Phidgets releases the 1019 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 w/6 Port Hub
Phidgets (http://www.Phidgets.com) has released the 1019
PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 w/6 Port Hub. It allows you to connect
devices to any of eight analog inputs, eight digital inputs and eight
digital outputs.
The on-board 6-port USB hub lets you expand the number of Phidgets
and other devices on your USB bus. The PhidgetInterfaceKit provides
a generic, convenient way to interface your computer with various
devices such as analog sensors, push buttons, limit switches, relays,
buzzers, lights, etc.
Connecting additional USB devices to the PhidgetInterfaceKit is as
easy as plugging them into the on-board 6-port hub. Power is not
transferred from the PC-USB bus to the downstream ports, so a power
supply is provided with the PhidgetInterfaceKit to supply power to
additional USB devices. Each USB port on the hub has a maximum
current supply of 500mA.
The 1019 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 w/6 Port Hub is available now. The
suggested resale price is $125 Canadian.
SoniVox announces Playa, a hip hop virtual instrument
SoniVox (http://www.sonivoxmi.com) has announced Playa, a hop hop
virtual instrument for Mac and PC systems. It's designed for
sequencing, beat construction, and hands-on remixing.
Playa's user interface bridges the gap between MPC style beat
creation and the computer based virtual instrument environment. It
allows users to interface their MIDI pad controllers and controller
keyboards directly with the software. What's more, Playa is packed
with a set of instruments, all recorded and programmed by SoniVox's
sound design team.
Playa offers Mac stand-alone, AU, VST and RTAS compatibility. It's
due for a February release at a manufacturer's suggested retail price
of US$149 (though it will be available for a limited time for $99).
XChange releases database publishing plug-ins for InDesign CS4
XChange International (http://www.xchangeuk.com) has released four
database publishing plug-ins for Adobe InDesign CS4. They have
previously been available for InDesign CS through CS3 and as
XTensions for QuarkXPress -- Xdata and Xcatalog -- from version 3.0
and higher.
InData is a document building tool that brings the layout, design,
typographic and picture publishing power of InDesign to bear on all
data-driven repetitive publishing tasks. InData's scripting language
can be used to build simple or complex rules for including or
excluding fields, pictures and static text.
InCatalog is a bi-directional linking tool for creating transparent
links between InDesign documents and databases. With these links in
place, users never have to enter or update their data in two places
(documents and database), but can simply update one or the other from
the most current version.
Xtags is an import and export text filter supporting the full Quark
XPress Tags language plus its own extended tags....
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1 for
Troi Automatisering has released Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1
(http://www.troi.com/software/dialogplugin.html). It's an update of
the plug-in runs that lets users create custom dialogs and is a
maintenance release for FileMaker Pro 10.
Troi Dialog Plug-in is a l tool for displaying all sorts of dialogs
in FileMaker Pro 10. The text of the dialog and of the buttons can be
created dynamically by using a calculation. Version 5.1 has updated
example files and documentation for FileMaker 10, adds a new
Dial_VersionAutoUpdate function and fixes some bugs.
A fully functional demo version of Troi Dialog Plug-in 5.1 is
available for downloading at Troi's web site. It works with FileMaker
Pro 8.x, 9 and 10. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes from
FileMaker Pro Advanced 8.x, 9 or FileMaker Pro Advanced 10. The
plug-in is available for Mac OS X and Windows.
On Mac OS X the plug-in runs in Mac OS X 10.4.5 or higher. The
plug-in also runs on Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista....
iPresentee presents new Keynote Motion themes
iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com/) has released new Keynote
Motion Themes 4.0 to be used with Apple's Keynote presentation
software. iPresentee presents 12 new Keynote themes.
Each theme incorporates background with animated flag of these
countries: United States, European Union, Great Britain, Germany,
Canada, Spain, France, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, Sweden and
Italy. Keynote Motion Themes includes 17 master slide layouts and
moving background graphics. Keynote Motion Themes with moving
background graphics contains everything to create modern and dynamic
presentation to share ideas with any audience.
Keynote Motion Themes can stand alone to unify a presentation or can
be mixed together with other non-motion themes to provide
breakpoints. Creating a presentation using Keynote Motion Themes is
exactly the same as creating a presentation using the usual themes --
you can add, edit, and format text; add photos or movies; and use
Keynote's transitions and special effects. New...
VelaClock for iPhone, iPod touch updated to version 1.4
The Vela Design Group (http://www.veladg.com) has announced VelaClock
1.4 for the iPhone and iPod touch. VelaClock is a world clock that
can quickly display the time of sunrise, sunset, three kinds of
twilight for dawn and dusk, moonrise, moonset, duration of daylight,
moon phase and tilt, date and times for the next four moon phases,
countdown to the next sunrise or sunset, and more.
Version 1.4 allows the current date and time to be changed. Changing
the current date provides the ability to view information such as
sunrise, sunset and twilight times and moon phases for any day in the
past or future. This is useful for planning travel, outdoor
activities and photo shoots.
Velacclock 1.4 also lets you display the day of week below digital
time for each city. It also adds a check mark to selected row.
There's now a darkened background color of selected row and detail
area for better visibility of selected state. Finally, up to 50
cities may be added.
VelaClock 1.4 is priced at US$3.99...
Zevrix Solutions automates export to Flash from Adobe InDesign...
Zevrix Solutions has announced the release of version 3.3 of
BatchOutput, its professional solution to automate printing and
exporting of Adobe InDesign documents to various formats.
BatchOutput saves production time and simplifies workflows of service
providers, printers, ad agencies and publishing houses by automating
the output from InDesign. With BatchOutput, users only need to select
the files to output and adjust the settings, instead of opening and
printing each document manually. For example, BatchOutput can be left
printing or exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the
completed job can be picked up next morning.
BatchOutput also allows users to output InDesign documents as single
pages, update links automatically, and output files invisibly for the
user. BatchOutput automatically composes complex variable file names.
The new version adds the ability to export to the Adobe Flash file
format (SWF), simplifying repurposing of InDesign CS4 documents for
interactive...
BVS releases handheld Wi-Fi optimizer
Berkeley Varitronics Systems has released a new handheld Wi-Fi
optimizer called Beetle-B/A/N/G
(http://www.bvsystems.com/Products/WLAN/Beetle-BANG/Beetle-BANG.htm).
B/A/N/G is a wireless test receiver system that verifies, sweeps,
measures and optimizes all popular 802.11 Wi-Fi network standards
including 802.11b/g (2.4GHz), 802.11a (5GHz) and 802.11n.
When equipped with a BVS DF (Direction Finding) antenna,
Beetle-B/A/N/G locates and pinpoints rogue MACs, APs, STAs and SSIDs.
Packet analysis features include Delay Spread, Channel Frequency
Response (CFR), Multipath (Ec/Io), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), SSID
and Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). BVS President Scott
Schober says that B/A/N/G is the only true handheld Wi-Fi packet
analysis and direction finding tool accurate to within +1 dB.
It can wirelessly detect rogue APs, hackers or any nearby MAC and can
also connect directly to network installations for precise antenna
alignment and optimization. Beetle-B/A/N/G includes...
Xupport for Mac OS X updated to version 3.5
Laurent Muller has updated Xupport
(http://www.applicorn.com/download.php) a
multipurpose system utility for Mac OS X, to
version 3.5.
This is a maintenance and performance update. It
provides an entirely improved Optimization
section, whereby the Network Optimizer increases
the download speed even more, and the Virtual
Memory Optimizer frees up more hard disk space on
the boot volume. Beside that, it provides many
other improvements and some minor bug fixes.
Changes in Xupport 3.5.0 include;
° Faster application launch on Intel Macs;
° Increased application performance on Intel Macs;
° The Memory Optimizer now also moves the
"sleepimage" to the swap partition (10.5) ;
° The Memory Optimizer fixes eventual problems
with the main Volumes directory (10.5);
° The Network Optimizer settings are improved for
an even better download performance (10.5);
° The file deletion process now can be interrupted anytime;
° The Maintenance section provides an improved cache files deletion (10.5);
°...
MBS REALbasic plug-ins in version 9.0
NICKENICH, Germany (January 14th, 2009) -- Monkeybread Software
releases version 9.0 of the MBS plug-in for REALbasic.
The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which
extend the REALbasic development environment with over 1000 classes
featuring over 22000 documented functions.
The plug-ins require REALbasic 5.5 or newer. Also required are 300 MB
hard disc space and around 64 MB of RAM in addition to the requirements
of REALbasic and your operation system itself.
While all plug-in parts compile on Mac OS 8.x, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X
(universal), Linux and Windows, each function may depend on additional
system requirements to work successfully.
Plugin licenses are available for components or for the complete
collection. Starting at 20 Euro (+VAT) for one component.
If you buy a current license, you will get free updates for one year.
After that year, you can update your license to cover an additional
year.
The plugins can be downloaded on MBS' website as one big...
BurnAgain FS 1.2
Freeridecoding announces BurnAgain FS 1.2, a free update to the CD/DVD
multisession burning utility for Mac OS X. BurnAgain FS makes it possible
to repeatedly change the content of a data CD or DVD directly in the
Finder. The user can re-mount the CD or DVD like a hard drive volume and
add or remove files, or even edit and change files several times. Disks
burned with BurnAgain FS are readable without additional software on all
platforms. Special Mac file attributes are preserved automatically.
Wellington, New Zealand - Freeridecoding announces BurnAgain FS 1.2, a free
update of the CD/DVD multisession burning utility for Mac OS X. BurnAgain
FS re-mounts a data CD or DVD in a writeable way on the desktop just like a
hard drive volume, making it possible to change the content of the media
directly in the Finder. Files can be added, removed or edited several times
and the changes can repeatedly be burned to the disk until the media is
full. Since BurnAgain FS doesn't erase the disk each...
Tripp Lite introduces new all-in-one USB over Cat5 Extender Hubs
Tripp Lite (http://www.tripplite.com/USBhubs), a manufacturer of
power and connectivity solutions, has introduced two new, all-in-one
USB Over Cat5 Extender Hubs (Models U224-1R4-R and U224-4R4-R).
The U224-1R4-R consists of a 3-port USB 2.0 hub and a 1-port remote
receiver. The U224-4R4-R consists of a transmitter and a 4-port USB
remote hub. Both models enable peripheral devices to be located up to
150 feet from a computer using inexpensive Cat5e/Cat6 cabling. Each
includes an AC adapter to supply power to the remote end of the
installation. No drivers or special software are required to install
and use the extenders.
The U224-1R4-R enables up to four peripherals to be connected to a
single computer (three local and one remote). Users simply plug the
hub into the USB port of a computer, connect three peripherals to the
hub, run Cat5e/Cat6 cable from the hub to the remote receiver, and
connect a fourth peripheral to the receiver. The U224-4R4-R enables
four remote devices to be...
MacTech/Macsimum Best of Show: Update
Last week, MacTech Magazine and Macsimum News teamed up for the first time
to announce their Best of Show awards for the 2009 Macworld Conference &
Expo. With so many products from over 450 exhibitors, editors from both
publications combined forces to find interesting jewels on the show floor.
For those not able to attend the show, this list gives you an idea of what
each product is about, and where you can find out more. In alphabetical
order by product, here are the winners:
1Password, by Agile Web Solutions. 1Password is a password manager and
'data safe' that can store bank account information, personal details,
login credentials and secure notes. Thanks to plugins for Safari, Firefox
and other browsers, these values can be automatically filled in on
web-based forms. An iPhone app is also available that can sync with the
desktop version (http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password).
BlueStor by JMR. BlueStor is a new line of Mac-compatible 16- and 8-bay
RAID storage...
ATTO Technology certifies Xyratex RAID storage solution with
ATTO Technology (http://www.attotech.com) is teaming up with Xyratex
to offer a high-performance, completely redundant video production
solution designed to enhance workflow and increase productivity, the
company says.
The ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel host adapter multipathing solution
developed for Max OS X environments provides load balancing and path
failover for uninterrupted access to storage media delivering a
solution to meet both high-availability and high-performance
requirements. The ATTO Celerity 4-Gb Fibre Channel Host Adapter is
available for use with the Xyratex F6412E RAID storage system as a
high-speed solution for 4GB/second Fibre Channel connectivity with
multipathing support for the Mac. The solution by ATTO with Xyratex
was previously available only in enterprise-level storage solutions.
AssistiveWare previews iPhone text-to-speech and new Mac voices
At the 2009 BETT conference, AssistiveWare
(http://www.assistiveware.com) will preview Proloquo2Go, which uses
Acapela Group's forthcoming iPhone text-to-speech to provide a
full-fledged communication solution on the iPhone and iPod touch for
people who can't speak.
Also previewed at BETT will be the upcoming version of Infovox iVox,
which introduces new British, Italian, Greek, Norwegian and Russian
voices for the Mac. BETT, the world's largest educational technology
event, runs from Jan. 14-17 in the Olympia Hall in the heart of
London, UK.
Also demoed at AssistiveWare's BETT booth are the GhostReader
document and selection reader used by struggling readers and for
language learning, the KeyStrokes award-winning on-screen keyboard,
the SwitchXS switch access solution to Mac OS X, the VisioVoice
access solution for people with vision impairments, and the Mac-based
Proloquo communication software.
AssistiveWare will also be showcasing the Axiotron Modbook. Kallysta,
a long-term...
Synectics releases Business version of BackJack backup service
Synectics Business Solutions, developer of the BackJack Online Backup
Service, has announced a new version of their software to complement
their service. BackJack's new Business version (5.1) follows their
Enterprise version (5.0) which has been in use since 2007.
The Business version (http://www.backjack.com) was built from the
Enterprise version so that small to mid-sized businesses and
educational institutions can benefit from more cost-effective
pricing, simplified backups, more efficient uploads and enhanced
security, says Synectics President Chris Brown. Also included in
their Business version is an improved web-based account manager which
gives administrators greater control over their account information,
internal support, storage, and user management.
What's more, Synectics' upcoming solution, known as Continuum, will
complement Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's Time Machine so that both onsite
and offsite backups can be performed. BackJack's Business Version is
available for...
New iPhone game designed for cat lovers
GiantCrayon Games has released ShiveringKittens
(http://www.shiveringkittens.com), a new iPhone game in which players
rescue kittens from the ice blocks that formed around them in a tough
Minnesota winter. It's available at the Apple App Store for US$2.99.
Players free the kittens by arranging falling blocks in the right
order. The more ice blocks players connect, the more kittens they
rescue and the more points they earn. With each kitten that players
rescue, the satisfying ice crunch and plaintive meows of the freed
kittens reward players for their efforts, says Anne McElvain,
GiantCrayon Games's vice president. ShiveringKittens comes in 10
increasingly difficult levels.
Escape Studios announces new online 3ds Max course
Escape Studios is offering a new Autodesk 3ds Max course. Taught and
created by award-winning architectural and design visualization
artist Mike Merron, "Visualization with 3ds Max" is delivered through
Escape's proprietary online learning system and contains more than 10
hours of HD video tutorial content.
Developed for burgeoning artists and architects, including AutoCAD,
Revit and Microstation users, "Visualization with 3ds Max" provides
an introduction to 3ds Max and will help students develop the
necessary skills to move into the realm of design visualization, says
Mike Merron. For more information on Escape's "Visualization with 3ds
Max" course, please visit
http://www.escapestudios.com/en_GB/training/online-courses/online-visual....
The "Visualization for 3ds Max" course covers all the basics of 3ds
Max, from modeling and texturing to building shaders and textures for
wood, concrete and glass, with the help of Adobe Photoshop.
Additionally, high-powered renderer mental ray...
Smule updates Zephyr for the iPhone
Smule has updated Zephyr (http://www.smule.com/products/zephyr/), a
tool for "unlimited self-expression" for the iPhone. It's available
at the Apple App Store for US$0.99. The update enhances the original
app by allowing users to track their own messages, reply directly to
messages they receive and to personalize how they view messages.
With this app, users can express thoughts by writing or drawing on a
snow covered screen. Zephyr senses every touch and tilt to supplement
each message with a wind sound. Gently composed writing might be
accompanied by the sound of a lightly blowing breeze. Quickly drawn
designs might generate the sound of blustery winds.
If a recipient likes a particular message, he or she can express
"love" by tapping on a heart icon. A message that is "loved" will get
passed on to another recipient.
FileMaker DevCon 2009 announced
FileMaker DevCon 2009
(http://www.filemaker.com/devcon) will be held in
San Francisco, California, and is scheduled for
August 13-16. Early bird pricing is now
available. Below are the conference registration
pricing deadlines. After Jan. 31, conference fees
will increase.
° $1,195 -- Early early bird price (through Jan. 31)
° $1,295 -- Early bird price (Feb. 1 through June 26)
° $1,495 -- Standard price (June 27-Aug. 16).
In addition, a special room rate has been
negotiated with the San Francisco Hilton Hotel on
O'Farrell Street.
Sync'Em multi-sync hub for the Mac updated to version 1.20
Derman Enterprises has announced Sync'Em version 1.20, an update of
the multi-sync hub for Macs that's designed to sync Microsoft
Exchange, Google and Apple contact and calendar information.
Changes since Sync'Em version 1.18 include multiple user interface
improvements, new uninstaller options that are important if
re-installing, later. Sync'Em version 1.20 also fixes two problems
that could cause syncing to hang and works around a problem with
unhandled exceptions in OS X's Sync Services.
Sync'Em has its own full-featured sync engine that syncs non-Apple
sources directly, enabling it to sync Exchange-to-Exchange,
Exchange-to-Google and Google-to-Google and perform multi-source
conflict resolutions in one interaction.
Today Sync'Em syncs Exchange, Google/Gmail and/or Address Book
contacts and Exchange and/or iCal basic calendar events. Soon
Sync'Em will be updated to sync Google calendar events and add
multiple Mac-to-Mac syncing that syncs pre-sync'd information, for
maximum...
Comm-Unity announces FileMaker 10 compatibility
Comm-Unity Networking Systems says that most of the CNE plug-ins are
compatible with FileMaker Pro 10 on Mac OS X and Windows Most of the
CNS Plug-ins are 100 percent compatible with only a couple of minor
issues with a couple of the plug-ins.
FileMaker Pro 10 Full Compatibility:
CNS Audit - An easy to use Audit Trail plug-in: 100% Compatible on
Mac OS X and Windows.
CNS Image - Import, Manipulate, and Export Images: 100% Compatible on
Mac OS X and Windows.
FTPit Pro - Transfer files to and from an FTP server: 100% Compatible
on Mac OS X and Windows.
MMEmail - Quickly add email client functionality to your database:
100% Compatible on Mac OS X and Windows.
MMQuery - Query and Update your databases without relationships: 100%
Compatible on Mac OS X and Windows.
MMRegEx - Search and Replace text using Regular Expressions: 100%
Compatible on Mac OS X and Windows.
MMScript - Schedule scripts to run at future dates and times: 100%
Compatible on Mac OS X and Windows.
POP3it Pro - Email...
Photoshop World adds Lightroom Conference
Scott Kelby, g author and conference technical chair of Photoshop
World Conference & Expo) announced that. for the first time,
Photoshop World is adding a conference within a conference to its
upcoming event in Boston, March 25-27: the Lightroom Conference.
Lightroom instructors teaching at Photoshop World include: Katrin
Eismann, Kelby, Julieanne Kost, Matt Kloskowski, Jack Davis, Martin
Evening, Kevin Ames, Andrew Rodney and David Ziser . A complete list
of all Photoshop World instructors can be viewed at
http://www.PhotoshopWorld.com/instructors.html.
The Lightroom Conference at Photoshop World offers sessions from
morning to night all three days. The Lightroom Conference at
Photoshop World is included in the conference pass, which is
available at https://www.photoshopworld.com/register.html.
Sponsored by Adobe and produced by the National Association of
Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the conference -- now in its 11th
year -- is designed for photographers, graphic designers,...
Red Giant Software ships Magic Bullet Quick Looks
Red Giant Software has introduced a new color correction tool suited
for budget conscious filmmakers that want professional quality tools.
Magic Bullet Quick Looks
(http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/categories/color-correction/qui...)
is a light, US$99 version of Magic Bullet Looks and offers a way to
give clips a classic film look.
Users can choose from 100-plus presets to get the look of popular
films including The Matrix, Bad Boys and Saving Private Ryan or TV
shows like CSI. The Looks are organized by category in the Look
Library and provide a starting point for defining the mood of any
scene. The presets range from simple exposure and film process
emulation to radical color changes. Users can use the Look Theater to
browse through the library using their own images.
Quick Looks offers the same professional presets as the more
expensive Magic Bullet Looks tool, but offers a streamlined interface
without the tools to create custom Looks. Instead, users choose a
Look from the...
solidThinking Offering Free 'sTudent' Software at...
solidThinking Offering Free 'sTudent' Software at Macworld
Design students can download advanced styling software by attending
solidThinking booth at San Francisco conference
Leading industrial design/styling software company solidThinking, Inc. is
providing a free personal-use version of its solidThinking 7.6 software --
the only industrial design software available to run on both Mac OS and
Windows -- to industrial design, architecture and fine arts students who
visit solidThinking's booth 3320 at the Macworld Conference & Expo 2009 in
San Francisco, Jan. 5-9.
Those enrolled in certified programs at colleges and universities can
obtain a certificate this week at the Macworld solidThinking booth. Valid
proof of student status must be presented. The validated certificate can
then be used to download the free solidThinking software and run it on the
student's personal computer. The personal-use "sTudent" version of
solidThinking is the same software used around the world by top-...
FileWave 3.7
FileWave announces version 3.7 of its software management suite, FileWave
System Imaging made easier than ever with FileWave 3.7
San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2009 -- FileWave, a technology leader for
software management on the Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux systems, announces
the release of FileWave 3.7 for Mac OS. In addition to distributing,
installing and configuring operating system upgrades, FileWave permits
users to efficiently mass deploy and manage all other types of software,
from large ready-to-use applications such as Adobe Creative Suite 4 and
Microsoft Office to vital security patches, both in a single- and a
multi-platform environment.
FileWave 3.7, with its own significant performance enhancements and greater
administrative flexibility, transforms the process of installing a
complicated and time-consuming upgrade into a straightforward and
hassle-free affair. FileWave 3.7 includes a new feature to re-image an
entire computer. FileWave had always been able to deliver and...
iWeb Valet 1.3.7
ZiggySoft software company today announces the release 1.3.7 of iWeb Valet
(release focus: MobileMe support), a tool to enhance and upload iWeb pages.
What is iWeb Valet?
Apple's iWeb is the easiest way to create and publish great-looking
websites. You see what each webpage will look like as you work on it; you
don't have to know anything about programming or web-authoring languages
such as HTML.
After you have created your pages with iWeb, instead of publishing your
site to MobileMe, you can publish your site to a folder on a local
destination (your hard disk, for example), then you can use iWeb Valet to
enhance in many ways your iWeb pages, and finally have your website
uploaded on a FTP server.
iWeb Valet features will allow you to:
* Personalize iWeb page titles by adding a prefix of your choice.
* Add a favicon to your iWeb HTML pages.
* Fool Spam Bots by encoding all email addresses in your iWeb pages, so
that the email couldn't be picked up by these bots.
* Add META tags to...
MacTech/Macsimum News: Best of Show 2009
January 8, 2009 -- Macworld Expo, San Francisco -- MacTech Magazine and
MacsimumNews have just announced the Best of Show awards. With so many
products on the floor from approximately 500 exhibitors, MacTech and
Macsimum editors teamed up to find interesting jewels on the show floor.
The winners are (in order of booth number):
BlueStor by JMR, Booth 208
http://jmr.com
Neat Receipts by Neat Co, Booth 219
http://neatco.com/products/neatreceipts-for-mac
PhotoMotion by GeeThree, Booth 446
http://www.geethree.com/
ModBook Pro by Axiotron, Booth 502
http://www.axiotron.com/
TypeTrax by Insider Software, Booth 526
http://www.typetrax.com/
Dictate 1.2.1 by MacSpeech, Booth 1025
http://www.macspeech.com
NEC LCD3090WQXi (30" display) by NEC Displays, Booth 2510
http://www.necdisplay.com/
FontXChange by Morrison Soft Design, Booth 3430
http://www.morrisonsoftdesign.com
1Password by Agile Web Solutions, Booth 3526
http://1password.com
GranitStor by Small Tree Communications, Booth 3534
http://...
PulpMotion V2
Aquafadas unveils version 2 of PulpMotion at Macworld and confirms that
amazing slideshows animations are possible in just a few clicks
Montpellier, France - January 8th 2009: Aquafadas is happy to announce the
immediate availability of version 2.0 of its highly praised PulpMotion
animation software.
PulpMotion V2 comes with a lot of new features and more than 25 themes and
80 presets. With a simple drag and drop become a pro slideshow creator and
share your best moment with your familly, friends or colleagues. PulpMotion
V2 makes it easy to animate your pictures and video, and comes with an
extensive set of export functionalities.
As with any major update, you'd expect a long list of improvements and new
features...and the list is long indeed. To pick a few: totally revamped
user interface that is more intuitive and easy to use, ability to add
several songs for the soundtrack, multi-document support, vastly improved
performance, and of course, new exciting themes.
All existing themes...
New Phones Supported in iSync with Nova Media Plug-ins
Synchronize contacts and dates with Mac OS X and cell phones
Berlin, Germany, January 08 -- nova media today unveiled a new version of
iSync plugins for Mac OS X with support of recent cell phones from Nokia,
Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
iSync plugins allows cell phone owners to synchronise contacts and dates
between a cell phone and Mac OS X even if their phone model is not yet
supported by iSync.
"We support more than 200 cell phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony
Ericsson which are currently not included in iSync." states jan Fuellemann,
PR spokesperson at nova media. "iSync plugins comes as an easy to use
preference pane. As soon as the user selects his phone model, it is added to
iSync and can be used to synchronize contacts and dates."
The application now supports english, french and german.
iSync phone plugins are available online at http://www.novamedia.de for Euro
9,95 plus VAT (US-$ 9.95 plus VAT for residents in the US and Canada).
System requirements are Mac OS X 10....
Cyberduck 3.1
Cyberduck 3.1 Released
Bern, Switzerland, Jan 08, 2009
I am pleased to announce the release of Cyberduck 3 for the Mac. This is an
important milestone for Cyberduck, most notably introducing native support
for uploading files to two major content distribution services in the
cloud. Both Amazon CloudFront (in conjunction with Amazon S3) and Cloud
Files from Rackspace can be easily configured from within Cyberduck.
Additionally to these major new features, we continue to further improve
the integration with OS X (see below) and enhance WebDAV interoperability.
The changes in the release furthermore include:
- [Feature] Amazon CloudFront Support (S3)
- [Feature] Cloud Files Support (Mosso) [#2745]
- [Feature] Pre-configured protocol settings for MobileMe iDisk (WebDAV)
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PDF Shrink 4.5 Optimizes PDFs for Viewing on iPhone
Apago's Latest Release of PDF Shrink 4.5 Optimizes PDFs for Viewing on
iPhone, iPod touch
San Francisco--January 6, 2009--Apago Inc., a software technology company
that provides innovative solutions to transform digital documents, today
announces the availability of PDF Shrink 4.5, which now optimizes PDFs for
viewing on the Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices. PDF Shrink is a Mac OS
X utility that can reduce most PDF files--including those created by Mac OS
X iLife and iWork applications, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Word
and PowerPoint--by as much as 90% of their original size. The latest update
enables Mac users to shrink PDFs, making the entire file--including
images--viewable on Apple's popular handheld devices. The update also
boasts improved speed and overall product enhancements. Apago will
demonstrate PDF Shrink and its professional companion product, PDF
Enhancer, at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, January
6--9, 2009, at booth #3526-O.
"The iPhone...
OWC Debuts Mercury Rack Pro "Quad Interface" 4-Bay...
OWC Debuts New Mercury Rack Pro "Quad Interface" 4-Bay Rack Mount Hardware
RAID Solution at Macworld Expo 2009
Selectable Hardware RAID 0/1/5/10 with up to 6.0TB of Performance Capacity
Plug & Play data interoperability with FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA
January 7, 2009, San Francisco, CA -- Other World Computing (OWC)
http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, debuted
the new OWC Mercury Rack Pro "Quad Interface" rack mount RAID solution
today at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, at the OWC Booth # S-2218.
Designed For Demanding A/V Production and Data Centers
Specifically designed to meet the performance demands of Audio/Video
production and data/network operation centers, the Mercury Rack Pro "Quad
Interface" expands on OWC's existing Mercury Rack Pro FireWire 800/USB 2.0
"dual interface" and eSATA only interface models with higher capacity of up
to 6.0TB additional, new Hardware RAID selection flexibility. With its
easily accessible rear panel selector...
OWC Debuts Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface...
OWC Debuts Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface" RAID Solution at
Macworld Expo
Professional Grade Storage with Four Interfaces & up to 300MB/s Transfer Speed
Dual Drive Performance Hardware RAID with up to 3.0TBs of Capacity
January 7, 2009, San Francisco, CA -- Other World Computing (OWC)
http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, debuted
the new Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface" RAID solution today
at Macworld Expo, OWC Booth # S-2218, in San Francisco.
High Performance Plug and Play HARDWARE RAID Solution for Macs and PCs
The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface" features a high
performance Oxford chipset with two SATA I/II hard drive bays for
high-performance RAID storage of up to 3.0TB and fast transfer speeds of
300MB/s. Built for performance-intensive applications, such as A/V,
digital photography, professional music, graphics, as well as general data,
the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface" is beautifully...
SoftRAID 4.0, with Fast Mirror Rebuilds and SnapShot Disks
SoftRAID, LLC announces SoftRAID 4.0, with Fast Mirror Rebuilds and
SnapShot Disks
Mill Valley, CA
SoftRAID LLC is pleased to announce SoftRAID 4.0, a major upgrade to its
acclaimed RAID management software for Mac OS X. SoftRAID 4.0 will be
demonstrated at MacWorld 2009, in San Francisco, January 5th to 9th, at
booth 342. SoftRAID 4.0 will be released by the end of Q1, 2009.
SoftRAID 4.0 brings new enhancements to RAID which make it an even better
solution for backing up volumes on both workstations and servers the backup
process. SoftRAID Mirror volumes have been the central part of the backup
strategy for Mac users for over a decade. Users have taken one of the
mirror disks to a secure location as part of a mirror backup. Periodically,
the mirror disk gets brought back to the Mac to be rebuilt (resynchronized)
with the volume. With 1 TeraByte volumes, this rebuild process can take
several hours. Now SoftRAID 4.0 introduces Fast Mirror Rebuilds. With Fast
Mirror Rebuilds, SoftRAID...
Griffin Technology Unveils Newest Lineup of Products
SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD 2009 - JANUARY 7, 2009 - Griffin Technology Inc.,
creator of all things iPod and iPhone, today announced the products it will
be debuting at Macworld Expo 2009. Griffin is bringing a fresh mix of new
accessories such as earbuds, power solutions and audio cables to showcase
at booth #1902 in the South Hall.
"Retailers in the consumer electronics arena know us as a leading and
inventive company who is constantly enhancing its product line," said Paul
Griffin, founder of Griffin Technology. "We're confident that our newest
lineup - as well as updates to our core products - will satisfy and excite
both retailers and consumers alike."
New products for 2009 include:
PowerBlock Reserve
As the world's best-selling AC charger and adapter for USB-rechargeable
devices, PowerBlock is the perfect way to power-up an iPhone or iPod.
Griffin's new PowerBlock Reserve charges iPod and iPhone while
simultaneously charging its own reserve battery pack. The removable Reserve...
Point In Space Announces FileMaker Pro 10 Hosting
POINT IN SPACE ANNOUNCES FILEMAKER PRO 10 HOSTING ON FILEMAKER SERVER 10
ADVANCED
CARRBORO, NC, January 7, 2009 - Point In Space Internet Solutions today
announced immediate availability of FileMaker Pro 10 database hosting on
FileMaker Server 10 Advanced.
"FileMaker Pro 10 provides major new features and updates to the FileMaker
product," says John May, Point In Space's President. "By hosting on
FileMaker Server 10 Advanced, all of these new features are available to
our clients - including Instant Web Publishing and ODBC/JDBC connectivity."
Point In Space is offering FileMaker Pro 10 hosting, available immediately,
at the same price as their other FileMaker accounts. Current Point In Space
clients should contact the company directly regarding special offers for
migrating from previous FileMaker versions.
For complete details on Point In Space's FileMaker Pro 10 hosting, visit
http://www.pointinspace.com/filemakerpro10hosting/
About Point In Space Internet Solutions
Point In Space...
Ambrosia Releases iToner 2
ROCHESTER, New York -- January 6, 2009 -- Ambrosia Software announced today
the immediate release of iToner 2, a free update to its best- selling
custom iPhone ringtone utility. The new version retains iToner's drag,
drop, and sync simplicity, but adds ClearTone technology that optimizes
ringtones for the iPhone's speaker, the ability to crop ringtones at will,
and a selection of professionally- mastered ringtones created exclusively
for iToner.
Dial in for your free trial today:
http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/iToner
The original iToner was the first tool to let you easily take any audio
from your Mac to your iPhone without paying per per-ringtone fees or
jailbreaking the iPhone.
iToner 2 retains the simplicity of the original, while adding three elegant
new features to improve the quality of your ringtones:
* ClearTone: our new technology that normalizes and optimizes your audio to
match the iPhone speaker's capabilities. This way, whether your audio was
recorded in a studio or a...
Microsoft MacBU: Upgraded Entourage, Connecting Mac Users
Macintosh Business Unit: 25 Years of Connecting Mac Users to Microsoft
Productivity
MacBU upgrades Entourage and delivers new ways to collaborate with PC and
Mac colleagues.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jan. 6, 2009 -- Twenty-five years after Microsoft Corp.
launched Word 1 for Mac, the Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) continues to
improve connections for Mac users to core Microsoft Office systems and
servers. Office for Mac users will soon have simplified and efficient
collaboration through Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies and
Microsoft Office Live Workspace with the Microsoft Document Collaboration
Companion for Mac Beta. The MacBU is also delivering Entourage for Exchange
Web Services (Entourage EWS) Beta -- a more modern protocol that updates
how Entourage e-mail client connects to Exchange Server for overall
improved e-mail and calendaring support. These developments are a critical
step in the MacBU's long-term commitment to deliver Microsoft software and
services across...
Apple Unveils iWork '09
Apple Unveils iWork '09
Introduces iWork.com Public Beta for Online Document Sharing
SAN FRANCISCO--January 6, 2009--Apple today introduced iWork '09, the
latest version of Apple's popular office productivity suite, which adds
powerful new features without sacrificing Apple's legendary ease of use.
Keynote '09 introduces advanced object transitions, which automatically
animate objects with a choice of effects and Magic Move, an innovative way
to create sophisticated animations just by applying a simple transition.
Pages '09 features a new Full Screen view that helps you focus on your
writing and an outline mode to organize your thoughts. Numbers '09
introduces a quick way to group and summarize data and a dramatically
simplified way to create complex formulas. Apple also announced iWork.com
public beta, a new service Apple is developing to share iWork '09 documents
online.
"Millions of Mac users have fallen in love with iWork," said Steve Jobs,
Apple's CEO. "With iWork '09, Apple...
Apple Introduces iLife '09
Apple Introduces iLife '09
Major Upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie & GarageBand
SAN FRANCISCO--January 6, 2009--Apple today introduced iLife '09, which
features major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand, and includes iDVD
and an updated version of iWeb. iPhoto '09 builds on the ability to
automatically organize photos into Events by adding Faces and Places as
breakthrough new ways to easily organize and manage your photos. iMovie '09
expands on the revolutionary super fast movie creation introduced in iMovie
'08 by adding the depth users want through powerful easy-to-use new
features such as the incredible new Precision Editor, video stabilization,
advanced drag and drop, and animated travel maps. GarageBand '09 introduces
a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar with 18 basic
lessons and optional lessons from top artists such as Sara Bareilles, John
Fogerty, Norah Jones and Sting. iLife '09 is included with every new Mac
purchase and available as a $79 upgrade...
Apple Introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro
Apple Introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro With Revolutionary New Built-in
Battery That Delivers Eight Hours of Use & 1,000 Recharges
SAN FRANCISCO--January 6, 2009--Apple today unveiled the new 17-inch
MacBook Pro featuring a durable and beautiful precision aluminum unibody
enclosure, and a revolutionary new built-in battery that delivers up to
eight hours of use and up to 1,000 recharges for more than three times the
lifespan of conventional notebook batteries. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro
has a high resolution LED-backlit display and the same large glass
Multi-Touch trackpad introduced with the new MacBook family in October. In
addition, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro includes state of the art NVIDIA
graphics and the latest generation Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors. As
part of the industry's greenest notebook family, the new 17-inch MacBook
Pro is made of highly recyclable materials, meets stringent energy
efficiency standards and is made without many of the harmful toxins found
in...
Changes Coming to the iTunes Store
Changes Coming to the iTunes Store
* All Songs DRM-Free
* Users Can Download Songs Directly Onto iPhone 3G Over Their 3G Network
for the Same Price
* In April 2009, Songs on iTunes Will be Available at Three Price Points
SAN FRANCISCO--January 6, 2009--Apple today announced several changes to
the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). Beginning today, all four major music
labels--Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI, along
with thousands of independent labels, are now offering their music in
iTunes Plus, Apple's DRM-free format with higher-quality 256 kbps AAC
encoding for audio quality virtually indistinguishable from the original
recordings. iTunes customers can also choose to download their favorite
songs from the world's largest music catalog directly onto their iPhone 3G
over their 3G network just as they do with Wi-Fi today, for the same price
as downloading to their computer. And beginning in April, based on what the
music labels charge Apple, songs on iTunes...
NewerTech Announces NuCube Acrylic Enclosure For Mac Mini
NewerTech Announces NuCube Acrylic Enclosure For Mac Mini at Macworld Expo 2009
An elegant Cube-like vertical display solution for the mini
January 6, 2009, San Francisco -- Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech)
http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod, and
iPhone performance upgrades and accessories, debuted the new NewerTech
NuCube today at Macworld Expo, booth S-2322, in San Francisco.
The handcrafted, quality finish of the NewerTech NuCube turns a Mac mini
into an elegant, computing work of art. By reorienting a mini into a
vertical position within a breathtaking housing, the NuCube frees up
desktop workspace with a visual presentation that harkens back to the
acclaimed PowerMac G4 Cube. Plus, its unique design provides full access to
a mini's CD-ROM drive slot and rear ports while enabling the mini to run
cooler than the normal horizontal position.
NewerTech NuCube Features:
* Thick 3/8" polished clear acrylic
* Full access to CD-ROM drive slot and...
Werck Unveils Checkout Server, Checkout 2.3
Werck Unveils Checkout Server, Checkout 2.3 at Macworld 2009
Macworld, San Francisco, CA (January 6, 2009) Werck BV today released
Checkout Server, a dedicated server application for Checkout, their
Point of Sale software for Mac OS X, at the Macworld Conference and
Expo. Additionally, Werck released Checkout 2.3, an update which
includes German, French and Dutch localizations and a new API to
create custom reports.
Checkout Server
Many Checkout users asked for a way to keep their valuable store data
on a dedicated computer. Checkout Server allows just that, with more
simultaneous connections, better performance and improved security.
With Checkout Server, up to forty computers can be connected to a
store database at once. Users can schedule automatic store backups
with Checkout Server that can run without interruption any time of
day, even while employees are logged in to the store. Checkout Server
can be administered with both a System Preferences pane and a command-
line interface...
Kensington Announces New SlimBlade TrackBall
Kensington Announces New SlimBlade TrackBall - Now "The Ball Does It All"
To Turn Savvy Digital Lifestyle Users Into "Smooth Operators"
smart made simple Breakthrough Design Provides One-Touch User Interface
for Navigation, Media Controls and Document, Photos Browsing
Redwood Shores, Calif. - January 6, 2009 - Kensington Computer Products
Group, a worldwide leader in delivering smart made simple computing
accessories for the mobile consumer, today announced its SlimBlade
Trackball for the Mac and PC that brings a whole new level of control,
comfort and ease to today's digital savvy users. Kensington's breakthrough
design combines hardware and software into one integrated interface for
smooth operation allowing users, for the first time ever, to navigate and
manipulate digital content through the ball itself. With all functionality
now integrated into the ball, users can control all the many interface
functions that support navigation, media control adjustments, document and
photo...
WD Extends Its Line of Mac External Hard Drives
WD Extends Its Line of Mac Compatible External Hard Drives
New Mac Formatted Drives Offer Simplicity and Value
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Macworld Expo Booth No. 211
- Broadening its storage solutions for Mac, WD (NYSE: WDC), the world
leader in external storage solutions, today introduced two new external
hard drives -- the My Passport for Mac portable drive and the My Book Mac
Edition external hard drive. Pre-formatted for Mac and offering a simple
USB interface, these drives offer the ever-growing Mac community reliable,
easy-to-use storage. WD's latest Mac-ready drives work seamlessly with
Apple Time Machine or other popular Mac backup software to provide
protection for consumers' valuable digital photos and media.
My Passport for Mac portable storage devices feature a sleek design in a
shock-resistant enclosure and are available in capacities of 320 GB and 500
GB. The new My Book Mac Edition drives are equipped with power-saving WD
hard drives with GreenPower...
Intego Updates Server Side Protection
INTEGO UPDATES SERVER-SIDE VIRUS PROTECTION
VirusBarrier Server 2 and VirusBarrier Mail Gateway 2 Provide
Full Protection from Viruses on Macs Running as Servers
Austin, TX, January 6, 2009: Intego, the Macintosh security specialist,
today announced the release of VirusBarrier Server 2 and VirusBarrier Mail
Gateway 2, two programs that provide full protection from all known
Macintosh viruses on servers running Mac OS X. Based on Intego's acclaimed
VirusBarrier X5 software, that Macworld calls "the gold standard", these
new versions offer a host of new features and improvements to make virus
protection on Mac OS X servers more efficient and easier to manage.
VirusBarrier Server 2 automatically scans every file that is copied to a
Mac OS X server where it is installed, as well as any files that are
launched on the server. If viruses are found, infected files are
quarantined, and logs can be sent to administrators alerting them of this
activity. VirusBarrier Server 2 can also be set to...
Intego Releases ContentBarrier X5
INTEGO RELEASES CONTENTBARRIER X5,
BEST PARENTAL CONTROL PROTECTION FOR MAC
Dozens of New Features Keep Kids Safe from the Dangers of the Internet
Austin, TX, January 6, 2009: When kids surf the web, they are confronted
with a great deal of inappropriate material that they can stumble on by
just clicking a few links on a web page. Intego, the Macintosh security
specialist, helps protect children from the dangers of the Internet, and
today announced a new version of its acclaimed ContentBarrier X5 parental
control software.
ContentBarrier X5 shields children from offensive content, and prevents
them from stumbling on the dark side of the Internet. It protects children
from adult web sites, predatory chats, suggestive e-mail and more. Parents
choose which categories of content to block, and can block specific
applications or protocols (peer-to-peer, instant messaging, e-mail, games,
streaming audio and video, and more). Parents can also set up schedules
with time limits so their...
REAL Software Announces REAL Server 2009
SAN FRANCISCO, California, USA (January 6, 2009) -- REAL Software, creator
of REALbasic, a cross-platform software development environment, announced
today at the Macworld Conference and Expo that REAL Server 2009, their
cross-platform, multi-user database server will be shipping in February.
REAL Server 2009 boasts many new features as well as increased performance
and scalability. REAL Server 2009 includes:
* New Architecture: REAL Server 2009 has a new, completely re-engineered
event-based asynchronous architecture.
* MVCC: REAL Server now includes Multi Version Concurrency Control which
eliminates transaction locking and, as a result, dramatically increases
concurrency and scalability. MVCC is typically found only in high-end
database servers, like Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
* Plugins: REAL Server 2009 will support external plugins which allow you
to both extend the SQL language as well as put your business logic on the
server. REAL Server also supports all of the standard...
