The folks at BeLight Software have decided to give you a chance to win an iPod Nano and other fantastic prizes by showing the world what you’ve done with Art Text! The idea of the contest is to find those who have been able to use Art Text in an interesting and creative way. The two most unique designs will each receive an iPod Shuffle. The two runners-up will be able to choosese between a free copy of either Printfolio (valued at $89.95) or Live Interior 3D Pro (valued at $129.95).
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Macworld Expo will shift its dates to February in 2010 and open its show floor to attendees on Saturday, as part of the first steps to remake the long-time Mac trade show after Apple’s decision to end its involvement.
The 2010 edition of Macworld Conference and Expo will kick off on February 9 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and run through February 13. The conference portion of the show, slated for the Moscone West hall, will run from Tuesday through Saturday. The expo portion, to be held in Moscone North, runs from Thursday through Saturday.
The decision to move the annual Mac conference from its traditional January date to early February results from feedback from Expo exhibitors, said Paul Kent, vice president and general manager of Macworld Expo. In talking to exhibitors, Kent said, Expo organizers were told that the old January date posed logistic hurdles for developers, who found themselves rushing over the holidays to complete code, ship products to San Francisco, and travel for the trade show. Moving the event to February is aimed at relieving some of that pressure.
“One of the biggest points of feedback we received was having the date moved,” Kent said.
Moving Macworld Expo away from January could have other benefits as well. With the trade show starting immediately after the end of the holiday buying season, Mac developers often had to weigh whether holding off on a product announcement until Macworld Expo was worth skipping what could have been lucrative pre-holiday sales.
What’s more, Macworld Expo’s January dates frequently overlapped with the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, forcing exhibitors to split their efforts between the two shows or pick one over the other.
The date changes won’t be the last announcement you hear from Expo organizers, Kent added. “This is the first in a series of announcements that will continue to show how Expo is evolving,” he said.
The first annual Teens in Tech Conference hosted by Daniel Brusilovsky & Sam Levin is scheduled to take place on January 31, 2009 at Microsoft’s San Francisco office, 835 Market Street Suite 700.
Teens in Tech Conference is an interactive conference where teenagers and corporations will share ideas on technology, trends, media content and distribution. Tickets are $20 for attendees under 18 and $30 for attendees over 18.
Sponsors of the 2009 Teens in Tech Conference include Adobe, Microsoft, Speck Products, Rickshaw Bagworks, RadTech, Western Digital, Tatango, Blue Microphones and Dollar App. Media partners include Mashable and Futureworks PR. The Teens in Tech Conference has partnered with Eventbrite for conference registration.
Speakers include teenage developers, entrepreneurs, and media creators.
All attendees will receive this awesome swag:
- Rickshaw’s Zero Messenger Bag
- Ultimate Ears Loud Enough Earphones
- RadTech’s custom embossed Teens In Tech Screensaverz
- Innovelis’ BudFits
- Kingston custom printed Teens In Tech flash drive
- Western Digital t-shirt
- Speck cases for iPod, iPhone, Mac Book and more
- Adobe t-shirt
In addition, the following items will be raffled:
- Western Digital WD TV and Passport hard drives
- Blue Microphone’s Snowflake USB Mic (25)
- Adobe Master Collection (Mac & PC!)
- PosiMotion G-FI Wireless Hub
- JBL OnStage 400P, OnStage Micro, Go + Play
- Ultimate Ears Super-Fi Earphones
- Crumpler Bean Bag
- Mighty Leaf Artisan Tea
About the Host:
Teens in Tech, founded in February 2008 by Daniel Brusilovsky, is a media platform and community for teenagers wanting to produce media content, and distribute that content on the Internet. Teens in Tech launched in private alpha in August 2008, and currently hosts more than 200 blogs with media content.
Here are some more Macworld notes, now that I’m home.
North vs. South As usual, most of the major companies were in the South hall and the small, funky booths were in the North hall. There were lots of iPod & iPhone accessories, games, and music software in the North hall. The Acura lounge in the North Hall provided a welcome place to rest, and the John Lennon Tour Bus was a fun place for playing rock band and trying out real musical instruments.
Best Product for the trip home FastMac’s True Power IV for iPhone. I’ll post a more extensive review soon, but it was awesome on the trip home. I charged it overnight and after more than 8 hours, including over 4 hours of music, 1 hour of video, and several games of Frenzic & reMovem, my iPhone was still fully charged and the IV’s battery was still full.
Cool product The Pulse Smartpen from livescribe captures everything you write or say.
Photoshop plugins Topaz Adjust, Simplify, Denoise, and Vivacity make photo touchups easy and let you create great effects like paintings, line drawings, and dramatic colorization.
It’s not about Apple. The real reason to go to Macworld isn’t for Apple; it’s for all of the cool people and cool products from the other companies. Apple’s booth is one of the least interesting, merely rehashing what we saw at the keynote.
Free Macworld Expo 2010 Passes. IDG is offering free expo passes (regularly $25) for Macworld 2010.
Lots of iPod accessories Vestalife was showing their iPod speakers & video screens. I even got a free Ladybug speaker after attending their presentation.
Party Bus Hear Planet’s Party Bus shuttled people between parties.
Lots of parties There were several parties every night, often at conflicting times. The only way to avoid missing a party was by spending a few minutes at one and running to the next one.
Google Dance This was the scene at the Google booth in the final moments of the show on Friday afternoon.
iLife 09 looks cool I use Aperture, but I’m very tempted to switch to iPhoto 09.
An old tradidion The Netter’s Dinner has taken place during Macworld since 1985. A big group treks from Moscone to Henry’s Hunan for a great dinner, interesting conversation, and free swag.
Drive Savers demonstrated graphically what can go wrong with disk drives.
The end At 4PM sharp on Friday afternoon, the lights were dimmed and the crowd was herded out of the hall.
Boston, MA. 1/02/09 — ilene Hoffman, Macintosh Consultant and writer, is pleased to announce that the incomparable and unique Hess Memorial Macworld Events List is ready for YOU.
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MacUpdate has joined with 10 developers to bring you a cheerful holiday bundle. For $49.99 you get 10 applications worth $526. That’s 91% off.
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Join the forum discussion on this post - (1) Posts Registration is now open for Macworld Expo 2009. The conference takes place Jan. 5-9 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Unless you pay $1600 for a platinum pass, you’ll only get to see the keynote in the overflow room, not the main hall.
Traverse City, Michigan – MacUpdate today launched a new software bundle promotion, delivering up to 10 first-rate applications valued at more than $600 for just $49.99. The Back-to-School-themed bundle runs through September 10 and is as equally well suited for students and educators as it is for home users and professionals.
The bundle includes:
* Bookends ($100) – Full-featured reference and bibliography management.
* Periscope ($40) – Security software that leverages the Mac’s iSight Camera.
* Mellel ($50) – Highly-acclaimed multilingual word processor.
* DEVONagent ($50) – Extremely efficient Internet search tool.
* Norrkross Movie ($60) – Multi-layered video editing and compositing software.
* Alarm Clock Pro ($20) – Alarm and timing software with extensive features.
* HookUp ($10) – Share and access iTunes libraries beyond your local network.
In addition, three “locked” applications will be made available to all bundle purchasers as certain sales targets are met:
* MacJournal ($35) – The most popular journaling software for the Mac.
* Contactizer Pro ($120) – Comprehensive contact and project management.
* LightZone ($130) – Professional photo-editing software.
“We’re thrilled to be delivering our fourth value-packed bundle of applications,” said Nate Houle, coordinator of MacUpdate Promo. “Not only are Mac users getting a tremendous value, they’re also getting a great number of tools for improving their workflow and managing their life.”
Pricing and Availability:
The MacUpdate Promo Back-to-School bundle is available through September 10 for $49.00 USD exclusively from their website.
MacUpdate was founded in 1997 by Joel Mueller and has since become the leading Mac software site on the Web. The site remains independently owned and operated and represents one of the largest Apple communities online. MacUpdate Promo was launched in 2006 and delivers 24-hour daily software deals and periodic bundles. Copyright 1997-2008 MacUpdate. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.
MacMod.com has announced the beginning of the fifth annual “Great MacMod Challenge” sponsored by iFixit.com. In the event computer “modders” submit their creations for a review by a panel of judges for over US$2,000 worth of prizes.
Each contestant is allowed to submit up to three mods and will be judged by a panel of influential Mac community members on the level of difficulty, creativity, integration, and functionality. The first 30 contestants will receive a gift set valued at over $90, including the Booq Venom Pulse bag, Speck See-Thru MacBook cover, and an iFixit multi-purpose tool.
All contestants get a commemorative Great MacMod Challenge 2008 T-shirt. The top three mods will be in the running for a great set of prize packages sponsored by iFixit, Griffin Technology, and HostingOutfitters.
All entrees must be based around a Macintosh or Apple product. All submissions must be emailed to modguide@macmod.com by Aug. 11:59 (Eastern) Entrees can be submitted in one or more of the following categories: Internal Mods, External Mods, Lighting Mods, Peripheral Mods, Software Mods and Misc. Mods. Winners will announced in September at MacMod and all entrees will be on display at the Great MacMod Challenge 2008 photo gallery at MacMod.
Dallas, TX, August 19-20th, 2008—Village Tronic is proud to announce Jeremy Sutton’s first two-day Dallas Painter Workshop incorporating Village Tronic’s ViDock Gfx. Taking place at the Fran Reisner Studio, Jeremy will be using different hardware, including the ViDock Gfx to create a dynamic presentation as well as giving students time for hands-on practice with their own image and computer. Briefly the class will encompass the themes of “systems, organization and optimization, loosening up your paintings through use of the ‘muck up’ under-painting technique, selectively refining your image and adding detail and contrasts, and enlivening your imagery through use of color” (Jeremy Sutton). For presentations like this Jeremy states, “The ViDock enabled me to give a live painting demonstration from my MacBook Pro last week in a dramatic and effective way that would not have been possible without the ViDock.”
Jeremy is a great example to show who the ViDock family of graphics docking solutions was created for and its versatility across the business spectrum: the professional user that wants to use a single portable computer both on the road and the option to utilize multiple screens when needed whether that be in the office, studio, classroom or at home.
ViDock Gfx takes advantage of the fast connection offered by ExpressCard technology, the latest standard from PCMCIA for notebook expansion, to deliver an uncompromised user experience in terms of speed, responsiveness, 3D acceleration and resolution support. With the options of VGA, DVI Dual Link, or Dual DVI video output (Pro Edition), all the displays currently in the market can be supported, including the 30” ones at 2560×1600. The operating system compatibility ensures support for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X. Aero accelerated user interface for Vista is also supported.
ViDock will be on the market bundled with the valuable software application “VTMultiDisplay” that improves the user experience when working with multiple screens. Thus, allowing the user to analysis large quantities of data. Creative professionals can take advantage of ViDock’s powerful multi-display support to experience the final work on one screen while viewing edit commands on another. ViDock also allows the user to turn a notebook into a high performance graphics platform, with full HDTV support perfect for artists, gamers, and home users alike.
For further information about Jeremy Sutton or his seminars/classes please visit his website: http://www.jeremysutton.com. For further information about Village Tronic and its products, please visit the company’s website: http://www.villagetronic.com. Email: press@villagetronic.com
