Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Digieffects to launch three products at NAB

Digieffects (http://www.digieffects.com) will launch three new products next week: FreeForm 3D Mesh Warp, FreeForm 3D Displacer, and Damage 2.0. Attendees at the NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 12-15, can stop by the Plugin Pavilion, booth SL4228 to meet with representatives from Digieffects.

All new plugins, as well as Camera Mapper, Falloff Lighting and Aged Film will support native 64-bit applications. New products include:

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iPad development course, tutorials offered at EDUmobile

EDUmobile has extended its iPhone Programming Course to include iPad development topics. The new iPad training module will be provided to all candidates of the iPhone Course at no additional cost.

The module will cover a range of topics to help developers understand key differentiators and unique aspects of iPad development as compared to iPhone development. Developers can learn how to create an iPad application from scratch on the iPad SDK (software developer kit) and more.

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Macsimum Poll: do you still need an optical (CD/DVD drive) on your Mac?


In this week’s poll, we’re asking if you still need an optical (ie CD/DVD drive) on your Mac. Some folks say that broadband Internet connections, the iTunes Store, the Apple TV, the iPad and such technologies eliminates the need for one.

The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page beneath the Macsimum Opinion column. In last week’s poll, we asked if you planned on buying ebooks on the iPad. Sixty-seven percent of you said “yes,” 7% said “no,” and 26% said it depended on the pricing.

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