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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90143"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today announced Universal Type
Server 2.0 Professional and Lite. Universal Type Server 2.0
Professional is the only server-based font management solution that
offers secure and dynamic integration with Microsoft's Active
Directory and Apple's Open Directory. This functionality will be
available to new and existing Type Server Professional customers at
no additional cost for a limited time--a $3500 value.
"The Directory Integration Module offers administrators the easy user
management they need in today's fast-paced work environments," said
Brian Berson, General Manager at Extensis. "This goes far beyond the
LDAP functionality available in the market. We're excited to offer
our customers a secure way to simplify and automate user management."
Users on both Mac OS X and Windows benefit from "single sign-on,"
leveraging Kerberos secure network authentication, providing an
end-to-end solution for client deployment. Universal Type Server 2.0
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90139"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the keynote.
WWDC will offer in-depth sessions on both iPhone OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system, and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, an even more powerful and refined version of the world's best desktop operating system and the foundation for future Mac innovation. "Last June, we gave developers an early look at the powerful new technologies that form the underpinnings of Mac OS X Snow Leopard," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "At WWDC, we will be giving our developers a final Developer Preview release so they can see the incredible progress we've made on Snow Leopard and work with us as we move toward its final release."
Snow Leopard and Mac technical sessions will showcase...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90138"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">BOSS (http://www.BossUS.com) has released a new line of tuners for
every price range and level of musician with the TU-1000, TU-12EX,
TU-12BW, and TU-88 digital tuners.
Featuring a high-intensity LED meter for visibility on dark stages or
outdoors, the flagship TU-1000 sports a floorboard design that powers
up to six effects processors and includes two audio outputs. The
TU-12EX features the BOSS needle-type meter and LED tuning guide in a
sleek thin-line body and compact size. New features include a flat
tuning function, reference tone, auto-off, and Accu-Pitch, which
helps musicians verify their tuning by sounding a beep when the
correct tuning is reached.
The TU-12BW features an expanded tuning range to correspond to a
range of brass and wind instruments. It also features the BOSS
needle-type meter and LED tuning guide, as well as a contact Mic and
dedicated holder to attach on music stands.
In addition to authentic BOSS' tuner and metronome features, the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90137"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Griffin Technology (http://www.griffintechnology.com) has announced
the availability of both the PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt
Reserve. Also available is PowerDuo Reserve, a bundle packaging of
both PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve. These products offer
the features of Griffin's popular \solutions with the added feature
of a detachable battery pack.
PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve charge any USB-rechargeable
device, including the iPhone, iPod and most MP3 players. PowerBlock
Reserve is an AC charger with a detachable, rechargeable battery
pack; PowerJolt Reserve plugs directly into the car's cigarette
lighter or 12 V DC power outlet and also features a portable battery.
Users with a need for both home and car solutions may purchase
PowerDuo Reserve, a bundle packaging that contains both PowerBlock
Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve at a price lower than purchasing both
independently.
The detachable battery for each product, Griffin Reserve Battery
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90135"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Cultured Code (http://www.culturedcode.com) has announced updates for
both the Mac and iPhone/iPod touch versions of Things, the task
management software. Both updates are free for licensed users and
both incorporate improvements and bug fixes.
In addition to improvements and bug fixes, Things for Mac 1.1.2
incorporates AppleScript support. This enables Things users to write
scripts and applets that can control the actions of Things and its
interaction with other applications that also support AppleScript.
Things for iPhone and iPod touch 1.3.5 now includes support for
syncing areas of responsibility from the updated version of Things
for Mac, along with other improvements and enhancements. All of your
to-dos sync wirelessly via Wi-Fi when paired with the Mac version.
Things for Mac is available for US$49.95 and requires Mac OS X
10.4.11 or later. A family pack license is $74.95 and provides
licenses for five members of your household. Things for iPhone and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90133"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boinx Software (http://www.boinx.com) has released version 3.0 of
FotoMagico, the slideshow creation tool for Mac OS X. The upgrade
simplifies the addition of photos with HD movies.
FotoMagico 3.0 has support for multiple audio tracks and an
integrated audio recorder so every show can be enhanced with
soundtrack, audio effects and narration. The new Instant Slideshow
Assistant helps to create presentations quickly. FotoMagico 3 Pro
includes the all-new PhotoPresenter 4, a quick presentation tool for
digital photographers.
The optional FotoMagico Remote allows to control FotoMagico 3 shows
with the iPhone or iPod touch. The new version provides direct access
to the libraries of iPhoto, Aperture or Lightroom libraries
(Pro-version only). You can mix high-resolution video provided by
current camera models such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS
500D (Rebel T1i) or Nikon D90 and Nikon D5000 with images. Movies can
be animated like image slides without re-encoding. An improved...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90132"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com) has updated iDive, its digital
video catalog for Mac OS X, to version 1.9. The upgrade comes with a
rewritten Capture Module to take advantage of the more modern
QuickTime functionalities.
This new version comes with the following new features and
improvements: new possibility to drop frames between clips; new
possibility to specify what the camcorder should do after recording;
improved support for the end of tape detection; improved naming of
frames when bulk exporting; improved support for on-the-fly
compression in the capture module; and other enhancements and
performance improvements.
iDive 1.9 also fixes a number of issues when sorting sources in the
Sources list and a bug when setting a custom aspect ratio. The movie
now plays with the correct ratio and the exported frames are correct.
Also, this new version of iDive adds support for the Turbo.264
hardware accelerator.
iDive is a central hub for your movies and clips. iDive is the ideal...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90131"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Corsair (http://www.corsair.com), a company that makes computer and
flash memory products, has launched the Corsair Storage Solutions
P256 256GB solid-state drive (SSD). It uses specially selected
Samsung MLC flash memory and a s Samsung Controller IC, coupled with
128MB of cache memory and Native Command Queuing (NCQ) support.
John Beekley, vice president of Applications Engineering at Corsair,
says the P256 delivers read speeds of up to 220MB/second and write
speeds of up to 200MB/second. Additionally, the P256 is more durable
and reliable than hard disk drives, and has been shown in the Corsair
Labs to provide up to 25 percent longer battery life in portable
computers, he adds.
The Corsair Storage Solutions P256 SSD is available immediately from
Corsair's authorized distributors and resellers worldwide. It's
backed by a two-year limited warranty.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90130"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NZXT has released the Cryo S (http://www.nzxt.com/products/cryo_s), a
"high performance notebook cooler." The US$49.99 device is built with
brushed aluminum and houses two adjustable 120mm fans that provide
cooling to any notebook up to 15 inches.
Its rubber finish lifts the notebook up slightly to remove heat
pockets and enhance airflow. The Cryo S can be powered via USB or
the included AC adaptor and provides two additional USB ports to give
users even more options for media, storage and input devices.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90128"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced the LaCie 2big Network and
the LaCie 5big Network. The latter takes advantage of a Gigabit
Ethernet connection and features five hot-swappable drives that
support seven RAID modes.
And, with the latest capacity advancements, the 5big Network includes
a 10TB model, making it the first in its class to offer double-digit
capacity, according to Edin del Mar, LaCie's SOHO (small office/home
office) NAS Product Manager. The 5big Network is now compatible with
Time Machine backup software.
Additionally, the 5big Network provides improved multimedia server
capabilities, allowing users to play media from the NAS solution
through a UPnP-AV compatible device such as a PS3 or Xbox, directly
to a television or directly to any DLNA multimedia device. The 5big
Network is also compatible with the iTunes server, which provides
iTunes users access the NAS device from the application interface.
The 2big Network is a two-bay RAID device that provides up to 4TB...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90127"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sorenson Media (http://www.sorensonmedia.com) has announced the
immediate availability of Sorenson 360, a Video Delivery Network
(VDN) that enables video professionals and small- to medium-size
businesses for the first time to publish the highest-quality video on
their web sites in minutes and at an affordable price.
Sorenson Media's flexible new VDN service greatly expands publishing
opportunities in the flourishing market for Internet video and
represents a significant extension of the company's existing
portfolio of industry-leading products. With Sorenson 360, Sorenson
Media now offers a full suite of the highest quality and most
innovative services to power video over the Internet.
Sorenson 360 provides all the features of high-cost online video
publishing platforms, but rather than the one-format-fits-all
approach dictated by others, Sorenson 360 empowers clients with
choice and pricing transparency. Customers benefit from support for
multiple video file formats (MPEG-4, Flash)...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90126"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mundue.net has released its latest iPhone and iPod touch app: inFact
Hoops (http://www.infactgame.com), an interactive sports trivia game
based on star players of the NBA. It's available for US$2.99 at the
Apple App Store. A free, ad-supported version is also available.
With inFact Hoops you can choose between a leisurely learning mode
and a fast paced scoring mode. In the scoring mode you're rewarded
with points for answering questions in a short period of time that
decreases as you progress through the quizzes. Select the difficulty
level (easier, harder, both) and choose from 1-8 categories to
customize each game to your liking.
Categories include draft team, position, awards, player pictures, and
more. Each question is generated dynamically from a database of over
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90125"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NetGear, a supplier of branded networking solutions, has added
rack-mount Unified Network Storage appliances and secure remote
access to its family of ReadyNAS products (http://www.readynas.com)
for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
The ReadyNAS 2100 is an 1U 4-bay storage system that enables SMBs to
share, store and protect files across a LAN or WAN, guard against
disk failures, and grow capacity as needed. It also has
enterprise-grade hard drives and Error Correction Code (ECC) RAM
The ReadyNAS 2100 provides all of the features and benefits of the
recently launched ReadyNAS NVX 4-bay desktop model for sharing,
storing and protecting SMB data, but in a nt rack-mountable 1U form
factor. Its modular design --the "X-Change" rapid system board
module, with the system board, power supply and cooling fans packaged
into a discrete module -- and 12-inch depth make it ideal for easy
servicing, and facilitate back-to-back physical arrangements, says
Mark Song, product line manager for...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90124"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">DMX, a provider of music experiences, is launching its Sonic Tap
digital music service (http://www.sonictap.com) in beta form. Sonic
Tap offers thousands of professionally designed playlists,
handcrafted by DMX' team of experts, to perfectly fit any moment,
claims DMX CEO John Cullen.
Drawn from a DRM-free library of more than five million songs,
including the four majors, every Sonic Tap playlist is compatible
with iTunes/iPods and Windows/MP3 players. Consumers can search by
genre, lifestyle, music designer, artist, album or song.
In addition, by clicking on the name of an artist or song within a
playlist, consumers can find every other professionally designed
playlist featuring that artist or song. Playlists can be downloaded
directly in a consumer's iTunes' library; Sonic Tap will even create
the playlist within iTunes automatically.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90123"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Nvidia has released version 2.2 of the CUDA toolkit
(http://www.nvidia.com/cuda) and software developer kit for GPU
computing. The upgrade's enhancements include: a visual profiler for
the GPU; improved OpenGL interop; texture from pitch linear memory;
zero-copy; a pinned share system; a hardware debugger for the GPU;
and an exclusive device mode.
The latter -- a system configuration option -- allows an application
to get exclusive use of a GPU, guaranteeing that 100 percent of the
processing power and memory of the GPU will be dedicated to that
application. Multiple applications can still be run concurrently on
the system, but only one application can make use of each GPU at a
time. This configuration is particularly useful on Tesla cluster
systems where large applications may require dedicated use of one or
more GPUs on each node of a Linux cluster, according to the folks at
Nvidia.
The CUDA software suite includes support for 32 and 64-bit Mac OS X
and Windows Vista, as well as 3D...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90122"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Nova media has introduced tethered modem support for BlackBerry Storm
9500 with an update of launch2net
(http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_mac_l2n.html), its mobile
connection manager for Mac OS X. launch2net offers mobile Internet
access and already includes drivers and network access information to
connect with cell phones, modems and most mobile network operators
worldwide.
In addition, launch2net offers advanced statistic information on the
time and data volume spent online and features convenient connection
preferences like the ability to auto-connect or to disconnect after a
certain time or data limit has been reached.
"To use the BlackBerry Storm as a modem with a Mac, it is sufficient
to connect the smartphone via Bluetooth," says Jan Fuellemann of nova
media. "launch2net will do the rest and offers a mobile Internet
connection for the Mac with up to 7.2 Mbits/s download speeds."
As launch2net is able to store connection and device profiles, it's
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90120"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Bare Bones Software (http://www.barebones.com) has announced the
release and immediate availability of BBEdit 9.2, a significant
update to its professional strength HTML and text editor.
BBEdit 9.2 introduces an array of noteworthy features and
refinements, including an innovative new Sleep command, which
captures the state of the application and restores it at next launch.
By sleeping BBEdit instead of quitting, customers can continue
working after a system restart or software update with minimal
disruption. The version 9.2 update also adds built-in support for
editing LassoScript source code, including syntax coloring, function
navigation and text folding.
"LassoSoft focuses on helping Web developers create custom,
data-driven Web sites without requiring a degree in computer science
to do the job," explained Fletcher Sandbeck, co-founder of LassoSoft.
"Bare Bones Software's BBEdit is a wonderful fit for our developer
community, and we are thrilled with the LassoScript editing...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90119"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">This summer Wondershare Software will launch its first photo editing
software for Mac users: Wondershare iCollage
(http://www.icollageformac.com/mac-icollage.html). It supports
importing photos from iPhoto, digital albums, cameras or photos from
iSight. Wondershare iCollage also comes with several theme templates:
Greeting Card, Wallet Photo, CD Cover, Calendar, Desktop Background,
and Comic.
The app has a variety of editing functions; you can adjust, mask,
resize, rotate photos or choose the effect of photos. There also also
several "decoration factors" such as stickers, text and frame.
iCollage supports PNG, JPG, TIFF formats with different image sizes.
It also supports uploading to Flickr and Facebook.
With the Magic Collage function, you can build a photo collage in
three steps, according to the folks at Wondershare. Wondershare
iCollage is available for pre-order for US$19.95. After it's released
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90118"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TransGaming has announced a partnership with Tale of Tales to bring
their biggest project to date -- a horror game entitled The Path
(http://www.gametreeonline.com/tale-of-tales/the-path/)-- to the
Mac. The Mac version of The Path was enabled by TransGaming's Cider
Engine and will be digitally distributed globally.
Available immediately, The Path for Mac can be downloaded by the Mac
community for US$$9.99 US at Tale-of-Tales.com, GameTreeOnline.com
and other GameTree Network sites.
"The title refers to the path to grandmother's house in the story of
Little Red Riding Hood that inspired our design," directors Auriea
Harvey (US) & Michael Samyn (BE) explain, "The path that you're not
supposed to stray from for fear of meeting the wolf. But it also has
another meaning. While most videogame designs encourage you to
achieve your goals quickly and efficiently, The Path allows you to
focus entirely on what happens between start and finish. Much like
life, our game ends with death. But...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90117"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com), the developer of add-ons for
Apple's iWork and iLife applications, releases Keynote Motion Themes
6.0 to be used with Apple's Keynote presentation software. iPresentee
presents five new Keynote themes: Old Film, Flourish Glow, Atomic
Motion, Intramolecular and TV Noise.
Each Keynote Motion Theme includes from fifteen to twenty six master
slide layouts and high quality moving background graphics. Keynote
Motion Themes contains everything to catch the eye of the audience
with high-quality moving backgrounds making presentations more
attractive and entertaining.
Creating the right design is the first step to a perfect
presentation. The new release extends iPresentee's Keynote themes
collection up to seventy seven themes. Numerous themes collection
enables Keynote users to choose the perfect theme or combination of
themes for any type of presentation. Keynote Motion Themes can stand
alone to unify a presentation or can be mixed together with other...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90116"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boris FX (http://www.borisfx.com) has released a free EPS Extrusion
Filter for Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE customers. This new filter
provides away to import and extrude Adobe Illustrator layered vector
logos and graphics in Adobe After Effects.
The filter includes full integration with the After Effects 3D camera
and lighting system and incorporates the same 3D material presets and
free-form deformation properties of other BCC 6 AE 3D Objects
filters. The filter is capable of tracking an EPS file using a Watch
Folder, making the EPS file "live" should it be edited in Adobe
Illustrator. A handy "Keep EPS Color" feature lets you preserve the
original fill colors for each element as a diffuse color option of
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90115"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has released two new high capacity
Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions: the Big Disk Network and d2
Network. These file servers are optimized for users to instantly
store, share, and back up files, from any Mac or PC on a wired or
wireless network.
The d2 Network supports up to 1.5TB capacity, while the Big Disk
Network combines two drives in a RAID 0 setting, for up to 4TB of
storage. Both NAS solutions are designed for advanced users or small
to medium sized offices that want to develop workgroup environments
for up to 50 users (15 at one time). Network administrators can
choose from various security levels for user profiles, groups, and
public or guest access. Users can connect an external USB drive to
increase security through scheduled backups, or even expand capacity.
The d2 Network also includes an eSATA connection for storage
expansion.
LaCie's NAS solutions offer a software bundle for set up, back up and
administration. The LaCie Network...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90114"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Falkon Ware (http://www.falkonware.com) has updated its SerialMailer
bulk email app for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) to version 6.0.
Individual database entries can now be activated or deactivated
either manually or by using one of the built-in filters.
The date of the last successful mail delivery is saved for each
recipient and tools for e-mail address verification were added. Data
imported from the AddressBook now includes all available data fields
and the support for CSV files has been improved.
The software helps with sending mass communications to large groups
like customers, students, employees, family or friends. The full
version of SerialMailer costs US$29.95. The 6.0 update is free for
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90112"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Livescribe (http://www.livescribe.com) has announced a tool that
embeds handwritten notes and audio recordings as Flash videos, called
"pencasts," within any web site or blog. Like podcasts, videos,
tweets and digital photos, pencasts are a new online communication
tool, allowing anyone to digitally share notes, ideas, drawings and
conversations from pen and paper online for the first time.
The Pulse smartpen is a computer in a pen that captures handwritten
notes and simultaneously records and links the audio to the
notes. Pencasts are interactive Flash videos of handwritten notes and
audio captured by the Pulse smartpen. To embed a pencast, individuals
simply find a pencast on their My Livescribe page or the Livescribe
Community, click "Embed this file" and then copy and paste the HTML
into a Web site or blog.
Since its launch last year, the Livescribe Community has received
more than 1.5 million pencast views, says Byron Connell, Livescribe
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90111"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">PopCap Games (http://www.popcapcom) has released Plants vs. Zombies,
a new, humorous action strategy game for the Mac and PC. It's
designed for players of all ages and costs US$19.95. Plants vs.
Zombies onceived and designed by George Fan, senior game designer at
PopCap's San Francisco studio and the creator of Insaniquarium.
Here's how the game is described: "Plants vs. Zombies pits you
against legions of invading zombies bent on overwhelming your lawn
and making their way to your front door. To defeat the hordes of
living dead trespassing on your lawn, you must purchase and plant a
wide range of lovable mutant flowers, vines, trees and other foliage
that has zombie-combating powers and abilities.
"Featuring five different modes of play, Plants vs. Zombies presents
you with a front lawn and encroaching zombies striving to reach your
front door and defeat you. Choose from an ever-increasing assortment
of specialized, zombie-battling plants to slow down, confuse, weaken
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90110"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GeeThree (http://www.geethree.com) is now shipping its PhotoMotion,
Producer and Fusion Factory products. PhotoMotion lets you preview
and import high-resolution images from existing libraries.
You can preview images from Aperture, Lightroom, and iPhoto libraries
and Pictures folders. Other folders can also be added. With
PhotoMotion, you can pan and zoom. The software serves as a
professional generator for HD and SD projects. It offers precision
controls without keyframes and a fast preview within the plug-in.
Ease & Out controls add acceleration. You can pause animations at the
start or end. PhotoMotion has guidelines to "snap" to the center or
edges and presets for the "Ken Burns" effect. The plug-in appears as
a standard Final Cut generator. There's no needs to adjust keyframes
when adding transitions or changing the duration of the animation.
PhotoMotion creates a standard clip in a Final Cut sequence and can
be used with other Final Cut transitions, filters and titles....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90107"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">BOH (http://www.bohthegame.com), an indie game has just been ported
to Mac OS X. It costs approximately US$17 and comes with 25 missions
divided into five levels of difficulty. It comes with a 24-page, full
color manual.
Here's how the game is described: "BOH is an original,
retro-flavoured game of exploration and action. You move in
claustrophobic and dangerous battlefields searching for the Evil
Masters. This no easy task not only because of the traps-packed
corridors and mind-blowing puzzles, but also because of the countless
enemies that the Evil Masters throw at you more and more until you
discover them -- at that point, you will be attacked directly by the
Evil Masters themselves, the toughest of all. Although your quests
are made slightly less hard by the bonuses and power-ups scattered
all around the battlefield, carrying out the missions demands lots of
concentration and quick reflexes."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90106"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GenAudio (http://www.genaudio.com) has released version 2.0 of its
AstoundStereo technology, the AstoundStereo Expander computer
software that's Mac OS X compatible. The upgrade allows both the
Macintosh and Windows versions of the software to operate in a
consistent manner, as a background processor for all stereo audio
playback, regardless of the media content, and processes audio from
every application, according to the folks at GenAudio.
AstoundStereo can purportedly be experienced through as little as two
audio channels, such as any headphones, home theater speakers or
laptop speakers. The software processes audio files on the user's
desktop or laptop computer in real-time.
This enables the listener to hear their music, movies and video games
in a new way, being completely immersed in the sound with elevation,
intensive depth perception and widening of the stereo image, creating
a four dimensional audio experience, according to Jerry Mahabug,
chairman and CEO of GenAudio....</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90105"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Soma Games (http://vimeo.com/somagames) has released G, an
arcade/puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch. platforms. It's
available for US$4.99 at the Apple App Store.
Here's how the game is described: "G is set in a futuristic Earth
where the player builds and launches sounding rockets to explore
increasingly complex fields where obstacles, power-ups and
gravitational bodies interact with the rockets path. G is short for
gravity the primary functional element in the game, and this game
comes in the shadow of a long line of gravity simulation games like
Gravity Wars, Dome Wars or Spaced Penguin. By accounting for the pull
provided by these bodies, the player can create looping rocket paths
that bring a single rocket within sonar range of multiple targets in
a single mission earning extra points."</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90104"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CrossLoop (http://www.CrossLoop.com ), an Internet company that
enables consumers and small businesses to receive help through
independent service providers and technology, says that Mac users can
now gain access to technical support. Through a Mac-specific beta
version of CrossLoop's free desktop sharing software, CrossLoop
enables Mac users across the globe to find immediate help and
training for virtually any tech issue.
Users can now transfer files from Mac to Mac, Mac to Windows, or
Windows to Mac. According to a recent Parks Associates survey of more
than 2,000 U.S. broadband households conducted in the second quarter
of 2009, mixed computer households -- including both Macs and PCs --
are 38 percent more likely to have reported the need for technical
support in the past year. These households are 55 percent more likely
to use professional tech support services to resolve home computer
problems.
CrossLoop's desktop sharing technology simplifies working securely
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90103"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the
post-production and broadcast markets, has announced that development
partner Sugarfx is releasing two new plug-in FxPacks: RadialWave and
H.U.D. (Heads Up Display).
FxFactory powered FxPacks are designed by Noise Industries and their
development partners to extend the visual effects capabilities of
Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4, Apple Final Cut Studio and Apple Final
Cut Express applications. The new Sugarfx RadialWave plug-in is an
animation effect that ships with 14 professionally designed presets.
The new Sugarfx H.U.D. FxPack is a stylization plug-in that alters
video so that it looks as though the viewer is looking through an old
camera, a high-powered rifle scope and other technology gadgets.
The Sugarfx RadialWave and H.U.D. FxPacks are available today for
US$69 and $79, respectively, via the Noise Industries web site
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90102"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">miniMusic (http://www.minimusic.com/) has released Pianofly, a music
synthesizer and piano keyboard application for the iPhone and iPod
touch. It's available for US$1.99 at the Apple App Store.
Pianofly includescfeatures like a scrolling, multi-touch keyboard.
Sound is generated by a FM synthesizer, with an interface allowing
anyone to create and edit instrument sounds. You can make adjustments
while performing, altering sounds on-the-fly.
Pianofly can make a variety of sounds. You can play them alone, or
jam with a song from your music library. Planned improvements include
multi-track recording and additional wave types and effects like
reverb or flange to design even more elaborate sounds.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90099"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Printing on an Epson printer from an iPhone or iPod touch is now
possible using the new EuroSmartz Print & Share app that lets users
print photos, business documents, PDF files, Web pages, e-mail, and
more. It's available for US$6.99 at the Apple App Store
(http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).
"Smart phones, especially the iPhone, are increasingly being used in
place of laptops," saysSteve Semos, product manager, consumer ink
jets, Epson America, Inc. "As an iPhone user, I can print PDF files,
business documents and brilliant photos stored on, or taken by my
iPhone to my Epson Artisan 800 printer or any other Epson printer.
Epson recognizes the need for mobile printing and is pleased to see
that the Print & Share app makes printing available to all iPhone and
iPod Touch users."
Print & Share lets users print information from their iPhone or iPod
Touch to a printer connected to a computer, via a network or through
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90097"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Inglobe Technologies, a company specializing in the development of
Augmented Reality solutions, has released the Mac version of ARmedia
Plugin for Google SketchUp. AR-media Plug-in technology allows users
to bring their models from the 3D modeling tool by Google into
"reality."
Once installed and configured the plug-in allows users to visualize
any model (textured or not) in Augmented Reality and experience a new
way to interact with their digital content and show it to their
customers, colleagues and partners. With AR Plug-in, Google Sketch-Up
users are allowed to visualize their 3D models directly in the real
physical space that surrounds them.
Through AR Plug-in, Sketch-Up 3D models can be visualized out of the
digital workspace directly on users' desktop, by connecting a simple
webcam and by printing a suitable code. The plug-in provides users
with an advanced visualization functionality that serves two main
purposes: 1) study and analyze scaled virtual prototypes in real...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90095"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Toon Boom Animation has announced the upcoming release of Studio 5
(http://www.toonboom.com/products/toonBoomStudio/), a new version of
the software that brings stop-motion animation to its array of
animation capabilities. It's being rebranded to reflect the various
styles of animation and positioned as the proven multi-technique
animation software, according to the folks at Toon Boom.
What's new in Studio 5? You can create stop-motion animation using
your favorite characters and speed things up with time-lapse imagery.
Live View/Image Capture lets you see images as they'll appear in your
movie. You can change your backgrounds using Chroma Key Screens
(green and blue screens). You can position and align elements using
Onion Skinning and use rotoscoping to take advantage of actual
imagery to better position your characters.
Improved image playback optimization increases speed. Studio 5 sports
annotation layers for feedback. You can export your animation
directly to YouTube or Facebook...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90094"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The PandaWare Company has released a maintenance update to TimeCache,
its time and expense billing application for the Mac. Version 8.0.1
offers new report and invoice customization options, more options for
tracking computer activity, and several bug fixes.
TimeCache is a Universal Binary Macintosh application. It is a
comprehensive time and expense billing program with support for timed
or manual entries, retainer billing, customizable invoices and
reports, extensive printing options, support for workgroups, and very
flexible data entry options allowing users to work in a manner that
best suits their work style.
It also offers tracking of all a user's computer activity, can use
Apple Address Book entries for client contact information, can
produce charts of billable time and expenses, can import from and
export to iCal calendars. Workgroups can benefit from features that
allow synchronizing lists of clients, projects and billing categories
from text files or IIF files exported from...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90093"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NovaMind says that version 5 of NovaMind (http://clk.bz/p-novamind5),
its mind mapping software, will ship in the September/October time
frame..
Both the Mac and Windows versions of NovaMind 5 have been built from
the ground up using the latest technologies to take advantage of
hardware accelerated animations and graphics processing, multi-core
processors and the latest user interface designs to give the best
user experience possible, according to NovaMind founder Gideon King.
Included in NovaMind 5 is a wide range of new topic shapes, providing
the opportunity to create more visually rich Mind Maps, he adds. The
new design elements include things such as floating topics, attached
shapes, callouts, and "FlexiLine" topics that can be shaped as
desired, and have the text flowing smoothly along the line.
This applies also for the link lines used to show secondary
relationships between topics; these now have a choice of over 30
terminators for the start or end of the line to indicate the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90091"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Blackmagic Design (http://www.blackmagic-design.com/) has released
Converter Utility 1.0 for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. It's an
update for all Blackmagic Design Mini Converter customers thata dds
new features by updating the converter software.
New features include a HD down converter in the Mini Converter SDI to
Analog model, and support for 1080p/50/60 via 3 Gb/second SDI on the
Mini Converter SDI to HDMI model. Converter Utility 1.0 takes
advantage of the built-in USB connection on all models of Mini
Converters to allow adjustments and settings to be changed. This
means all adjustments of video and audio levels.
The new Converter Utility 1.0 software update also adds new features
to some models of Mini Converter. Once this new Converter Utility
software is connected to any Mini Converter via USB, an automatic
check is performed to see if a firmware update is required. The
customer can then update the firmware and receive new features that
weren't originally included in the...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90089"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Aquafadas (http://www.aquafadas.com) has announced the immediate
availability of PulpMotion 2.2. PulpMotion makes it easy to create
slideshow animations with your own pictures and videos.
The new version 2.2 of PulpMotion (Standard and Advanced) comes with
4 stunning new themes named Photo Collage, Factory 2, Elastic and
Blurred Frames that will let you create amazing 3D animations. These
new themes require Mac OS 10.5 or above.
This new 2.2 release also fixes several display bugs (especially on
Tiger) and improves the application reliability and performance. The
upgrade is free for existing customers and is recommended to all
users.
PulpMotion is software which brings numerous possibilities to
conceive and share, in a few clicks, brilliant slideshow animations
with your own pictures, videos and musics. The animations produced
with PulpMotion V2 can be shared easily by e-mail as an interactive
postcard, loaded on an iPhone, used as a screensaver, exported in
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90087"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MarketNet (http://www.marketnet.com) has released a list of
"must-have Wordpress Plug-ins." They are (with MarketNet's
description):
1. Akismet recognizes spam comments with 80-90 percent accuracy and
automatically puts them into a spam comment folder. This helps you
better serve your readers who have legitimate comments. . Akismet
blocks thousands of spam comments, saving you time.
2. Mobilepress makes reading blog content via smartphone easy. When
looking for content via mobile, you want fast, simple, and
uncomplicated. Mobilepress delivers.
3. EasyTube makes posting YouTube videos simple. Post this into your
blog post: [youtube:URL]. Replace URL with the video's URL and click
"publish", or write the rest of your article above or beneath it.
Readers can watch the video right there on your blog post page
without leaving your site.
4. Sociable is a favorite plugin for social bookmarking and
submission buttons.You want people to share your content with their
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90086"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CS Odessa has released ConceptDraw MindMap for Projects
(http://www.conceptdraw.com/pg?id=news_april09_press-mmprj), an
US$299 mind map solution for creative project management. This
special edition of the CS Odessa ConceptDraw MindMap is a mind
mapping tool that addresses the needs of those who require an
enhanced project management focus, according to the folks at CS
Odessa.
ConceptDraw MindMap for Projects utilizes InGyre Technology,
developed by CS Odessa that enables users to work on project
planning, team work coordination and communication within a single
information set. This new edition of MindMap promotes an alternative
way to kick-off projects, beginning with brainstorming project ideas,
using whiteboard views, and organizing results into highly
informative mind maps.
During the next phase, information is then transformed into detailed
project plans with Gantt charts. Managers can balance and allocate
resource loads using the Resource Usage view, or assign and send task...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90084"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Vuzix Corp. (http://www.vuzix.com) -- which makes video eyewear for
the consumer, defense and low vision markets -- has announced
expanded 3D video format support for its AV Video Eyewear
products. In addition to continued support for standard 2-D video,
the 3D video format upgrade is being expanded to include field
sequential, side by side and three formats of anaglyph.
A new Auto 3D sensing feature enables Vuzix video eyewear to
immediately determine a 3D video format and configure the eyewear for
3D display of your chosen content, according to CEO Paul Travers.
The 3D format support upgrade and the Auto 3D feature are being added
to all new Vuzix iWear AV models. Additionally, a downloadable free
firmware update will enable existing video eyewear customers with
compatible models to upgrade their eyewear with these new features.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90083"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Hostel Hero (http://www.hostelhero.com/) is a new app that lets you
book backpacker hostels and budget hotels straight from your iPhone
or iPod touch. It offers access to more than 19,000 hostels and
budget hotels. It's free and is available at the Apple App Store.
Hostel Hero lets you research and book hostels/budget hotels whenever
and wherever you want. It makes use of the iPhone/iPod touch's local
storage, giving you offline access to many features. You can download
and save the details of all properties in your chosen countries, then
view them even when you don't have an Internet connection.
All the details of your reservations are also saved to the device.
Hostel Hero integrates with email, phone dialing (on the iPhone not
the iPod touch), and Google Maps (even street view and driving
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90080"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LC Technology says version 3.5 of PhotoRecovery for Digital Media is
compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"). It costs US$25 and a demo
is available for download (http://www.LC-Tech.com).
PhotoRecovery for Digital Media will recover images, audio, videos
and more. New search options can recover photos from memory cards,
documents on flash drives and even music on iPods. It's compatible
with the iPod shuffle, mini, nano, classic and most other music
player brands. This program will even recover files that were lost
during transfer from one device to another.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90079"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Simplify Media, (http://www.simplifymedia.com), a developer of
streaming media applications, has released Simplify Music 2.0 for
iPhones, the iPod touch and desktop computers. It is available now in
the Apple App Store for a special introductory price of US$2.99
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90078"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TeamViewer GmbH, a leading provider of solutions for online
communication and collaboration, has just released TeamViewer 4.1.
With their cutting-edge desktop sharing software, TeamViewer improves
information access in a remote environment. Designed to make teamwork
effortless and straightforward, single click connection from any
window and instant messaging for groups is now available.
The TeamViewer quick connection button is new with version 4.1.
Enabling instant connection, the button appears in each window when
users are signed in with their free TeamViewer account. Clicking on
this button displays the TeamViewer partner list and allows users to
instantly share their document with their contacts.
With TeamViewer 4.1 users have the secure option of presenting a
single window; only the document selected is shared while all other
windows remain invisible to their partner or partners. To facilitate
teamwork, users can choose interactive input on the presented
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90076"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">PremiumSoft (http://www.navicat.com) has released Navicat 8 for
Oracle and PostgreSQL, a major release of its database administrative
tool. Navicat version 8 includes such new features h as exporting
from Oracle/ PostgreSQL to Excel file, supporting of ODBC
Import and Code Completion in all SQL Editor.
Designed for database administrator and developer, the software is
used to simplify database management by letting users create,
organize, access and share information. In version 8 of the
application, features enable export from Oracle/ PostgreSQL to Excel,
increased support for ODBC importing, code completion in all SQL
Editors and SQL preview for all object design forms.
Navicat 8 is additionally said to offer more support in regards to
creating view, table, and import/export data, SQL queries,
synchronizing databases and connecting to remote databases. Other
changes involve more adjustable table and column properties in the
Table design form, and the ability to send a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90075"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Winsted's (http://www.winsted.com) new ergonomically designed
Sit/Stand Desk offers three programmable height settings. The
redesigneddesks include electric leg lifts, which enable operators
toadjust the work surface height from 29 to 44 inches with the push
of a button.
Two, three and four leg systems are available with load capacities of
300, 450 and 600 pounds, respectively. Both inline and corner
configurations are available.
All Sit/Stand desks feature Winsted's Versa-Trak monitor array
mounting system. The Versa-Trak system allows users to modify sight
lines and monitor viewing angles based on personal needs.
Sit/Stand desks come standard with Winsted's TruForm work surface and
decorative end panels, both of which are available in a variety of
colors and shapes. Vertical and horizontal wire and cable management
options keep equipment connections organized and under control.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90074"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com, a developer of add-ons for
Apple's iWork and iLife applications, has releases new iWeb themes to
be used with iWeb, Apple's web site building component of the iLife
suite.
iWeb Themes 4.0 includes five new themes: Blossoms, Couple, Eyes
Fire, Garden and Theatre. Each iWeb theme has 10 templates instead of
ordinary eight. iWeb Themes 4.0 includes the following templates:
Welcome, About Me, Photos, My Albums, Movie, Blog, Podcast, Blank, My
Hobbies and News. The new release extends iPresentee's iWeb themes
collection up to thirty five themes.
iWeb Themes 4.0 can be customized so iWeb users don't have to worry
about the design. Each iWeb theme incorporates a number of different
graphic elements that can be removed, moved and changed in size,
opacity or color. iWeb themes contains several different page layouts
to accommodate various information. In addition iPresentee extended
number of templates so iWeb users will be able to add new templates,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90072"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ross Video (http://www.rossvideo.com) has launched the CrossOver 16
HD and SD Production Switchers. This marks the latest addition to the
CrossOver family of multi-definition compact production switchers.
The CrossOver 16 feature set includes: 12 multi-definition inputs;
six multi-definition outputs; one analog down converted output; four
assignable frame syncs with format conversion; two media stores with
animation capability; two channels of 2D DVE for PinP and 2D
transitions; an UltraChrome Chroma Keyer available in any keyer;
three keyers; standard source and keyer mnemonics; custom control
macros; 24 GPIO; a dedicated keyer cut and auto transitions buttons;
and a three-axis joystick.
This switcher enables customers to produce high end productions from
a compact studio, flight pack, or ENG truck, according to Ross Video
CEO David Ross. The CrossOver 16 models will be available for
delivery with the release of version 1.4 software at no charge.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90071"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Nextwell has released MemoryMaker (http://www.nextwell.com/mm/), a
new game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$1.99 at
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90069"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kroll Ontrack (http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/), the provider of
Ontrack Data Recovery solutions, says it's enhanced its suite of data
recovery tools to include Mac OS X Mail and Microsoft Entourage
e-mail recovery capabilities. Ontrack Data Recovery specialists can
now recover from corrupt or inaccessible Mail or Entourage e-mail
data.
As Mac computers grow in popularity, so does the use of Mail and
Entourage as e-mail clients, says Jeff Pederson, manager of Ontrack
Data Recovery operations for Kroll Ontrack. What's more e-mail is not
only a vital communication forum, but e-mail clients are increasingly
used as archive mechanisms and personal information managers, making
e-mail loss detrimental, he adds.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90068"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Oceanhouse Media has released Bowls for the iPhone and iPod touch
(http://www.oceanhousemedia.com/products/). It costs US$1.99 and is
available at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/apps/bowls).
Bowls offers a way to play authentic Tibetan singing bowls on your
iPhone or iPod touch. This app "creates digital Zen" as users swirl
their finger on the rim of seven different Tibetan singing bowls. Hit
the right speed and the right path, and each bowl will sing and glow
with tones that were recorded from authentic Tibetan singing bowls.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90067"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Objective Development Software has released their first iPhone game,
Pebbles (http://www.obdev.at/pebbles/). The game is being made
available for free as an introductory offer until May 5 in the Apple
App Store. From then on it will cost US$2.99.
Here's how the game is described: "The basic principle of the game is
irresistibly easy: from the edge, you throw a pebble into a square
playing field. When one stone lands on another of the same color,
this stone as well as all bordering stones of the same color
disappear. The goal is, of course, to empty the field. A window above
the playing field shows which stone is going to come next. Knowing
which stone is going to follow is a deciding factor in the game's
strategy.
"Choosing the sequence of the moves with care is also very important:
a well positioned pebble can do more than just eliminate others; it
can also be the basis for up coming moves, just as a badly positioned
pebble can prove to be terribly obstructive. The level of...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90064"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mark/Space has released The Missing Sync for iPhone Version 2.0 for
Mac (http://www.markspace.com/iphone/), featuring true, two-way
syncing of notes, tasks and documents between the Mac and iPhone or
iPod touch via Wi-Fi.
With it you can edit notes on the Mac and those changes will be
synced to the iPhone. Complete tasks on the iPhone and they will be
updated on the Mac. Create and revise documents and files on the Mac,
and they'll sync to the iPhone. The Missing Sync recognizes changes
and syncs them in both places.
The Missing Sync for iPhone 2.0 works with the 2.0 versions of the
iPhone apps, Fliq Notes, Fliq Docs and Fliq Tasks, all from Mark/Space
You can also keep notes in sync between Fliq Notes on the iPhone and
Bare Bones Yojimbo and Microsoft Entourage. Plus, you can sync notes
to Mark/Space Notebook, a Mac application for creating, editing and
organizing notes and memos, included with The Missing Sync.
The Missing Sync for iPhone 2.0 is available as an electronic
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90062"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">AquaFold Releases Version 7.5 of Aqua Data Studio in 21 Languages, with
Performance Enhancements for Business Analysts, Software Developers and
Database Administrators
AquaFold, Inc. has released Aqua Data Studio 7.5, a major upgrade to its
powerful database administration software that makes it simple to visualize
and manipulate multiple databases from within a single interface.
Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2009 -- AquaFold, Inc. has released Aqua
Data Studio 7.5, a major upgrade to its powerful database administration
software that makes it simple to visualize and manipulate multiple
databases from within a single interface. The application has proved to be
a boon for Business Analysts, Software Developers, and Database
Administrators (DBAs), who can save time and money in the design,
development and maintenance of enterprise relational databases by
consolidating their efforts into one versatile, multi-platform application.
Aqua Data Studio 7.5 supports tools for Oracle, DB2 for...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90059"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Roland Corp. has released a system upgrade for the Juno-G Workstation
Keyboard, adding Fantom-series audio sampling functionality that you
can use alongside all the other Juno-G features. The version 2.0
software upgrade is a free download.
With he Juno-G Version 2.0 upgrade are these features, sample audio
can be imported from external sources -- and you can import audio
phrases from the removable flash memory. Samples can be assigned to
trigger from the Juno-G's function buttons or the Juno-G's keyboard.
Velocity and note number can be assigned individually for each sample
in version 2.0 of the software. You can adjust start, end and loop
points using the Juno-G's front panel control knobs. The software
update includes sampling editing such as Truncate, Normalize,
Emphases, Sample Chop and Combine. Samples can automatically match
BPM in real-time to changes made to the tempo of your song.
To download JUNO-G Version 2.0 software upgrade, please visit
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90058"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Genius (http://www.geniusnetusa.com), a brand division of KYE Systems
Corp., has announced a new compact, pocket-size high-definition
digital video camera that captures both high-resolution stills (at 11
megapixels) and high-definition video (at 5-megapixels in
MPEG-4/H.264 format)
Launched today and weighing under six ounces, the G-Shot HD520 is
both Mac OS X and Windows (Vista/XP/2000) compatible and designed
with a 2.5-inch LTPS LCD screen that can rotate up to 270-degrees to
allow users to shoot videos from any angle or position. The G-Shot
HD520 comes equipped with Face Detection to track and detect faces
accurately, as well as Electronic Image Stabilizers (EIS) to detect
and correct hand-shaking when shooting photos.
The handheld camcorder has a built-in memory of 32MB and supports
additional HCSD memory up to 8GB. The G-Shot outputs to today's
high-resolution flat-panel televisions using the included HDMI cable.
Photos can be uploaded to a computer for digital editing,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90057"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Oten Inc., the parent company of Sena Cases, has introduced a new
product line under a new brand name, DomeSkin
(http://www.domeskin.com). DomeSkin was founded as a new entity and a
subsidiary of Oten, Inc. with its headquarters in Tustin, California.
All DomeSkin products are manufactured in the USA.
DomeSkin designs are protective, scratch-resistent skins for mobile
devices utilizing a new 3D "dome" patented technology used in the
construction of the DomeSkins. They provide a 3D look, slim profile
and enhanced device gripping designed to prevent slipping.
The Skins can be removed from the device and purportedly come off
totally clean thanks to the patented 3M technology used in the
construction of the skins. UThe DomeSkin is also reusable due to the
"clear dome" armor/resin built into the skin.
The DomeSkin product assortment works with a variety of iPhones and
iPods with a retail price of US$14.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90055"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iSale users earned more than US$1.5 million last month with their
auctions at eBay. equinux (http://www.equinux.com), the makers of
iSale, they they're tapping into this wealth of experience with the
new iSale Lab, an online service that equinux now offers for free to
the iSale community.
The iSale Lab shows all active iSale auctions on eBay and will break
down the auctions into the 10 most popular categories and market
places and the 10 most used iSale templates. This ultimately allows
users to take advantage of the editing of others, says equinux CEO
Till Schadde.
The iSale Lab makes it possible to flip through all of the running
auctions on eBay created and designed with iSale giving users an
opportunity to benefit from the creativity of others when designing
their auctions, he adds. iSale gives users the opportunity to gain
higher bids and earn more money with the 222 included auction
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90054"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Robosoft, a developer of Mac games, has released DRMConnect, a
turnkey DRM Solution to distribute casual and AAA titles on the Mac
platform through physical and digital mediums.
With more and more games now being distributed digitally, protecting
the intellectual rights of game publishers and developers has become
more important, says Rohith Bhat, MD and CEO, Robosoft. DRMConnect
offers the flexibility to wrap your games based on minutes playable,
number of days or launches, he adds.
DRMConnect also offers the flexibility to game publishers and
distributors to apply one single DRM Solution for digital sales
channel as well as traditional retail channels. For more details,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90053"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Tolis Group has released BRU Producer's Edition (PE) for Mac OS X
(http://www.productionbackup.com), a solution specifically designed
to protect creative assets. The company says that music, film and
graphic arts industry engineers, artists and users now have a
"reliable, flexible, and easy-to-use solution to protect key creative
digital assets regardless of their level of computer knowledge."
The app was specifically designed to create session archives. You can
drag and drop volumes, folders, or session files from major
applications for backup operations into Producer's Edition. You can
create two tape copies of the same data simultaneously via the
Doubler Archival Mode, eliminating the need to perform two discrete
backup operations for local and archival or deliverable asset copies.
BRU PE offers tape library support for up to two drives and 24 slots.
Engineers/operators can choose to create a single archive element
containing all assigned components on one set of backup tapes,...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90052"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Audiofile Engineering, an audio software developer for the Mac, has
released FiRE Audio Recorder
(http://www.mtechmarketing.com/AFE_042309_FiRe.html), a professional
field recorder built exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's
available at the Apple App Store for US$5.99.
Audio pros can now use this mobile platform for serious field
recording with an accurate real-time waveform display, audio markers,
support for professional Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the instant
downloading of audio files in multiple formats, says Matthew Foust of
Audiofile Engineering. FiRe supports stereo recording with external
microphones such as the Blue Mikey and Alesis ProTrack.
If the internal mic is used for mono recordings, the screen rotates
180 degrees allowing users to best position the device for optimum
directional pick-up. Users can scroll the live waveform display with
the touch of a finger or navigate it with a system of configurable
double-taps.
Foust says that FiRe includes professional...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90051"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Winter Wolves has released Spirited Heart, a fantasy life simulation
game with RPG elements. It costs US$19.95 and is available for Mac,
PC and Windows platforms.
Here's how the game is described: "Create a virtual alter ego picking
from an apparently normal human, a cute elf, or a wicked demoness.
Each character has different starting attributes and a unique
personality that will greatly influence the gameplay.
"Once the game starts, you'll be able to run your life in a virtual
fantasy world. Choose a job from one of the 20 different ones
available. Raise your skills to be able to do better. Take time to
relax by going on vacation in several different locations.
Ultimately, find the romance that's right for you.
"In the game there are six potential partners for your character --
two from each of the three races. From time to time you'll randomly
encounter them, and your dialogue options will influence your
relationship. Each partner will have his own personality and will
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90050"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ResearchWare, Inc. today released HyperTRANSCRIBE 1.5, an upgrade to
its software package for transcribing audio and video files.
Available for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, HyperTRANSCRIBE
can play more than two dozen audio and video formats and provides
extensive customizable keyboard shortcuts to facilitate an efficient
workflow.
HyperTRANSCRIBE lets you open and play most popular audio and video
formats, and provides both graphical and keyboard control to play,
pause, and loop playback so your hands never have to leave the
keyboard. Using Apple Computer's QuickTime technology,
HyperTRANSCRIBE can play MP3, AIFF, WAV, MPEG, AVI, MOV, and many
other media file types. The program automatically loads the media
file next time you open a saved transcription file, and when you're
done you can export your transcription to RTF or plain text.
HyperTRANSCRIBE 1.5 includes support for more flexible shortcuts you
can insert into your text with a single keystroke, the ability to
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90048"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Quark has announced special volume licensing for K-12 schools that
allows educators to bring QuarkXPress 8 into their classrooms for
discounted prices. As a part of the volume licensing program, K-12
schools can purchase 250 seats of QuarkXPress 8 for less than
US$1,500 or 500 seats of QuarkXPress 8 for less than $2,500.
QuarkXPress is graphic design and layout software that offers
students the ability to create print, Web, and Flash output using a
single software application. In addition to discounted pricing,
Quark's volume pricing program for K-12 schools ties all of the
QuarkXPress 8 seats purchased by a school to one serial number,
easing the management of many licenses.
School districts can also save expenses by signing up for a one- or
three-year maintenance plan that provides automatic upgrades to new
releases of QuarkXPress throughout their enrollment in the program.
To learn more about the K-12 volume licensing program visit:
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90046"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Seagate Technology has begun shipping the Barracuda LP (Low Power), a
power-thrifty desktop hard drive family that purportedly uses as much
as 50 percent less electricity than standard desktop hard drives.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90045"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Retronyms has released Seek 'n Spell (http://www.seeknspell.com),
a new word game for the iPhone 3G and iPod touch. It's available for
US$2.99 at the Apple App Store.
Here's how the game is described: "Seek 'n Spell transforms iPhone
gaming from a solo, sedentary experience to an active and social
outdoor contest. Combining real outdoor spaces with virtual letters,
Seek 'n Spell is a word game where you and your friends compete to
gather letter tiles and create words to score the most points.
"With Seek 'n Spell, players gather in a park or other large outdoor
space with a clear view of the sky and activate the app. Seek 'n
Spell detects all the players present and scatters letter tiles
across the playing field. Players then race one another around the
field to capture up to 10 letter tiles at a time, which they use to
create words. Coveted gold tiles will appear randomly on the field,
earning players a doubled score when used in words. Points are earned
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-90044"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Trend Micro has announced the availability of a new product to help
Mac users safely surf the web with any browser, confidently click on
links in emails and IM messages, and stay protected against Internet
crime. Carol Carpenter, vice president of consumer marketing for
Trend Micro, says the goal is to "give consumers powerful,
easy-to-use security so they can confidently surf the Internet, both
on Mac and Windows."
Trend Micro's anti-malware and Web threat protection technologies
protect a user's identity and personal data while they shop, bank,
and surf online. These technologies block IM and email links that
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