Posted October 13th, 2008, in: Technology

(I’m linking to pages in the Wikipedia that don’t necessarily exist yet.  These guys are surely famous enough, so I assume the pages will come soon)

The geniuses behind the Engadget Podcast, Peter Rojas and Ryan Block are podcasting again!!!!!  

gdgt.com has arrived! (iTunes Link HERE)

When I first started to get into Social Media, Podcasting/RSS, The Blogosphere and Technology (in-general, as a broad area of interest), back in 2005, the Engadget podcast quickly became a key part of my media intake.  

Staying on top of what’s going on in the realm of consumer-facing hardware really helps you to see the bigger picture of what’s going on in Tech. Actually, if you’re not looking broadly at Technology, you’re really not seeing Tech at all.  

There are so many aspects of technology that bridge across market sectors.  Handsets, GPS Devices, Media Players, NetBooks, Laptops, Gaming Consoles…  You get the idea.  It’s all just computing, but seeing how innovations are coming to market, how they compare with what already exists, and what technologies are relevent in multiple areas of the market is absolutely crucial if you want to be able to see what’s coming next.  And having total gadgetphiles analyse it all for you is so helpful. 

When it comes to a consumer technology product reviews, I really believe there’s no other source on Earth as valuable as what’s created when these two guys record themselves in conversation.

I don’t know what happened with Engadget or WeblogsInc, but I don’t really care.  I stopped making it a point to read Engadget around the same time I stopped trying to stay on top of Digg.com’s technology feed (too much clutter/BS)

More importantly, if you think you’re staying in the loop of what’s going on in the “Tech Space” by merely reading Wired Magazine or by subscribing to TechCrunch and ArsTechnica, you are so, so, so wrong.  I urge you, listen to Peter Rojas and Ryan Block talk about every last fucking device that comes to market for a week or two.  I bet you’ll never stop. I hope they never stop again.

I’m so glad they’re back.  It was traumatic for me when they put the Engadget Podcast on “Hiatus…”

For all practical purposes, it’s back.  THANK YOU, Ryan and Peter!  You guys are such super heroes of tech!

This is pure gold!