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Toon Boom releases Flip Boom Classic 4 with sound

Toon Boom Animation has released Flip Boom Classic 4, which offers a direct voice recording option. Flip Boom Classic is animation software for kids age six and up. Completed animations with sound can then be directly uploaded to Facebook and YouTube.

You can buy Flip Boom Classic 4 now for US$39.99 US and get the Tutorial and the ready-to-animate Easter Clipart free, a total value of $89.97 US. Current Flip Boom customers can upgrade to Classic 4 for $12.99.

Flip Boom Classic 4 runs on Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6 and Windows XP/Vista/7. For more info go to toonboom.com/flipboom/ .

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comScore: awareness of the iPad high right out of the gate

comScore (http://www.comscore.com), which measures the digital world, has released the results of a survey of 2,176 Internet users regarding their awareness, attitudes and opinions of the Apple iPad and other e-readers/tablet devices.

Results were analyzed across age and gender profiles, as well as the “iOwners” consumer segment, defined as those owning either an iPhone or iPod touch.

“The tablet and e-reader market is developing at a breakneck pace right now, and Apple’s entry into the market is sure to accelerate mainstream consumer adoption,” says Serge Matta,

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Eye-Fi rolls out new wireless memory cards

Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi) has unveiled new wireless memory cards that deliver the next generation Eye-Fi experience of the Eye-Fi Pro X2.  The “X2” family of Eye-Fi cards have faster-than-ever wireless photo and video uploads, improved performance, and “virtually endless” storage capacity with Endless Memory mode, according to Eye-Fi CEO Jef Holove.

The new product line-up is available today starting at US$49.99. The Eye-Fi Connect X2 and Explore X2 join the Pro X2 as Eye-Fi’s new family of products, each with Class 6 performance, and 802.11n radio for faster uploads.

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Image Tricks 3.0 for Mac OS X gets new Quartz Compositions, filters

BeLight Software has released Image Tricks 3.0 (http://www.belightsoft.com/products/imagetricks/proversion.php), an update to its free photo-editing and image-generating software. The update adds 35 Quartz Compositions (40 in the US$19.95 Pro version) and 21 new Core Image filters (29 in the Pro version).

Quartz Composer is used to create various Quartz Compositions. Anyone can use this application to create new compositions for use in Image Tricks. Read more about Quartz Composer here: http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/quartzcomposer/

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