalism has Arrived at NAB 2009
VeriCorder Technology is pleased to announce the official release of its groundbreaking software and hardware package for radio broadcasters and podcasters.
Thereʼs been a great deal of talk about improving mobile journalism. Today, VeriCorder unveils a simple, inexpensive package of software and hardware that makes mobile journalism practical for radio broadcasters and podcasters.
Poddio software transforms a smart phone into a full-featured sound editing suite. The first version was released on iPhone in February. That version allowed users to record and edit news stories or music, and upload the finished audio file to a computer.
The version being unveiled today in Las Vegas allows reporters to also send their completed stories wirelessly, either by FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or by email. VeriCorder is also releasing a new microphone, the VeriCorder Mini Mic, that plugs into the headphone jack of smart phones requiring a four-pin connection. The mic vastly improves recording quality for a variety of mobile devices, including higher-end models of Blackberries, Nokia smartphones, iPod Touch, and iPhone.
“Poddio is incredibly simple to use, and very inexpensive, but itʼs also very powerful,” says VeriCorder president Gary Symons. “The job of a radio reporter is to record interviews, edit them into a story, and send them to their station for broadcast. Right now, thatʼs very difficult to do.
“Basically, itʼs a full broadcasting kit that fits in the palm of your hand.”
Poddio was chosen by BNET TV as one of the Top Ten New Technologies at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. “We believe this is a game changer for radio broadcasters,” Symons says. “Itʼs faster, itʼs cheaper, itʼs easier to use, and you can file stories anywhere you have a cellphone connection.”
To see Poddio in action, visit the VeriCorder crew at their booth in the Content Commerce Pavilion in Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, Booth C155V. Or, go to the VeriCorder website to see a short video tutorial on how to use the Poddio editing suite.
CONTACT INFO
To arrange interviews, contact Gary Symons c/o Christine Skogg at
250.448.4954 or gary.symons@vericorder.com
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS
For Video-oriented tech blogs, VeriCorder can arrange to videotape an interview with Gary Symons, and send you the video in the format of your choice. We will also tape interviews for audio podcasters and send you the sound file, for better sound quality. A video tutorial of Poddio is available on our website or on YouTube, by searching for ʻPoddioʼ. Anyone wishing to review Poddio can obtain a free copy by emailing us at
gary.symons@vericorder.com, or info@vericorder.com
BACKGROUND:
VeriCorder Technology is a Canadian corporation, based in Kelowna, BC. The company launched in June, 2008, and was the first client company chosen as a client for the new Kelowna-based incubator, by the Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre. ORIC is a high-tech incubator that helps new companies launch innovative new technologies.
VeriCorder produces both software and hardware for mobile wireless platforms, primarily geared around audio and video production. The company also specializes in creating web media solutions for media companies, podcasters, vloggers and bloggers.
Several other products are slated for release over the next 12 months, not only for iPhone/iPod touch, but also for Blackberry, Nokia, Android, and other mobile platforms.
Gary Symons is a 20-year veteran in the field of journalism. Over the years, he worked primarily as a crime reporter and investigative journalist. He first worked in newspapers as a reporter and editor, and then moved to broadcasting with CBC News. Symons spent eight years working primarily as a field reporter in both radio and television, and
was part of a team that formed the first joint TV-Radio reporting unit in the country. He is a trained VJ, doing his own camera work and video editing.
Symons also worked with CBCʼs renowned Investigative Unit. He is the recipient of dozens of awards for journalism, including the CAJ award for Investigative Journalism, the Thomson Award, the Webster Award, the RTNDA award for investigative reporting, among others.
You can follow Garyʼs Twitter under his nickname ʻPoddioHeadʼ.
An expert in media law, crime reporting, investigative research, and mobile journalism, Symons is available for public speaking engagements on these and other topics. To arrange interviews during or after the NAB show, contact Gary Symons at gary.symons@vericorder.com
