Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says that the company will lay off over 1,000 employees and cut $500 million in costs as it faces a downturn in engagement with “Fortnite,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m sorry we’re here again. The downturn in Fortnite engagement...
Omnissa, a digital work platform company, has released its State of Digital Workspace 2026 report, a global study of telemetry data analyzed across millions of Omnissa-managed enterprise endpoints between January and December 2025. The study showed the benefits...
My 16-inch MacBook Pro is a portable workhorse that makes my daily work on Apple World Today easier even if I’m traveling. However, the pricey laptop needs protection from dings and scratches. And I’ve chosen the US$39 Neo Sleeve from WaterField Designs.I received an...
I’ve tried several minimalist wallets, but haven’t found one that could hold my various cards, IDs, and a few bills in a small form factor. Until now; the Nimalist Air Tag Wallet Leather clicks all the boxes that I was looking for in such a product.Even sweeter, the...
The iPad accessories continue to pour in. Today we’ll offer three “mini reviews” of some cases.
Apple’s US$40 iPad Case is actually more of a cover than a case. But it has the advantage of offering built-in stand functionality. It can be used in various positions so it’s easy to type, look at photos and slideshows, or watch movies.
Harman’s JBL On Stage Micro IV (http://www.jbl.com) is described as a “portable loudspeaker dock” that will “will flood virtually any room or outdoor space with realistic JBL sound.” (I’m not sure how realistic JBL sound differs from plain ol’ realistic sound, but that’s beside the point.)
The problem is that the Micro IV isn’t THAT portable and the sound is good enough, but not outstanding.
If you want some impressive sound from bookshelf speakers, team up Audioengine’s (http://www.audioengineusa.com/) N22 Premium Desktop Audio Amplifier with their Audioengine P4 passives (AP4s).
The N22 is a compact integrated stereo power amplifier and headphone amp that you can connect to your iPod, computer, and speakers or headphones. Two audio inputs are standard so you can plug in your computer, iPod or stereo directly.
By Jay Nelson
The US$49 Digimarc for Images 4 plug-in (http://www.digimarc.com) for Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (Windows only) embeds your own unique copyright information invisibly, then their Web crawling service constantly looks for watermarked images on web sites, and reports the results back to the owner.
