iSkin (http://www.iskin.com) has released the solo FX Special Edition
(SE) case for the iPhone 3G/3GS. It has a manufacturer’s suggested
retail price of US$34.99.
The iSkin solo FX SE combines a matte finish with an embossed
designer pattern.
Audio-technica (http://www.audio-technica.com) has released the
US$219.95 ATH-ANC7b active noise-canceling, over-ear headphones. The
ATH-ANC7b has the same 85% noise cancellation but incorporates
improvements from the previous model to offer even better sound
quality, comfort and convenience, according to the folks at
Audio-technica.
The ATH-ANC7b sports large-aperture 40 mm drivers and neodymium
magnets.
Ideal for scrapbookers, serious and casual photographers, and budding
graphic artists alike, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac is more powerful
and easier to use than previous versions. But figuring out how and
when to use the program’s tools is still tricky.
With Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual (O’Reilly, US
$44.99) by Barbara Brundage, you’ll learn what each tool does, as
well as when it makes the most sense to use it and why.
Klipsch (http://www.klipsch.com) has added wireless technology to its
ProMedia 2.1 computer speakers. The original ProMedia 2.1 system was
introduced in 2000; the ProMedia 2.1 Wireless (US$199) looks and
sounds like the THX-certified original, only the Klipsch logos are
silver instead of copper.
The real difference between the two designs lies within a USB
wireless transmitter that plugs into the computer’s USB port.
MacSpeech (http://www.macspeech.com) has released MacSpeech Dictate
1.5.6, an upgrade to the speech recognition solution for the Mac. The
upgrade introduces a new Dictation Preferences pane that lets users
enable or disable the Auto Cache Document feature for TextEdit and
Microsoft Word. It’s also a maintenance release that fixes reported
issues.
MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Mac hardware and Mac OS X
10.5.6 or higher. New MacSpeech Dictate solutions, with a choice of
headsets, are available today starting at US$199.