Stories by Dennis Sellers

Hands-on with the original iPod: ‘Definitely’ worth $399

Apple's new music player is music to my ears.

Lexmark unveils X5150 All-In-One Print Center

Lexmark has introduced a new All-In-One Print Center, the Lexmark X5150, an inexpensive digital imaging center. The new device offers 4800 dpi (dots per inch) resolution on all paper types, a quality flatbed scanner, personal computer-fax capabilitie...

MACWORLD - MasterWriter debuts; tool for songwriters

MasterWriter -- which makes solutions for writers, poets, and educators -- is demonstrating MasterWriter 1.0 software for professional songwriters for the first time this week.

MACWORLD - WiebeTech announces FireWire Encrypt, new drives

WiebeTech LLC will announce several products at this week's Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, as well as introduce a new patent pending encrypting storage technology entitled "FireWire Encrypt."

MACWORLD - M-Audio plans surround sound Revolution

Audio and MIDI hardware maker M-Audio has released Revolution 7.1, which the company says is the first high-definition 7.1 surround sound card for Mac and PC systems that provides up to eight channels of professional 24-bit/192kHz audio with consumer...

RealOne Player for Mac OS X released

RealNetworks has shipped the gold release of RealOne Player for Mac OS X.

Opera 6.0 finalized, ready for download

Opera Software ASA has released a final version of their Opera 6.0 Web browser.

FileMaker Pro update tweaks XML operations, more

FileMaker Pro, the database application from FileMaker, a subsidiary of Apple Computer, has been updated to version 6.0v4.

Canon adds PowerShot S45 to digital camera line

Canon has expanded its digital camera line with their new PowerShot S45, the successor to the PowerShot S40.

MakeMusic! introduces Finale Guitar

The music education technology specialists at MakeMusic! Inc. have released their Finale Guitar music notation product. Finale Guitar offers new features for guitarists and fretted instrument players, as well as file compatibility with Finale 2003, w...

Radium USB MIDI keyboard coming in November

Midiman's M-Audio, a provider of digital audio solutions, has announced the Radium keyboard, the latest in their line of Midiman Keystation USB MIDI controllers for electronic musicians.

Bias Sound Soap washes out unwanted noise

The sound specialists at Bias Inc. have unveiled Bias Sound Soap, a new digital audio signal processing plug-in for Mac and Windows systems. Steve Berkley, CEO and president of Bias said it's the first professional-quality noise reduction solution th...

Toshiba introduces new 5GHz WLAN chipset

Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) has announced a new 5GHz range chipset that the company says provides the essential components for a high-speed, broadband wireless LAN (WLAN) and conforms to the IEEE 802.11a specification.

OpenGL 1.4 spec sees rapid adoption

The OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) says that adoption of the OpenGL 1.4 specification is proceeding rapidly. The specification was ratified in July by the ARB and has enhancements to the cross-platform 2D and 3D graphics technology preferred ...