Equinux (http://www.equinux.com) has expanded its TV software The Tube to version 2.9.6. which supports several new TV receivers. In addition to existing DVB-T/DTT devices from Hauppauge and PCTV, The Tube users can also now use the Nova-S USB digital satellite television (DVB-S) TV receiver with their Mac.
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iFunia says iFunia HD Video Converter for Mac now supports converting HD video to the iPad supported formats. Version 2.4 allows Mac consumers to convert HD and AVCHD video to iPad 720p H.264 HD video they need for the iPad’s high-resolution screen.
Besides iPad support, the new version 2.4 also fixes some minor bugs and improves overall performance. The HD Video Converter for Mac is available through the iFunia web site (http://www.ifunia.com/hd-video-converter-mac.html). Exclusively for the Mac platform, it requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, and is available for US$32.
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In April 2009, Collins America announced it was planning what it said was the world’s first product line of native Mini DisplayPort connected LCD displays made just for Macs. Now the first of the CinemaView line (http://www.cinemaview.com) — a 24-inch model — is here and “MacNews” has received one of the first production units.
And it’s about as Apple-like as a non-Apple display can be. But first some background info.
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CinemaView (http://www.cinemaview.com) says its new US$399, 24-inch LCD display for Mini DisplayPort Macs is now shipping. It works with any Mini DisplayPort equipped Mac and provide a full HD 1920×1080 work space that connects natively, without adapters.
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North of Northeast is a column that offers commentaries from a Canadian perspective. OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a crusty, curmudgeonly kind of guy; the classic “glass half empty” type, but I’m also willing to admit when I’m wrong … and when it comes to the iPad I was very, very wrong indeed.
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