Year: 2010

Contort USB Hub manager available from Quirky

Contort — a community-developed USB hub that manages your drives and cables while protecting them — is available for US$34.99 from Quirky (http://www.quirky.com/products).

Contort is a four-port USB hub and cord manager with a 360-degree flexible rubber neck to protect all your USB devices from accidental damage. It has a built-in cord management wrap with four anchors to corral your cables.

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Left for Dead game, goodies released for the Mac

Valve (http://www.valuesoftware.com) and its Steam gaming service, has released the Left 4 Dead game for the Mac, along with all the previously released DLC content for the zombie survival action title.

Here’s what Valve has to say about it: “Mac OS X users rejoice, you can celebrate Halloween in style. Left 4 Dead is available for Mac users everywhere. What does this mean for Mac users? You get Left 4 Dead and all the previously released DLC for one low price. Plus, thanks to Steam play you can play in the same games on the same servers as PC users.

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Bracketron announces two new iPad mounting solutions

Bracketron (http://www.bracketron.com), a manufacturer in mounting solutions for mobile consumer electronics, has announced two new mounting solutions for the iPad.

The first is a desktop stand is designed for use at home or the office. The second product is a headrest mount that attaches to the back of the driver or passenger headrest for backseat viewing. They’re US$19.95 each.

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MEI offers Adobe DPS training

Managing Editor (http://www.maned.com) — an Adobe premier development partner and a provider of software solutions for the publishing industry — is offering training and consulting services for publishers, advertisers and creative teams using Adobe’s new Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) to build specialized content for tablets such as the iPad.

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