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Recordr is a quick, web-based way to record audio or video

by Jay Hathaway Aug 16th 2009

Recordr is an extremely easy way to make audio and video recordings of yourself online. It only takes one click to record from the Recordr website or by using a bookmarklet. It's extremely lightweight, with no registration or download required. In fact, Recordr doesn't even require a webcam - you can make audio posts without one

Recordr is even more bare-bones than YouTube. It's got no editing or commenting features, just recording. The only social features are quick links to share to Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook. Something this simple isn't going to fit everyone's needs, but it could really come in handy if you're on a computer with no recording software, and just need to dash off a video for the web.

Tags: audio, record, recordr, video, webcam

Filed under: Utilities, Video, Web services, web 2.0

Record screencasts and share them on Twitter with Screenjelly

by Jay Hathaway Jul 8th 2009

Screenjelly is a quick and easy screencasting tool that works totally in the browser. It records what's on your screen, plus the audio from your computer mic so you can explain what you're doing as you do it. Recordings are limited to 3 minutes, and the service lets you share your recordings via Twitter. It's a lot like Twitpic or Yfrog, but for screencasts instead of photos.

Screenjelly fills the gap between screenshots and full-on scheduled videoconferences. If you're having a computer problem, or fixing one for a friend, sometimes a screenshot can't fully explain the unusual behavior you're trying to deal with. A short video can do the trick. Similarly, if you want to show off a cool move in game you're playing - and there are TONS of videos like this under three minutes on YouTube - you can have it blasted out to Twitter within moments of recording it.

Tags: record, screencast, screenjelly, twitter, video

Filed under: Audio, Fun, Web

KissTunes: make music online, with your keyboard

by Jay Hathaway Jun 30th 2009

KissTunes is an online service that makes it easy to play and record music using your computer's keyboard. It offers three different instruments, and all the home row keys (and a few from the row above) represent notes. You can save your song, along with any comments from friends, as a .kiss file that will open from the KissTunes on any computer.

The "kiss" in KissTunes probably refers to a show of affection, but it could also very well stand for "Keep it Simple, Stupid!" KissTunes isn't a complex compositional tool, and it's not aimed at professionals. It's more akin to a greeting card, except instead of sending cheesy canned music, you play and send the music yourself. Obviously, this isn't going to revolutionize the Internet, but it's a fun idea.

Tags: audio, keyboard, kisstunes, midi, music, record

Filed under: Fun, Productivity, Web services

Ahoy, mateys! Win a license for CallBurner

by Lisa Hoover Sep 19th 2007

Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round the poopdeck for an important message from yer captains.

Today, in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, we be givin' away a full license for CallBurner, a call recorder for Skype that we think is better than a chest full of pirate booty. To enter, all you landlubbers have to do is leave us a note in t' comment section. T' contest ends at 11:59 ET on September 21 (which gives us time to get our peg legs sanded and stained).

Enter now or we'll make ye walk the plank!

Tags: call, callburner, contest, record, skype

Filed under: Audio, Fun, Internet, Blogging, Web services, Social Software

Keep people up to date with mySay

by Chris Gilmer Jul 5th 2007

mySay lets friends stay in touch with friends by recording voice updates and dispatching them to friends.

The update service works by dialing up a special mySay phone number and saying what you're up to, dropping your latest news, making a statement, or whatever you like. Don't want to use your own voice? Upload an mp3 or have the mySay robots say it for you. Friends can then call in to check messages, listen online or by email. If mySay users have a blog, website, or are part of a social network, a widget can be inserted so that visitors to the page can hear what has to be said.

Just another cool service that can clutter up Facebook, MySpace, and blogs everywhere. The mySay service is available is the US, Canada, Ireland, UK, France, Belgium & Switzerland, with new countries are set to be added in the future.

Tags: blogs, mysay, record, social network, SocialNetwork, update, voice, web2, websites, widget

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Photo, Utilities, Video, Windows, Freeware

GBPVR 0.99.5 released

by Ryan Carter Dec 26th 2006

GBPVR is a free PC PVR software package including media-center-like functionality, free for download. Unfortunately, it didn't support the PVR card I have in my PC, so I couldn't tell you how well it works. The interface looks nice, and it seems that the setup isn't too hard, so you'll have to let me know what you think of it if you install it on one of the supported cards listed. The currently supported TV tuner cards (as listed on the GBPVR website) are:

Hauppauge PVR250, PVR250MCE, PVR350, PVR USB2, PVR150, PVR150MCE and the dual-tuner PVR500MCE
ATI Theatre 550 Pro
Emuzed Maui-I, Emuzed Maui-II, Emuzed Maui-III
DVB-T and DVB-S devices with BDA drivers including:
- Hauppauge Nova-S
- Hauppauge Nova-T
- Hauppauge Nova-T USB2
- Pinnacle MediaCenter 300i
- Twinhan DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-C
- FireDTV DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-C
- Dvico Fusion DVB-T
- V-Box DTT-150
- Blockgold GDI DVB-T
- Lifeview FlyDVB-T
- ...and lots of others
GO7007SB based capture devices, such as Plextor PX-M402U, Plextor PX-TV402U and Lifeview TV Walker

The program requires Windows XP or 2000, and the Microsoft .net framework 2.0 installed to run. Windows 2000 requires MDAC 2.6 or higher as well. GBPVR is not open-source, but you can get started writing your own plug-ins in C#, VB.NET or C++ for it by visiting the developer's forum.

[Via PVRWire]

Tags: GB, live, media center, MediaCenter, PC, PVR, PVRWIRE, record, recording, tv

Filed under: Audio, Photo, Video, Linux, Open Source

Myth 0.20 is released

by Ryan Carter Sep 12th 2006

Good day Linux fans! As of yesterday, the new version (0.20) of MythTV is ready for your downloading and PVR pleasure. This release is new, (obviously) and features some new stuff: better DVD playback, DVB radio channel support, mouse support, and MythArchive (a new plug-in), which allows your recordings to be burned to DVD. For a while now MythTV has been a great and cheap way to get yourself a nice and moderately full-featured PVR. If you don't want to pay tons of money to get a manufactured PVR, MythTV (for Linux) makes a nice PVR box. I still haven't set up a PVR using MythTV, but I keep meaning to. I have a PC I have my eye on for this purpose, an older one, so maybe I will get with it and install MythTV someday soon. Any suggestions as to what Linux distro is best for MythTV? How about for general desktop consumption? Any that you recommend?

[Via Slashdot]

Tags: 0.20, DVD, DVR, Linux, MythTV, PVR, record

Filed under: Audio, Podcasting, Web services, VoIP

Gabcast: Record a podcast over the phone or VoIP

by Jordan Running Jul 25th 2006

Looking for an easy way to record a podcast? Check out Gabcast. It's a service that makes podcasting (almost) as simple as making a phone call. You just dial one of Gabcast's access numbers (there are local and/or toll-free numbers for the U.S., U.K., Canada, Holland, and elsewhere) or connect via VoIP and record your podcast, and Gabcast does the rest. You can also do conference calls for multi-person podcasts. Gabcast comes in three flavors: Free, Pro, and Premium. The Free account gives you 200MB disk space, RSS feeds, and blog integration via a Gabcast-branded Flash widget. Pro costs $6 per month and gives you 400MB of storage and lets you upload episodes and create "hidden" episodes and channels. Premium costs $12 per month, gives you 1GB, adds password protection, and lets you customize the Flash player's branding. Though I'm somewhat skeptical of the audio quality possible with Gabcast, if your primary concern is just getting it done, Gabcast might be a good option.

Tags: gabcast, phone, podcast, podcasting, record, voip

Filed under: Audio, Podcasting, Web services

Odeo embeddable recorder: voicemail for your blog

by Jordan Running Mar 20th 2006

Podcasting portal Odeo recently added a feature that lets people record messages for you on your Odeo page, kind of like voicemail for the web. What's cooler, though, is that the message recorder can be embedded in any web page, so you can stick it in a blog post and anyone with a microphone can come along and leave a voice message for you. To use it you'll need an Odeo account, but people don't need one to leave you a message.

[Via Waxy.org]

Tags: audio, odeo, record, voicemail

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Windows, Shareware

StationRipper: Rip songs from Internet radio

by Jordan Running Mar 3rd 2006

It's a piece of cake to record streaming audio from the web and save it to your hard drive, but I had no idea that it could be this easy to rip Internet radio into individual tracks with full tags. That's what Windows app StationRipper does, which causes me some surprise that, after two years in existence, it still hasn't been somehow bludgeoned to death by the RIAA. Anyhow, it has a laundry list of great features: The basic (free) version of StationRipper lets you rip two streams at once and intregrates with iTunes. The versions you pay for add a bunch of features you may or may not want, like ripping up to 600 streams at once (bandwidth and processor notwithstanding) and filtering tracks by length. Cool tool.

[Via Waxy.org]

Tags: itunes, music, radio, record, riaa, shoutcast, stationripper, streaming

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Microsoft

Windows Live Media Center remote record gadget

by Jordan Running Feb 3rd 2006

Blogger Jake Ludington wrote in to tell us about his "semi-exclusive" screenshot of a Gadget (read: widget) in the works for Windows Live that recommends TV shows and then lets you remotely (read: from anywhere in the world) set your Windows Media Center Edition PC to record them. Jake describes it as "the only useful Gadget I've seen so far," and, though I'm not sure I'd call it the only useful Gadget in the wild, it's definitely high on the list. No word on when this Gadget's going to see the light of day, but while you wait, head over to Jake's blog for the full screenshot and some more details.

Tags: gadget, media center, record, windows, windows live

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