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Microsoft, last week, released the first public beta of MS Office 2007. Overall the companies goal was to issue a makeover that refreshed the look and feel of the programs while making it easier to use. Thus far it seems that they succeeded in the makeover, essentially “Apple-fying” the products,… Continue Reading »

In a private briefing with InDesignSecrets, the Adobe revealed four features planned for the next major release of the page layout application, InDesign, which will ship in the second quarter of 2007 as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 (CS3). InDesign CS3 will be a Universal Binary when it’s released,… Continue Reading »

DivX has ended their no-fruit spell and is now available for the Apple (OK, that was lame). Version 6.5 is available now for download, for Macs. It is a digital video player and converter tailored to fit the “Mac” feel, designed as an easy to use, “lightweight, drag-and-drop application. You… Continue Reading »

Sanyo has release four new, high-end LCD projectors. These are not designed for the average home theater, rather commercial applications (but they make look awesome in your living room). The LP-HD2000 (2048x1080), the LP-WP80 (1366x768), the LP-XF46 (1024x768) and the LP-XP57 (1024x768).This is not saying that a 2048 x 1080… Continue Reading »

Here is one that will have you saying, “Now why didn’t I think of that first.” A rearview mirror wireless Bluetooth speakerphone combination. This speakerphone mounts over your cars existing rearview mirror, with an integrated corner display, capable of showing incoming calls as well as a detachable cordless Bluetooth earpiece… Continue Reading »

The NHL announced an initiative to offer hockey fans in the United States the opportunity to purchase and download 2006 Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final game recaps. The iTunes Music Store is offering a “Season Pass” for each Stanley Cup Playoff series for $4.99. It includes 15-20 minutes of… Continue Reading »

While many of us talk about big brother knowing every detail of our daily lives sometimes it isn’t so bad. The Pioneer AVIC-Z1 in-dash navigation/entertainment system learns your habits. The device stores your favorite routes, automatically, learning your preferences when offering directions. The AVIC-Z1 speaks street names and highway numbers,… Continue Reading »

The spring update is expected to be released to all Xbox Live users “in about a week” and will be followed up with a fall update, as part of their plan to release two major updates each year. This huge upgrade includes: New Media and Entertainment Menu - The upgrade… Continue Reading »

I don’t know about you but I am rather content using JPEGs as my standard image file format, with the inclusion of the bitmap or Tiff every once in a while. Well as anyone could guess, Microsoft is not. Today the company unveiled a new formatted entitled Windows Media Photo.… Continue Reading »

Nintendo confirmed today that the price of the Wii system will not exceed $250 in America, or 25,000 yen in Japan. The company plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year… Continue Reading »