Year: 2010

MacJury weighs in on iPhone 4 pre-orders, more

The MacJury (http://www.macjury.com) has convened to examine some of the current issues in the Mac world, including the iPhone 4 pre-order meltdown, how a reservation is not a pre-order, and your best bets to get a new iPhone on the first day.

Discussions range from the popularity of the iPhone, AT&T and Apple’s culpability for problems, and why the iPhone generates so much buzz and Android phones don’t.Then, the new Mac mini is put on the stand for a discussion of key features, how it fits into the home theater market, and what it means for the future of the Apple TV.

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Nox Audio introduces Specialist headset

Nox Audio (http://www.NOX-Audio.com) has introduced the US$79.99 Specialist, a portable and lightweight headset compatible with virtually all media devices, including computers, iPods, portable gaming systems and cell phones.

By attaching the Negotiator Universal Optical Gaming Adaptor, which will soon be available both as a standalone product and bundled with the Specialist, the headset can also be used with the PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles. The Specialist offers four 26 mm Mylar drivers and innovative acoustic technology.

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rubitrack update for Mac OS X adds athlete log

Toolsfactory software has released rubiTrack 2.3 (http://www.rubitrack.com/), an update of the GPS enabled activity tracking software for the Mac OS X. The upgrade adds an athlete log.

It also adds: support for speed and distance charts without GPS data; import of point-to-point distance data; import of speed and temperature sensor data; a temperature chart for activities with temperature track data; import of original device data readings; a date activity group for “Last Week”; and weight as property for equipment items.

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NoteList for Mac OS X gets maintenance update

Tension Software has updated NoteList (http://pomola.com/products_notelist/notelist.html), a Mac OS X app that allows to store notes in a free form using text and images with full word processing capabilities, to version 2.8.1. The upgrade fixes some bugs and offers some stability improvements.

NoteList has a set of tools for formatting and working with text as in a word processor. You can drag and drop images directly inside the document and label categories to help organize all your notes, now with colors.

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