Year: 2003

Formac rolls out new 19″ LCD display

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | |

Formac today announced the Gallery 1900, a second generation 19-inch LCD with the latest ColorProof VA TFT. The US$849 display offers an SXGA resolution of 1280×1024, 300 cd/m2 brightness and 700:1 contrast ratio. It comes with both DVI and ADC interfaces, and is Mac and PC compatible. “Combined with Formac’s proprietary digital graphics technology and a unique conical viewing angle technology, the new Gallery 1900 guarantees a crisp and vivid picture, from edge to edge,” according to the company.

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OWC expands laptop screen protector line

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | |

Other World Computing (OWC) today announced it has expanded the company’s line of laptop screen protectors (LSPs) to cover the new 15-inch and 17-inch aluminum PowerBooks. “Made from all-natural, top-grain cowhide leather, LSPs fit across a laptop’s track pad and/or keyboard to prevent the keyboard and button on the base of the laptop from coming in contact with, and leaving skin oils or permanent marks and indentations on, the laptop’s built in display.” Pricing starts at US$17.95.

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Apple European sales up by 17 percent

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | |

Macworld UK reports that Apple’s year-over-year sales increased 17.1 percent in Europe in the third quarter of 2003. “Apple is the ninth highest-selling EMEA (Europe, Middle East and African) computer manufacturer, with 1.5 per cent of the market. Total third-quarter shipments in Europe reached 158,000 units, for a year-on-year growth of 17.1 per cent… Apple saw 18 percent growth in notebooks year-on-year — below the EMEA average.”

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Big Nerd Ranch Announces Cocoa Training on Panther/XCode

Posted by | Oct 21, 2003 | , |

Big Nerd Ranch Announces Cocoa Training on Panther/XCode in November 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Emily Herman
Big Nerd Ranch, Inc.
(678) 595-6773
http://www.bignerdranch.com

Atlanta, GA – October 21, 2003 – Big Nerd Ranch Announces Cocoa Training on
Panther/XCode in November 2003.

November 10-14, 2003, the Big Nerd Ranch will offer its revised Cocoa
training class, modified to incorporate new features added to the Panther
release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system and developer tools.

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