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Cintiq 24HD a top notch, hi def pen display
By Pete Collins I’ve been a huge fan of the US$2,599 Wacom Cintiq 21UX (http://www.wacom.com), so when I heard that the new 24HD was coming out, I couldn’t wait to try it. The only downside of the 21UX is that after... Read more »
Kool Tools: True Surge surge protector
If you have electronic equipment and don't have a surge protector, you're playing with fire (perhaps literally). Surge protectors let you plug in multiple devices; more importantly, they protect your electronics against... Read more »
Feeling the need, the need for Speed(y for Mac)
I don't use a lot of extra system utilities on my Mac, MenuMate and Default Folder X being the two main exceptions. So I was curious about how Speedy Mac from Apimac might change the way I work. Speedy for Mac is an... Read more »
Review: Ricoh GR Digital IV a solid niche product
By Daniel M. East The biggest advances in the latest incarnation of Ricoh’s GR series (http://ww.ricoh.com/r_dc), the 10-megapixel Digital IV (US$599), are in speed and usability. With regard to speed, the maximum ISO... Read more »
MacPaw tool will quickly, easily clean, monitor, unmount your drives
MacPaw's CleanMyDrive (http://www.macpaw.com/ cleanmydrive) -- available free for a limited time at the Mac App Store -- is a new, tiny Mac utility that lets you clean up mounted drives, monitor their space usage and... Read more »
MenuMate for OS X puts an app's menu bar in easy reach
If you're tired of having to mouse back to the top of your Mac's screen to access an app's menu bar options, Alice Dev Team has the solution for you: MenuMate 1.0. The software -- available for Mac OS X 10.6 or higher... Read more »
Fitbit kit helps you get fit
By 'Doctor' Dave Greenbaum As the weather starts turning nice , and we start shedding the layers of clothing and blankets, many of us have noticed some of the inevitable winter weight gain. The Fitbit is an affordable... Read more »
Review: Xume Quick-Release Adapters
By Erick Vlientinck From time to time, polarizing, neutral density (ND), or other filters all need to be screwed onto a lens barrel. One common trait of the screw threads on lenses is that they are a pain to work with... Read more »
Kool Tools: BlackBook server-based contact management app
If you miss Now Contact, you should take a look at BlackBook, an US$99, server-based contact management app from Autriv (http://www.autriv.com). Made on the Mac for Mac OS X it offers a polished, attractive graphical... Read more »
Prizm Stand a great choice for displaying your iOS device
By 'Doctor' Dave Greenbaum Apple's iOS devices are simple, elegant and just work. However, one flaw of their design is they lack an integrated stand: they simply can't stand up on their own.   Enter the Prizm Stand (... Read more »
Executive Work Station turns the iPad into a 'semi-desktop' system
As a person who regularly reviews Mac and iOS products, it's hard to find something truly different. However, iHome has managed this with the iDM5 Executive Work Station for smartphones and tablets such as the iPhone... Read more »
Perfect Portrait means better portraits in less time
By Jay Nelson Perfect Portrait 1 (US$99.95) from onOne Software (http://www.ononesoftware.com) is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a... Read more »
Bamboo duo is a sweet stylus-pen combo
If you regularly use a stylus on your iPad, Wacom's (http://www.wacom.com) Bamboo Stylus duo can save you some pocket space. It's an US$39.95 dual-purpose stylus for the iPad (and Android) tablets. The Bamboo Stylus... Read more »
NuScribe Stylus does double duty as pen, stylus
By 'Doctor' Dave Greenbaum While Steve Jobs hated the stylus and worked hard to make the iPhone completely usable without one, in some circumstances you simply need a more traditional way to interact with the iPhone.... Read more »
Just-Mobile AluCube Mini can tidy up your desktop
Just-Mobile's AluCube Mini (http://www.xtand.net/alucubemini.html) is an US$16.95 designer cable organizer. If you're willing to spring about 20 bucks on a stylish doo-dad to tidy up your cables, this is your baby. (... Read more »
Helicon Focus Pro X64 lets you focus your images
By Steve Baczewski Ansel Adams was part of a group of San Francisco realistic landscape photographers who called themselves Group f/64. The name came from their desire to achieve maximum depth of field (DOF). However... Read more »
Surf's up with WaveCradle for the iPhone
By 'Doctor' Dave Greenbaum While many of us personalize our phones with stylish cases and decals, we leave these works of art simply lying on a desk or bedside table ignoring the balance of form and function they... Read more »
3M confidential filters bars your Mac screen from prying eyes
Because of the design of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac, these Macs haven't been able to attach mobile privacy filters to protect on-screen data -- until now. 3M -- yep, that 3M, the company that specializes in... Read more »
Kool Tools: Cell Link
The US$54.95 Cellink I (http://usbcelldrive.com) is a portable backup battery, USB charger, micro SD card reader, and data transfer device all in one. It works with iOS devices. Its 600 mAh rechargeable back up battery... Read more »
FontAgent Pro Enterprise Server 5 = fast font serving
By David Creamer FontAgent Pro Enterprise Server from Insider Software (http://www.insidersoftware.com) is one of the fastest font servers I’ve used. This latest version uses the J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)... Read more »
 

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