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Apple Ginza opens this Friday, September 26, in Tokyo

Apple Ginza opens this Friday, September 26, in Tokyo

Apple has announced the grand reopening of Apple Ginza on Friday, September 26, located in the Ginza district where Apple’s retail journey in Japan began more than two decades ago.  Opened in 2003 as Apple’s first store outside the U.S., Apple Ginza now returns...

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‘Apple Glasses’ may offer video/image texture sharing

Apple has been granted a patent (number 10,986,330) for a “method and system for 360 degree head-mounted display monitoring between software program modules using video or image texture sharing.” It involves the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual...

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Kool Tools: 12-inch Travel Express MacBook Case

Kool Tools: 12-inch Travel Express MacBook Case

WaterField Designs (www.sfbags.com) has refreshed its MacBook Retina Travel Express with new colors and materials in a custom size for the 12-inch MacBook.

The new Travel Express maintains the compact and light feel, the scratch-free customized interior pockets, and the impact-resistant insert from the original case. The updated case is custom-sized for Apple’s most up-to-date MacBook and comes in new, modern materials and colors. MacBook users can now choose an all-black ballistic nylon, a tan waxed canvas, or a black, blue or red soft perforated nylon case to complement their wardrobe.

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Kool Tools: Aluminum USB 3.0 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Recorder/Player

Kool Tools: Aluminum USB 3.0 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Recorder/Player

MCE Technologies’ (http://tinyurl.com/khvlneg) Aluminum USB 3 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Recorder is designed for all Macs with, or without, a built-in optical drive. The enclosure material is aluminum, and the interface is USB 3.0.

The Aluminum Fovea Extreme 3 can read and record data and high definition video to 25GB, 50GB, 100GB, and 128GB Blu-ray recordable discs, as well as M-Disc Blu-ray media. Included with the drive is Mac Blu-ray Player software, allowing the playback of commercial Blu-ray titles in high definition directly on the Mac.

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Kool Tools: DE:Flicker

Kool Tools: DE:Flicker

RE:Vision Effects’ (www.revisionfx.com) DE:Flicker for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion is designed to smooth out flicker and artifacts when shooting high frame rate or timelapse video.

It not only fixes flicker from artificial light sources but also fixes flicker on multiple objects, even when those objects flicker at different rates. DE:Flicker also minimizes problems when shooting directly at light sources, causing them to “breathe” and change size when shot at higher frame rates.

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Kool Tools: Sonnet’s Fusion PCI Flash Drive

Kool Tools: Sonnet’s Fusion PCI Flash Drive

Sonnet’s (www.sonnettech.com) Fusion PCIe Flash Drive is a rugged, pocket-size solid-state drive (SSD) storage device with 256GB or 512GB storage capacity.

The Sonnet flash drive serves as an alternative to USB thumb drives and portable SATA-based hard disk drive and SSD storage products. It connects to a compatible Mac or Windows computer, or at the end of a Thunderbolt device daisy chain, via an attached 0.5-meter Thunderbolt cable. 

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Kool Tools: PowerCost Monitor

Kool Tools: PowerCost Monitor

Have you ever wondered if the electricity bill that you get each month is really the amount you should pay or are they over charging you. That’s where the PowerCost Monitor from Blueline Innovations (www.BlueLineInnovations.com) comes into play.

You can now attached this US$179 device directly to your meter on the outside of the dwelling and with the Wi-Fi bridge you can see how much energy and money you are spending in real time. For even more data you can download a number of apps to help you monitor your home from away and keep track of what’s draining the most money.

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