Year: 2010

‘MacVoices’ looks at the photokina expo

On the new “MacVoices” (http://www.macvoices.com), Erik Bernskiold of Bernskiold Media spent some time at photokina in Germany last week, and tells us about the focus on digital still photography at one of the year’s largest technology events.

He picks some of his show favorites, talks about the one who wasn’t there, how 3D will or won’t impact home TV viewing, and why he felt out of place with an iPhone.

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SmartMusic 2011 adds percussion methods to repertoire

MakeMusic (http://www.makemusic.com) has added Alfred’s Drum Method, Book 1 and Rudimental Etudes for Snare Drum to its SmartMusic interactive music learning software library. The SmartMusic library now contains 29 method books, more than 7,700 solos (including popular music), thousands of practice exercises, 2,344 band and orchestra titles and 18 jazz improvisation collections.

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NewerTech announces iPhone 4 accessory line

NewerTech (http://www.newertech.com) has announced its NewerTech Accessory Line for the iPhone 4 consisting of four different styles of NuGuard soft and hard shell cases and a NuVue anti-glare screen/back film. All purpotedly prevent antenna contact so iPhone 4 users can stay online or in touch uninterrupted, as well as provide open port and control access areas for hassle free use.

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Seagate unveils 12TB network storage server

Seagate (http://www.seagate.com) has introduced what it says is the industry’s highest-capacity, 4-bay and 2-bay, desktop network attached storage solutions to help data-intensive small business address evolving storage needs.

The BlackArmor NAS 440 network storage server and BlackArmor NAS 220 network storage server, extend the capacity range of Seagate’s BlackArmor family of storage solutions, enabling businesses to now scale from 1TB to 12TB.

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