Apple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from MacZone, Sweetwater and Outpost. MacZone has great deals on QuarkXPress 6 (US$869.96); Nikon CoolPix 5700 (free accessory kit and $100 rebate); Alien Skin bundle including Eye Candy 4000, Splat, and Xenofex 2 ($298.99); Brother HL 5070N ($449.99); and Hewlett Packard DeskJet 5550 ($129.98).
Read MorePlanar Systems today introduced the PX212M, a 21.3-inch flat-panel LCD monitor. The new display offers UXGA (1600×1200) resolution, multiple video inputs (S-video, composite video, analog and digital), picture-in-picture capability, integrated speakers, and a QuadStand base (height, pivot, swivel and tilt adjustments). It has a 400:1 contrast ratio, brightness of 250 cd/m2 and viewing angle of 170 degrees.
Read MoreMireth Technology has released iVCD, new Mac OS X software that allows you to easily create Video CDs and Super Video CDs from iMovie or QuickTime movie files. iVCD can be used to author Video CDs (MPEG-1) or Super Video CDs (MPEG-2) and supports both NTSC and PAL output formats. With iVCD, each movie you make is stored in a separate project folder, so you can easily make additional copies. The software also plays .mov files, erases CD-RWs and can be used to automatically launch third party CD burning software. iVCD is priced at US$29.95.
Read MoreTrolltech today announced that Qt/Mac will be released under the GPL (GNU General Public License) at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next week.
Read MoreBig Nerd Ranch has announced the release of “Core Mac OS X and Unix Programming,” co-authored by Mark Dalrymple and Aaron Hillegass. Previously available only as a student guide for the Big Nerd Ranch class by the same name, the new 541-page book shows programmers the underpinnings of Mac OS X and covers the same topics as those in the US$3,500 training class. The book is priced at $97.95.
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