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YouTube has announced updates to its embeddable video player, including:   High-quality start images (thumbnails) - Before you press play on embedded YouTube videos, the thumbnails for the video will be presented in high-quality.  Search in embeddable player - At the close of an embedded video, along with the usual recommended videos and URLs, a search box will [...]

Sonoma Wire Works has launched FourTrack (App Store link), a multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch (2nd Generation). FourTrack works with the iPhone built-in microphone, a headset mic or an iPod touch with a third-party mic and headphones. WiFi sync allows FourTrack recordings to be downloaded to any desktop computer with a browser. Tracks [...]

German blog Schimanke.com has published new screenshots that show wireless podcast downloads enabled in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 2.2 firmware update.  Check out the screen capture, right.  It shows that much of the podcast find functionality of iTunes will be migrating to the iPhone. Users will be able to search for podcasts directly from the iPhone, browse featured podcasts, [...]