I’ll admit: If I’m on the ferry in to work, and someone’s tapping away at an iOS device, I’m not above sneaking a peek. “Hey, that guy’s pretty good at Threes ,” I might say to myself. Or “I wonder what that email’s about.” And on occasion, “I don’t think public transit is an appropriate venue to be watching that movie.” What my fellow passengers should probably do is avail themselves of an accessory...
Studies have shown that when you’re working at your computer, you should take the opportunity to stand as much as possible. It’s better for your health. And the office furniture market has responded, with an explosion of standing desk offerings. But sometimes you need to sit, so it’s good to be able to switch between sitting and standing with your computer. Ergotron’s WorkFit uses an arm to that can...
When I first saw the Penclic Mouse from a short distance from Prestige’s Macworld/iWorld booth, I thought, “Why is someone selling those pens and pen holders you find at banks?” But upon closer inspection, I realized that the Penclic Mouse is an input device that uses a mounted stylus. The Penclic Mouse is held like a pen, which may be a more comfortable grip for some people than a typical mouse....
Hello, gorgeous. Yes, I’m talking to you. You are perfect just the way you. All of those selfies you upload to Instagram on a daily basis are completely flawless. Don’t ever change a thing. Much better. But, if you do take a snap of yourself and notice something that you don’t quite love, you can easily fix it up with Facetune , a new portrait-editing app for iOS. Facetune lets you easily tweak and...
Your iMac’s built-in stand is elegant, but it seems as though you should be able to do more with it. Two vendors here at the Macworld/iWorld show aim to help you do just that. Rain Design’s upcoming mBase stand (above), available in June, is cut from iMac-matching aluminum and elevates your Mac about two inches off the surface it’s resting on. The mBase uses those two inches to provide a convenient...
We had a lot of fun testing Reallusion’s CrazyTalk7 for Mac at the last year’s Macworld-iWorld—so much fun, in fact, that we named it one of the 2013 Best of Show winners . And what’s not to like about CrazyTalk? The demo we saw of this facial animation software featured a sarcastic talking cat, complete with eye-rolling, so you know I’m sold based on that. CrazyTalk7 is back at Macworld/iWorld again...
While much of the Macworld iWorld show floor is devoted to iOS and software products, there is still plenty of Mac OS hardware to be found. In particular, a bunch of companies are showing off devices equipped with the fastest external connection found on modern Macs: Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2. Western Digital is showing off its brand new My Passport Pro dual-drive RAID with Thunderbolt. The drive...
Western Digital kicked off its booth at Macworld/iWorld by unveiling the new My Passport Pro portable hard drive equipped with Thunderbolt. While the My Passport Pro looks similar to WD’s My Passport Air , the new drive is much thicker because it has two 2.5-inch hard drive mechanisms configured as a RAID 0 or 1. The My Passport Pro also has an integrated Thunderbolt cable, so not only do you not...
You’ve heard about the consumerization of IT—the infiltration of personal consumer devices like the iPhone and iPad into business computing environments. Looks like things are flowing in the opposite direction, too: A couple of companies at Macworld/iWorld are seeking to bring corporate-level IT technologies into the home. NetHero's iOS app The first is NetHero, an app for iOS and OS X that lets you...
Fuz Designs wants to do the same thing for phone docks in your car that it's done for docking stations for the home and office: add a little stability to the picture. The company was a Kickstarter success story last fall, when it sought funding for its EverDock line of mobile device charging docks. The public responded, pledging more than $450,000—well past the modest goal of $50,000 that Fuz Designs...
The expo hall at Macworld/iWorld is filled with companies showing their products, and at Macworld, we do our best to find the ones that stand out. Macworld’s editors survey a list of products submitted ahead of time by vendors for consideration, but most of the work involves scouring the show floor to find worthy candidates. The editors then gather back at Macworld headquarters, and after a long,...
I’ve seen a lot of odd things on the expo floor in my few years here: roller girls, cooking implements , and a robot or two . But the LED-backlit washing machine was new. The Shiny Soap booth sadly had no innovations in home automation to offer me, however; the washing machine just happened to be a delightfully quirky backdrop for Shinysoft ’s Mac cleaning software. To read this article in full or...
The iPad has made its way into the workplace, and several companies at Macworld/iWorld are showing products that give you quick access to your iPad in production environments. Strotter Messenger Bag Strotter’s Platforma messenger bag ($159 to $175; booth 403) and Across carrying case ($55 and $99) protect your iPad, but they also can be used as a platform to hold the tablet. All you have to do is...
Using your smartphone to send text messages? How primitive. Receiving alerts on a wristwatch? How quaint. Manually turning your lights on and off like a cave-dwelling savage? Are you reading this article from a previous century? That's the thinking behind the Ring , the latest device hoping to capitalize on America’s sudden interest in wearable tech. It arrived in San Francisco for Macworld iWorld...
BusyMac Software , maker of the popular BusyCal app for OS X, has announced the upcoming launch of the all-new BusyContacts . The new app is designed to be a complete replacement of OS X’s built-in Contacts app; it features customizable views, the ability to add tags to each contact, as well as smart filters that allow users to quickly find and group entries. Of course, it is also designed to work...
Here comes the sun This week’s roundup includes a cool new way of looking at the sun. Plus, there are apps for seeking real estate, organizing your life, and fighting in the Game of Thrones universe. DIY Sun Science By now, you know we’re fans of NASA, space, science, and any app that does cool things with those topics. DIY Sun Science is a free iOS app from NASA that helps young users learn about...
Macworld/iWorld , the ultimate Apple fan event, starts on Thursday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. There’s plenty to see at the show, so here are a few events and exhibitors you should make sure to check out. On Thursday, March 27 at 10 a.m., The State of Apple 2014 panel opens the show on the Main Stage (room 103). Macworld’s own Jason Snell leads the panel in a discussion of Apple’s present...
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A notebook in the cloud A certain tech giant's cloud note-taking software makes its appearance in this week’s Mac app roundup, which also brings you a bit of music, some weather news, and a way to finally wade through that massive collection of photos you’re keeping stashed in a virtual drawer. CV Maker 1.2 Individual Software’s $20 CV Maker ( Mac App Store Link ) helps you build a killer résumé,...
Some Apple news every day may not keep the doctor away, but it will at least provide some reading material. Here are the latest news stories making the rounds on Tuesday: Starting Today, Find NPR Shows And Newscasts On iTunes Radio iTunes Radio has added its first news station, National Public Radio. It’ll run 24 hours a day and broadcast shows like Morning Edition , All Things Considered , and the...