HOW TO – Hacking the iTrip LCD
Trevor writes “When I got my first iTrip, I loved it. Yea, the range and quality could be better, but hey, I’ve got my iPod playing in my car. Then I found a tutorial online which explained how to increase the iTrip’s range simply by taking the antenna out of the case. When I did it, I was amazed at the increase in audio quality. Such a simple hack can easily make your iTrip much better. Then, I got the new iTrip LCD from Griffin, which has an LCD screen to display the station and a knob to change it. Griffin says the LCD version has better audio quality and range than the old iTrip, but it still didn’t match my hacked iTrip. Since I couldn’t find a tutorial online, I decided to just dive in. I used the same basic method as with the old iTrip, with a few small changes. If you decide to do this to your iTrip, know that it does void the warranty, and you need to be very careful.” Link and alternate link.
If you’re at the Portable Media Expo, pop by and say hi for the MAKE session! – “…hacks, mods, tips and how-tos that will likely void the warranty of just about anything you might consider to fetch or record podcasts. From the pages of MAKE magazine, to sharing his publishing tips and tricks, to a flurry of how-tos for mobile devices, this session will be action packed with everything you didn’t know was possible with a myriad of technologies.” 
Ars technica has a handy guide on converting videos for your iPod video. The how-to covers encoding on a Mac using QuickTime pro, ffmpegX and handbrake. On the Windows side, QuickTime pro (again) as well as DVD decrypter/Nero and DVD Decrypter/meGUI. Thanks CK. 
Washingtonpost.com is offering its users video “podcasts” of select original video news programming. Users will have the ability to subscribe to existing and newly released video directly from washingtonpost.com or via such podcast listings as iTunes, among others. Video available for the launch include news and short-form documentary pieces on the preservation of New Orleans jazz after Hurricane Katrina, large scale evangelism events and updates on National Zoo panda cub Tai Shan. 
Declan writes “…how to capture radio shows with a Griffin Radio Shark, convert then to bookmarkable AAC files, then make them available as a Podcast so iTunes can automatically sync them to your iPod.” 
…Stanford has teamed up with Apple to offer a variety of audio files, such as news, music, sports, and faculty lectures, available for download from the iTunes Music Store for free, by anyone. It’s called Stanford on iTunes, and at the same time that some files are available to the public, course material and advising content is available for students connecting from within Stanford’s network. [
