JNSoftware (http://www.jonn8.com/) has updated JABMenu, a tool for
utilizing your Mac OS X Address Book data through a system-wide menu,
to version 2.2. The new version has been updated to 64-bit, adds an
option to specify the menu icon and improves phone number formatting.
JABMenu also adds an option to toggle related groups in the “Groups”
submenu for the contacts specified in the contact source preference.
Small Tree (http://www.small-tree.com), designer of networking and
shared storage products for professional video and audio editors,
will introduce the newest version of its GraniteSTOR abcSAN for Pro
Tools users seeking a fast and economical alternative to maximize
their workflow. Small Tree’s GraniteSTOR abcSAN will be on exhibit at
Macworld Expo 2010 (booth 647).
VVI (http://www.vvidget.org) has released version 10.6.3 of Vvidget,
a point and click graphing solution for Mac OS X. The upgrade offers
a new manual, easier install, freestanding deployment and free
development and deployment.
Also, with the Vvidget Code Plug-in for Apple’s Interface Builder
developers can now immediately drag and drop graphs to their Cocoa
application projects. The Interface Builder Attribute Inspector
includes a button that, when clicked, brings forward the
comprehensive manual explaining detailed use of all components.
Bombax (http://www.bombax.com), a new Mac OS X web application
development platform, has been released today in beta form.
It’s been developed specifically for the Mac OS X operating system
and is the only web platform to take full advantage of Cocoa, Apple’s
highly regarded, Objective-C based programming framework for Mac OS
X, according to Dominic Blais, creator of Bombax.
At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Monsoon Multimedia —
which specializes in video convergence technologies and maker of the
HAVA place-shifting products — has announced Volcano, its next
generation home video convergence device.
Volcano incorporates features of TiVo (time shifting), Slingbox/HAVA
(place shifting), Roku (Internet video such as Netflix movies) and
new functionalities that support streaming and recording video to
smartphones, all in one box.