Year: 2009

QuickerTek has announced the US$89.95 Auto and Airline Charger
(www.quickertek.com/products/macbook_air_auto_airline_charger.php )
for the MacBook Air. Unlike the Apple charger, QuickerTek’s charger
recharges the internal battery while you’re using the laptop.

All of the standard MacBook Air power options are maintained,
including MagSafe operation. You gain additional power options
through a 2.5mm connector allowing access to other QuickerTek power
products from solar cells to external batteries.

Likewise Software has released Likewise Open 5.3 and Likewise
Enterprise 5.3, both of which support Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”),
enabling those systems to be integrated with Microsoft Active
Directory.

Likewise Open allows computers running Mac OS X Snow Leopard to
authenticate with an organization’s existing Active
Directory.

Intego (http://www.intego.com), the Macintosh
security specialist, has teamed up with other Mac
security software partners for the Mac Security
Bundle.

This bundle, available now through Oct. 31,
contains 12 applications that cover the security
needs of Mac users. Available for US$49.99, this
bundle is 90% off the total price of the programs
purchased individually, according to Intego CEO
Laurent Marteau.

Apogee, manufacturer of AV and computer related products, has
released the Kanex Mini DisplayPort with Digital Audio to HDMI
adapter for the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iMac. This
new adapter (US$59.99) is the latest addition to the current line of
Kanex Mini DisplayPort adapters
(http://kanexlive.com/products/item.aspx?id=3495).

It provides digital audio and video through the use of the Apple
minijack. The Kanex Mini DisplayPort with Digital Audio to HDMI
adapter features a USB 2.0 input able to supply power to the
adapter.

Booq (http://www.booqbags.com, which makes laptop carrying cases for
creative professionals, has expanded its Boa line with the release of
Boa flow, nerve and squeeze. Each bag features a ballistic nylon
exterior and water repellent coating, as well as options like
Terralinq, which helps reunite the owner with a lost bag.

The US$199.95 Boa flow M/XL is a full-featured laptop backpack with
anintelligent interior layout optimized for laptop accessories.