LapWorks’ new US$64.95 iPad Space Dock (http://www.lapworks.com) could easily become my favorite iPad stand. It’s flexible, durable and portable — the three things I look for in a stand for my Apple tablet. Of course, that’s in addition to affordability — and the Space Dock is a little on the steep side, pricewise, though you can grab it for $54.95 for a limited time.
Read MoreThe rumor mill is buzzing that the next rev of the Apple TV — which some say will be renamed the iTV — will bring the device out of the “hobby” category and into the serious hardware category. But if, as has been rumored, the Apple TV/iTV doesn’t support 1080i or 1080 p HD, there will be those who won’t take it seriously. To an extent, I wouldn’t blame them.
Read MoreMac OS X app that allows to store notes in a free form using text and images with full word processing capabilities, to version 2.9. The upgrade has support for adding notes via drag and drop of files (txt, rtf and rtfd with images) from the Finder to the list.
NoteList has a set of tools for formatting and working with text as in a word processor. You can drag and drop images directly inside the document and label categories to help organize all your notes, now with colors.
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Sample Logic has announced Cinematic Guitars (http://www.samplelogic.com/cinematicguitars.html), an US$399.99 collection of morphed guitar instruments harnessed in a “core effects sequencer” engine powered by the Native Instruments Kontakt Player.
Derived entirely from true electric and acoustic guitar recordings by guitar guru Steve Ouimette (known for his work on the Guitar Hero franchise) this library isn’t a traditional guitar sample library, but is an extensive collection of atmospheres, instrumentals, and percussives.
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If an iPhone does appear on Verizon, don’t expect Apple to change its antenna design, Spencer Webb, president of AntennaSys, says — as reported by “Computerworld” (http://macosg.me/2/q5).
“I’ve called Apple’s antenna design ‘bold’ and ‘risky,’ but they won’t change it [for a CDMA-based phone],” he says. “The antenna design is architecturally fixed in the design, and it would take them a while to make whatever the next design is.”
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