Year: 2006

Daystar Ships First PowerPC 7448 CPU Upgrade for Mac

First PowerPC 7448 CPU Upgrade for Mac Ships!

Daystar announces shipment of the first XLR8 brand, Apple PowerBook 7448
Upgrade at 1.83 GHz… using Freescale’s newest 7448 PowerPC CPUs!

Atlanta, Georgia, March 5, 2006: Daystar Technology, the original Mac
Performance Shop, delivered another new milestone in both CPU upgrades and
PowerBook speed today. The company announced a new 7448 based CPU upgrade
for the PowerBook G4 1.67.

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Inside Mac Radio interview with Adobe Photoshop Product Manager

Inside Mac Radio posts interview with Abobe Product Manager. “Join Scott Sheppard live from Flashforward Conference and Film Festival Seattle 2006 as he sat down with Adobe Photoshop Product Manager John Nack and discussed his Flash background, his thoughts about the future of Flash and Photoshop integration, Lightroom code base and the transition of Photoshop to MacIntel code.

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Amphonic Designs releases ViewTunes Jukebox 1.0

Amphonic Designs today announced the availability of ViewTunes Jukebox 1.0, a new music player that offers an alternative way to enjoy an iTunes Music Library. The interface allows users to visually browse their music collection with album artwork organized by artist or album name. “ViewTunes is not meant as a replacement for iTunes. Instead it compliments iTunes ability to manage a great amount of information by offering a better user interface that is focused on the music itself.” ViewTunes is priced at US$12.

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Sandvox beta 14 now available

Karelia Software today announced the beta 14 of its Web site building application, Sandvox. The software features drag-and-drop Web site assembly; live editing without a preview mode; two dozen stylish designs; and Pagelets, small areas of content that reside within a Web page’s sidebar. Sandvox is scheduled for full release later this quarter, in both standard and “pro” configurations. Pricing has yet to be announced. 

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Griffin’s iTrip FM Transmitter now available in Europe

Griffin Technology today announced the availability of its iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod in Switzerland. “Recent changes in Swiss law have opened the door to broadcast in Switzerland over the FM radio spectrum (87.9 – 107.9),” notes the company. “iTrip’s CE certification means that users can rest assured of iTrip’s compliance with strict laboratory guidelines for emmisions, broadcast strength, electrostatic discharge, and immunity to outside interference.

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