Year: 2009

Howling Moon Software has announced Chipmunk 5.0
(http://howlingmoonsoftware.com/chipmunk.php), a new version of the
physics engine. It’s a lightweight, 2D, rigid body physics library
written in C.

The latest version features a new joint and constraint system,
raycasting, sensors, a new collision callback API (application
programming interface), and improved performance. The Howling Wolves
say the aim is to give 2D developers access the same quality of
physics you find in newer 3D games.

Speck (http://www.speckproducts.com) has released SeeThru and SeeThru
Satin cases for the 13-inch “unibody” MacBook. These customized,
form-fitting hard shell cases have a manufacturer’s suggested retail
price of US$49.95.

The cases are designed to protect the MacBook from drops as well as
regular wear and tear.

Coradiant (http://wwwcoradiant.com), which specializes in web
application performance management, has announced the immediate
availability of Analytics In A Box, powered by Coradiant technology.
It’s a turn key appliance that passively taps and collects web
traffic data and provides complete reports via Google’s Urchin Web
analytics software, which is integrated with the appliance.

Organizations benefit from a lower total cost of ownership, and
quicker access to market intelligence via on-demand analytics.

L-Soft (http://www.lsoft.com) has released LISTSERV 16, an update of the Mac compatible email list manager.

Pomola Software has updated Mac Shutdown X
(http://pomola.com/products_macshutdown/macshutdown.html), a Mac OS X
utility for shutting down a Mac on a specified event or on a
specified date and time, to version 1.5.