The software for Doxie (http://www.getdoxie.com), a paper scanner that scans directly to the cloud, is now shipping, has been updated to version 1.2. It adds a “Send to iPhone/iPod” feature.
Doxie now integrates directly with iTunes and Apple’s free iBooks 1.1 app, so you can carry your PDFs anywhere.Designed for home and small businesses, the US$129 portable scanner is for scanning, sharing, and organizing paper and photos.
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An Apple patent (number 20100182159) for a contactless plug detect mechanism has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. This is directed to systems and methods for detecting the insertion of a plug in a device port without physically contacting the plug.
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The patent is for an audio player includes an audio headset having two earpieces. A playback circuit provides one of a stereophonic program and a monaural program to the audio headset. The monaural program may be created by mixing channels of the stereophonic program. A mode control is coupled to the playback circuit and to the audio headset. The mode control detects when at least one of the two earpieces is not adjacent a listener’s ear and causes the playback circuit to deliver the monaural program to the audio headset.
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Apple is seeking to hire engineers in as many as a dozen U.S. retail stores to put together Apple-based computer systems for small businesses, according to the “Wall Street Journal” (http://macosg.me/2/ku), noting job postings on Apple’s web site.
The employees would implement computer systems for clients and are expected to be proficient in networking hardware and server platforms. “Thousands of businesses run on Apple products,” the posting reads. “Many more would like to, and that’s where you come in.”
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Apple has appointed a new Senior Vice President of Operations dedicated to ensuring that Apple products meet “the highest standards of quality, reports “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com).
Jeff Williams, who came from IBM to Apple more than a decade ago, was promoted this month to join Apple’s executive team as chief operation officer Tim Cook’s right hand man, the article adds. He could be Cook’s replacement if and when Cook takes over the CEO position from Steve Jobs — not that there’s any indication this will happen anytime soon.
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