Year: 2006

Near-Time launches hosted collab service

Posted by | Feb 27, 2006 | |

Near-Time today announced the official beta launch of its namesake hosted collaboration service. With Near-Time, users can quickly launch workspaces that tap into the power of Weblogs, Wikis and group scheduling, giving groups an easy and secure way to share ideas, information and files over the Web. Users of Near-Time can create a collaborative community within seconds. Members of a workspace can privately collaborate and make some or all of their content publicly available.

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Samsung intros 16X DVD re-writable drive

Posted by | Feb 27, 2006 | |

Samsung Electronics today announced its fastest dual layered DVD recorder. The new SH-W162L model is a unique LightScribe, enabling a 16x DVD re-writeable drive with 8x dual speed recording. LightScribe technology is embedded in the DVD drive and allows users to easily engrave labels, photos, and designs right onto the CD and DVD discs. The drive’s label making software is pre-loaded with a wide range of designs and labels for users who choose not to create their own label.

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Photoshop Elements Techniques Newsletter updated

Posted by | Feb 27, 2006 | |

To teach Mac users how to make the most of the new Mac version of Photoshop Elements 4, the creators of Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletter have updated their online Photoshop Elements 4 Learning Center. In addition to the information and video tutorials available in the Learning Center, two exclusive training videos were created for people who register the new Photoshop Elements 4 software with Adobe.

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Adobe announces Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac

Posted by | Feb 27, 2006 | |

Adobe is releasing Photoshop Elements 4 for Mac next month, notes The Mac Observer. Features in version 4 include: auto red-eye removal, skin tone adjustment, the Magic Selection Brush, and the Magic Extractor tool. It also includes iPhoto-like features like an image ordering tool so users can purchase prints or books of pictures from inside Photoshop Elements, and Kodak’s EasyShare to can create online image galleries.

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Contour announces art hinged hard case for video iPod

Posted by | Feb 25, 2006 | |

Contour Design today introduced two new cases for the iPod with video, the Showcase video 60 and Showcase video 30. Based on Contour’s original Showcase, the Showcase video is slimmer without compromising on protection. Taking design cues from the original Showcase, the new case for the video iPod keeps the sleek shock-absorbing rubber and the bookstyle opening. In addition, the headphone port is now larger to accommodate oversized high-end headphones, and it uses a new secure streamlined latch.

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