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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88842"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Derman Enterprises (http://www.syncem.com) has announced its first
public beta of Sync'Em, a new sync hub for Macs.
It lets you synchronize: your Exchange contacts with your Address
Book; your Exchange contacts across multiple Exchange accounts; your
Exchange calendar events with your iCal events; and your Exchange
events across multiple Exchange accounts. You can do all this without
installing software on your Exchange server
Sync'Em Beta 1 requires Mac OS X 10.5.x. Beta licenses are free.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88839"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Epson America (http://www.epson.com) has announced three new
high-definition home theater projectors -- the PowerLite Home Cinema
6100, Pro Cinema 7100 and Pro Cinema 7500 UB.
The Home Cinema 6100 provides full 1080p resolution for US$1,999. The
new Pro Cinema 7100 and 7500 UB offer true 1080p resolution with the
latest Epson 3LCD and D7 technology to deliver higher contrast and
brightness -- up to 75,000:1 ratio.
In addition, the Epson Ensemble HD Home Cinema System, a complete
home theater solution, has received a 2008 Exc!te Award from
CustomRetailer Magazine. The Exc!te Awards recognize innovative
products that demonstrate excitement and growth in the custom
installation and consumer electronics industries.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88838"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TLA Systems has released PCalc 3.3 (http://www.pcalc.com), the first
update of the calculator in nearly two years. It incorporates all the
improvements made to PCalc for the iPhone, and comes with a modern
new look.
There's an enhanced RPN mode that works more like classic HP
calculators, and smarter undo and redo support. In addition, there's
a new more modern-looking calculator style based on the iPhone
version, which is now the default appearance.
PCalc 3.3 is a free upgrade for existing registered users of PCalc
for Mac OS X. For new users the cost is US$19 for a single-user
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88837"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iSkin (http://www.iskin.com) has introduced its new US$29.99 solo
bodyguard for the iPhone 3G. It sports a high-gloss finish accented
with curves. It encapsulates the iPhone 3G and is designed to protect
against impact, scratches, dirt, dust, and everyday hazards.
This protection and design is complemented by a touch compatible
clear protective screen film to guard against scratches, integrated
volume and power button protection, unobstructed access to all ports
and controls, and a non-slip grip surface. The solo's slim-fitting
design easily slides into a pocket, purse, or any other compact
space, according to the folks at iSkin.
The solo bodyguard is offered in four color finishes: Puma (opaque
black), Baron (translucent red), NightCrawler (translucent blue) and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88836"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">XChange International (http://www.xchangeuk.com/) has released four
more XTensions products for QuarkXPress 8 for Macintosh. The
XTensions are available for upgrade from earlier versions as well as
for new users.
ProPack 8 for Mac contains 15 professional grade XTensions. FlexScale
is for users who work with flexographic output from QuarkXPress. The
XTension lets users disproportionally scale a document as it is
output to a printer or other device.
Nametag automatically labels all of the placed graphics in a
QuarkXPress document. Crops XT creates crop and registration marks,
as well as color and grey bars, around any selected object or group
on the QuarkXPress document page.
ProPack, FlexScale, Nametag and Crops XT for QuarkXPress 8, as well
as for earlier versions, are available now through XChange
International via electronic delivery worldwide.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88835"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Network storage provider QNAP Systems has unveiled the QGet remote
download control utility for Mac users to improve their experience of
using the Download Station of Turbo NAS series. The Download Station
is a l function of QNAP's Linux-embedded Turbo NAS, which supports
computer-less BitTorrent, FTP, and HTTP download.
In addition to using the web browser to access the web-based Download
Station, Mac users can now use the QGet utility to remotely manage
multiple download tasks of one to many QNAP NAS servers from LAN or
over the Internet. For example, the users can view the download
percentage, pause/ restart/ delete the download tasks, set schedule
download, or configure the download settings of different NAS servers.
The QGet remote download management utility is available in Mac and
Windows versions with multilingual support, .e.g. English,
Traditional & Simplified Chinese, German, French, Spanish, and
Italian. QNAP Turbo NAS users can download the software from the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88834"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SA International (SAi) has released the Flexi Family 8 for the Mac
(http://www.Flexi85.com). The company says it has many identical
features to the Flexi Family 8 product for Windows XP and Vista, and
offers design and production tools for the design and production of
print, cut and hybrid print/cut jobs.
This newest release exceeds the functionality of previous Flexi
versions for the Mac, says Sarit Tichon, senior vice president of
Worldwide Sales and Marketing for SAi. Users will enjoy enhancements
like increased processing speed, a fresh user interface, customizable
shortcuts, expanded drivers for the latest printers and cutters,
improved present management as well as an included Graphics CD,
Tichon adds.
The software is Universal Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and
Intel Macs. It works with Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. Flexi Family 8 is
now available for purchase through SAi's network of resellers. You'll
have to contact them for pricing.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88833"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ambrosia Software has released the US$2.99 mondo Top 5 Solitaire game
(http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/games/mondotop5mobile/ ) for the iPhone
and iPod touch. It bundles the five most popular solitaire games from
Ambrosia's mondo Solitaire game.
mondo Top 5 Solitaire includes tools such as a magnifying glass and
the paper clip help you intuitively manage your game. It's designed
as a casual game you can play whenever and wherever, yet dismiss
quickly to take phone calls or send messages. When finished, simply
tap on the game application's icon and head right back into the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88832"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Akvis Software has released Akvis Enhancer 9.5 for Mac and Windows
systems. The program allows improving detail on an image, no matter
what was the cause of the unsharpness. The standalone version
supports HDRI technology.
The new release supports Exif data (the data registered by the camera
when shooting, e.g. the date, the settings, etc.) and ensures that
these data won't get lost after the processing. The software offers
three modes.
In Enhancer mode the program brings out details on one single shot by
intensifying color transition. The Focus mode improves blurred images
by bringing into focus the whole image or only certain parts of it.
The HDR mode is only available in the Standalone version of Enhancer.
The HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) technology expands the dynamic
range of an image and shows details in both shadows and highlights.
Akvis Enhancer is available in two versions -- as a standalone
application and as a plug-in to a photo editor. The plug-in version
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88831"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">DVcreators has released DVKitchen, a Mac OS X application for
publishing video on the Internet. It features batch video encoding,
integrated uploading and remote FTP server management, HTML code
generation, and still frame export, along with media publishing
functions.
The user can import a folder of movies and start encoding and
uploading with as few as two clicks, says Josh Mellicker, principal
DV Kitchen designer. He adds that DV Kitchen is the only software
available that includes built-in tools to help the user determine the
optimum encoding recipe for the movies they want to publish on the
web, such as SampleLab and the Bitrate Budget Calculator.
DV Kitchen also features TimeFreezer, an environment designed
expressly for exporting high quality still frames of video at any
size, then publishing to the web in a few clicks. DV Kitchen is
currently only available for Mac OS X. For more information, to view
demonstration movies and to download a free 20-day trial of DV
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88824"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee has released Keynote Animations 2.0 to be used with
Apple's Keynote presentation software. The new release retains 50
animations from the previous release and adds 30 new animations for
Keynote.
To use, you select the right animation, drag it to the chosen slide,
press play and that's it. The background of all animations for
Keynote is transparent and can be used on any colored background.
Within Keynote these animations can be changed in size, rotated,
increased or decreased in opacity or even overlapped with one another
to create extra effects.
Keynote Animations 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later and any
version of Keynote. It may be purchased for US$25. Keynote Show users
may upgrade Keynote Animations for free. Samples and more information
about Keynote Animations 2.0 are available immediately at the
iPresentee web site (http://www.ipresentee.com/).</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88822"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Syncro Soft has released version 4.0 of its Subversion (SVN) client
(http://www.syncrosvnclient.com). The upgrade adds Subversion 1.5
features such as merge tracking, sparse checkout and relative URLs
for the svn:externals property and a merge wizard that simplifies the
SVN merge operations.
Starting with SVN 1.5 the revision at which a branch is merged is
remembered. This is useful for the next merge operation when only the
changes committed to the branch after the previous merge operation
are considered, according to the folks at Syncro Soft.
Sometimes not all the files and subdirectories of a repository are
needed in a working copy. In these cases only the needed
subdirectories and files can be checked out from the repository by
selecting one of the following checkout depths for a directory:
recursive, immediate children, file children only, this folder only.
A new action "Update to revision" is available in the Working Copy
view. It allows updating the resources selected in the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88823"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">O'Reilly Media has opened the Call for Participation for the 2009
MySQL Conference & Expo, scheduled for April 20-23, in Santa Clara,
California.
Conference program chair Colin Charles and the program committee
invite proposals for conference sessions, panel discussions, and
tutorials. More than 2,000 attendees are expected to participate in
over 120 sessions at next year's event.
Proposals can be submitted here:
http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2009/public/cfp/38. The deadline runs
through Oct. 22. Co-presented by O'Reilly Media and Sun Microsystems,
the MySQL Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of MySQL
developers, users, and DBAs worldwide.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88821"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Recordare LLC has released version 4 of its Dolet plug-in for the
Sibelius 5 music notation program. Recordare's Dolet plug-ins serve
as "universal translators" between music notation programs. The Dolet
4 for Sibelius plug-in saves MusicXML 2.0 files from Sibelius. This
lets Sibelius users share files with users of other music
applications.
The Dolet 4 plug-in also supports many new Sibelius 5 features.
Combined with MusicXML 2.0 support, this greatly increases the
fidelity of moving sheet music from Sibelius to Finale and other
programs. New features saved in Version 4 include beaming, cautionary
accidentals, chord symbol diagrams, tablature staff tuning,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88819"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Alta Vida has updated Babelingo (http://www.ibabelingo.com/), the
language translation utility for the iPhone and iPod touch, to
version 1.2. Version 1.2 includes professionally translated phrases
in the Czech and Hindi languages.
Containing more than 300 phrases and words, Babelingo is a phrase
book communicator. It can translate to and from nine different
languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, German,
Czech, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese.
Each category, phrase, word, and screen can be presented in any one
of the supported languages. The user chooses his native language, the
alternative audiences language, and Babelingo does the rest. Phrases
are grouped by category in a flat list for fast navigation. Tap a
phrase and its translation is immediately displayed.
For commonly used phrases, users may add them to a favorites list for
quick access. You can search for phrases using key words.
Version 1.2 is a free upgrade for registered users. For new users the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88818"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Canto (http://www.canto.com) has released Cumulus 7.6, a feature
update to the digital asset management software. It's compatible with
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. A demo version is available for download.
Built-in rendering of PDF files leads the pack of new Cumulus 7.6
features. PDF thumbnails and previews can be generated on any
operating system -- even via a web browser -- without the need for
Adobe Acrobat.
Advanced PowerPoint handling is also built into Cumulus 7.6. Users
can create new PowerPoint presentations from cataloged presentations,
slides and images -- with or without PowerPoint installed -- even
when connected via a Web browser. Cumulus 7.6 can package the new
presentations into ready-to-go files that can be stored on thumb
drives or other portable media.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88817"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Griffin Technology has announced the availability
of its latest iTunes app -- Double Bonus Slots.
The video slots gaming app builds on the success
of other Griffin iPhone and iPod touch apps,
including Lucky 7 Slots and the poker app 5-Card
Touch.
Double Bonus Slots tracks winnings and starts
each person off with 1,000 credits. Gamers place
their bets then tap the screen to set the reels
rolling. Griffin added wilds and variables to
double the chances of winning big. Double Bonus
Slots takes full advantage of the iPhone's
beautiful wide-screen view with smooth,
fast-moving graphics.
Double Bonus Slots features:
° Easy to play slots simulator
° Fast animation and graphics
° Large, wide-screen view in landscape mode
° Keeps track of your winnings won and lost
° Compatible with iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod
touch ° Requires iPhone 2.0 Software Update
Double Bonus Slots is priced at $1.99, and is now
available at the Apple App Store. For additional
information on Double Bonus Slots, please...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88816"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Intelligent Assistancehas released its First Cut documentary editing
software and Finisher for adding b-roll and titles automatically to
a-roll (aka "radio") edits. These tools fit a new class of software
for editors called "Assisted Editing" because they assist the editor
by dramatically increasing productivity and reducing the time to
finished results, says co-developer and CEO of Intelligent
Assistance, Philip Hodgetts.
First Cuts was announced at the NAB Final Cut Pro Supermeet as "The
Assistant Editor" and automates the process of creating first cuts
with story arc, b-roll and lower third titles. Editors can use these
first cuts for inspiration or as the basis of their own edit, says
Hodgetts.
Finisher, previously unannounced, fits at the other end of the
editing process, taking A-roll edits and adds lower third titles and
B-roll. Finisher will use all log notes provided to it, but doesn't
need log notes to perform its magic.
Intelligent Assistance's First Cuts is available now...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88814"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on
color and provider of professional color standards for the design
industries, today announced two new products that extend the PANTONE
Goe System -- PANTONE GoeBridge coated and PANTONE Color Cue 2.1.
PANTONE GoeBridge lets creatives accurately visualize and evaluate
how the more than 2,000 solid colors in the PANTONE Goe System will
reproduce in CMYK on coated paper. By providing conversion formulas
for CMYK, sRGB and HTML in a single guide, GoeBridge empowers
designers to easily and confidently repurpose projects for multiple
color spaces, saving valuable time and avoiding costly mistakes.
Additionally, Pantone began shipping PANTONE Color Cue 2.1, the
latest version of Pantone's award-winning, portable color
identification device, which now includes the PANTONE Goe coated and
uncoated libraries, as well as the CMYK values from GoeBridge. Both
products enable designers to work with the same familiar PANTONE
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88813"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Global Delight has released a major update to Web2 Delight, an utiity
for transferring videos and photos from the Internet to Mac, iPods
and iPhones. This release includes new feature additions, several UI
tweaks and enhancements on the existing feature set.
"Over 60,000 downloads has helped us analyze the way people use their
videos and photos on their iPods/iPhones/ Mac and we have refined the
tool to suit users' needs", said Rohith Bhat, CEO of Global Delight.
"This release includes more than 25 new features and other
improvements, which will make the user experience delightful with
this must have utility".
What's new in this release: New features have been added based on the
customer demand, which include adding a new video site, retaining
original FLV videos and an export option to AVI, MOV and 3GP formats,
downloading videos using URLs and including the ability to download
H.264 videos if available, more sorting options for searching the
videos/ photos, such as newly added to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88812"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Native Instruments introduced a new software-only version of its
next-generation workstation KORE 2
(http://www.native-instruments.com/kore.info), and also established
more affordable pricing for the KORE 2 version bundled with the
high-resolution hardware controller.
The new KORE 2 Software Edition is designed to accommodate all
musicians and producers who want to primarily combine KORE 2 with
their existing MIDI controller equipment, according to the folks at
Native Instruments. The Software Edition provides the functionality
of the KORE 2 application, but leaves out the dedicated
high-resolution KORE hardware controller. All owners of KORE 2
Software Edition will also have the option to add the KORE controller
later on at any time as a separate purchase.
Effective today, the suggested retail price of KORE 2 with hardware
controller included has been reduced to US$449. The KORE 2 Software
Edition is available in the NI Online Shop and from authorized
dealers for a suggested retail...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88809"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Helium Foot Software has released MercuryMover 2.0 public beta
(http://www.heliumfoot.com/mercurymover). The app lets you move and
resize the windows on a Mac from the keyboard. Version 2.0 brings
one-key shortcuts and a display of the size and position of the
active window.
During the three-week public beta period, MercuryMover 1.1 will be
discounted by more than 20 percent. Version 2.0 will be released on
Sept. 21, and will be a free upgrade for all version 1.x license
holders.
Shortcuts, the flagship feature of this version, provides a mechanism
to assign a single key to a favorite window size and/or position.
While using MercuryMover, typing that key will instantly change the
window to the specified size and location. Shortcuts can be created
by cloning the size and position of an existing window or by typing
the width, height and left/top coordinates into the shortcut editor
in MercuryMover's preference pane.
Also, MercuryMover now includes a heads-up display that shows the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88808"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TRI-EDRE is proud to announce the availability of Tri-BACKUP 5.1.0
- This is a free update for owners of Tri-BACKUP 5.x.x
Tri-BACKUP 5.1.0
Tri-BACKUP is a powerful and easy backup utility for Mac OS X.
Tri-BACKUP offers two different modes: "Immediate Actions" (to perform easy
and immediate backups, synchronizations, and restorations) and "Programmed
actions" (to schedule automatic backups and synchronizations).
Tri-BACKUP provides all necessary tools to efficiently manage your backup,
including:
- flexible programming and scheduling of backup.
- compression and encryption of backup files.
- the ability to create a bootable copy of your hard disk.
- automatic upgrading.
- background processing.
Tri-BACKUP 5 has been designed for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server and is
fully compatible with Leopard.
Tri-BACKUP is available at:
http://www.tri-edre.com/download/tribackup.html
A free demo version, giving you access to all features, but time limited,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88807"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Xnet's iSoftPhone goes Live to launch A1 over IP, the new service from
Mobilkom Austria.
Xnet has developed the new A1 iSoftPhone for Mac OS X with Carrier-Grade
Voice Communications.
The beautifully sleek A1 iSoftPhone is based on Xnet's iSoftPhone for Mac
OS X which is heavily integrated with the OSX platform.
Xnet's A1 iSoftPhone is a feature rich desktop application and can serve as
a primary or secondary phone device for mobile subscribers. It may be used
in parallel with any existing mobile phone, using the same number as the
mobile phone.
The A1 iSoftPhone has access to many advanced VoIP and messaging (SMS)
features provided by Austrian Mobile Carrier.
The mobile subscriber receives the following benefits:
Turns the Mac into a comprehensive communication centre.
Integrated with the existing Address Book.
Same call number as mobile phone.
Call pickup on mobile or desktop phone.
Free Internet Telephony.
Send/Receive SMS with finger speed.
Receiving calls abroad without roaming...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88806"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Style.com has announced the availability of an application for iPhone
and iPod touch. This free app, available worldwide from the Apple App
Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/), displays the latest fashions
from the runways of New York and Europe .
"Fashion devotees will now be able to view their favorite runway
shows from New York City and Europe in the palm of their hand just
hours after they happen live," says CondeNet Editorial Director Jamie
Pallot. "Style.com has always been about the point where fashion
meets technology, and this new application for iPhone and iPod touch
lets us deliver on that promise in a whole new way."
Style.com has also tailored its core web site content, including
fashion show photos, Style File blogs, reviews, couture shows and
video feeds, to take full advantage of the unique features of the
iPhone and iPod touch, he says. Spotlight Mobile, Inc. was
Style.com's technology partner for the app.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88805"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ShadeCaes (http://www.shadescases.com) has released Shades Cases for
the iPhone 3G model. The new cases are now available to purchase
online at the company's web site, starting at US$16.95.
The new cases keep the same thin, sleek look as the original iPhone
cases, measuring only .4mm thin and weighing 0.5 ounces with
built-in, "ultra-clear" screen protection. They allow you to work the
iPhone screen interface.
What's more, now the Shades Cases are sprayed with a special coating
causing the cases not to stick to the screen as before. The new cases
will come in 11 different colors.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88804"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Delta Electronics (http://www.deletaww.com) has completed the
development of aFull HD LED projector for the consumer market. It
sports LED optics, 1080P resolution, plus a wide color gamut. And the
life of the LED module is estimated at over 20,000 hours of normal
operation, says Jeff Fu, director for Projection Display at Delta's
Display Solutions Business Unit.
With its experience and close partnership with Texas Instruments,
Luminus Devices and other key suppliers, Delta has a unique early
advantage in recognizing the feasibility of PhlatLight LED and the
value of LED projectors, and has commercialized this product for
customers. Delta is supporting customer demonstrations of the
projector at IFA 2008, Berlin, Germany, between Aug. 29 and Sept. 3,
and CEDIA, Denver, Colorado, USA.
The LED illumination system replaces the lamp, the color wheel and
the shutter of a traditional projector, Fu says. What is crucial is
the need for a precise and complex control algorithm that allows the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88803"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Salling Software AB has released Salling Media Sync, an application
that synchronizes playlists, music, and podcasts in iTunes onto
mobile devices from Sony, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.
"There are a lot of frustrated phone owners out there who love
iTunes, but can't easily get their tracks onto their non-Apple
device," says Salling Software President Jonas Salling. "With Salling
Media Sync, they don't have to choose between their phone and iTunes:
they can use both, together, seamlessly. And it's free for basic use,
with no track limit, no playlist limit, and no expiration--ever."
Once the phone is connected to a USB port, the users select the
playlists and podcasts they want on the device. Salling Media Sync
not only uploads the music tracks and podcast episodes, but also
replicates each actual playlist on the device and -- on devices that
support it -- transfers play count metadata for each item to the
device. However, Salling Media Sync wcan't bring over DRM-protected
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88802"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Grantwood Technology has released the US$18.99 QuickFlipCase
(http://www.grantwoodtechnology.com/quickflipcase) for the iPhone and
iPhone 3G, a premium leather case designed to secure the iPhone in
place on your belt or waist.
The QuickFlipCase features a horizontally designed case with a smooth
leather exterior with contrast stitching and a permanent belt clip.
It also uses a secure magnetic enclosure for the lid, and center
push-up hole to allow easy removal of your iPhone. When the iPhone is
inside the QuickFlipCase , you can still access the headphone jack
and sleep/wake button.
What's more, the iPhone speakers aren't covered when inside the
QuickFlipCase to allow full speaker volume. The soft leather covering
was designed to not only to be protective but to allow easy removal
of the iPhone with just one hand, according to the folks at Grantwood
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88801"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Brainstem Games (http://www.brainstemgames.com), an indie game
development company based in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, will be
showcasing their first title at this year's Austin Game Developers'
Conference.
Their game, ON Chapter 1: Obscura Nomen, is a 3D multiplayer space
shooter for the personal computer. Up to 32 players can take on the
role of pilots for either the horse-like Mhori or the cat-like Mentki
in a series of space battles. Each battle takes place on a map
tailored for a specific mode of play. Players can participate in a
soccer-like match, join with other players as a team to destroy the
opposing team's base, or fight against all other players in a
free-for-all competition for the highest score.
Brainstem plans on releasing ON Chapter 1: Obscura Nomen in the
fourth quarter of the year. The game will be available as a digital
download for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88799"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Canto (http://www.canto.com) has launched a redesign of its English
language web site and announced Canto Marketplace, a resource
designed to demonstrate the size of the Canto Partner Network,
according to Marketing Director Steffen Setzer.
The Marketplace organizes Cumulus add-on products developed by Canto
Partners into a single resource for the first time. In the weeks
following the site launch, Canto will unveil the company's monthly
"Canto eNews" emailing in a new format, with increased reader focus.
Publishing content as it becomes available will enable Canto to
provide a more dynamic flow of information, while providing a monthly
emailing of content summaries targeted at specific audiences, says
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88792"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sanyo (http://www.sanyo.com) has released the PLV-Z60, a 1200 lumens
home theater projector with 1000:1 contrast ratio and two HDMI inputs.
The projector has 12-bit digital processing that provides a video
decoder, scaler and gamma curve generator for greater picture
performance, according to Mark Holt, vice president and general
manager for Sanyo's Presentation Technologies Division. The PLV-Z60
also has a lens shifting system and near-silent fan. It's 3D color
management system adjusts hue, gamma curve and color levels.
The bright PLV-Z60 is equipped with three wide 16:9 HD LCD panels
that produce a 1280 x 720 pixels (2.76 million) image. To facilitate
ease of installation and operation, the PLV-Z60 is outfitted with
Sanyo's lens shifting function and a 2x optical zoom, which allows
projection of a 100-inch image from 9.8 to 20 feet away. The side
panel adjustments move the lens vertically and horizontally to
project a geometrically accurate and undistorted picture.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88794"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Jon Brown Designs and Chad Jones have announced BeFit for Mac OS X
(http://www.jonbrown.org/bf.php), an app that combines the USDA
health and food database on Nutrition Facts, and the ability to track
calories and more in one interface. With it you can make as many
lists or food groups as you like.
BeFit has Spotlight search built in. It has over 7,000 food items
from the USDA Database. and streamlined nutrition tracking.
BeFit requires Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5. It's Universal Binary so runs
natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
You can try BeFit for free with a limited database, create unlimited
lists and enjoy full nutritional data. The full version boasts the
full database containing over 7,000 food items and costs US$15.95.
Current customers of the Calorie Tracker and Calorie Counter will
receive 50 percent off and get free updates until version 3.0.
(I)"Macsimum News" is a proud supporter of (a
href="http://planetgumbo.org/"TARGET="_blank")Planet Gumbo(/a), which
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88793"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Marketcircle (http://www.marketcircle.com) has released Daylite 3.7.6
is now available and is a free upgrade for all Daylite 3
users. A sync failure no longer forces a restart of Daylite. Daylite
now remains online or offline and allows you to continue working.
Some extra checks have been implemented to report the proper cause of
a sync failure. In Daylite 3.7.6, the contact detail will now show
the contact's default organization in all views. When merging with
the iWork suite, merged documents now remain open when choosing "Open
in Editor."
Daylite 3.7.6 adds a "Do Nothing" action in the merge options. It
also adds the ability to schedule automatic database backups through
the Daylite Maintenance Preferences.
Daylite 3.7.6 is a free upgrade for registered users. Daylite 3.7.6
is included in the Daylite Productivity Suite that bundles Daylite
with Marketcircle's Daylite Mail Integration Module for US$189. Sold
separately, Daylite 3.7.6 retails for $149 and DMI retails for $49....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88798"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">XChange International (http://www.xchangeuk.com ) has announced the
release of the Sonar Bookends range of XTensions for QuarkXPress v8.
Users can upgrade from earlier versions and they are available for
both Mac and Windows platforms.
Sonar Bookends Xref is a cross-reference generator for QuarkXPress. A
cross-reference is the insertion of the current page number of an
item, such as a table, chapter, figure, or appendix, into a document
to facilitate the reader finding that item. The page number can
optionally include a chapter reference. Anytime a document is
modified, all that is necessary is to tell Sonar Bookends Xref to
update the imbedded page numbers. In seconds, all of the document's
cross-references will be adjusted. Even documents consisting of
multiple files can be cross-referenced by opening all of the files
before updating the page numbers. Sonar Bookends Xref uses a
proprietary "labelling" system so that the cross-referencing
information can be entered anytime, even as a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88797"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TLA Systems has announced a new release of the PCalc
((http://www.pcalc.com) calculator for the iPhone and iPod touch.
It's available to download today from the Apple App Store for US$3.99.
The most notable new feature in this release is support for multiple
undo and redo. All you need to do is flick the LCD display to the
right to undo, or to the left to redo, and the previous value slides.
Also, the RPN mode has been improved, with the "HP style RPN" option
available to make PCalc behave more like "your trusty old
calculator." You can also now change the colors of the LCD to
simulate that old red LED calculator, or just choose a simple black
on white display. In addition, the calculator keys have been made
more readable, and the layout improved.
TLA hasn't forgotten PCalc users on Mac OS X. Version 3.3 - the
first PCalc update in nearly two years -- is coming soon. It
incorporates all the improvements made to PCalc for the iPhone, and
comes with a modern new look. PCalc 3.3 will be...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88796"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Epson (http://www.epson.com) has introduced the Artisan 800 and
Artisan 700, two new all-in-ones. The Artisan 800 (which has an
estimated street price of US$299) features Wi-Fi, Fax, an Automatic
Document Feeder (ADF), and Ultra Hi-Definition photos.
Its 7.8-inch smart touch panel and 3.5-inch LCD lights up only the
buttons necessary that brings essential controls to users' fingertips
for selecting, copying, enlarging, rotating, cropping, and printing
photos all without a computer. The Artisan 800 also has the ability
to turn photos or drawings into personalized coloring book pages and
make personal notepaper with a photo as a background.
Artisan customers also get the Epson PreferredSM program, which
includes a two-year limited warranty, toll-free telephone support,
access to the MyEpson.com web site that features a series of online
tutorial videos, and more. Registered Artisan owners also receive,
free lifetime phone support with no additional charges, even beyond
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88790"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Plum Amazing has released its second iPhone application: Plum Record
(http://www.plumamazing.com/plumrecord/index.html), which turns your
iPhone into a digital audio recorder which tags sound files with
photos and text. It's available for US$5 at the Apple App Store in
English, German, Spanish and French.
You can record interviews, lectures, songs, shopping lists, medical
notes, to -do lists, bird calls, legal notes, environmental sounds,
meetings, lyrics, car sounds (to play for Clik and Clak on Car Talk),
reminders, ideas, audio books, diary entries, your child's first
words, singing, instrumentals, street musicians, comedy, sermons,
book clubs, choirs, news, podcasts, science notes, observations, and
more. Sounds in Plum Record can be tagged with photos, and text.
Multiple tags can be added at different locations in a sound file.
These tags can then act like bookmarks allowing you to jump to
different sections of the sound file instantly.
Once you have your sounds you can transfer...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88788"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Eye-Fi (http://www.eye-fi), makers of a wireless memory card for
digital cameras, has collaborated with Nikon to deliver enhanced
integration of its Eye-Fi cards with Nikon's newly announced digital
SLR camera, Nikon D90.
The D90 is Nikon's second "Eye-Fi Connected" camera, following the
Nikon D60, which was released earlier this year. Eye-Fi Connected
cameras make it easier for photographers to use their Eye-Fi cards to
wirelessly upload images to their computer or favorite online photo
sharing site.
While Eye-Fi cards work with conventional SD-compatible digital
cameras, the Eye-Fi Connected Nikon D90 gives users an improved
out-of- box experience and more control of wireless capabilities,
says Yuval Koren, chief product officer and co-founder of Eye-Fi. The
camera will detect when an Eye-Fi card is inserted and manage its
power settings to ensure that photos upload.
In addition, the Nikon D90 will include an Eye-Fi menu that allows
users to turn the wireless function on or off...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88785"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tellini is pleased to announce the release of Tablatures 1.9
(http://www.tellini.org/mac/tablatures/). Tablatures is the first and
only Mac OS X editor for PowerTab tablatures. PowerTab is a
well-known and widely adopted tablature editor for Windows systems
and thousands of transcriptions in this format are available on the
net. Tablatures is thus an essential tool for guitar players wishing
to learn new songs as well for trainers.
Version 1.9 adds a zoom function, a metronome before MIDI playback
and other minor improvements.
Other general features of TabView include:
* Export tablatures in MIDI format for playback or use in other
applications (for instance, GarageBand). * Advanced playback of the
tablature: follow the playback on screen, loop over selected parts,
slow the tempo down for practice sessions.
* Create beautiful prints of the tablature: you don't need to stay in
front of your monitor to play along your favorite song.
* Share your music even with those members of your...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88783"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Synchrotech has released the US$45 ExpressAdapt PCMCIA PC CardBus to
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88782"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tinderbox (http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/), a Mac OS X
application for storing and organizing notes, plans, and ideas, has
been updated to version 4.5. The upgrade includes new visualization
opportunities.
Agents and containers can have sparkline plots and summary table.
Maps have new shapes, drop shadows, and richer typography. Outlines
have multiple lines and in-place editing. Other new features include
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88781"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Yanobox (http://www.yanobox.com) has released Motype, an animated
text generator for Final Cut Pro, Motion, Final Cut Express and Adobe
After Effects by Yanobox, the latest company to deliver innovative
visual effects with FxFactory.
Motype lets you create complex animations via a motion mixer that
does away with keyframing. A set of parameters lets you configure
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88780"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Abaltat (http://www.abaltat.com) has released Muse 2.0, an update of
the software that lets you compose royalty-free, multi-part
soundtracks. The new release of Abaltat's flagship audio solution
delivers a brand new composition and analysis engine, streamlined
user interface, expanded soundtrack creation capabilities and clever
pre-set audio tracks.
"The new Muse composition engine is incredibly dynamic and powerful.
Users can create a much wider range of soundtracks with greater
control over creative elements," says said Mark Altekruse, sales and
marketing director, Abaltat. "They can also pop in a pre-set track
and fly through their project."
In Muse 2.0, seven bands offer thousands of soundtrack style
possibilities -- from classical to hip-hop to dance to modern 21st
century composition. Each band comes complete with Muse Presets. Muse
editing modes enables users to customize each Muse Preset to fit the
mood of the video or build their own soundtrack from scratch. Users
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88779"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Zengobi has released Curio 5 (http://www.zengobi.com/curio), an
upgrade of the brainstorming and project management application for
Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). The upgrade features include a new Status
shelf for tracking your to-do items across projects, iCal
synchronization of events and to-do items, idea space templates,
collapsible mind map and list hierarchies, an Inspector bar, figure
styles, WebView figures, color-coded date adornments, beefed up
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88775"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sanyo (http://www.sanyo.com) has introduced a new full HD LCD
projector for residential applications, such as home theaters and
media room: the PLV-Z700. It will be shipping in October with a
manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$1,995.
The PLV-Z700 is one of Sanyo's least expensive projectors designed
for residential installations, offering a full HD panel providing
1920 x 1080 resolution from high definition sources such as Blu-ray
discs, HD camcorders, a wide variety of video on-demand services plus
paid TV services from cable and satellite companies, in addition to
terrestrial-based HD broadcasts, says says Mark Holt, the vice
president and general manager for Sanyo's Presentation Technologies
Division. Outfitted with a lens-shifting function, the PLV-Z700 can
effectively adjust the equivalent of three screens vertically and two
screens horizontally.
Combined with the 2x zoom, which allows for an extremely long or
short focus, it is possible to create a large screen...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88774"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">.com Solutions Inc. has released FmPro Migrator 4.38, as a
maintenance update, including Bento to FileMaker Pro migration
feature enhancements. FmPro Migrator 4.38 adds a new Bento CSV/TAB
delimited export feature for Unicode data, enabling customers with
localized versions of Bento to export non-ASCII characters to
FileMaker Pro and other applications. Even non-localized versions of
Bento may include Unicode and high-ASCII characters. Within any
version of Bento it is easy to copy special characters into text
fields using the Edit -) Special Characters... menu item.
Unlike Bento's CSV Form Export feature, FmPro Migrator exports data
from every Library field, not just the fields displayed on a
particular form. FmPro Migrator uses the hidden primary key field
within each Library table to create relationships to the URL, IM,
File and Media tables. FmPro Migrator also includes a TAB delimited
file export feature, to support transferring Bento data to a wider
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88773"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Association of REALbasic Professionals (ARBP) has announced that
the second in a series of surveys to measure the needs and trends of
the REALbasic community is now online. This nine-question survey is
designed to find out more information about REALbasic consultants.
The survey is completely anonymous and when it is complete, the
results will be analyzed and reported back to the REALbasic
community. The survey will run for the entire month of September. You
can find it here: http://www.rbsurveys.com/arbp/survey.php .</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88771"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kensington (http://www.kensington.com) has received Apple's "Works
with iPhone" certification for its line of battery packs and chargers
for the iPhone 3G. The company's new line includes standard and mini
battery packs.
The mini is so small that people can keep it plugged into their
iPhone at all times without it getting in the way, says Kevin Ngo,
global product manager at Kensington. The new Car Charger lets people
power up from their car's power outlet while they drive. The Car
Charger Deluxe comes with a flexible arm and cradle for securely
holding the iPhone within reach and keeping it fully charged, while
driving. In September, Kensington will also add an International
Travel Charger, a Power and Sync Cable and a Dual Charging Dock to
its product line.
Kensington offers battery charging capabilities for the iPhone 3G .
The Kensington Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod provides
rechargeable power to extend talk time up to six hours, as well as
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88769"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Highly Technical Doohickey Company has released TickerMenu
(http://www.TickerMenu.com), a Mac OS X-only application that lets
you keep an eye on current stock prices by displaying them in the
your menu bar. It costs US$8.95; a demo is available for download.
Clicking on a quote reveals more information about the stock and its
trading activity, including the day's high and low prices and trading
volume. A click of a menu item leads directly to full information
about a stock available from a variety of financial web sites.
Stock prices are updated automatically. Also, they're color-coded to
reflect daily increases (green) or decreases (red) in price; users
may also select a greyscale display instead. Clicking on a quote in
TickerMenu reveals more information about the stock and its trading
activity, including the day's high and low prices and trading volume.
A click of a menu item leads directly to full information about a
stock available from a variety of popular financial web...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88768"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iVerse (http://www.iversecomics.com) has announced that its Comic
Reader software will be used to create comics for iPhone/iPod touch.
The company is also opening up for submissions from comic book
hopefuls as well as established pros. Comics adapted using the iVerse
Media software will be available in the Apple App Store.
"We have developed an extremely simple iPhone Application that allows
us to display comics that have been specifically formatted for the
iPhone/iPod touch," says iVerse Media owner Michael Murphey. "What
we're doing is creating new comics, and adapting existing comics into
a format that makes reading comic books an enjoyable and easy
experience on these devices. There's no "zooming" or "pinching"
required. All you have to do is flick your finger."
Comics adapted using the iVerse Media software will be available in
the App Store for as little as $.99. Some titles will be released
free of charge.
iVerse Media is currently discussing comic adaptions and new
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88767"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Jumsoft (http://www.jumsoft.com) has released Stationery Pack for Mac
OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") Mail. The revamped pack sports 50 new design
options for a variety of occasions as well as 50 themes from the
previous version.
The Stationery comes with a installer, and displays in Apple Mail New
Message stationery menu. All of the stationery themes are categorized
under Family, Congratulations, Invitations, Emotions, Vacations,
Seasons, Sports, Happy Day and Neutral. The Stationery Pack may be
purchased for US$39. The upgrade is free for registered users.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88766"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">App Store Gems (http://www.AppStoreGems.com), a web site
highlightingapps on Apple's App Store for iPhone has debuted today.
The site is currently featuring apps: "Where To?", a slick points of
interest app ($2.99), Pennies, a stylish budget tracker ($2.99),
FileMagnet, a handy file copying utility ($4.99), Sketches, a fun
drawing app ($5.99), Kineo, an app that lets you easily create
flip-book style animations ($4.99), and Groceries, forthcoming app
that helps you manage your grocery lists ($4.99). App Store Gems
plans to expand to feature more apps in the future.
In an effort to give back to the community, all featured developers
agreed to donate all of their revenue for App Store Gems' launch day
to a charity of their choice. The charities chosen were UNICEF, Oxfam
International, Teach for America, Prevent Cancer Foundation, and
American Humane.
"We're really excited to join these talented Mac developers and
spread the word about our new iPhone projects through App Store
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88765"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Lexar Media (http://www.lexar.com] has introduced its 16GB-capacity
JumpDrive Secure II Plus USB flash drive. The 16GB Secure II Plus
JumpDrive is intended for consumers and small business users who want
to securely back up, store and share large files and amounts of data.
The JumpDrive Secure II Plus features a built-in capacity meter,
along with advanced security software. The onboard capacity meter
feature on the JumpDrive Secure II Plus lets you gauge the available
storage space on the drive. The 10-bar capacity meter shows available
storage space at a glance, without even plugging it into a computer.
It requires no software drivers, no administrative privileges, and it
works across platforms and functions independently of the operating
system.
JumpDrive Secure II Plus comes pre-loaded with security software.
Users can create multiple password-protected areas using 256-bit AES
encryption, then drag files into these secure areas for automatic
encryption. When users drag the files...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88764"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Genius (http://www.geniusnetusa.com) has introduced a touch control
speaker for the home. The US$179 three-piece speaker system includes
a DRD 3D sound effect for greater acoustic range and beefy bass.
The SW-T2.1 1800 2.1 Touch Speaker system is a larger version of the
recently announced SP-T1200 and both speaker systems have a touch
panel screen to control function, volume, bass or treble all with the
touch of a finger. It has an embedded equalizer so users can choose
between flat/rock/pop/classical or jazz music.
Users who prefer to listen to their music via headphones can plug
into the line-in jack or headphone jack. The three piece speaker
system includes a six-inch subwoofer to help boost the speaker's
ability to play loud music without distortion. The SW-T2.1 1800 comes
in black-onyx for a contemporary look and feel and is works with
computers, MP3 players and LCD-TVs.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88763"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The US$24.95 Lapstrap (http://www.TheLapStrap.com) is designed to
allow continued use of your existing laptop bag with the
Transportation Security Administration's new "checkpoint friendly"
program guidelines. It also doubles as an accessory that creates a
shoulder strap for your laptop computer.
The LapStrap allows the computer to be secured over your shoulder,
which frees both hands to gather additional items such as keys, cell
phone, and boarding pass. Custom colors and logos are available. The
LapStrap sports: a neoprene shoulder pad; padded nylon construction;
and adjustable buckles. It comes in adult and youth sizes.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88762"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Nvidia has announced the production release of CUDA 2.0, the latest
version of its C language programming environment for GPUs that
enables software developers to tap into the massively parallel
architecture of the GPU for the acceleration of complex computational
problems.
This latest production release of the CUDA software suite includes
support for 32 and 64-bit Windows Vista and Mac OS X as well as 3D
textures and hardware interpolation to increase the efficiency of
applications such as medical volume reconstruction and oil and gas
seismic computing.
Also included in CUDA 2.0 is an Adobe Photoshop plug-in example for
both PC and Mac versions of the software. The example allows
developers to design plug-ins that move the most compute-intensive
functions of Adobe Photoshop to the GPU, such as filtering and image
manipulation, delivering dramatic performance improvements. The
plug-in is available as source code so developers can easily develop
advanced filters and imaging...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88761"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Epson (http://www.epson.com) has announced the latest consumer
scanner in its line-up: the US$99 Perfection V300 Photo. It can
handle everyday scanning need from photos and slides to negatives and
documents to 3D objects using the high-rise, 180-degree lid.
Offering 4800 dpi (dots per inche), the Perfection V300 Photo
features one-touch scanning and photo restoration with Epson's Easy
Photo Fix technology. It also sports Epson's ReadyScan LED
technology, which delivers fast scans and no warm-up time.
The Epson V300 Photo has four buttons to quickly and automatically
scan, copy, e-mail, or PDF documents, photos and more. It utilizes
4800 x 9600 dpi maximum hardware resolution with 48-bit color
scanning and 3.2 dynamic range.
The Epson V300 Photo features four scan modes to accommodate various
user levels and abilities. Full Automatic Mode allows users to
automatically scan photos, documents and film with just the touch of
a button. Home Mode provides users more control over scans with...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88760"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">EchoFX has announced the immediate availability of USBVision For Mac
OS X 1.3.2 and VideoGlide for Mac OS X 1.3.2 -software support for
USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 video digitizing devices from Belkin, Dazzle,
KWorld, Pinnacle, Plextor, XLR8 and many others.
The new versions correct a problem with exporting movies in Mac OS
10.5, plug a memory leak in the USBVision decoder, and add audio
support for new VideoGlide devices based on the Empia 2862 chipset.
USBVision For Mac OS X 1.3.2 and VideoGlide For Mac OS X 1.3.2 are
$29.95 for new customers. Existing USBVision or VideoGlide customers
may upgrade to the new software free of charge.
The USBVision software offers Mac OS X support for a wide range of
USB 1.1 devices including Belkin VideoBus and VideoBus II, Global
Village VideoFX, Hauppauge USBLive, iRez USB Live and CapSure USB,
Dazzle DVC-50 and DVC-80, Pinnacle StudioLINX, XLR8 InterView and
many others -including those originally sold as "PC-only". The
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88759"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Akvis has released version 6.0 of its photo collage plug-in Akvis
Chameleon (http://akvis.com/en/chameleon/index.php) for Mac and
Windows. It adds a Montage mode and improved compatibility with
Photoshop Elements 6.0.
In Montage mode, for instance, you can take a rectangular part of the
source image and then use two pencils -- red and blue-- to roughly
indicate the parts that should appear on the resulting photo collage
-- for instance, a figure of a person, and the parts that should
blend away -- the rest of the background and irrelevant objects.
The other two modes were available in the earlier version of
Chameleon. In Chameleon mode the plug-in pastes an object into a
picture in such a way that the object adapts to the new color range
and blends with the background, as chameleons do. In this way you can
add clouds to a clear sunset landscape and the clouds will adopt a
red tint. Or you can paste a new nose into a face and the nose will
acquire the complexion of the "receiving" face...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88758"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Lexar (http://www.lexar.com) has announced the 16GB capacity
JumpDrive FireFly USB flash drive. The USB JumpDrive FireFly is
available in a range of high-capacity options.
It's Mac and PC compatible and comes in four different colors -- now
including "hot red" -- each representing a different memory capacity.
The JumpDrive FireFly drive is outfitted with an accessible keychain
hole for tethering onto a key ring, attach to a backpack, or hook to
a purse or briefcase. It also features a protective cap for security
and a blue LED tail that blinks during data transfer, letting users
know when a transfer job is complete.
The 16GB Lexar JumpDrive FireFly drive is currently shipping for a
suggested retail price of US$99. Additionally, Lexar JumpDrive
FireFly drives are available in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88757"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Axamblis (http://www.axamblis.com/) has released of Imprint Studio
1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). Imprint Studio is a tool that
allows you to print posters using a standard format printer by
splitting up an image into several smaller tiles, which can then be
printed and assembled to form the final poster. Imprint Studio offers
an easy-to-use interface and addresses hobby photographers as well as
professionals of the metier.
Imprint Studio uses Mac OS X Leopard's new cutting edge technology
CoreAnimation to create an appealing and easy-to-use user interface.
Printing a poster is as easy as choosing the image and the posters
size and hitting print. But as the application is targeted to a wide
range of users, many options are available to further customize the
result.
Imprint Studio takes an image as input, lets you add text and images
in each of the corners and choose the size of the final poster. The
print engine splits up the poster into tiles which can be printed
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88756"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ross Video (http://www.rossvideo.com) will be showcasing the DFR-8320
series at this year's IBC. Introduced during NAB 2008, the 2RU, 20
slot modular frame offers processing for high density applications in
distribution and conversion for up to 20 openGear cards.
"We are pleased to launch the DFR-8320, Ross' 2RU high density 20
slot frame series, at IBC 2008," said Eric Goodmurphy, Marketing
Product Manager, RossGear. "The modular backplane allows the DFR-8320
to offer both a 10 BNC per module rear as well as a split 5 BNC per
module rear for applications requiring high density 1 in by 4 out
solutions. The DFR-8320 supports any mix of analog, digital, video
and audio modules in the same frame making it a great addition to the
award winning openGear family."
openGear is an open-architecture, 2RU modular frame system designed
by Ross Video and supported by more than 17 different terminal
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88755"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Convergent Living (http://www.convergentliving.com), a provider of
control systems, has announced the addition of Apple's iPhone as yet
another optimal interface for its suite of control applications.
Convergent's patented control architecture is now accessible from
anywhere via the iPhone using free, off-the-shelf software from
Apple. In-home requirements are a Companion SideKick controller or
the new LED backlit NEO8, 10 or 15 Smartscreens and router port
forwarding.
"We continue to preach the benefits of the user experience and thanks
to iPhone's ease of navigation, exciting color-saturated graphics and
Companion's user-consistent Adobe Flash GUIs, we can deliver on the
oft-ignored premise that the user experience is paramount and not the
plethora of gadgets," says Craig Slawson, Chief Wizard at
Convergent. "Companion smartscreens and now the iPhone deliver
unparalleled ease of use and wide-area-network (WAN) mobility for
accessing and managing all home systems from a single...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88753"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">IMSI/Design has released a free version of IDX Renditioner Express
for Google SketchUp 6. The free version of IDX Renditioner Express --
which can be used for unlimited commercial or personal use -- plugs
directly into the Google SketchUp interface and integrates one-click
rendering with rendering capabilities.
The free version of IDX Renditioner Express supports renderings up to
640 x 480 pixels. You can work directly in SketchUp for revisions to
the model, materials, environments, and lighting. You can mix and
blend both natural and artificial lights, including an array of point
and spot light types. The product includes the LightWorks rendering
engine from LightWork Design.
The free version of IDX Renditioner Express for the PC is available
now for download at www.IDX-design.com. A free version of IDX
Renditioner Express for the Mac will be available soon. Visit the
user forums at http://forums.idx-design.com.
The full version of IDX Renditioner supports 16 megapixel images
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88752"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) http://www.newertech.com, the
leading developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone performance
upgrades and accessories, today announced new low-cost "Back to
School" essential technology products that help students get the most
value from their technology gadgets and computers.
NewerTech "Back to School" essential products include: * New
NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit for servicing and upgrading
computers and consumer electronics devices, like iPods. * Two new
high-capacity NewerTech NuPower replacement batteries for Apple
iBooks. * Lower pricing on NewerTech miniStack FireWire 400/USB 2.0
powered hub storage solutions. * Lower pricing on NewerTech NuPower
ViDEO+ rechargeable battery for the iPod video models.
New 11 Piece Portable Toolkit Lets Students Upgrade & Service
Computers & Electronic Devices
The NewerTech 11 Piece Portable Toolkit includes everything a student
needs to service, add memory, and upgrade desktop and laptop...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88751"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Realmac Software has announced a minor update to
RapidWeaver, its web site creation application
for Mac OS X.
Building on the all-new RapidWeaver 4.0, this
update includes both bug-fixes and some small new
features. RapidWeaver users can now enable Quick
Look Previews for their saved projects, and also
choose to have images automatically resized to a
certain size when dragged into styled text areas.
The update also bring much improved, and
significantly simplified, support for publishing
to Apple's MobileMe service.
What's New in RapidWeaver 4.1?
° Quick Look Previews for saved projects
° Optional automatic image resizing when dragging
images into styled text areas.
° Significantly-improved and simplified MobileMe publishing.
° Numerous other bug fixes.
For an in-depth list of all RapidWeaver 4.1
features visit
http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/
RapidWeaver 4.1 is a free update for registered
users of RapidWeaver 3.6 and 4.0. A new licence
is priced at $79 for new users,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88750"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Readdle (http://www.readdle.com ) has released ReaddleDocs, a
document and file management solution for the iPhone and iPod touch.
With ReaddleDocs anyone can transfer files from Mac, Windows, or
Linux computers to the devices, view them on the go, send by email
and more.
ReaddleDocs operates through Readdle Storage, the 512MB, free online
file storage. This allows to the software to support many important
business functions such as working with emails and transferring files
to iPhone without WI-FI, using EDGE or 3G. Business people can save
attachments they got in the Mail or send files stored in ReaddleDocs
to their colleagues and partners.
ReaddleDocs' built-in viewer supports PDF and Microsoft Office files
made with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. To read documents created using
software like MS Project, MS Visio or OmniGraffle you can print them
as PDF files and copy to ReaddleDocs.
For individuals who use their devices to read books ReaddleDocs
offers variety of book formats. TXT,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88748"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ohanaware, a new company specializing in photo software products, has
released Funtastic Photos
(http://www.ohanaware.com/funtasticphotos/), a non-destructive and
fully reversible photo editor. With it , photos aren't permanently
changed; they can be changed, changed again, undone, changed and then
"rewound" to their original state.
Advanced controls are available in Funtastic Photos, allowing custom
editing or tweaking of the photo. All the advanced controls are
consolidated into a single place. During each photo editing session
Funtastic Photos provides unlimited undos and redos. Settings can be
transferred between photos using copy & paste and/or shared with
family and friends as a custom "1-Click Style."
From a toolbar button, a photo can be sent via "fun card," email,
posted to photo sharing sites (such as Facebook, Flickr, MobileMe,
Picasa Web Albums, etc.), added to iPhoto, set as the desktop
picture, transferred to a cell phone or even into the current iChat
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88747"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MediaSilo (http://www.mediasilo.com), an online video management and
collaboration leader, has eliminated browser-based upload limitations
with an integrated FTP solution. The new feature allows video file
upload without regard to file size, says CEO Kai Pradel.
The new upload feature integrates FTP and removes the limitations of
a browser upload, he adds. MediaSilo's suite of online video tools
includes its signature collaboration toolset, content management and
web broadcast channels. The integrated FTP upload feature maximizes
workflow in each of these three key components of the product with a
simple user interface, Pradel says. Dependent on workflow, users are
now able to output content from the desktop as well. MediaSilo has
FTP integration for Compressor and Sorensen.
Also, the company recently announced a new pricing structure offering
limited free service and an unlimited storage and bandwidth solution
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88746"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TeamViewer (http://www.teamviewer.com ), a provider of solutions for
online communication and collaboration, now offers a Host Module
enabling the control of unattended remote computers. It connects two
computers, without manual confirmation of the unattended computer,
while maintaining the highest security standards.
TeamViewer solutions work via Internet, creating a secure connection
between two computers located anywhere in the world. Downloading the
Host Module generates an ID number and prompts the user to set a
password, both of which will be used to access the host computer.
Then a unique connection is established, and runs permanently in the
background of the host computer. To access the host computer, users
simply enter the host ID number and password as the partner details
on their TeamViewer session.
With the Host Module function, and with all TeamViewer sessions,
remote reboot is now possible. This allows users to update software
or servers on a distant computer without...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88745"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">If you use FileMaker Pro and you have an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch
you can transfer that fully relational database to your iPhone or
iPod.
FMTouch supports multiple databases. Imagine having your contacts
database, your inventory database, all with you on your iPhone. You
can access your data anywhere and never have to worry about internet
connections. While everyone else is suffering from the "no bars"
crisis, you can be the hero by having all of your FileMaker data
running locally on your iPhone. If you add, edit or delete records
from your FMTouch database, you can easily sync to your main
FileMaker database on your local or served file with our secure sync
plug-in. FMTouch works equally well on both Macintosh and Windows.
Come watch as Andy shows FMTouch from start to finish, soup to nuts -
including the innovative style guide written by FMPug to help you
design layouts that "fit" the iPhone or iPod Touch. You can also sign
in to join the online chat with Andy and the FMTouch...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-88744"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CommuniGate Systems has a new product that lets you transform the
iPhone 3G into a mega ARPU machine for broadband and mobile network
operators . Network Operators looking for solutions that attract the
lucrative business subscribers will be pleased to learn about the
simple yet powerful technology that enables Unified Communications
(UC) to be rapidly deployed without requiring equipment on the
premises.
CommuniGate Systems' Mobility Suite delivers native AirSync with full
Over the Air push e-mail, calendar and contact information with
advanced security features. Business Subscribers can always stay in
contact with the office no matter where they are. AirSync can simply
be snapped on by the admin without the need to install any software
on the iPhone. Network Operators can leverage the CommuniGate Pro UC
platform for a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for the Small
to Medium Enterprise (SME) market.
There are two functions enabling the new iPhone 3G to synchronize
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