Karelia Software today released Watson 1.7.2, a maintenance update to its desktop interface to over twenty of the most popular Web services and content. The company says this new version adds compatibility with the upcoming “Panther” release of Mac OS X, and includes several enhancements and bug fixes, all of which are detailed here. Watson sells for US$29.
Read MorePhoto Control Corp. today announced that the BookEndz Docking Station for Apple’s 12-inch PowerBook is now shipping. The US$179 dock “allows for all of the peripheral devices normally connected to the side of the PowerBook — Power, Ethernet, Modem, FireWire, USB, Audio In, Audio Out — to be plugged into the back of the dock, and remain plugged in, independent of the computer. The dock also converts RGB to VGA.
Read MoreSpeck Products today announced that it is now shipping two new accessories made specifically for the 3G (third-generation) iPod models, which debuted in April. The iPod Skin (US$18.95) is a rubberized protective cover made from shock-absorbing, tear-resistant Kraton plastic (available in Frosted White, Cobalt Blue, and Charcoal) that works with the iPod dock for charging and synching.
Read MoreApple’s Pro section has an excellent article based on a recent interview with O’Reilly & Associates founder and president Tim O’Reilly. “The same intimate push and pull that characterizes O’Reilly’s editorial relationship with hackers informs his marketing efforts, which by design come across more as activism than hucksterism,” writes Joe Cellini for Apple.
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