Year: 2008

My Tribe is new island simulation game for the Mac

Grubby Games (http://www.grubbygames.com) has released My Tribe, an
island simulation game for Mac, Windows and Linux systems. A demo is
available for download; registration is US$19.95.

Here’s ow the game is described: “Shipwrecked on a beautiful tropical
island, your brave little tribespeople must build a new home. With
your guidance, the tribe will uncover mysterious secrets, research
new technologies, and construct massive wonders.

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MacTech Ultimate Black Friday Offer: FREE!

MacTech Ultimate Black Friday Offer: FREE!

We’ve all come to expect great Black Friday offers. This year, as MacTech
has its best year since the dot com days, we want to give back … and give
you the ultimate Black Friday offer. FREE. No strings attached … free.

For the first 100 people to respond, you will get a free six month
subscription to MacTech Magazine.

Not in the first 100? No worries, we’ll get you a free copy of MacTech
delivered to your door.

Supplies are limited, and ends at midnight Friday, November 28th, 2009.

So act now — don’t wait.

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Griffin releases new iPod cables

Griffin Technology has released both the Component Video Cable and
the Composite Video Cable for iPod. Both cables deliver video and
audio to televisions, computer monitors and home entertainment
systems — enabling iPod users everywhere to enjoy their favorite
movies, TV shows and music on their larger screens and speakers.

Both of Griffin’s new cables plug into iPod via the 30-pin Dock
Connector. Component Video Cable delivers analog video and stereo
audio to home entertainment systems and monitors that have RGB
inputs.

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wavearsLE turns iTunes into ‘3D sound player’

wavearsLE is new software from Sonic Motion
(http://www.sonicemotion.com/ch/index.php ) that “turns your iTunes
library into a 3D sound player.” With the software running in the
background, iTunes can be operated as usual, but the sound is
purportedly “true 3D.”

“The majority of the MP3 files in iTunes libraries were originally
recorded in stereo,” says Claudia Holenstein of Sonic Motion.
“wavearsLE takes those stereo MP3 tracks and simulates a 5.1 surround
speaker setup, virtually placed outside of your head. It sounds and
feels as if you were in live concert.

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Chronos announces iScrapbook.com, a store for digital scrapbooking

Chronos LC has announced the grand opening of its all-new web store:
http://www.iScrapbook.com — which sells searchable artwork for
digital scrapbookers. It’s also a companion web site for Chronos’
iScrapbook software for Mac OS X.

All artwork on the iScrapbook Store comes in Chronos’ patent-pending
digital artwork bundles called “iScrapKits.” iScrapKits combine
artwork images with searchable information like names, keywords, and
colors so that the artwork is completely searchable without any work
or organization on the user’s part.

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