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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89342"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Akvis has released Akvis Artwork, a special effect tool that applies
different painting techniques to common digital pictures. Available
in Mac and PC versions stand-alone or as a plug-in for Adobe
Photoshop, it's designed to make digital photos look as if they were
real oil paintings.
ArtWork allows creating an oil portrait, a landscape painting or a
still life picture in a fully automatic or assisted mode. You can use
the software to create paintings out of pictures taken with any kind
of digital cameras, including digital SLRs and compacts. ArtWork
applies sophisticated image transformation algorithms to produce
realistic results coming very close to hand-painted works, and
tweaking the options unleashes access to a variety of oil painting
styles, according to the folks at Akvis.
The Stroke Direction tool is a semi-automatic tool that gives you
control over the strokes, allowing the use of a special brush to
define the guiding lines. The virtual painter then converts the image
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89340"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Wolfram Research has released Mathematica 7, an update that
accelerates the drive to integrate and automate functionality as core
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89339"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Like Thought (http://likethought.com/ ) has announced Opacity 1.2, an
update to their editor for screen graphics. This update adds a number
of iPhone graphic creation features and many interface improvements.
Opacity requires Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard. Opacity Express 1.2 is also
available with the core features of Opacity 1.2 at a more affordable
price.
Opacity already makes it easy to design graphics for desktop
applications, but the new version now makes it easy to create
graphics for iPhone apps as well. Opacity 1.2 includes 8 new
templates for making iPhone graphics, from icons to toolbar images to
button images. There are also 4 new iPhone preview types, including
an Icon preview and an App Store preview, that make it easy to
instantly see how an image will look when deployed in an iPhone app.
These exclusive features make Opacity the only graphic editor
specially designed to make iPhone app graphics.
Opacity streamlines the image creation workflow by combining a great
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89338"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ATTO Technology (http://www.attotech.com/), which specializes in
storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive
computing environments, says its Celerity FC-84EN, FC-82EN, and
FC-81EN Fibre Channel Host Adapters have been verified by Brocade
Communications Systems. as compatible with Brocade-based Storage Area
Networking (SAN) infrastructure, according to the testing
requirements of the Brocade Data Center Ready Program.
The program is an initiative designed to foster interoperability in
multi-vendor Brocade-based data center environments. Testing was
conducted at the Brocade Data Center Ready labs, which are
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89337"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Asigra (http://www.asigra.com), which specializes in agentless
information recovery management, has announced its Storage I/O and
Data Validation Tool. The new utility helps Asigra storage partners,
MSPs, VARs and users ensure that optimally tuned and architected
storage servers are implemented as part of their disk-based data
protection infrastructure to maximize investment return, says Eran
Farajun, executive vice president for Asigra.
The tool provides analysis to identify which storage systems under
consideration for deployment or already deployed are optimized to
work most effectively with Asigra Televaulting and any other I/O
intensive general computing application to support positive ROI
(return on investment). The tool can simulate loads from hundreds or
thousands of remote sites, target servers/workstations or computerss
and multiple types of simultaneous activities like backup and restore.
The Asigra Storage I/O and Data Validation Tool works by measuring
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89336"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">QuickerTek has announced the Apple Juicz External Battery/Charger
(http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbook_charger.php) for the
13-inch MacBook. It purportedly gives users up to 12 additional hours
of computing power. The Apple Juicz External Battery/Charger
recharges in three hours.
It measures 9 x 6 x 1 inches and weighs five pounds. It users a
Li-ion Polymer battery.
The Apple Juicz External Battery/Charger will be shipping sometime
next week. It's backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labor.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89335"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mark/Space, a mobile to desktop synchronization software company,
announced today the release of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile
version 4.0.4 with enhanced sync support for Microsoft Entourage
2008. The award-winning Missing Sync for Windows Mobile is the most
trusted sync software for Mac users with Windows Mobile smartphones
like the HTC Touch, Motorola Q9 and Palm Treo Pro.
The latest release of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile offers full
Entourage support so that users can sync directly with Entourage 2008
and 2004. Benefits include synchronization of Entourage contacts,
calendar events and tasks with categories. This update also offers
improved device mounting.
Other features of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile include syncing
music, photos, video, files, and much more with support for iCal,
Address Book, iPhoto and iTunes.
Pricing, Availability and System Requirements The Missing Sync for
Windows Mobile is available immediately as an electronic download
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89334"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database
software and support services, announced today the availability of
Ingres Database 9.2, the leading open source database that helps
organizations develop and manage business critical applications at an
affordable cost.
Ingres Database 9.2 is flexible, simple, secure, reliable, and
scalable to cope with even the most complex, multi-language
requirements including business intelligence, content management,
data warehousing, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and logistics
management. Already a leader in the field, Ingres Database also
offers added features to further improve the availability required by
the enterprise. To download the latest version, go to
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89333"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kutoka Interactive (http://www.kutoka.com/), producer of the Mia
edutainment software series, has launched the third title in its Didi
& Ditto series of educational software for the Mac and PC. The
learning adventure is targeted at children ages two to four years old
and offers activities related to pre-reading, pre-math, science,
music and art.
Here's how the learning game is described: "In this adventure of the
brother/sister twins Didi and Ditto, we find our two zany beavers
preparing a reception for Mother Nature's visit to their hometown
called Smart Valley, a special, wacky world where spiral trees and
funny characters abound. Zolt, a sneaky purple wolf, is trying to
ruin the party by breaking all of the musical instruments and hiding
all of the food. He then plans to step in and be the hero when Mother
Nature arrives. Didi and Ditto notice that Zolt is acting strange and
decide to keep an eye on him. It is up to the player to decide which
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89332"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MYOB has announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge 2009,
the latest version of their small business management and accounting
software for Mac small businesses. The release marks their 20th year
of Mac development.
Customer requested features top the list of enhancements in the new
version, according to Tom Nash of MYOB US. The update includes the
new Business Insights feature, which gives customers new tools to
assess the health of their business. AccountEdge 2009 also includes
integration with Marketcircle's productivity suite Daylite, MYOB's
promised speed enhancements to AccountEdge Network Edition and new
design tools for easier forms customization.
Business Insights adds new ways for small business owners to assess
the health of their business. The feature allows users to chart,
graph and analyze the key financial trends and ratios of their
business. A total of eight available charts let the user analyze
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89331"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TuneWear (http://www.tunewear.com) has released the US$29.99
LeatherShell case for the fourth generation iPod nano. It's a leather
shell-type case designed to feel good to the touch and protect the
nano from dirt and scratches.
The smooth texture and slim design make it easy to carry iPod nano 4G
in your hand, or slip iPod nano 4G in and out of your pocket or bag,
acccording to the folks at TuneWear. The combination of high-quality
black genuine leather with white color stitching is suited to both
casual and formal occasions, they add.
The LeatherShell snaps on to your iPod nano 4G. It leaves the
headphone jack, bottom dock connector and click wheel open for
complete access to iPod controls.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89330"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SharedPlan Software has announced the immediate availability of
SharedPlan cPro project management software for Mac OS X and Windows.
cPro enables offline access to SharedPlan Central (the SharedPlan
online project planning and management service).
SharedPlan Central provides an online project planning and management
tool suite for creating, editing, reporting, issue tracking, and
controlling access to projects. With the introduction of cPro,
project managers and their teams can continue planning and managing
projects even when they're not connected to the Internet.
cPro is freely available to all SharedPlan Central users and allows
them to edit a project while offline and then later connect to
Central and store the new version of the project plan.
cPro is available for immediate download at:
http://www.sharedplan.com/cpro.html
SharedPlan Central is always available at: https://www.sharedplan.net</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89329"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Revolver (http://www.freespin3d.com/Home.aspx), a provider of 3D
content development solutions for the graphic design and game
development industries, has released its patent pending product,
FreeSpin3D. It's a commercial solution for importing and real-time
rendering of 3D models into Adobe Flash
FreeSpin3D enables all Flash designers and developers to create real
time 3D content. With the software, designers and developers can add
dynamic 3D graphics to their 2D environment-based online games,
animations, advertisements,web design, entertainment and interactive
content.
FreeSpin3D enables the display and management of 3D objects directly
within the Adobe Flash workspace, using the FreeSpin3D Action Script
interface. Once the developer imports 3D models into the software, it
manipulates and compiles them into a data structure suitable for 3D
object rendering in Flash. This overall process strengthens the
interaction between the user, the developer and the 3D object,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89328"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Insider Software has announced the immediate availability of
FontAgent Pro Server 3, which incorporates what the company says is
the industry's first and only replicated font server technology. In
addition, the new release adds advanced directory services
integration as well as security and performance enhancements that
significantly widen its technical lead over Extensis Universal Type
Server (UTS).
FontAgent Pro Server 3 is the first font server to enable
organizations to establish redundant, replicated font servers across
their enterprise so users can enjoy top performance as administrators
distribute server load. Administrators can make changes to a master
font server, which replicates the changes automatically and
transparently to all remote servers.
With the new release, FontAgent Pro Server's zero-config directory
services implementation automatically sees users and groups in LDAP
and Active/Open Directory servers, eliminating the need to keep a
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89327"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Marketcircle Inc. brings important time- and cost-saving benefits
with today's launch of Daylite MYOB AccountEdge Connector. A new
product announced with updated Daylite 3.8, the Connector allows
bookkeepers to easily move contact and company data back and forth
between the two applications without error-prone, time-consuming
re-keying of data. Front office and back office staff can save time
and costs by creating estimates in Daylite using AccountEdge's
product list, and then, using Daylite's powerful new business tools,
can work to win the new business and submit the estimate as an order
for the back office to fulfill.
"Over the years, many customers have requested that we integrate
Daylite with MYOB AccountEdge as a time- and cost-saving benefits -
which, incidentally, makes a lot of sense in this economy," says
Marketcircle CEO, Alykhan Jetha. "Engineering teams from both
companies have worked diligently to make this happen, and I think our
customers will be very happy with the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89326"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Cygnett (http://www.easyishop.co.uk), which makes iPod speakers and
accessories, has introduced the GrooveBassball portable speaker. It's
compatible with all iPods and MP3 players and costs approximately
US$25.
The portable speaker enables users to listen to a pocket-sized
speaker. It runs on a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery for three
hours of play time. Whenever you're not using them, you can compact
the portable speaker into the shape of a small ball. Whenever you
want to listen to music connect the GrooveBassball to any iPod or MP3
player via the 3.5 mm jack and twist open the expandable design.
The speaker system comes in three different colors: black, white and
red. An USB cable for recharging is included, so you can recharge the
battery via a laptop or by a power adaptor.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89325"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Unifiq has introduced the first public preview of Aspire
(http://www.unifiq.com/aspire/), their new "life-goal and
brainstorming" utility for Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). It provides a
visual workspace to brainstorm, prioritize, review, refine, track and
help improve your life goals and long-term plans.
Aspire lets you work with three basic concepts: Goals, Obstacles and
Solutions. Goals are the big things in a person's life they want to
achieve. Obstacles are what prevent a person from achieving those
goals, such as missing skills, knowledge, resources, even fear of
failure. Solutions are strategies to help a person overcome those
same obstacles.
Aspire isn't a daily task manager, though it can serve as a
complement to any such system. Before diving into tasks, schedules
and details, Aspire helps remind the user of the big picture so they
spend time on what's truly important, according to the folks at
Unifiq.
For a limited time, Aspire is available at the pre-launch price of
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89323"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The tradition of Tasseology, tea leaf and Turkish coffee reading, is
now available on your iPhone and iPod touch. Tasseology is available
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89321"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Pico and Sofa have released Versions 1.0 for the Mac
(http://www.versionsapp.com). It's a Subversion client targeted to
both beginners and experienced Subversion users. A time-limited demo
is available for download and a single copy sells for approximately
US$50. Versions has been in public beta since June this year.
The Timeline view shows recent revisions, complete with commit log
notes and a full list of changed files. Users can click any file in
the timeline to get a diff with its previous version. The Browse view
has tools to dig in to the history of any versioned file or folder,
and integrates with comparison tools.
In collaboration with Beanstalk, Versions offers its users the
possibility to get a free Online Repository from within Versions, to
help make it easy to get started with Subversion.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89320"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">99Games (http://www.99games.in/) has released a new puzzle game,
Jigsaw Wild for iPhone and the iPod touch. It's built around a wild
safari theme. Jigsaw Wild costs US$1.99 and is available at the Apple
App Store.
Here's how the game is described: "Jigsaw Wild is preloaded with
images of varied species of Wild Animals, Birds, Reptiles and
Insects. It has options to change puzzle shapes, shake 'n' break
puzzle, provision to capture images with Built-in Camera, and many
more.
"Users can choose and move the pieces smoothly and snap them together
just like in real-life. Options to choose the number of pieces,
change shapes, hints and ghost images makes the game easy to play for
players of any age group."
Jigsaw Wild requires iPhone software version 2.0 update.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89319"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacTI and the WebObjects Community Association are happy to announce
the release of the recordings of WOWODC 2008, our annual event about
WebObjects, "Apple's best kept secret."
The package includes all sessions from WOWODC 2008, and, as a bonus,
it also includes the DirectToWeb session from WOWODC 2007, for over
14 hours of content for anyone who wants to augment their skills with
WebObjects.
All sessions are released as QuickTime files that can be viewed on
both a computer and an iPhone or iPod touch. Through Jan. 31, 2009,
the complete package is available for US$150 ($175 CAD for
Canadians). Go to www.wowodc.com to register and to buy the package.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89316"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced the LaCinema Rugged, which
the company says is the first multimedia hard disk with HDMI
connection. Mirroring the functionality and mobility of the Rugged
drive, LaCinema Rugged provides the convenience of a centralized
media library with a graphical interface and a remote control.
Designed by Neil Poulton, the Rugged features a scratch-resistant
aluminum shell, internal anti-shock absorbers, and a shock-resistant
rubber bumper to better protect media files against everyday
blunders. Compatible with both Mac and Windows environments, the USB
2.0 interface connects to the computer for multimedia loading. Once
the data is transferred to the portable drive it is ready to be
viewed on any display, where the user's media can be accessed through
an HDMI connection or legacy composite video connection.
Optimized viewing through HDMI 1080i upscaling will allow you to play
back videos on your HDTV or enjoy photos in clear HD resolution. In
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89314"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">.com Solutions Inc. has released FmPro Migrator 4.45, as a
maintenance update, including a new FileMaker Pro to SQLite migration
feature. FmPro This release also includes a new FmPro Migrator
preference file implementation and enhancements to Access database
migrations.
As the popularity of the SQLite grows, developers may choose to take
advantage of FmPro Migrator's ability to easily copy FileMaker Pro
data and schema into SQLite databases. FmPro Migrator can also be
used to replace data within existing SQLite database files when using
FileMaker Pro as a workgroup development repository. This technique
enables SQLite to serve as an embedded database for a website or a
desktop application, utilizing refreshed data from FileMaker Pro.
FmPro Migrator Developer Edition includes all the features of FmPro
Migrator, but also includes FileMaker Table Consolidation, and
automation of the relationship and layout creation process on Mac OS
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89313"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Incase (http://www.goincase.com) has announced a new product set to
meet the growing power needs of iPhone 3G users: the Power Slider,
which purportedly more than doubles the battery life of iPhone 3G
while providing integrated sync and charge capabilities and complete
device protection. Pricing hasn't been announced.
Power Slider features a low profile, serving as both a case and power
solution. A custom engineered lithium-ion polymer battery with
efficient circuitry was created for Power Slider to allow for a slim
design and maximum power output, says Erik Wahlstrom, president and
CEO of Incase. The optimized power management system provides
continuous charge to the internal battery of iPhone 3G. When in use,
power drains first from Power Slider so that the device's internal
battery remains fully charged and is only depleted once the battery
of Power Slider has been drained.
An integrated sync mode allows Power Slider users to sync and charge
their devices while iPhone 3G is in...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89312"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Andrei Doubrovski, an author of video-books on Adobe Photoshop and
Photoshop Elements, has released Elements+
(http://www.simplephotoshop.com/elementsplus/), an add-on for Adobe
Photoshop Elements that unlocks up to 144 undocumented functions. The
kit includes smart filters, vector masks, and many more advanced
tools normally hidden under the hood, Doubrovski says.
Elements+ is a patch revealing the hidden functions in the Adobe
software. The undocumented commands appear as additional categories
in the Effects palette. Elements+ unlocks many advanced functions
featured in the latest versions of full Photoshop, Doubrovski says.
To apply unlocked command, you merely choose appropriate category and
double-click the effect thumbnail.
Distribution kits are available for all versions of Photoshop
Elements. They require Mac OS X and Photoshop Elements versions 2-6.
Elements+ is US$10-12 to download.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89311"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Berlin based nova media has unveiled the GlobeSurfer III
(http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_gs_3.html), a wireless
router for Macs that establishes a mobile internet connection through
a mobile network operator and uses WLAN and Ethernet to distribute
this connection to the network. Local computer networks can now share
a mobile Internet connection using GlobeSurfer III, a 3G wireless
router with WLAN and Ethernet network access.
Within mobile networks GlobeSurfer III supports download speeds with
up to 7.2 Mbit/second and upload speeds with up to 5.7 Mbit/second.
It can be used worlwide. Within a local network GlobeSurfer III
supports WLAN connections with up to 54 Mbit/s and Ethernet
connections with up to 1000 Mbit/s.
The router uses a web interface for configuration and offers a setup
wizard for an easy start, says Jan Fuellemann of nova media.
GlobeSurfer III supports all relevant encryptions and features a
preconfigured firewall, and an expert mode allows a user-defined...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89310"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Joe Kissell's new "Take Control of VMware Fusion
2" provides Mac users with real-world advice on
the best ways to install, configure, and use
Windows via the virtualization software VMware
Fusion 2. The 130-page ebook, which was brought
to life via a collaboration between TidBITS
Publishing and VMware, starts with a look at
basic concepts and then jumps into the action
with steps for installing Windows for use in
VMware Fusion in these scenarios:
° When installing a new copy of Windows XP or Windows Vista;
° From an already-installed copy of Windows under
Boot Camp, VMware Fusion 1.x, Parallels Desktop,
Virtual PC, or an actual PC;
° From a slipstream disc that contains Windows
plus service packs, updates, drivers, and
settings;
° On the MacBook Air, which lacks an internal optical drive;
° With Mac OS X Leopard Server as a guest operating system;
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89309"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Macgamestore.com has announced Mac Games Arcade, a digital download
application for Mac OS X. Mac Games Arcade allows users to download,
purchase and manage their Mac games.
With Mac Games Arcade, users will be able to browse through hundreds
of digital download Mac titles from over 100 Mac developers, check
out demos, write reviews, purchase games, and maintain their digital
downloads. Built by Mac developers, Mac Games Arcade is the
brain-child of (i)Inside Mac Games(/I)/Macgametore.com founder and
former Bungie Software project leader, Tuncer Deniz.
Mac Games Arcade also includes features such as auto-serialization
for many recent Mac digital download games. Once you purchase the
game, the application auto-registers the game, so no complex numbers
to enter. Just purchase and start playing within seconds.
Mac Games Arcade is currently in beta testing and will released in
December. The company is inviting users to join in on the beta test
by visiting the Mac Games Arcade web...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89306"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GarageGames, a technology provider for independent game developers,
has announced an update to their Torque Game Engine Advanced (TGEA),
free to current licensees. This update adds an OpenGL graphics
implementation and support for Mac OS X.
With this update to TGEA, cutting-edge games for both Mac and PC can
finally be created in one development cycle, says Brett Seyler,
GarageGames' vice president of Business Development. Developers using
TGEA 1.8 will be working with the same technology that GarageGames
uses to provide Mac-compatible versions of r games on InstantAction
such as Fallen Empire: Legions, Rokkitball, and Marble Blast Online.
Features include advanced material systems, procedurally generated
shaders, integrated real-time editors, developer resources and
thorough documentation.
The 1.8 release is now available in open beta with a full release
planned for November. For more information, check out Torque Game
Engine Advanced at http://www.garagegames.com/</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89302"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ambrosia Software has taken to the seas and released Aquaria for the
Mac (http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/aquaria). It's a 2D,
side-scrolling underwater adventure game offering puzzles,
exploration, and combat.
Here's how the game is described: "Aquaria is centered around Naija,
an undersea dweller seemingly alone in a vast ocean world teeming
with life -- some friendly, some not. Players seek to unlock the
myriad secrets that comprise Naija's past while defeating or
outwitting the various ancient and powerful creatures she encounters
in the azure depths of Aquaria.
"As players navigate through Aquaria's richly textured surroundings,
they learn that one of Naija's gifts is that of "The Verse," the
ability to sing combinations of musical notes to invoke her latent
abilities. At first defensive, Naija's songs later give her ability
to transform herself for combat, stealth, speed, and more, assuming
players can survive the perils of the deep.
"There are dozens of areas to explore...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89301"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Freeverse has released Burning Monkey Casino, a casino game for the
iPhone and iPod touch. It features seven different games in one app:
Video Poker, Slots, Blackjack, Money Wheel, Pachino, Scratch-N-Win
Lotto and 3 Card Monty.
Here's how Burning Monkey Casino is described: "The games take full
advantage of the iPhone's capabilities - a Money Wheel you spin with
a swipe, a Pachinko game you can influence with a tilt, and a
Scratch-N-Win lottery ticket you scratch off with your finger. In
addition to 18 varieties of video poker, nine types of slot machines,
and Blackjack with 1-8 decks, this casino also comes with a lounge
act and stand-up comedian."
Burning Monkey Casino is available immediately for $0.99 from at the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89300"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Digital Anarchy (http://www.digitalanarchy.com) has announced the
full compatibility of their popular Knoll Light Factory plugin with
Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows Vista 64-bit (x64). Photoshop CS4
64-bit is streamlined to take advantage of the faster performance and
better memory handling that Vista x64 supports.
Digital Anarchy's Knoll plugin, which enhances the lighting in
Photoshop images to produce dramatic or natural effects, takes
advantage of that speed and performance increase with version 3.0.2,
says Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy. Digital Anarchy's
other Photoshop products have been fully tested to support Photoshop
CS4 in both Mac and Windows 32-bit environments, he adds.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89299"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Lexmark has introduced its X658 family of monochrome laser
multifunction products (MFPs), which is targeted at the A4
letter-size (8.5 inch x 11 inch) office segment. Prices start at
US$3,7994 for the Lexmark X658de, X658dme, X658dfe, X658dte, X658dtme
and X658dtfe.
The models deliver up to 55 prints, copies or scans per minute. Some
models offer integrated finishing capabilities including a
StapleSmart II finisher model to staple multiple sets of documents up
to 50 pages each, or users can organize output with the four-bin,
illuminated mailbox configuration. The MFPs also feature an input
capacity of up to 2,300 sheets, workflow capabilities with scan
destinations and formats, and fax with time-saving functions, such as
fax forwarding. A large-capacity 80GB hard drive offers expanded
functionality.
The Lexmark X658 family also features Lexmark's e-Task color touch
screen. Processes that involve multiple steps on competitive devices
are purportedly reduced to the single touch of an...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89298"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Hands-On Mobile, a developer of connected games and applications, has
announced that one of the 1980's favorite games, Crystal Quest, is
now available for iPhone and iPod touch from the Apple App Store
(http://www.itunes.com/appstore/) for US$4.99.
Crystal Quest made its first appearance on the Mac in 1987. Here's
how the game is described: "First created by veteran game developer
Patrick Buckland, Crystal Quest is a mega-selling classic 20 years in
the making. This space shooter game features updated graphics with
retro gameplay requiring players to pilot a ship through wave after
wave of action, collecting crystals and evading the Nasties, unique
enemies that emerge from portals on each side of the screen. Fire
your weapon at them, or deploy a smart bomb to vaporize every Nasty
on the screen. Collect all the crystals to open the gateway to the
next level, but don't forget to gather up the goodies in each wave -
from bonus points to extra smart bombs and even an occasional
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89297"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Memopal (http://www.memopal.com) has released the iPhone version of
its data storage and remote access software (online backup and
storage) in both business and consumer versions. It includes preview
and sharing functionality.
"Smartphone users are now used to having permanent access to email,
calendar and social networking applications on the move," Mempal CEO
Marco Trombetti says. "We want to enhance the experience further,
allowing the user to access all their files. Even if their computer
at home or at work is turned off. A single account to manage all of
your computers, past or present".
Memopal for iPhone is available from the Apple App Store and is free
for all Memopal customers. Memopal synchronizes your computer files,
or only the folders you decide to back up, across all platforms (Mac
OS X, Windows and Linux). With Memopal for iPhone, you can preview
files and share them with friends and colleagues. If you already use
Memopal on your computer, you can begin using the iPhone...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89296"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sanyo (http://www.sanyoPROJECTORS.com) has introduced the PLC-XW57,
an US$895 ultra-portable 3LCD projector for the education and
business presentations market. It weighs 6.4 pounds and has a
footprint of 13 x 3.15 x 9.3 inches.
Rated at 2000 lumens, the PLC-XW57 is outfitted with a 200-watt UHP
lamp and a 3D Automatic Uniformity Correction Control (AUCC) circuit
designed to offer uniformity, balancing uneven color and brightness
gradations for a more natural image, according to the folks at Sanyo.
The PLC-XW57 has a 1/4x to 16x digital zoom, which makes it possible
to project an image as large as 100 inches (diagonally) from a range
of 11 to 14 feet. To compensate for keystone (trapezoidal) picture
distortion, the PLC-XW57 provides a vertical keystone correction with
a range of +/- 20-degrees. The blackboard (green color) mode allows
the use of a classroom blackboard to be used as a projection screen.
Sanyo's Countdown or Immediate projection modes can be set at
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89295"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FMF International (http://www.fmfapparel.com), a motor sports driven
apparel brand, has launched their US$129.95 FMF Element Ride Jacket
with "juiced-up" iPod power controls. Utilizing advanced electronics,
FMF has integrated an iPod control system from Fibretronic into the
sleeve of the jacket.
The controls provide full iPod command so that tunes can be accessed
from the sleeve of the jacket -- all with the iPod tucked away inside
the jacket. Utilizing a patented control system from Fibretronic, the
iPod power controls operate a five-button keypad with multiple
capabilities including play/pause, track forward, track back, volume
up and volume down. This self-powered system requires no batteries
and supports all iPod players with dock connectors including the iPod
nano, iPod touch and third generation or later iPod classic.
The jacket is constructed to withstand the elements of rain, snow and
wind. It sports a 600 mm PU coated shell, placket covered main zipper
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89294"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ramjet (http://www.ramjet.com) now offers the ability to upgrade the
older black or white plastic MacBook and metal bezel MacBook Pro to
6B of memroy.
The company offers a 4GB SO-DIMM single module for US$199. This
module can be installed along with a 2GB module ($75) to reach the
system maximum of 6GB. Compatible models of MacBook have the Model
Identifier of 4,1, and compatible MacBook Pros have a Model
Identifier of 3,1 or 4,1. The Model Identifier can be found in your
Apple System Profiler.
These modules are fully compatible with the latest Apple firmware,
and are SPD configured for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. The Ramjet
4GB SO-DIMM single modules are shipping now, and come with a lifetime
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89293"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Relevant Logic has released (I)Real OOP with REALbasic(/a), a book
designed to get you off to a running start learning Object Oriented
Programming using the REALbasic programming language.
It's written by Guyren G Howe, a long-time REALbasic developer, and a
regular presenter on "Object Oriented Programming at the REAL World"
conference. Purchasers of the beta downloadable version will get a
discount on the purchase price (US$20 during the beta period; $25
thereafter), free updates through the release, a discount on the
printed version when it is made available, and the ability to
influence the final version of the book by contributing to discussion
of its content. The final version is expected in early 2009.
The book is about 30,000 words, or 150 pages. Purchase is available
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89292"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Poetry fans can make their own poems on the iPhone and iPod touch
using Apple's touch technology thanks to Neutrino's PoetrySinger
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89291"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Eye-Fi Inc. (http://www.eye.fi) has announced a new, limited edition
card -- the Eye-Fi Anniversary Edition -- to celebrate the one-year
anniversary of its first wireless SD memory card for digital cameras.
Like the Eye-Fi Share, the Anniversary Edition wirelessly sends
photos from a digital camera to a computer and to one of more than 25
online photo sharing sites.
The card comes in Eye-Fi's original slide-out package and is
available only at Costco.com for US$99 to club members, or on the
Eye-Fi web site for $129, while supplies last. The card can be
upgraded post purchase to include additional features, such as
automatic geotagging and hotspot access.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89290"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Open Door Networks (http://www.opendoor.com/) and Project A have
announced that their Holiday Envi and Carols Envi applications are
now shipping through the Apple App Store for the US$1.99 Holiday Envi
and Carols Envi are meant to bring smiles to iPhone and iPod touch
users' faces during the winter holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Hanukkah and New Years.
Holiday Envi provides the iPhone or iPod with a "touch" of
lighthearted holiday potpourri. It includes holiday images, which
Holiday Envi pulls in and displays with just a couple quick
tap-tap-taps. Items include classic holiday paintings and other art,
celebrations throughout the world, delicious looking holiday fare,
and all sorts of other seasonal trappings. Images can be enjoyed
full-screen in automated slide shows, or saved to the Photo app for
use in holiday emails, greeting cards, and other ways of spreading
seasonal cheer.
Carols Envi includes the words and musical score to over 100 classic
yuletide carols. From "Deck the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89289"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Native Instruments has introduced True Strike Tension, a new Kore
Soundpack with percussion sounds that are specifically designed to
add mystery and tension to cinematic film scores and similar musical
styles.
Created in collaboration with renowned sound design company,
ProjectSAM, the production-ready sound material in True Strike
Tension offers the sound shaping and browsing features in Kore 22 and
the free Kore Player. True Strike Tension is built on studio-quality
sample material that has been selected from ProjectSAM's "True Strike
2" library.
It draws upon various percussion instruments from Africa, Japan and
the Middle East, including the Kenkeni, Darabuka, Bendir, Okedo-Daiko
and others. The sound shaping and preset morphing features in Kore 2
and Kore Player allow producers to adjust and animate all sounds in
True Strike Tension, and make them better fit the dramatic
requirements of any given scene. The included metadata also makes
True Strike Tension integrate with any...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89288"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Heckler Design (http://www.hecklerdesign.com/) has released the
OneLessDesk in black and red versions, in addition to the current
white and silver variations. They're made by hand in Phoenix,
Arizona, Only 45 spots remain in their 2008 holiday production run.
The OneLessDesk (US$649) ports two independent desks for flexibility.
You could put your notebook on the lower deck and connect it to a big
display on the upper deck. When the lower deck is pushed under the
upper deck, the OneLessDesk occupies about one foot of room space.
OneLessDesk's out-of-sight, rear-facing shelf provides a home for
your wires, power strip, external hard drives, USB hub, and even
small speakers. The shelf comes complete with wire management
features built in.
OneLessDesk's lower deck is a keyboard tray and more. Its 12-inch by
30-inch work surface provides space for a keyboard, mouse, pen tablet
or paperwork. And it's designed to be ergonomically correct.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89287"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">QuickerTek has announced the MacBook External Battery/Charger
(http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbook_charger.php) for the 15-
and 17-inch Apple MacBook laptops. This US$449.95 product charges and
or powers the notebooks with up to 10 additional hours of power. I
QuickerTek built MagSafe compatibility into the MacBook External
Battery/Charger. Standard MagSafe connectors are supplied with the
Battery/Charger, so users don't have to do anything different to gain
additional battery power, Rick Estes of QuickerTek says. MacBook
users can monitor the available battery power using the Apple battery
charge indicator.
While the stock MacBookrecharges in five hours using the Apple AC
wall adapter, the MacBook External Battery/Charger recharges in only
three hours, according to Estes. It measures 9 x 6 x 1 inches and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89286"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FileMaker, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has announced
the Bento 2 Holiday Pack, a free download
(http://www.filemaker.com/holidaypr). The Bento 2 Holiday Pack works
exclusively with Bento 2, the latest version of the personal database.
The Holiday Pack includes a free 30-day trial of Bento 2, plus
festive themes and templates that help you organize contacts, cards,
gifts, and donations. It lets you apply holiday themes to your
templates. You can choose from either a cheerful red and green motif
or a beautiful blue theme with snowflakes, adding flair and style to
the art of getting organized.
The Bento 2 Holiday Pack works only on Macs running Mac OS X 10.5.4
or later. Customers have the option of using the free 30-day trial
version or they may purchase the complete version of Bento 2,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89284"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac Offers Premium Windows-on-Mac Experience with
Virtualization Enhancements Plus Internet Security, Data Protection and
Disk Management
Renton, WA -- November 11th, 2008 -- Parallels today announced the
availability of version 4.0 of Parallels Desktop for Mac, its
market-leading product that currently enables more than 1.5 million users
to run Windows, Linux and other operating systems side-by-side with Mac OS
X. This new version of the award-winning Parallels Desktop for Mac improves
OS integration, performs up to 50% faster and incorporates a range of
security, backup and power saving features to give Mac users a truly easy,
fast and powerful desktop computing solution.
"We run a high volume of Macs and it's absolutely vital that they deliver
on fast performance and ease of use. Parallels has met this need well with
features like Coherence and SmartSelect in creating a seamless
Windows-on-Mac experience," said John Hermes, Chief Technology Officer at...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89283"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boinx Software has announced BoinxTV 1.0, a live?production software
for video podcasters that turns any recent Mac into a TV studio.
BoinxTV is an audiovisual mixing application for recording video
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89282"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Alesis, amanufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio
electronics, is now shipping the USB Pro Drum Kit to dealers. It's an
electronic drum kit designed specifically to take direct advantage of
the power of the computer for sound generation.
The drum set combines the Alesis Trigger|iO trigger-to-MIDI interface
with high-end drum pads and Surge Cymbals. A dual-zone snare pad,
three dual-zone tom pads and a kick pad each feature an eight-inch
mylar, tension-adjustable drumhead and a 2.3mm triple-flanged
counterhoop mirroring the feel of acoustic drums.
Surge Cymbals are made of brass cymbal alloy and feature built-in
triggers. Because they are true, lathed cymbals rather than rubber
pads, the symbals offer the most natural cymbal feel available on any
electronic drumset, according to the folks at Alesis A 12-inch
Hi-Hat, a 13-inch Crash with choke capability and a 16-inch dual-zone
Ride with choke capability are included.
Sound-generation software BFD Lite is included from...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89280"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Maxprog has released version 6.0 of MaxBulk Mailer, the US$59.90 bulk
email application for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. It's now
available in English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish,
Dutch, Chinese, Russian and Portuguese.
Version 6.0 also adds remote list management, message favorites, an
external images location tag, the ability to import email addresses
directly from a web page, global blacklist features, selective
settings backup and transfer, configurable tag data types, new global
preferences, and new account settings, as well as support for
creating message templates, a new test mode
MaxBulk Mailer is an email-merge solution for the Mac and Windows
systems that supports plain text, HTML and rich text formats
including optional plain text alternative and attachments. It
includes document and contact management, support for multiple lists
and multiple accounts with POP, APOP and ESMTP authentication, SSL,
groups, mySQL and postgreSQL imports, unicode UTF-8 support...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89279"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Oakley and Surfline have teamed up to release Surf Report for the
iPhone and iPod touch. It's designed to help you "find the best
waves." Surf Report is available at the Apple App Store
(http://apple.com/iphone/appstore/).
It provides users with live surf and weather information for
thousands of beaches around the world. Thanks to the iPhone's GPS,
you can find and research all your local beaches.
Surf Report integrates multiple web services from Surfline (surf and
weather) and Oakley (community news). It implements a theme by Mark
Jardine from Oakley for many of the iPhone software development kit
elements. Surf Report uses the iPhone's GPS to find local beaches and
touch interactions to give it a native iPhone feel.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89277"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Griffin Technology (http://www.griffintechnology.com) has released
updated versions of their TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk audio
solutions for the iPhone and iPod. TuneBuds Mobile and SmartTalk are
now both equipped with inline microphones compatible with iPhone,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89276"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">mStation|mophie is shipping the US$99.95 juice pack iPhone 3G
(http://www.mophie.com/products/juice-pack-iphone-3g), for the iPhone
3G. It offers an extended battery and a case all in one with an
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89275"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Web Help Desk (http://www.webhelpdesk.com, a Mac OS X web-based help
desk software solution from MacsDesign Studio, now integrates with
LANrev Client Manager, a cross-platform client and patch management
software suite.
Automated imports of LANrev's reliable asset discovery data into the
Web Help Desk provide support personnel with up-to-date hardware and
software details for the computer identified in the service desk
ticket. If additional software license management analysis is
required or software patches need to be deployed, Web Help Desk
provides instant, asset-specific accessibility to the the LANrev
Admin application, according to MacsDesign Vice President Terry
Siddall.
Web Help Desk's integration with LANrev Client Manager makes
initiating an LANrev desktop control session a simple mouse click
away, he adds. From within a Web Help Desk ticket or asset search,
support professionals can instantly access all of LANrev's features
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89274"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mogell has announced its new iPhone application: Moods
(http://www.mogelli.com/moods/index.html), which aims to give users a
better handle on their feelings by letting them keep track of both
good and bad times.
Moods helps users to keep their emotions in perspective by giving
them a choice of 32 "feeling faces" -- emoticons that express a range
of emotional states: from light-hearted to somber and everywhere in
between. Users can pick the Mood that reflects their current state of
mind and then write an entry describing why they feel the way they
do. The Mood and the entry are then saved on the user's iPhone,
creating a personal log of one's feelings. Later on the user can take
advantage of Moods snapshot analysis tool, which shows users how
often they felt a certain way in a given day or month.
Moods is featured in the Lifestyle section of Apple's App Store for
US$1.99. It works with all models of the iPhone and iPod touch.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89272"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ZeroOutages (http://www.zerooutages.com/) is a new service that
claims to double your Internet speed. It comes your exisitng Internet
connection with a secondary broadband link.
The folks at ZeroOutages.com say that ZO provides customers with the
ability to leverage multiple broadband connections for faster
connectivity, which enables greater productivity and reduced wait
time for end-users. ZO is designed to ensurer customers have
redundancy in the event of a network failure. The service also
purportedly delivers the low latency required for today's real-time
applications like VoIP, CRM and SaaS. By improving responsiveness.
ZO offers 10Mbps service for US$499 per month. There's also a
$99/month service that's designed to offer both increased web-based
download speeds and full network redundancy in the event of a WAN
outage.
ZO requires no protocol set-up or ISP coordination. Services include:
a secondary backup broadband connection (which can also be used for
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89271"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apeer (http://www.apeer.com), an all-in-one group communication and
collaboration application for digital media, will debut its Mac
version of Apeer Professional at the Henry Stewart DAM Conference in
Los Angeles this week at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
Apeer Professional is a new vehicle for communicating with employees,
customers, business partners, suppliers, vendors and other
constituents by enabling synchronous and instant multi-user,
participatory exchanges where all parties can simultaneously view
photos, hear music, and see videos in real time over the Internet --
all in one window. Apeer also provides conversational tools with
built-in voice and chat.
Apeer Professional for PCs was launched in May at the Henry Stewart
New York 2008 Digital Asset Management & Marketing Operations
Symposium. You'll have to contact Apeer for pricing.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89270"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ultralingua (http://www.ultralingua.com/) is collaborating with
Collins Dictionaries (UK) to bring multilingual dictionaries to the
iPhone and iPod touch. The new line, sold in the Apple App Store,
harnesses Ultralingua's interface and search features to tackle the
complex translation of words and phrases.
Collins Dictionaries, a subsidiary of HarperCollins, offers bilingual
dictionary content with enriched definitions and contextual
indicators. By harnessing the power of Collins Dictionaries,
Ultralingua dictionary software makes language translation and word
definitions easy, the company says. You can look up any word,
anytime, anywhere with your Ultralingua iPod touch dictionary or
Ultralingua iPhone dictionary.
Ultralingua technology will automatically recognize inflected words
(conjugated verbs, irregular plurals) and will even allow users to
conjugate verbs in all their tenses. Each dictionary also includes a
number-to-text converter, allowing users to type in a number and see...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89269"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacPractice (http://www.macpractice.com) has released MacPractice
Kiosk Interface with signature pad for users of MacPractice MD,
MacPractice DDS, MacPractice DC, and MacPractice 20/20.
MacPractice Kiosk is a customizable solution for a paperless practice
that makes registration, health history, HIPAA, consent, treatment
acceptance, and all other patient forms available for completion and
signature by patients electronically on a Kiosk computer in a
doctor's office. After the patient electronically signs their forms
on a Mac computer designated to operate as a kiosk, the forms are
automatically incorporated into their Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
or Electronic Dental Record (EMR/EDR) in MacPractice. Virtually any
paper form may be recreated in electronic format in MacPractice
EMR/EDR and made available for completion by the patient on the Kiosk
computer.
MacPractice Kiosk is available to users of MacPractice 3.5 for use
with MacPractice EMR or MacPractice EDR through Dec. 31,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89268"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Max Solutions has released WorkflowMax (http://blog.workflowmax.com),
a new online job management solution that streamlines business tasks
and integrates with Mac OS X's iCal calendaring application. It
offers features ranging from quoting, invoicing and project
management to time sheets, document sharing and profit analysis.
With the new iCal integration WorkflowMax users can overlay their
calendar with impending job, task and milestone due dates. The
integration is easy to set up and, once in place, provides visibility
for the team on upcoming project milestones, says Gavin George of Max
Solutions. Because the data updated within WorkflowMax flows
seamlessly into your calendar you will always be in sync with your
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89266"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Audio Impressions (http://www.audioimpressions.com) has released
version 2.0 of DVZ Strings, the virtual-instrument strings library
that comes with the company's patented Divisi technology that
delivers real-time section balances.
DVZ Strings now use Ai's proprietary software that enables Mac and PC
computers to work together and eliminates the need of additional D/A
converters by routing the sampler's outputs into the host computer
for improved the lowest latency with less hardware. Also improved is
the workflow. DVZ stems can be viewed on separate MIDI tracks with
real-time editing for as many as five sections at a time with
independent articulations and playing styles, without ever having to
load additional samples; the entire library is loaded at start-up.
Individual stereo outputs for each string section with DVZ stems can
be viewed on separate MIDI tracks with real-time editing for as many
as five sections at a time. There's a two-octave KBD controller
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89265"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Game developer PiddlePup Games (http://www.piddlepup.com) has
released Majestic Forest for the Mac. It costs US$19.99 and is
available for Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.The game has 60 levels and six
characters from which to choose.
Here's how the game is described: "Explore the secrets of the
Majestic Forest to discover what happened to the Forest Mother.
Collect magical talisman and solve the many puzzles to find your way
through the forest. Majestic Forest features 60 beautifully detailed
levels to explore, magical potions, and challenging puzzles."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89262"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">VITO Technology has released Star Walk, an interactive celestial map
for the iPhone. With Star Walk you can identify and learn stars or
constellations, watch changing Moon phases, get acquainted with the
basics of astronomy. It's available for US$4.99 at the Apple App
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89260"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Noise Industries (http://www.noiseindustries.com) has announced that
FxFactory has expanded host integration support to include the newly
released Adobe After Effects CS4 application. In addition to the
expanded host support, there are four new plug-ins for FxFactory Pro
users.
The new plug-ins are packaged in the FxFactory Pro 2.0.5 update and
include Random Close Up, Whoosh, Cube and Upscale. The Noise
Industries team is also offering a new Pan and Zoom plug-in FxPack.
Released as part of the special Noise Industries Free FxPack
Collection, free FxPacks such as Pan and Zoom can be used by any
FxFactory supported Adobe or Apple user. A look made popular by
documentary maker, Ken Burns, the new Pan and Zoom plug-in enables
users to create the stunning Pan and Zoom motion effects without
using a single keyframe.
Users can download FxFactory 2.0.5 as well as the free Pan and Zoom
FxPack directly from the Noise Industries web site.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89259"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Cygnett (http://www.cygnett.com/) has announced the US release of
their digitally re-mastered GrooveNeo Speaker System & Alarm Clock
for iPod. It sports touch-sensitive keys for easy programming and
operation, large format digital time matrix and real-time bass
response. It's available now for US$89.99 at Amazon
(http://www.amazon.com).
The GrooveNeo allows users to wake up with their favorite iPod
tracks, AM/FM radio or buzzer. They can hit the the snooze button for
a few more Zzz's. With a dock and play system, which recharges the
iPod, users can command and control its functions with the full
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89258"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Smule has introduced Ocarina, a app that transforms the iPhone into
an expressive musical wind instrument. It's available now at the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89257"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has
announced a call for entries for its 4th annual Photoshop User Awards
(http://www.photoshopuserawards.com) competition held exclusively for
Adobe Photoshop users worldwide.
"The Photoshop User Awards provides Photoshop artists, photographers,
and designers from around the world an exceptional opportunity to
gain international recognition, celebrate their best work, and share
their vision and creativity with the worldwide Photoshop community,"
says Scott Kelby, president of NAPP.
Winners will be chosen in 11 categories with one Best of Show grand
prizewinner receiving a dream assignment to Barcelona, Spain to
create a future cover of Photoshop User magazine, the official
publication of NAPP. The trip to Barcelona includes airfare, hotel
accommodations, hotel transfers, and daily expenses for five days for
the winner and an assistant of their choice.
Winning images in each of the 11 categories will appear in a special...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89256"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SONiVOX has released the first batch of their new downloadable
virtual instrument plug-ins. These plug-ins, branded as DVI which
stands for Downloadable Virtual Instruments, give musicians and
composers access to a large collection of sample based virtual
instruments for Macs and PCs.
As a part of the rollout SONiVOX is offering a free trial program
allowing musicians to try these downloadable virtual instruments
before they purchase them. Users will be able to download and try
sample based virtual instruments in the comfort of their own home or
studio before they need to make a purchasing decision, says Al
Joelson of SONiVOX. Pricing starts at US$19.95.
Replacing an earlier series of downloadable instruments, the new
DVI's feature synthesis engine technology developed in-house by
SONiVOX, as well additional DSP / Special FX by signal processing
pioneers and manufacturer iZotope. The initial 57 DVI offerings
include orchestral instruments, vintage keyboards, ethnic tonal and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89255"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Nisus Software today announces the release of Nisus Writer Pro 1.2
(http://www.nisus.com/pro) , the latest version of the word
processor. The upgrade adds a new file importer that improves file
translations, especially for the .doc format.
Additionally, export as Word file format (.doc) and the Open Document
(.odt) format has been added. The Table of Contents feature has a few
new options: tab/backtab can be used to promote or demote TOC levels,
and TOC entries can be rearranged by drag and drop within the
navigator pane.
Other new features include automatically updating time stamps, Flesch
and Kincaid reading ease scores, additional backup options, a
Macroize menu, and editable document properties (author, company,
copyright, etc.). There have also been additions to the Nisus Macro
Language, and bug fixes and other enhancements.
Nisus Writer Pro 1.2 is an Universal Binary app so runs natively on
both PowerPC and Intel Macs. It requires Mac OS 10.4 or later.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89251"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">65bit Software has released EasyCatalog for InDesign CS4
(http://www.65bit.com/products/easycatalog/overview/overview.shtm). A
15-day trial version is now available for download from the 65bit
Software web site.
With EasyCatalog data can be imported from a complex, relational
database, or a simple CSV or tab-delimited file exported from Excel.
By linking InDesign content directly to source data, EasyCatalog
improves accuracy and reduces page make-up time, according to Mark
Haden, director of 65bit Software.
All of the optional EasyCatalog modules -- including the new
Relational module -- are also now available. The Relational Module
allows users to work with data sources of almost unlimited complexity
within EasyCatalog and can be used to connect to relational databases
such as MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
EasyCatalog also offers semi-automatic and automatic creation (using
the optional Pagination Module) of structured documents. It's
available for InDesign CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4. The...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89250"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The KeyRight Company (http://www.KeyRight.com) has introduced the
US$39.95 Look & Learn Keyboard, a colorful computer keyboard designed
to teach correct typing. It's Mac and Windows compatible.
According to Jerome Whitcroft, KeyRight founder and president, the
new product, "helps users of all ages learn, practice and master
typing, almost without trying, every time they use their computer or
laptop." The product is a standard QWERTY keyboard that features
color-coded keys that identify eight "finger zones" for correct
typing.
For example, the blue keys are used by the right index finger, while
green keys are used by the left index finger, so typists know which
finger controls each key. The Look & Learn Keyboard is bundled with
an interactive tutorial CD designed to help the user develop the
correct motor skills, muscle memory and hand-eye co-ordination.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89247"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ActiveState (http://www.activestate.com), a provider of tools and
services for dynamic languages, has released Komodo IDE 5.0, an
update to the multi-platform, multi-language integrated development
environment (IDE) for web development. The new release adds support
for the Git, Mercurial (hg), and Bazaar distributed version control
systems (in addition to the already supported Subversion, Perforce,
and CVS).
Komodo IDE 5.0 sports smart cross-SCC system checkout wizardry
designed to make it easier to get to work on shared repositories.
Sharing code across a team is also better with Komodo IDE 5.0's
improved code formatting. Consistent formatting makes reading and
maintaining code easier, so Komodo IDE makes it simple with built-in
code formatting tools and the ability to easily hook in external code
formatting tools (like PHP Beautifier, Perltidy, and astyle,
according to the folks at ActiveState.
For a limited time Komodo IDE costs US$245 for a license for Mac OS
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89246"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Vaddio (http://www.vaddio.com), a designer and OEM distributor of
specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the
broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, has
introduced today the new ProductionVIEW Precision Camera Controller.
Taking the existing ProductionVIEW Super Joystick a step further, the
Precision Camera Controller upgrades the robotic camera controller to
a broadcast-quality joystick for pan, tilt and zoom control. In
addition, it integrates CCU image control functionality into the
system, allowing users to control red and blue gain, detail, and iris
with adjustable gain. One-push white balance (OPWB), auto white
balance (AWB) and auto iris are also available to those who desire a
more automated image control system. The CCU control surface gives
system users real-time knobs and buttons to control each of these
functions.
Designed to control up to seven PTZ cameras, the Precision Camera
Controller can be used as a stand-alone device...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89245"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Falkon Ware has updated its SerialMailer bulk email app for Mac OS X
to version 5.9. The upgrade offers advanced template support as an
way to embed messages in already existent designs at send time.
Custom templates can be created with almost any web site editor.
Those who are looking for an efficient way to send their annual
christmas mails might also be interested in the christmas template
that comes with the program, according to the folks at Falkon Ware.
The full version of SerialMailer costs US$29.95. The 5.9 update is
free for already registered customers. It's available from
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89244"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Equinux (http://www.equinux.com) has released VPN
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89243"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">XChange International (http://www.xchangeuk.com) has released
pdfToolbox Server 4. From the developers of the preflight technology
in Adobe Acrobat, pdfToolbox Server 4 offers PDF preflighting and
automatic correction, color management, presentation tools,
imposition and more.
The upgrade includes metadata capabilities. pdfToolbox Server 4
supports all PDF versions (up to PDF 1.7/Acrobat 9) and connects to
existing workflows via hot folders offering simultaneous processing
of multiple files for optimized throughput. It uses IPTC, XMP and
other object related metadata and displays that data in a
configureable report that checks more than 1,000 characteristics.
It provides configuration files that can be interchanged with other
servers and adjusts and corrects more than 100 different
PDF?attributes. pdfToolbox Server 4 supports all principle standards
and validates and creates PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, PDF/A-1a and
PDF/A-1b.
The product (which costs approximately US$502) also embeds...</div></div></span>
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