New data from Juniper Research (www.junipereesearch.com) shows that revenues from smart home hardware and services will reach US$83 billion this year, rising to $195 billion by 2021. This will be generated through entertainment, automation, healthcare and connected devices, according to the research group.
IK Multimedia’s (www.ikmultimedia.com) Fender Collection 2 is now available for Mac and Windows systems.
Fender Collection 2 brings seven of Fender’s “amps from the dawn of rock and beyond” to AmpliTube, providing recreations of the tweed amps and more from the ’50s and ’60s. Included in the Fender Collection 2 for AmpliTube are four amps from the ’57 Custom series; the ’57 Custom Champ, ’57 Custom Deluxe, ’57 Custom Twin-Amp, and the ’57 Custom Pro, a ’57 Bandmaster, plus models of an original ’53 Fender Bassman and the ’65 Fender Super Reverb.
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SmileOnMyMac (http://www.smileonmymac.com) has updated TextExpander, a macOS utility that lets users define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, to version 6.1.3. The upgrade adds support for the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar as well as improving VoiceOver support in the snippet editor.
Read MoreAKVIS (www.akvis.com) has released the $17 “romantic” Vintage Pack, a picture frame pack that includes 100 designs (50 horizontal and 50 vertical).
To use the frame packs, you need to have installed one of following programs: AKVIS Frames (available for free) or AKVIS ArtSuite ($49 for the plug-in version and $69 for the standalone version). The AKVIS products run on macOS 10.7 and higher.
Read MoreWorldwide purchases of 3D printers, materials, software, and related services are expected to total $13.2 billion in 2016. According to a recent report by International Data Corporation (IDC), global spending on 3D printing will experience a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3% with revenues reaching $28.9 billion in 2020.
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