Year: 2005

Civilization III: Complete pre-orders available

Aspyr Media today announced Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete for Mac is now live on their Web site and available for pre-order. Civilization III: Complete includes the original game, Civilization III, plus both expansion packs, Conquests and Play the World. This bundle introduces Civilization III multiplayer capabilities to the Macintosh platform for the first time. Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete is priced at US$49.99.

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EyeTV software update adds one-step export to iPod video

Elgato Systems today released EyeTV software 1.8.4. This free update offers one-step export of recordings to formats that are optimized for viewing on both video-capable iPods and on televisions connected to iPods. “With EyeTV 1.8.4, EyeTV users can now export their EyeTV recordings to a video-capable iPod using two new preset formats. One preset uses QuickTime H.264 compression, Apple’s preferred format. The second preset uses MPEG-4 compression, which encodes up to five times faster than H.264 and has higher resolution output.

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MyMac podcast #55 now online

MyMac.com has posted its latest podcast (#55). This week, podcast hosts Tim and Chad talk about defragmenting the iPod, FireFox 1.5 for Mac, Intel’s VIIV and the Mac mini, and PowerBook Trackpad troubles. As always, MacMinute’s news is also covered.

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