At Macworld 2011, Igor Zhadanov of Readdle profiles their family of iDevice apps, including PDF Expert that lets you fill out forms on your iDevice, ReaddleDocs, that handles document viewing and management; Scanner Pro that lets your iPhone camera act as a document scanner, and Calendars, a Google Calendar client. The video version of this [...]
On the show floor at Macworld 2011, Lee Adams of soundmatters shows off the foxl, their pocket-sized Bluetooth speaker. Lee explains how they get around the inevitable trade-off between size and sound by using the battery as the woofer, and how it can be used powered or portable, tethered or wireless. The video version of [...]
At Macworld 2011, Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba provides his thoughts on the show before updating us on the newest version of their audio-anywhere utility, AirFoil 4. Not just for iTunes music, Paul explains how Airfoil will send your Mac’s audio to your iOS devices, other computers, and even your Apple TV home theater. The [...]
A notable stop in the Mobile Apps Showcase at Macworld 2011 was the apps-and-more booth, where Apps and More showed off their add-ons for your iDevice that turn it into a cuckoo clock, beersongs, an app that let you get into the spirit of Octoberfest, and their vocal prowess with the latter. The video version [...]
In the High Resolution Technologies booth at Macworld 2011, Michael Hobson explains how their HRT iStreamer improves the sound of the music coming from your Mac or iDevice. An external digital-to-analog converter and interface, the iStreamer provides superior sound just by plugging it in. The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV. This [...]
In the Smile booth at Macworld 2011, Greg Scown talks about the choices both they and their customers make when buying apps through Apple’s Mac App Store or direct from them. Greg explains the benefits and tradeoffs of each option, making it clear that here are no bad choices. Greg also updates us on the [...]
In the Other World Computing booth at Macworld 2011, Chris Haeffner shows off their new “three screen” OWC Media Center Solution that puts together an OWC mass-storage solution with a variety of separately available software solutions to provide a full-featured home theater. Chris walks us through the software involved, how they pre-set everything, and the [...]
In the Mobile App Showcase at Macworld 2011, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and the creator of MorphWiz talks about the move from analog to digital from a music perspective, his inspiration for the app, and how it brings some of the feel back. Starting out as a demo, Jordan takes us over the rainbow [...]
Picking up one of the “Best of Show” awards at Macworld 2011, Rahul Shetty of Global Delight explains the simplicity and utility of their new product, Boom. Want your music louder on your Mac? How about the audio from any application or web site? Boom makes it easy, increasing volume up to 400% with no [...]
From the show floor at Macworld 2011, Jean MacDonald of Smile and Mark Fuccio of Drobo talk about how their companies have become an active, supporting part of the Mac community, how it happened, why it happened, and the benefits they reap from it. While one is hardware and one is software, Drobo and Smile [...]
