Apple updates its Hot Deals site
Apple has updated its Hot Deals site with the latest offering from ClubMac, O’Reilly Media, and Small Dog Electronics. Highlighted specials include:
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World Music added to Jam Pack samplers for .Mac users
Apple has added World Music to Jam Pack samplers for .Mac members. “You might be a virtuoso, or just an air guitar prodigy. Either way, GarageBand lets you create, perform, and record your own music, by putting you in control of your own professional recording studio with hundreds of instruments. Add a GarageBand Jam Pack, and it’s like having a vast pool of session musicians and a record producer at your disposal. And right now, you have the exclusive opportunity to find out for yourself what a difference Jam Pack can make.
Read MoreThe Omni Group announces OmniDazzle 1.0
The Omni Group has announced the public release of their new product, OmniDazzle, a set of fun and useful enhancements that help you highlight certain areas of your screen, create special effects, and track the location of your mouse pointer. By allowing you to manipulate your screen, OmniDazzle offers practical features for doing presentations, taking screen shots, focusing on specific tasks, and adding visual information to your desktop. OmniDazzle is priced at US$14.95, and a free demo version is available.
Read MoreNew Mac software company founded by Joshua Coventry
Fastforward was today founded by Joshua Coventry, Mac OS X programmer of DigiTools and previous founder of MegaWorks. “Fastforward takes a new approach to software, using the fair price model – in which users are not charged for upgrades, and products are priced fairly for consumers.” The new company is currently seeking for programmers and also to publish existing applications for Mac OS X. Fastforward’s debut products are expected to be released before the end of 2006.
Read MoreFastMac announces internal Bluetooth upgrade
FastMac today announced the availability of a 100% compatible plug-and-play internal Bluetooth upgrade for select PowerMac G5, PowerMac G4 and iMac G4 systems. The upgrade adds Bluetooth wireless connectivity between the customer’s desktop computer and the growing array of Bluetooth-enabled personal digital assistants, mobile phones, cameras, printers, headsets, keyboards and computer mice. The Bluetooth module fits directly into the system’s main logic board, attaching to the built-in Apple antenna.
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