The Iconfactory today released Xponential: Multimedia, a set of 52 add-ons that extends the original collection into the audio & visual realm. With icons covering concepts such as mixing, effects, video and many others, this collection is an important addition for anyone needing icons for multimedia software development. Xponential: Multimedia is available today for US$179 from StockIcons.com.
Read MoreIn his review for Apple’s Mac mini, Wall Street Journal tech writer Walt Mossberg says the low-cost machine is just what Apple needs in order to get Windows users to jump ship. “Apple says it was designed to work with the monitors, keyboards and mice from Windows PCs that it assumes switchers already own. I’ve been testing the Mac mini under just that scenario for several days, and it does indeed work, quite well,” Mossberg writes.
Read MoreOther World Computing (OWC) today announced immediate availibility of its first 100GB Mercury On-The-Go portable storage solutions. The 5400RPM drive features 8MB of cache and is available with either a FireWire only interface or with both FireWire and USB interfaces. The IEEE1394/iLink-compliant FireWire interface on the 100GB On-The-Go solution supports both a powered (6-pin) and an unpowered (4-pin) port. Conversely, the USB interface on the combination FireWire/USB 100GB On-The-Go external hard drive supports both USB v2.0 and v1.1.
Read MoreNumerous MacMinute readers have informed us that they have received their Mac minis from the online Apple Store. The low-cost Macs will be rolled out across the United States this Saturday at all Apple Stores. One reader has posted a photo gallery of the unpacking of his new Mac mini. In other new Apple product news, readers report that the company is now shipping 1GB iPod shuffle orders, following widespread availability of the 512MB model.
Read MoreKW Media Group, the publisher of Mac Design Magazine, today announced that it’s bringing its premier professional design and digital photography conference to Tampa, Florida. With an expanded digital photography educational track, organizers have changed the name of the conference to “Mac Design Conference & Digital Photography Expo.” The event will be held at the Tampa Bay Convention Center, June 21 – 23, 2005.
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