Author: dsellers

FileMaker Inc. (http://www.filemaker.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, has announced the Bento 3 Family Organizer, a free tool for families to get organized using their Mac, an iPhone or new iPad.

It includes a free 30-day trial of Bento 3, the latest version of the personal database, plus templates that organize bills, meal planning, shopping lists, chores and weekly routines. The Bento 3 Family Organizer is designed to work with Bento 3.

Bare Bones Software (http://www.barebones.com) has released BBEdit 9.5, an update to its strength HTML and text editor. The upgrade introduces a new in-window Live Search bar that actively searches for text as it is typed and highlights matches in the window’s editing view.

The new Live Search bar also includes “previous” and “next” arrows, as well as their corresponding key commands and Emacs key bindings. The new Live Search bar supplants
the modal Quick Search window.

Newer Technology (http://www.newertech.com) has released the US$59.95 NewerTech Mini DisplayPort with Digital Audio to HDMI Adapter, which integrates the video and digital audio output of Macs without Mini DisplayPort audio support into a single HD 1080p video and full digital audio 5.1 output to HDMI solution.

Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi) has launched the Eye-Fi Geo X2, a Wi-Fi enabled memory card that integrates with Macs, iPhoto and MobileMe. The Eye-Fi Geo X2 will be on sale in May, exclusively in Apple Stores in the U.S. and internationally for US$69.99.

As part of the new “X2” family announced last month, the 4GB Eye-Fi Geo X2 offers wireless photo and video uploads through an 802.11n transmitter, improved performance with Class 6 read/write speeds, lifetime geotagging service and virtually endless storage capacity with Endless Memory mode, says Eye-Fi CEO Jef Holove.