Year: 2001

Marware has taken the wraps off its SportSuit Sleeve for iPod, a neoprene case that features a small pocket for headphones and a belt clip. The case is available in five colors for US$19.95. The company plans to release details of its SportSuit for iPod case, which will allow users to access the iPod while it’s in the case, on Dec. 21.

Yesterday’s announcement regarding the change in Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ Macworld Expo San Francisco keynote—which was pushed ahead a day—was a decision made solely by Apple and Jobs himself, with little input from IDG World Expo, MacMinute has learned. The change has left many showgoers frustrated and scrambling to change their travel arrangements to accommodate the change in date, while IDG is working to reorganize and reschedule many of the Power Tool conferences planned for Monday so attendees can attend the keynote and not miss workshops they paid US$600 to $800 for.

Alias/Wavefront today released Maya Complete 3.5.1 for Mac OS X, a free update to its 3D animation software that improves Mac OS X 10.1.1 compatibility and adds support for ATI’s Mobility Radeon and NVIDIA’s GeForce2 MX and GeForce3 video cards. The update will shipped on CD to existing customers; Maya sells for US$7,500.

Alco Blom has released the final version of Web Confidential 3.0, his password manager that now offers Mac OS X compatibility. The software features 448-bit encryption, HTTP and Web Form automation, Palm synchronization, and more. Web Confidential 3.0 is US$20 shareware.