Year: 2009

Epson (http://www.epson.com) has released the PictureMate Charm, a
new entry in its photo printer line. It’s compact and portable and
can print 4 x 6 inch photos with true-to-life skin tones, detail and
sharpness in as fast as 37 seconds, according to Stacey Tieu,
associate product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America.

The true-to-life prints last up to four times longer than
traditional, film-processed photos, resisting fading up to 96 years
under glass and over 200 years in dark album storage, he adds.

MacSpeech (http://www.macspeech.com) has announced the Plantronics
Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter is now certified for use
with MacSpeech Dictate, the speech recognition solution for the Mac.

By combining the Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter and
MacSpeech Dictate, customers can now use a single wireless headset
for dictation and control of the Mac, that can also simultaneously
pair to a Bluetooth-enabled mobile device, such as the iPhone, to
make and receive calls, according to Andrew Taylor, founder and CEO
of MacSpeech.

WD (http://www.westerndigital.com) has introduced the US$149.99 WD TV
Live HD media player featuring network capability and Full-HD 1080p
resolution.

Toon Boom Animation (http://www.toonboom.com) has announced that its
entire line of products is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow
Leopard”).

All software for kids, home users and professionals were thoroughly
tested and proved to be running smoothly on the new operating system,
according to Joan Vogelesang, president and CEO at Toon Boom. Only
Toon Boom Studio and its plug-in required a new build which is
available to all Studio 5 customers.

ATTO Technology (http://www.attotech.com), a provider of storage
connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive
computing environments, and Maxx Digital
(http://www.maxxdigital.com), a storage solutions provider for
high-performance digital media markets, have announced that the ATTO
ExpressSAS R380 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter is exclusively being used as
part of Maxx Digital’s Final Share Storage System to provide a
high-bandwidth, RAID-protected, shared storage solution for Final Cut
Pro users.

The ExpressSAS R380, a 3Gb/s SAS/SATA x8 PCIe adapter, as part of the