Year: 2009

Griffin Technology (http://www.griffintechnology.com) has announced
the availability of both the PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt
Reserve. Also available is PowerDuo Reserve, a bundle packaging of
both PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve. These products offer
the features of Griffin’s popular \solutions with the added feature
of a detachable battery pack.

PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve charge any USB-rechargeable
device, including the iPhone, iPod and most MP3 players.

TechRestore (http://techrestore.com) has begun offering a 500GB, 7200
RPM Overnight Drive Upgrade service that includes data transfer and
free shipping for Apple laptops.

The US$299 service includes the Seagate ST9500420AS 7200RPM hard
drive.

Cultured Code (http://www.culturedcode.com) has announced updates for
both the Mac and iPhone/iPod touch versions of Things, the task
management software. Both updates are free for licensed users and
both incorporate improvements and bug fixes.

In addition to improvements and bug fixes, Things for Mac 1.1.2
incorporates AppleScript support. This enables Things users to write
scripts and applets that can control the actions of Things and its
interaction with other applications that also support AppleScript.

Realtime Audio Adventures (http://www.RTAudioAdventures.com) says
Soul Trapper: Preview, the demo version of the Soul Trapper audio
adventure game, is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. In
the preview version, the player is introduced to the adventure with
the first four of the 23 chapters from the full version of the game.

Here’s how the game is described: “In Soul Trapper, players follow
the turbulent life of Kane Pryce, a 27 year-old drifter who possesses
a mysterious device known as the Soul Trap.

Boinx Software (http://www.boinx.com) has released version 3.0 of
FotoMagico, the slideshow creation tool for Mac OS X. The upgrade
simplifies the addition of photos with HD movies.

FotoMagico 3.0 has support for multiple audio tracks and an
integrated audio recorder so every show can be enhanced with
soundtrack, audio effects and narration. The new Instant Slideshow
Assistant helps to create presentations quickly.