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After getting the Bold, I had decided to ditch the iPod Touch in favour of using my BlackBerry as my primary music device (no sense lugging around two gadgets when one will do), but the lack of integrated podcast support definitely stung. Even if I still used iTunes to pull in all my podcasts, there were the issues of syncing software; Windows Media Player was awkward, and it was a hassle navigating through Desktop Manager and go through Roxio). In the case of video podcasts, formatting was a nightmare, and pretty much killed my regular Diggnation viewing. What I really needed was wireless downloading, which PodTrapper happily provides.
The interface isn’t what you’d call pretty, but it’s extremely practical, includes a large, categorized podcast directory, and above all, gets my podcasts over the air. There’s a 30-day trial available, and retails for $9.99, which, as far as I’m concerned, is well worth it.
[via BlackBerry Cool]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
