Applian Technologies has announced Replay A/V version 8, an all-in-one streaming media recorder and file converter. Replay A/V 8 will capture video clips and music, record live, schedule recordings, and automatically convert to 36 different video and audio formats.

This latest version includes several new features designed to make capturing your favorite media even easier. These features include:

• “Media Paks” which allow customers to record all the popular shows in
  interest categories like Politics, Business, Technology or Comedy with
  a single click.
• A “Recording Wizard” to help guide customers through the program’s
  many recording functions.
• Improved video capture capability designed to easily find and name
  videos from the top video sites including YouTube, Google and
  MySpace.
• The capability to record from Webcams and TV Tuner Cards.

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MTV Networks and Apple today announced that they are renewing their vows, adding new television programming from Spike TV, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Logo, MTV and The N to the iTunes Music Store.

The new round of programming available for purchase and download includes Spike TV’s action series ”Blade: The Series,” MTV’s prank-comedy show “Viva La Bam” and TV Land’s “Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg.”

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Roxio has introduced Popcorn 2, an updated version of their DVD duplication software for Mac OS X.

Popcorn 2 works with unencrypted DVD video content. If you need to rip encrypted DVDs for personal use on an iPod, PSP, etc., a popular option is Handbrake.  

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StupidVideos.com announced today the launch of Personal Video Logs, a free video sharing service. The site lets members use their Stupid Video Log to upload and share video, find and communicate with friends, and to discuss their favorite user-generated videos and their creators.

“Comedy is a universal experience that gains power when it is shared, and a Personal Video Log on StupidVideos.com is the best way to connect to a world-wide audience of people who will laugh at you, laugh with you and help you laugh your way through the day,” said Erik Hawkins, CEO of PureVideo, operator of StupidVideos.com. (more…)

Think Secret, a Mac rumor site, reports that Apple is getting ready to release a new video iPod substantially more sophisticated than its existing line.

According to the site, “Apple is nearing completion of a completely revamped video iPod that will shed the ubiquitous mechanical click wheel for a touch screen and will sport a 3.5-inch diagonal display.”

The new video iPod will feature a display that will occupy the entire front face of the device. Sources who have seen the device report that it features a digital click wheel, one that overlays the touch-sensitive display and appears when a finger touches it and disappears when the finger is removed.

Source: Think Secret