MacMinute’s Executive Briefing for January 17, 2004 — a recap of all the news we have posted over the past week — is now available. If you think you may have missed something, here is your chance to catch up.
Read More“GarageBand isn’t the first computer program that lets you compose music and remix existing songs — but it might break new ground in how simple it makes the process,” writes Jon Fortt of the Mercury News in his review of the new music creation software.
Read MoreThe LiliPod is a new water resistant, hard shell iPod case that “allows you to safely listen to your iPod during activities never previously possible — from skiing to sailing, mountain biking to beach bumming, and everywhere in between.” It offers an ISC engineered watertight stereo connector, dual-action belt clip, compression clamp and rubber O-ring, and Serling Rope lanyard with cord lock. The LiliPod is priced at US$34.99.
Read MoreNative Instruments today announced Traktor FinalScratch 1.5, a new version of its digital DJ system. Version 1.5 will bring important optimizations for use with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, giving FinalScratch superior performance and stability on Apple’s latest operating system. The update will also include a new “Key Correct” feature, which maintains the original pitch of a track independently from the playing speed. Traktor FS 1.5 will be made available in February.
Read MoreThe New York Times’ David Pogue has written an article on iLife ’04 and GarageBand, which are now available. “Each program in the updated suite (except iTunes) offers about a dozen enhancements. For example, the new iMovie offers video trimming with an undo feature right in the storyboard strip. The iDVD program introduces 20 new professional-looking templates for your DVD menu screens, and can now fit two hours of amazing-looking video onto a disc.
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