Year: 2008

PhoneValet Home Ed. 1.1 enhances iPhone integration

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

Parliant Corporation today announced it has shipped PhoneValet Home Edition 1.1 (US$49.95), an intelligent telephone assistant that comes with all the features a busy family could want to organize their calls. It simplifies life by announcing callers aloud and emailing messages left in each family member’s personal voicemail box. It also handles junk calls, plays ring tones and dials calls. Today’s release includes audio compression, allowing smaller, better-sounding audio for iPhone and iPod Touch users.

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MCE ships 8X SuperDrive upgrade for MacBooks

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

MCE Technologies today announced a new super-slim slot-loading 8X DVD-Recordable internal SuperDrive upgrade with both DVD+R DL (Double Layer) and DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) support for all MacBook Pro 15-inch and MacBook systems. Designed to replace the original 4X and 6X SuperDrives in these systems, the MCE 8X SuperDrive optical drive was designed specifically to accommodate the slender form factor of the MacBook Pro 15-inch and MacBook.

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TUNEWEAR announces TUNESHELL iPod case line

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

TUNEWEAR has announced the availability of TUNESHELL (US$19.95 to $25.95), a full line of clear polycarbonate cases with versions for iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod classic. For iPod nano, three models of TUNESHELL provide full protection of the screen while the Click Wheel and all ports remain open and easy to access. TUNESHELL Mirror features a mirrored front and shirt clip on back. TUNESHELL BlackBack has a crystal clear front face and the same back clip.

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ZappTek updates iPresent It to version 2.2

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

ZappTek has announced its version 2.2 update of iPresent It (US$17.95), their easy to use slideshow-to-iPod utility for Mac OS X. iPresent It allows anyone to easily convert PowerPoint, PDF or Keynote presentations into slideshows that are synced with their iPod. Changes in this release include: support for PowerPoint 2008; works with any iPod with a color display; optimizes slideshows for viewing via an iPod, iPhone or Apple TV; automatically save slideshows to iPhoto or Aperture; and more.

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Black Cat Systems releases DX Toolbox 3.2.0

Posted by | Feb 1, 2008 | |

Black Cat Systems today announced the release of DX Toolbox 3.2.0 (US$24.99), a radio propagation / conditions analysis and forecasting tool for amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and other radio enthusiasts. This release adds: automated updating of the three propagation forecasting displays as the cursor is moved around the world map; updates for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard; improvements to the user interface; and several bug fixes.

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