Macworld.com - At this week's Macworld Expo, long-time Mac software developer Ambrosia Software released iToner 2, a new version of its iPhone ringtone-making utility. The company also announced an update to its audio editing software WireTap Studio and showed off Multiwinia, a new game in development, and Soundboard, an audio triggered application.
Macworld.com - If, like me, you’re a receipt pack rat, NeatReceipts for Mac may be exactly what you’ve been looking for to clear out stacks of paper in your office. At Macworld Expo this week, the Neat Company is demonstrating its $200 bundle combining a small scanner and software for your Mac. (The software is also available alone, and works with a few specified scanners.)
PC World - Released last year, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700 was the first digital camera to offer an on-board 4GB flash drive. With the announcement of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company has augmented the T700's integrated storage and basic specs with Wi-Fi capabilities and one-click access to photo-sharing sites.
Macworld.com - Some offerings aimed at helping you with creative projects grabbed my attention during my stroll around the Macworld Expo show floor this week.
PC World - Fake iPhone Nanos hit the streets in Asia last week ahead of a possible product announcement from Apple at MacWorld Expo 2009. However, the rumor never materialized into a real device during Phil Schiller's keynote address at the annual trade show this week. Now, the BBC says fraudulent iPhone Nano units are showing up in Europe as rip-off artists try to recoup their losses.
Reuters - SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod.
Macworld.com - While Intuit is in the midst of overhauling the Mac version of its Quicken personal finance app, the online version of Quicken is going strong. Quicken.com just underwent a redesign in November, giving users of the online service a simple way to quickly see how much money the had left in a given time period, after accounting for incoming wages and outgoing bills.
Macworld.com - Paragon Software released 30 SlovoEd “talking” dictionaries for the Mac OS this week at Macworld Expo. Containing three explanatory (English, French, Spanish) and 27 bilingual dictionaries, Paragon’s product allows Mac OS X users to obtain a translation or word definition by simply pointing a cursor over the word in question.
Macworld.com - Future Macworld Expos could embrace film or music festivals. Or they could return to East Coast destinations like Boston or New York. Or they could move from city to city.
Macworld.com - Exhibiting at both Macworld Expo and the Consumer Electronics Show this week, Shure announced new products that bring professional quality audio capability to everyday Mac users.
Macworld.com - Accessory maker Griffin Technology is a mainstay of Macworld Expo—once again, the company has a sizable both on the Moscone Center show floor—which makes the annual Mac trade show a perfect time to make new product announcements. This year is no exception with Griffin announcing a number of new products. Here are the ones that caught my eye.
Macworld.com - Figuring that no new MacBooks would be released at this year’s Macworld Expo (since they were released just three months ago), I went ahead and purchased a new MacBook on January 5th. I was kinda expecting them to release an iLife ’09 update but since I needed a new Mac urgently, I just went ahead and handed them the cash (or credit card anyway).
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology announced an inline controller/FM radio for iPods and the iPhone yesterday. I know what you’re thinking: what’s the big deal about yet another remote for the iPod? Well, this one features an OLED screen that displays what you’re listening to so you can pocket your iPod and still stay in the know. So there.
Macworld.com - Despite Apple’s claim that Apple Retail Stores traffic adds up to 100 Macworlds a week there is no way that Apple Stores can truly replace Macworld Expo. I’ll be writing a brief (mercifully brief, luckily) series of posts highlighting things that you can only get at Expo (hence the clever title).
AP - As hes done for the last decade, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs took home his customary $1 annual salary in 2008, but the economic meltdown and Apples falling stock price whacked half a billion dollars off the value of his personal holdings in the company.
Macworld.com - Apple's 2009 proxy statement was released today. In case you're not up to date, it's only the most anticipated work since the last Dan Brown novel. The document describes the upcoming meeting and its agenda and outlines the board's recommendations for voting.
Macworld.com - Transcena Design announced OfficeTime 1.4, with the latest version of the time-tracking program allowing you track your time and review instant reports of where you’ve been spending your time.
Macworld.com - One of the hardest things about having a booth at Macworld Expo is getting people to actually check out your booth. You need to get people in there, and have them stand around for a few minutes so you can leap on them and make sure they will never forget your products. Ever. Google's solution to that problem is to have an ‘iPhone Charging Station.’
