Year: 2009

LaCie (http://www.lacie.com) has announced the blue eye pro Proof
Edition (US$430). Leveraging the success of the original blue eye
pro, it includes the UGRA-certified Test & Report function.

This feature allows the most demanding users in softproofing-based
workflows to perform color accuracy verifications based on the color
patches of the widely accepted UGRA/FOGRA Mediawedge, and produces a
certificate of suitability for softproofing according to ISO 12646
requirements, according to Daniel Mayer, LaCie Displays Business Unit
manager.

Luxology (http://www.luxology.com) has announced a new customized
Collada plug-in for the soon-to-be announced modo 401.

MacRabbit has released Espresso 1.0 (http://macrabbit.com/espresso/),
a new web development solution for the Mac. The app shares its DNA
with CSSEdit, MacRabbit’s style sheet editor.

Espresso aims to focus Web development workflows into one streamlined
app, according to the folks at MacRabbit. Projects start out with an
organized one-window workspace, providing instant access to files,
publishing and more.

Nemetschek North America has announced that Vectorworks tutorials
(http://www.vectorworks-training.co.uk) from both Jonathan Pickup and
Tamsin Slatter are now available for purchase. These tutorials focus
on a particular Vectorworks product.

They offer Vectorworks users a method of learning, with step-by-step
instructions and a conversational tone.

Cha-Ching by Midnight Apps (http://www.midnightapps.com/) is now
available for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available in the Apple
App Store for US$2.99.

Cha-Ching is a bill for managing your cash. Cha-Ching Touch can use
your iPhone or iPod touch’s location to quickly enter most details of
a transaction for you.