Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

iLuv Creative Technology’s (http://www.i-luv.com) Mo’Beats Wireless Stereo Speaker Stand (iSP245) is an US$99.99 wireless speaker/stand that fits perfectly with the iPad (both in design and aesthetics) and has respectable audio quality.

It’s built to allow you to enjoy music, movies and TV shows on the go. And it does that, though the volume isn’t substantial or the sound pristine. Then again it’s a relatively small, wireless speaker, so no one should buy the Mo’Beats expecting Bose speaker output.

By Daniel M. East

If you work with video, chances are that Sorenson Squeeze (www.sorensonmedia.com) is one of your go-to items for compression and, as the hardware improves, it makes sense that the software moves forward with it. Sorenson Squeeze 8 brings performance without limiting you to making videos anchored to a desk.

When it comes to choosing the best, most comprehensive book for learning Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, it’s hard to choose between David Pogue’s “OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual” (see our thoughts on it at http://macte.ch/R8QcV) and Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus’ “OS X Mountain Lion for Dummies” (http://macte.ch/G9tJZ).

First there was the Smart Cover for the iPad. Apple saw that it was good (and profitable) so gave us the Smart Case. It’s a nifty case for our favorite tablet, but a bit pricey.

Whereas the Smart Cover only protected the front of the iPad (opening the doors for lots of third-party iPad butt protectors), the Smart Case covers the whole tablet, while remaining impressively svelte, adding little bulk to the tablet.

By Steve Baczewski

If you do high-volume commercial or fine art inkjet printing and want to use possibly the finest ICC profiles and page layout features available, ColorByte’s (www.colorbytesoftware.com) ImagePrint version 9 (starting at US$695) fits the bill.

ImagePrint is a raster image processor (RIP) designed to work with Epson inkjet printers. ImagePrint overrides Epson’s driver, taking control of the print heads with its own proprietary screening technology and delivering variable-size ink droplets to the paper with visibly superior results.