Author: dsellers

Everything HerePlus releases 13-port USB external hub

Everything HerePlus releases 13-port USB external hub

Posted by | Mar 20, 2010 | , |

EverythingHerePlus has released a 13-port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hub (http://www.everythinghereplus.com/electronics/13-port-hi-speed-usb-2-0-external-hubs-with-4a-ps-black-or-white). It costs US$33 and is available in black and white.

Fully USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backward compatible, it supports low, full, and high speed USB devices and works with any system that supports the USB specification. One of the 13 downstream ports is on top of the unit, and folds down for access to portable USB thumb Drives.

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Pre-Order taken forThe Settlers 7 game for Mac OS X

Pre-Order taken forThe Settlers 7 game for Mac OS X

Posted by | Mar 20, 2010 | |

Macgamestore.com is now accepting pre-orders for UbiSoft’s upcoming strategy game, The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom (http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=1421) for Mac OS X. It costs US$49.95.

As a bonus, Macgamestore.com is offering a free copy of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence when you pre-order The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom before the game ships on March 23, 2010.

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Jobs joins Schwarzenegger to promote organ donor registry

Posted by | Mar 20, 2010 | , |

Saying a liver transplant saved his life, Apple CEO Steve Jobs helped convince California lawmakers to draft organ donation legislation, unveiled at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s hospital Friday morning, reports the “Silicon Valley Mercury News” (http://www.mercurynews.com/business-headlines/ci_14710378).

His decision to go public with his transplant to help others was applauded by the Governor, Arnold Schwarznegger, who is advocating for passage of the bill.

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March 27 is deadline to submit first iPad apps for approval

March 27 is deadline to submit first iPad apps for approval

Posted by | Mar 20, 2010 | , |

If you’re a developer planning an iPad app and want it to be available on April 3 (when the iPad hits stores), you need to have it to Apple by March 27, 5 pm (Pacific).

Apple is encouraging developers to “submit your iPad app now for an initial review by the App Review Team and receive feedback on its readiness for the grand opening.” Developers should build and test their iPad app using iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 available on the iPhone Dev Center (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action). Only iPad apps built with iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 5 will be accepted for this initial review.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 19

Posted by | Mar 20, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).


Tessera Design has announced World Builder 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. It’s an US$3.99 suite of tools that enables game masters of pen-and-paper role playing games “to build, map, and explore worlds like never before.” You can create locales, non-player characters and maps, as well as customize locale and NPC characteristics.

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