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LightTable 2.2.1 is now available at the Mac App Store

einstein’s legacy (http://www.einsteinslegacy.com) has announced LightTable 2.2.1 for Mac OS X.

It’s an image cataloging application that lets users perform image comparisons and inspections on a virtual canvas. Users can move image items around just like actual prints on a physical light table. The 2.2.1 update improves user interface responsiveness, adds a histogram tool along with additional GPU-based image effects, and provides full screen and high-resolution drawing support.

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Wearable medical devices market to be worth $5.8 billion by 2019

In its latest report, Transparency Market Research (www.transparencymarketresearch.com) states that the global wearable medical devices market was worth US$2 billion in 2012, and is estimated to be worth $5.8 billion by 2019. The research group’s study also indicates that the global wearable medical devices market will register a CAGR [compound annual growth rate] of 16.4% during the forecast period of 2013 to 2019.

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Kool Tools: the Boa saddle

Booq’s (www/booqbags.com) US$195 Boa saddle bag boasts a utilitarian design, lightweight materials, genuine leather accents and a laptop compartment that can carry a MacBook Pro or PC up to 15.6 inches.

If you travel, you know how quickly briefs fill up with documents, chargers and other gadgets. The Boa saddle was designed to maintain a mid-sized profile, but provide an interior that offers a huge amount of storage space. The Boa saddle isis 10% lighter than its Boa brief counterpart.

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Apple introduces a new iPod touch

Apple has introduced a new iPod touch and unveiled a new lineup of colors for all iPod models, including space gray, silver, gold, pink and blue.

The revamped iPod touch features a new 8-megapixel iSight camera for photos, an improved FaceTime HD camera, the Apple-designed A8 chip with 10 times faster graphics performance for a more immersive gaming experience, and even better fitness tracking with the M8 motion coprocessor, says Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of iPhone, iPod and iOS Product Marketing.

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