Year: 2006

MacSpeech releases ScriptPak for Office 2004

Posted by | Feb 1, 2006 | |

MacSpeech today announced the release of a new ScriptPak for Microsoft Office 2004. The new ScriptPak installs over 1,000 commands into iListen that allows the user to do virtually anything in Office 2004 that they would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus. The ScriptPak for Microsoft Office 2004 is available from the MacSpeech Web site and sells for US$59. MacSpeech offers several iListen packages, including a software only solution for $99, and a software and headset with microphone for $149.

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AquaMinds now shipping Universal applications

Posted by | Feb 1, 2006 | |

AquaMinds Software Corporation today announced that its Mac OS X software products are now Universal Binary applications. NoteTaker 1.9.10 shipped last Friday as a Universal application and requires OS X 10.3.9 or higher. Both NoteTaker and Viewer for NoteTaker now run on PPC and Intel-based Macs. Registered users of NoteTaker can download this latest update from AquaMinds’ site at no additional charge.

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Business 2.0: ‘Apple may kill iPod shuffle’

Posted by | Feb 1, 2006 | |

A report from Business 2.0 says that Apple may discontinue its iPod shuffle digital music player. “The tiny MP3 player, a favorite of gym-goers, is cheap at $129, but lacks a screen. It may soon be replaced by a 1-gigabyte version of the iPod Nano, according to UBS analyst Ben Reitzes.” In addition, the analyst said that he sees slow sales of Intel-based Macs for the first three months of this year, and cut UBS’s 2006 fiscal-year estimates for Mac unit sales by about 10 percent to 4.7 million.

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FonoNation Nation announces PTP-IP Suite

Posted by | Feb 1, 2006 | |

FotoNation today announced that it will demonstrate its PTP-IP Suite at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Conference held in Orlando, FL February 26th. PTP-IP Suite is a collection of software tools, reference designs and engineering services for digital imaging device manufacturers. The software suite provides the core technology necessary to develop, test and analyze wireless image transfer and wireless printing directly from digital cameras.

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The Sims 2 Nightlife pre-orders available

Posted by | Feb 1, 2006 | |

Aspyr Media today announced The Sims 2 Nightlife, the second expansion to The Sims 2, is now live on their Web site and available for pre-order. “Your Sims are on the town hitting all the swanky hot spots. Whether they’re dancing until dawn, romancing that special someone, or striking out at the bowling alley, it’ll be an unforgettable night!

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