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Panic today released Audion 2.6, an update to its popular MP3 player. The new version adds a handful of features, including CD burning, a plugin that evens out audio to avoid sudden volume changes, an echo plugin, and improved freedb support. The software also contains optimization for Mac OS X 10.1, such as faster playlist window resizing and a dock menu. Audion 2.6 is shareware and available for US$19.95 as a player, or $32.95 as a player and MP3 encoder.

Hewlett-Packard today unveiled a new consumer laser printer priced at US$249, dubbed the HP LaserJet 1000. We could not confirm at press time whether or not this new printer is Macintosh-compatible — the site has yet to be updated — but it offers print speeds of 10 PPM (pages per minute) at an attractive price point. [Updated 09/29/01 04:37 ET — Representatives of Hewlett-Packard have told MacMinute that the new HP LaserJet 1000 is not Macintosh-compatible.