Year: 2007

Deals: HealthEngage Diet+Fitness for 50% off today only

Posted by | May 1, 2007 | |

Today’s featured promo on MacUpdate offers HealthEngage Diet+Fitness 3.9.2 for US$29.95 (50% off, retail $59.99). HealthEngage Diet & Fitness lets users plan their meals from over 6,700 foods in the USDA database. It also lets users choose daily activities and exercises with pre-calculated calorie burn rates from over 650 activities from the Sports Medicine Association of America. HealthEngage Diet+Fitness 3.9.2 requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.

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Flash Survivor line of rugged USB 2 flash drives debuts

Posted by | Apr 30, 2007 | |

Corsair today unveiled its rugged line of USB 2.0 flash drives — Flash Survivor. Designed and engineered to be the industry’s toughest USB drive, Flash Survivor is water-resistant to 200 meters, CNC-milled aluminum encased, and shock-proof to safely store user’s information and files in the most demanding environments. Flash Survivor is available in two variations — Flash Survivor GT 8GB (US$$129.99) and Flash Survivor 4GB ($59.99).

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Chronos releases iScrapbook 1.0

Posted by | Apr 30, 2007 | |

Chronos today announced the release of iScrapbook, the company’s new software way to design and print scrapbooks. According Jerry Halls, Vice President of Sales at Chronos, “Many novice and experienced scrapbookers have been looking for a Macintosh software solution so they can transition from traditional scrapbooking to digital scrapbooking. iScrapbook is the answer. It’s been in development for almost two years now and it includes powerful tools once reserved exclusively for professional graphic artists.

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The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff ships for Mac

Posted by | Apr 30, 2007 | |

Aspyr Media today announced that the Mac version of The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff has begun shipping to retail outlets. Licensed from Electronic Arts, The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff was developed for Mac by Aspyr Studios, Aspyr’s internal development team. “Add excitement to your Sims’ family with this all-new collection of furniture, clothing and décor. Decorate the home with an assortment of cool new furnishings, including upscale living room items and adventurous bedroom sets.

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Skype, Intel offer free Mother’s Day calls

Posted by | Apr 30, 2007 | |

Skype and Intel today announced a joint effort to advance a “shared vision of establishing the personal computer as a central and reliable platform for voice and video calling over the Internet.” By offering an Intel-sponsored day of free global calling over Skype on Mother’s Day to U.S. and Canadian consumers, the two companies are encouraging users to take advantage of Internet communication via their PCs or laptops. With the “Gift of Gab,” U.S.

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