At this week’s Macworld Expo, the Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit (http://www.microsoft.com/mac) is previewing Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the productivity suite on the Mac. It’s due in the fourth quarter of the year; pricing hasn’t been announced.
Read MoreAt this week’s Macworld Expo, HP (http://www.hp.com) has expanded its HP Officejet portfolio with a new flatbed all-in-one printer: the HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One. The company also announced the worldwide availability of the HP Creative Studio for Business, an online resource to help customers grow and market their small businesses.
Read MoreNYU Stern Professor Vasant Dhar, an expert in the strategic implications of information technology, warns that the publishing industry will be the next “carcass” if it doesn’t embrace a new business model, and he proposes what this new model should look like. And it involves devices such as the upcoming iPad and the Kindle.
“Publishing executives have an unprecedented opportunity to grow the industry. Yet, what they are doing is defending their old business model – which, frankly, is now antiquated,”says Dhar. “The two are mutually exclusive.”
Read MoreAt this week’s Macworld Expo, Speck (http://www.speckproducts.com) is broadening fashion-wrapped horizons for iPhone 3G and 3GS owners with eight new patterns designed on its Fitted cases.
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Doxie (http://www.getdoxie.com), a paper scanner that scans directly to the cloud, is launching at this week’s Macworld Expo. Designed for home and small businesses, the US$129 portable scanner is for scanning, sharing, and organizing paper and photos.
It weighs 10.9 ounces and is built for travel. It’s compatible with any Mac (OX 10.5 or 10.6) or PC and has USB connectivity. Doxie integrates directly with desktop and web apps like Google Docs, Flickr, iPhoto, Tumblr, Picnik, Evernote, Picasa, and Backpack. A single button, Doxie’s Heart Button, implements sharing.
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