The Guardian has published a profile of Jonathan Ive, senior vice-president of industrial design at Apple. “From a studio at the company’s headquarters, Ive and his small team of trusted designers have defined the look of a generation, first with the iBook and iMac, and latterly the ubiquitous iPod range, whose owners include the Queen, Tony Blair and George Bush.
Read MoreiSkin today announced the availability of its new Special Edition iPod protectors for the iPod nano (aluminum) and iPod with video. Special Edition iSkin for iPod nano (aluminum) is priced at US$29.99 and boasts a dual-layer design that combines a dark tinted front impact/scratch-resistant VISOR with a premium shock absorbing silicone layer sporting a scarlet red click wheel and centre button gum drop. It also comes equipped with a removable rotary beltclip, lanyard, dock connector port cover and dock adaptor.
Read MoreThe PandaWare Company is seeking beta testers for Simple Help Editor 2.0, its help authoring application for Macintosh and Windows developers. Version 2.0 supports creation of help systems in HTML and Apple Help Book formats, as well as version 1.0’s proprietary styled-text format for REALbasic developers. Other improvements include the ability to add graphics (to HTML output), to link to external resources, and a number of options for saving to HTML.
Read MoreBlack Cat Systems has announced that Diet Sleuth 4.8 (US$34.99) has been released, the latest version of its nutritional database and personal health logbook. A built-in Recipe Editor allows you to quickly enter a custom recipe, with the nutritional information automatically calculated, based on the ingredients. Diet Sleuth can also keep track of your daily weight, and calculate your EER or Estimated Energy Requirements, which is an estimate of how many calories you burn each day, based on various factors.
Read MoreA story on the Financial Times Web site reports that Taiwanese electronics firm Luxpro, which won a lawsuit filed against it by Apple over an iPod shuffle “imitation,” has now countersued the company. “We plan to sue Apple in a Taiwanese court before the end of the month and demand $100m in compensation for the revenues we have lost due to their abuse of their global power,” Wu Fu-chin, Luxpro chairman, told the Financial Times. Apple could not be reached for comment.
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