Year: 2005

MacTech Magazine Continues The Evolution Of New MacTech

Posted by | Jan 11, 2005 | , |

MACTECH MAGAZINE CONTINUES THE EVOLUTION OF NEW MACTECH
– Readers loving the new MacTech
– David Sobsey named new Associate Publisher

San Francisco, CA (MACWORLD EXPO) — January 11, 2005 — As MacTech
celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing in-depth technical coverage
for Mac developers, tech professionals and power users, we are excited to
announce we have named David Sobsey to the newly created position of
Associate Publisher.

Rolled-out in our November issue, the new MacTech Magazine features not
only a great new design, but a greatly expanded page count and even more
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Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks book released

Posted by | Jan 11, 2005 | |

KW Media Group today announced the release of their new book Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks. The new book features Scott Kelby, best-selling author of The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers, as he “unlocks the secrets of the most closely guarded Photoshop Elements 3 special effects. By using his simple step-by-step method, with hundreds of full-color images, you’ll see exactly how it’s all done.” The new book is available now for US$34.99.

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Speck Products to unveil ToughSkin for iPod

Posted by | Jan 10, 2005 | |

Speck Products tomorrow will unveil ToughSkin, a ruggedized iPod skin designed with shock-absorbing, rubberized bumpers and a tear-resistant plastic skin. The ToughSkin cover, which features ruggedized bumpers, detachable belt clip, and screen and scroll wheel covers, fits all fourth generation iPods, including the 20 and 40 GB iPod with Click Wheel and iPod Photo, and will soon be available for iPod mini. In addition, the new cover is fabricated using “Kraton thermoplastic elastomers” to ensure skintight fit with a soft, tactile grip.

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Solar powered iPod charger arrives in US

Posted by | Jan 10, 2005 | |

Better Energy Systems’ Solio, originally released in the UK in October, has been introduced to the US market today at Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The weather-proof, solar powered charger for iPod, mobile phone, and several other electronic devices, weighs only 5.8 ounces and can be plugged into a wall outlet to charge its internal battery when no sun is available. Activating the Solio simply requires attaching a cable and pressing a button.

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