Year: 2004

FireWire Depot announces new dual drive enclosure

Posted by | Dec 7, 2004 | |

FireWire Depot today announced the FWB2ATA35D, a compact FireWire800 to ATA Dual 3.5″ bay external enclosure. The FWB2ATA35D is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for two /IDEATA HDDs without taking up much desk space. It allows IDE drives (Master and Slave or Cable Select pair) to be connected to a FireWire (IEEE 1394) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion. The FWB2ATA35D is priced at US$179.99 and is expected to be available for shipping December 13, 2004.

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Flip4Mac brings Windows Media encoding to the Mac

Posted by | Dec 6, 2004 | |

Telestream today announced its Flip4Mac Windows Media Export Component for Mac OS X. The company said Flip4Mac is the first product to provide encoding in Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series SD and HD on the Macintosh. The software allows Mac users to select Windows Media 9 Series from the list of available formats in the Export function of QuickTime-based applications running on Mac OS X 10.3 or later. These applications include Final Cut Pro HD, iMovie, QuickTime Player, Discreet Cleaner, and more.

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Peachpit announces ‘The iPod Playlist Book’

Posted by | Dec 6, 2004 | |

Peachpit Press today announced “The iPod Playlist Book,” a new title featuring playlist ideas for creating music playlists. The book features over 150 playlists organized by genre (punk, blues, roots, and more) and activity (road trips, cocktail parties, weddings, luaus, etc.). A few of the interesting playlists include: “Road Trippin’,” “Not Your Typical Wedding Songs,” “Cryin’ in Your Beer: Songs for Soaking in Cheap Suds and Salty Tears,” and “The Building Blocks of Punk.” The iPod Playlist Book sells for US$14.99 and is available now.

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Touchscreen solution for 17″ PowerBook announced

Posted by | Dec 6, 2004 | |

Troll Touch today announced the immediate availability of the TouchStar SlipCover 17 (US$595), a custom designed, externally mounted touchscreen system for Apple’s 17-inch PowerBook. “Featuring all metal construction with powder-coat finish, a non-breakable analog resistive touchscreen overlay and Troll’s proprietary high-resolution touchscreen controller, the SlipCover 17 complements the look of the laptop it enhances. Installation is easy.

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