Year: 2002

Niemeijer Consult has announced the forthcoming release of KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X, an assistive tool that allows physically impaired Mac users to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other cursor input device. KeyStrokes Lite offers five interactively resizable keyboard models, works with U.S. and International keyboard layouts, handles command-key combinations, and more.

Olympus has added Mac support for some of its >digital voice recorders, including the DS-150, DS-320, DS-2000 and DS-3000, as noted by MacNN. The company has released its DSS Player for both Mac OS 8/9 and Mac OS X, which allows users to download and play recordings from the device.

Sybase, Inc. Monday announced plans to develop Open Client for Mac, an Internet-enabled development tool kit for developers delivering Mac applications across a variety of database systems, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 (ASE 12.5) for Mac OS X. ASE 12.5 will allow developers to build applications with native Mac OS X support for database applications. The company plans to deliver both products later this year.

Shares of PC maker Gateway plummeted nearly 25 percent today, after the company issued an earnings warning yesterday evening. Gateway is presently in the midst of consolidating and reorganizing operations, as well as its focus in general, in an effort to reduce costs and return to profitability as a result of the difficult economic environment. In contrast, Apple has said countless times that it is “innovating itself” out of the recession.

Brother today announced two new laser digital copiers, the DCP-1000 and DCP-1400, both of which also function as a laser printer and flatbed color scanner. The Mac-compatible devices offer copy/print speeds of up to 10 pages per minute and 15 pages per minute, respectively. Other features include printer resolution of 600×600 dpi, an optical scanning resolution of 600×2400, and USB connectivity.