Brand: MacTech

Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 coming later this summer

Kanex XD has announced the Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 (http://kanexlive.com/products/iAdaptV2.html), an US$34.95Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter that supports audio for the newer Macs.
 
The iAdapt HDMI V2 has been engineered to support full 1080p HD video output and audio to a single HDMI cable. Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 will allow you to connect a Mini DisplayPort equipped Apple computer to any HDMI enabled external display such as an HD projector, monitor, or HDTV.  

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ChronoSync and ChronoAgent for Mac updated

Econ Technologies (http://www.econtechnologies.com) has updated ChronoSync to version 4.1 and updated ChronoAgent for Mac to version 1.1. New scheduling options have been added to both.

Additionally the new versions include several other features and bug fixes. ChronoSync is the automated synchronization and backup application for Mac OS X and ChronoAgent for Mac is a utility that runs on the destination Mac and communicates directly with ChronoSync, giving you full root access to the destination Mac. C

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BatchOutput Server for InDesign gets support for commercial printer workflows

Zevrix Solutions has updated BatchOutput Server (http://zevrix.com/BatchOutputServer.php), an output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign, to version 4.5. The new version adds support for commercial printer workflows, book processing and more.

Under BatchOutput Server workflow, production artists and prepress operators simply submit files to hotfolders that reside on the network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its dedicated station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.

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The iPod is still alive and doing well

Don’t write the iPod off just yet. While some have predicted its demise due to the rising popularity of the iPhone and iPad, the iPod is alive and thriving.

In the US in May, the iPod line-up accounted for 73% of the MP3 player market, according to new research by the NDP Group (http://www.npdgroup.com). That’s pretty much the percentage the line has had for, well, years.

If you want to predict a product’s demise, begin planning the funeral service of Microsoft’s Zune. According to NPD, it held just 1% of the US market share in May.

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Analyst says ‘Consumer Reports’ test of the iPhone 4 flawed, ‘barely scientific’

Bob Egan, a technology blogger and global head of research/chief analyst at the TowerGroup, says the “Consumer Reports” on the antenna/reception problems of the iPhone 4 — which left the publication unable to recommend the smartphone — is flawed and “can barely be counted as scientific.”

Egan says “Consumer Reports” replicated the same uncontrolled, unscientific experiments that other sites have done. He also wonders if the issue is even entirely Apple’s, supposing that AT&T could share some of the blame for the signal variance and call dropping problems.

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