Year: 2005

Mac Design Conference extends Film Festival entries

Posted by | May 26, 2005 | |

Organizers of the Mac Design Conference & Digital Photography Expo are extending the entry deadline for the upcoming Mac Design Conference Film Festival until 5:00 p.m. ET, June 6, 2005. The annual Film Festival showcases the digital video talents of conference attendees as they premiere their creative versions of an Apple commercial as part of the conference, which is scheduled June 21-23 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.

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Kanguru 16x 1 to 11 DVD Duplicator announced

Posted by | May 26, 2005 | |

Kanguru Solutions have announced the release of the Kanguru 16x 1 to 11 DVD Duplicator, a standalone duplication system with 200GB of removable storage capable of producing 11 DVDs or CDs simultaneously. The unit comes equipped with a 200GB KanguruDisk and is capable of storing multiple duplication jobs. The KanguruDisk, a removable hard drive, allows users to save images of their source discs to copy at any time, and provides the option of loading up to 40 full DVDs on the drive; ready to burn.

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KONTAKT 2 demo version now available

Posted by | May 26, 2005 | |

Native Instruments today announced that a demo version of KONTAKT 2 is now available. KONTAKT 2 is the second generation of NI’s flagship sampler featuring a new sampling engine, comprehensive surround integration, the KONTAKT Script Processor (KSP), integrated convolution effects, extensive import capabilities, and a 15 GB sample library. The demo comes with a special demo library that contains nine instruments and showcases the new KSP and convolution features.

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Research Firm: Apple’s business ‘solid’

Posted by | May 26, 2005 | |

Reasearch firm Piper Jaffray maintained an “outperform” rating and US$52 target price on Apple, saying it expects the fiscal third quarter to be up slightly from the second quarter, reports Forbes. “The bottom line from our checks is that while we are not expecting significant upside to June quarter numbers, Apple’s business appears to be solid in what is typically a seasonally slower period,” Piper Jaffray said.

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Aspyr announces contest with new logo debut

Posted by | May 26, 2005 | |

Aspyr today debuted a new corporate logo, and in celebration are launching a contest. “We’re kicking off the launch of our new logo, with a fabulous contest,” says Aspyr. “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… to Wang Chung tonight… etc. Get the idea?

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