Year: 2001

At PCExpo next week, Keyspan will debut its new USB mini hub, a four-port portable hub that’s the size of a credit card and only a centimeter thick. The product includes a built-in cable, will be available in silver or black, and sell for US$49. (Site not updated)

The 16th annual MacHack kicked off today at midnight CDT in Dearborn, MI. The conference, which runs for 72 consecutive hours, challenges software developers to program the most interesting piece of software — or hack to another piece of software — that they can during that time. MacHack also provides a forum for attendees to gather and chat, as well offering multiple keynotes from prominent members of the development community.

SmartDisk today introduced a new line of USB flash media readers, available for CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital/Multimedia Card formats. Each flash reader includes a one meter detachable cable for convenience, sits vertically for easy loading and ejecting, and carries a price of US$39.95. The readers will ship in July, with the exception of the Secure Digital/Multimedia card reader which will ship later this year.

Blizzard today announced that the highly anticipated Lord of Destruction expansion pack for Diablo II will be released on June 29. The expansion pack adds two new character classes to the game, the Assassin and the Druid, a new act with six new quests, and thousands of new items. The expansion pack will ship in nine languages for about US$35.

MacEdition has published an interesting article that details how to hook up a digital camera to a telescope and achieve good results. The article also includes a myriad of interesting information on the procedure and digital cameras themselves.