Bare Bones Software today released version 1.3 of Yojimbo, the reliable, effortless information organizer, which we previously reviewed here.
Yojimbo 1.3 now supports tagging for powerful grouping and retrieval of items stored in Yojimbo. The new version also brings several more significant refinements and addresses reported issues. The update is free for all registered Yojimbo customers.
Tidy Up helps you find duplicate files on your system and keep your hard disks nice and clean. It allows you to search for duplicate files and packages. These can be searched by the owner application, content, type, creator, extension, date modified, date created, name, label, visibility and more.
New to this version is the ability to automatically check for updates, numerous changes of the graphical interface, performance improvements and some bug fixes.
Tidy Up ($30) is a universal binary application and can be downloaded here.
I reported about a Tavi device right back when Geekanoids first started. Well the new 30Gb version is on the horizon. Offering well, errr, 30Gb of storage. On top of the nice capacity, you get a 3.5-inch LCD screen, 5.1 surround sound, and 5.5 hour battery life. Source Gizmodo UK.
Little Britain makes me laugh and it is available as an interactive DVD here. All you control pad bashers will be pleased to know that Blast Entertainment will be bringing the likes of Lou and Andy to both the Playstation 2 and the PSP... I for one, can't wait.
Apple® today unveiled its new line of MacBook™ consumer notebooks that now include Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Just one-inch thin, the new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than the previous generation and feature a built-in iSight® video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple’s MagSafe™ Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, and iLife® ‘06, Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.
“MacBook has helped drive Apple’s notebook market share to over 10 percent in US retail, and the new MacBooks will be among this holiday season’s most exciting new products,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the entire line, these new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than their predecessors.”
With prices starting at just £749 (inc. VAT), the new MacBook lineup includes three models: sleek white 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.0 GHz MacBook model. With Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo processors, the new MacBook is up to 25 percent faster than the previous MacBook and up to six times faster than the iBook®, making it even easier for consumers to manage and enjoy their digital content with iLife ‘06.* Consumers will also benefit from the added power in the new 2.0 GHz models, including double the memory and greater storage capacity than the previous generation, as well as a double-layer SuperDrive™ for burning professional-quality DVDs.
The new MacBook features a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, ideal for enjoying videos, DVDs and photos with Apple’s breakthrough Front Row media experience. The MacBook is just one-inch thin and includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV, recording a video podcast or iMovie® using iLife ‘06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth.
Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects under strain, preventing the notebook from falling off its work surface. Apple now also offers a new MagSafe Airline Adapter that makes using a MacBook on an airplane even more convenient by connecting to in-seat power ports for continued productivity throughout the duration of a flight. The MacBook also includes Apple’s Sudden Motion Sensor, designed to protect the hard drive in case of a fall, and a simple and intuitive Scrolling TrackPad for scrolling through long web pages or panning across large photographs.
The lightweight MacBook design includes built-in AirPort Extreme® and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), making it ideal to take anywhere consumers work and play—from the office, to the classroom and the local WiFi hot spot. With the latest high-performance connectivity options, each MacBook includes built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, a FireWire® 400 port, combination analogue and optical digital audio input and output ports and a mini-DVI video output to connect up to a 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display.
The MacBook comes with iLife ‘06, the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto®, iMovie HD, iDVD®, GarageBand™ and iWeb™, the latest iLife application that makes it super-easy to create amazing websites with photos, blogs and podcasts and publish them on .Mac for viewing by anyone on the Internet with just a single click.** The MacBook also comes with the latest release of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS® X version 10.4.8 Tiger, including Safari™, Mail, iCal®, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth, running natively on the Intel-based notebook.
I think the picture says it all really. The new Intel Core2Duo chips made their way into the MacBook today. You can order from the Apple Store with just three days shipping quoted. The specification remains the same as the previous model, other than the new Core2Duo processor, 4MB of Level 2 cache and a 6-speed dual layer SuperDrive.
Take a closer look here.
PodsPlus have just released a new case for the 2nd generation iPod Nano.
The PodsPlus Aluminum N2 for Apple's 2nd generation iPod Nano is the only aluminum case with both screen and clickwheel protection.
Features include the use of aircraft grade anodized aluminium makes this case strong yet light in weight. The clickwheel area is protected by a silicone cover and is useable underneath the skin, with no loss of touch sensitivity. The LCD cutout has a clear plastic screen permanently fixed to the case and to protect your iPod the interior is lined with neoprene.
Various colours are available, with pre-orders starting today and shipping starting in mid-November. Ordering this week qualifies your order for FREE SHIPPING.
The PodsPlus Aluminium N2 is priced at $29.99.
Basingstoke, 6 November 2006 – Mobiboo Mobile, the UK’s first WiFi mobile VoIP operator, announces the launch of tovo – the first-of-its-kind mobile Internet phone that will save consumers hundreds of pounds a year in phone charges. Mobiboo Mobile estimates that consumers can save an average of 30% on their mobile charges and up to 50% on fixed line charges if they switch to the new tovo service – which for some people will equate to savings of £360 a year*. Two new tovo handsets are available from today, initially at 19 Tesco stores nationwide, and online at www.tovo.com.
The new Mobiboo offerings are the tovo t450g PocketFone and the tovo t1000 HomeFone Plus. Both tovo phones combine the freedom of a mobile with the quality of a landline, doing everything mobile, Internet and home phones do; but much cheaper and with the added bonus of free calls. Using tovo, even an average-use customer can save £168 per year on their mobile and fixed line usage; and an above-average user (twice the number of average calls) can save £360 per year.
Anyone with access to WiFi at home, at work or a WiFi hot spot can use a tovo phone to call any other phone anywhere in the world at low rates. All calls between tovo and Mobiboo customers are free; there are no roaming charges when abroad; and incoming calls are received for free from any phone worldwide.
tovo makes communication borderless - bringing an end to unnecessarily high roaming charges while travelling. The service also significantly reduces home and office call costs, with rates from as little as 2p per minute locally and internationally. And tovo customers benefit from the same UK tariffs wherever they are in the world
With both tovo offerings there are no restrictive long-term contracts, but a choice of pay-as-you-go or monthly packages to suit your lifestyle. For example, if you’re planning to go abroad or on a business trip you might choose an international package for one month to ensure that you get free calls or the best worldwide call rates. The very next month customers can choose a lower price package to suit their needs. Accounts can be checked and managed online so users are always in control.
Consumers can easily top up their phones either with a free call direct from their handset, online at www.tovo.com, at any Tesco store or at e-top up locations (from 2007). For a basic UK pay-as-you-go package there is no monthly charge and local calls are 2p per minute with international tier 1 calls at 5p per minute. Monthly package customers can benefit from free UK, mobile and international calls.
tovo customers can also choose to have a geographic landline number as well as a mobile number connected to them. The handsets will receive calls to either number wherever you are, at home or abroad. When using tovo at home or in the office, you don’t need to turn on your laptop or PC as it will connect to your WiFi network.
For anyone concerned that they might not always have access to WiFi, the best option is the tovo PocketFone t450g dual mode phone. You just insert your ordinary mobile SIM card into the tovo handset and it will automatically switch between the normal mobile network and WiFi, ensuring that you always have coverage.
This solution enables the use of mobile features such as e-mail and Internet browsing through WiFi broadband connections, with the added benefit of greater bandwidth and cost savings. Text messaging will continue to work through the normal mobile network, although Mobiboo Mobile plans to launch text messaging between its’ customers at very competitive prices during 2007.
The tovo services
tovo t450 PocketFone combines the best of your home phone and Internet phone with the best of your mobile service. It’s a new generation mobile phone that uses WiFi where available and your normal mobile network everywhere else via a single handset. Calls are free or at a low price and can be made and received worldwide. It’s your Internet phone in your pocket, and also a fully functional mobile phone with camera, text and email. The innovative dual mode handset, which will work worldwide, is manufactured for Mobiboo by Pirelli Broadband Solutions. It can be purchased from selected Tesco stores as a pay-as-you-go boxed set complete with desktop charger and other accessories for £159.95.
tovo t1000 HomeFone Plus is a next generation mobile phone for use at home, in the office, or when abroad. The handest offers the capabilities of a traditional landline phone but with the added benefits of free calls to other tovo users and mobility within WiFi areas. It’s the internet phone in your pocket - essentially replacing your old world fixed telephone line and internet phone with a low-cost “mobile landline”. The high quality handset is manufactured for Mobiboo by UTStarcom, and is sold as a pay-as-you-go boxed set for £79.95.
Nothing on the Tesco site yet, but check out Tovo's site here.
Belkin have announced a nice range of accessories for the MS Zune. Ranging from a nice FM transmitter for in-car use and TuneBase which is a battery extender with flip out kick stand.
Full details can be found at Gizmodo.
EazyDraw, quoted as ‘MacDraw on Steroids’ moved to a new version 2.1 today.
New features in V2.1 include a Free Transform capability to apply shear, skew, stretch and rotate distortions to images and other graphics. Soft bitmap shadows, an added shadow method for very high quality drop shadows. Expanded Arrows support for user defined arrows; plus the ability to apply shapes as “brushes” along the path of any graphic, including a progressive sequential distortion transform applied to successive shapes along a path. The new custom Arrow menu is provided with over 20 new Factory arrow shapes. Revamped Dash palette that allows the user unlimited capability to define any sequence of line-space dash patterns.
Also added is the ability to save named, Arrows, Dashes, Gradients, Shadows and Transforms. Significant performance improvement for large drawings and working with groups of thousands of graphics. Smart Zoom toolbar button that displays the zoom percentage in the user customizable toolbar.
All the new features are fully documented in the online help and explained in more detail here on the EazyDraw website. To download the new version 2.1.3 click here.
Nintendo have released details of the excellent line-up of games that will be available at launch. Wii will offer the most extensive launch window software line-up in the history of video gaming, including: The action packed Red Steel and the out of control Rayman: Raving Rabbids both from Ubisoft. The adrenaline rush of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam from Activision as well as the animated hit Disney Pixar's Cars from THQ. Add to these great games and quality game franchises such as: Madden NFL 07 and Need for Speed Carbon from Electronic Arts; Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Barnyard and SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from Krusty Krab from THQ; Monster Truck 4 x 4: World Circuit, Open Season, GT Pro Series, Far Cry: Vengeance and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent from Ubisoft; Call of Duty 3 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance from Activision.
December is nearly upon us, time to start getting excited.
Full details here.
As reported earlier on MacNN, Apple has now posted the Aperture 1.5.1 update, now available for download here. To download this update you will need your serial number and must be running OS X 10.4.8 to install it.
Improvements in this new version include addressing numerous issues relating overall reliability and performance improvements. Keywords, Loupe, Cropping, Previews, Metadata presets, Versions, File renaming, Watermarks, Image deletion and iPhoto Library import, as well as some other features, have all received fixes. Of note, if you own a 1.8 GHz iMac with NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 graphics card, Aperture now properly validates and runs OK.
For more detailed information about this update, visit this KB Article.