Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) has released version 4.0 of Sound Byte, which turns your Mac into a” cart machine” for playing sound recordings, such as music and special effects. The new version adds an option to randomly play one of several carts when a hotkey is pressed.
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HP (http://www.hp.com) has introduced five point-and-shoot digital cameras and three camcorders with features such as LCD displays, up to 5X optical zoom and fashionable colors. The cameras and camcorders — due this spring — come in slim, lightweight designs at prices ranging from US$99 to $199.
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Open Door Networks (http://www.opendoor.com) is shipping a new application for both the iPhone and the Mac. The company says Art Authority represents the most comprehensive member of the company’s line of over 100 iPhone apps, and the first member of that line brought back to the Mac.
As part of We-Envision.com, Open Door already ships a number of art apps for the iPhone. Art Authority, which will also work on the iPad, has over triple the number of artists and works of Art Envi Deluxe. They access to most work and hosts the works on company-based servers.
Read MoreOn a new MacVoices (http://www.macvoices.com), the Mac Roundtable crew took the talks about Macworld 2010, Apple’s absence, provide some show picks, and answer audience questions.
Participants include: Chuck Joiner, Don McAllister, Ken Ray, Victor Cajiao, John Braun, Katie Floyd, Allison Sheridan, Tim Verpooten, Adam Christianson, David Sparks and Dave Hamilton.
Read MorePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania: Lower Merion School District officials used school-issued laptops — MacBooks — to illegally spy on students, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
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