Year: 2005

Aspyr’s ‘Aspyrations’ contest ends tomorrow

Posted by | Jun 9, 2005 | |

Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for Aspyr’s “Aspyrations” contest, originally announced May 26th in conjunction with the launch of the company’s new logo. “We’re going bigger and bolder with our new logo, and we’re looking to project an attitude that expresses that. We’ve tossed around a few ideas here – for example, we ‘Aspyr’ to entertain the world… to set a good example… to create products that rule… to say please and thank you… to make Mom proud…

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Black and Silver TransPod Direct for iPod announced

Posted by | Jun 9, 2005 | |

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters today announced new Black and Silver versions of their TransPod Direct Car Solution for iPod and iPod mini. The DLO TransPod Direct comes with a built-in charger for the iPod, a cradle to position it for easy access to its controls, a cassette adapter, and a mini plug cable. In addition, the DLO TransPod Direct offers a direct connection to the car stereo that integrates the high-quality line-out audio signal from the bottom of the iPod.

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Are Apple and Intel merging to take on Microsoft?

Posted by | Jun 9, 2005 | |

In his latest column, Robert Cringely has an interesting take on the Apple/Intel news mania. The article poses five questions: “What happened to the PowerPC’s supposed performance advantage over Intel?”; “What happened to Apple’s 64-bit operating system?”; “Where the heck is AMD?”; “Why announce this chip swap a year before it will even begin for customers?”; and “Is this all really about Digital Rights Management?” In the final analysis, Cringely’s conclusion is that it is all about Microsoft.

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Popwire releases Compression Master 3.1

Posted by | Jun 9, 2005 | |

Popwire today announced the release of Compression Master 3.1, a free upgrade to its Mac OS X encoder. Version 3.1 offers enhanced features, extended format support as well as Tiger and QuickTime 7 compatibility. Among the highlights are H.264 (AVC) video, Windows Media MBR, High Definition (HD) support, Flash video and full QuickTime video integration. The software sells for US$395.00.

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