Year: 2009

Zevrix Solutions (http://www.zevrix.com) has released BatchOutput DOC
2.0.6, a maintenance update to its output automation solution for
Microsoft Word on Mac OS X. The new version has been optimized for
Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

The software provides advanced solutions for enterprise and office
publishing environments through automation of printing and
professional PDF output. With BatchOutput DOC, users select the files
and adjust the output settings, and the software will do the rest
automatically.

Autodesk is participating in the International Broadcast Equipment
Exhibition (Inter BEE) in Chiba, Japan, Nov. 18-20. The company will
show a technology preview of its Autodesk Smoke editorial finishing
software running on the Mac OS X platform.

This will be the first time an Autodesk finishing product has been
designed to run on the Mac platform.

Macessity has released the NX Stand
(http://www.macessitywebstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=NXSTAND),
an US$59.59 stand for laptops. You can pre-order now; it’s due to
ship Nov. 16.

NX Stand allows your closed laptop to stand up vertically in a
cushioned slot. It also sports a 4-port USB 2.0 hub, even room to
hide your external hard drive. The NX Stand has a steel design and
aluminum color powder coat paint.

It works with all 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch Apple laptops. It
provides access to all ports and drive slots, and provides a hot air
relief opening.

be.ez (http://www.be.ez.com) has announced the LE rush notebook bag
collection for 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pross. The LE rush
features a lightweight, slim design in three flavors: LE rush Black
Coffee, LE rush Lime Park, and LE rush Lagoon Dream.

Each LE rush notebook bag is made of ballistic nylon and sports high
density padding. It can be carried either by hand or with the
optional shoulder strap.

O’Reilly Media has released “iPhone Game
Development,”
(http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596159856) an
US$34.99, 255-page book designed to teach game
development basics and iPhone programming
fundamentals. The authors are Paul Zirkle and Joe
Hogue.

This book was written to help readers learn the
technical design issues particular to the iPhone
and iPod touch, and suggests ways to maximize
performance in different types of games. You also
get plug-in classes to compensate for the areas
where the iPhone’s game programming support is
weak.