Author: dsellers

My Living Desktop for Mac OS X sports under-the-hood improvements

Posted by | Apr 23, 2010 | , |

Amuse has released My Living Desktop 4.71 (http://www.mylivingdesktop.com/) for Mac OS X, a new version of their video desktop and screen saver utility. The app replaces the standard still desktop with a video desktop that plays high-definition movies of the user’s choice. The new version.

Version 4.71 sports various under-the-hood improvements, as well as customer requested features. for example, there’s now the ability to hide desktop icons, showing only the video that My Living Desktop is currently playing. Users can also now choose what displays on multiple screens.

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iFunia HD Video Converter adds iPad support

iFunia HD Video Converter adds iPad support

Posted by | Apr 23, 2010 | , |

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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Viewing the new CinemaView Display

Viewing the new CinemaView Display

Posted by | Apr 23, 2010 | , |

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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