Year: 2008

Andrei Doubrovski, an author of video-books on Adobe Photoshop and
Photoshop Elements, has released Elements+
(http://www.simplephotoshop.com/elementsplus/), an add-on for Adobe
Photoshop Elements that unlocks up to 144 undocumented functions. The
kit includes smart filters, vector masks, and many more advanced
tools normally hidden under the hood, Doubrovski says.

Elements+ is a patch revealing the hidden functions in the Adobe
software. The undocumented commands appear as additional categories
in the Effects palette.

Berlin based nova media has unveiled the GlobeSurfer III
(http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_gs_3.html), a wireless
router for Macs that establishes a mobile internet connection through
a mobile network operator and uses WLAN and Ethernet to distribute
this connection to the network. Local computer networks can now share
a mobile Internet connection using GlobeSurfer III, a 3G wireless
router with WLAN and Ethernet network access.

Within mobile networks GlobeSurfer III supports download speeds with
up to 7.2 Mbit/second and upload speeds with up to 5.7 Mbit/second.

Joe Kissell’s new “Take Control of VMware Fusion
2” provides Mac users with real-world advice on
the best ways to install, configure, and use
Windows via the virtualization software VMware
Fusion 2.

Macgamestore.com has announced Mac Games Arcade, a digital download
application for Mac OS X. Mac Games Arcade allows users to download,
purchase and manage their Mac games.

With Mac Games Arcade, users will be able to browse through hundreds
of digital download Mac titles from over 100 Mac developers, check
out demos, write reviews, purchase games, and maintain their digital
downloads. Built by Mac developers, Mac Games Arcade is the
brain-child of (i)Inside Mac Games(/I)/Macgametore.com founder and
former Bungie Software project leader, Tuncer Deniz.

ezGear has announced the US$19.99 ezBling
(http://www.ezgear.com/nano/ezBling_nanoG4.htm) for the fourth
generation iPod nano. The case uses a new material and design to
provide protection to the iPod yet still allows the iPod color to
shine through.

Made of a special soft material, the ezBling case fits onto the iPod
like a glove while giving it a crystal-like appearance. A panel in
the back allows for installation on the iPod and keeps it covered.