http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/macworld_expo_2009/ en webmaster@macobserver.com Copyright 2009 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:33:14 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macvoices_tv_posts_video_from_cirque_du_mac_6.0_macworld_all_star_band/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macvoices_tv_posts_video_from_cirque_du_mac_6.0_macworld_all_star_band/ MacVoices TV has posted a video of the Macworld All Star Band at Cirque du Mac 6.0. MacVoices TV is the video arm of Chuck Joiner's MacVoices podcasting empire, and Mr. Joiner posted this video compilation of moments from band's performance at the party. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:53:59 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_187_busycal_virtual_box_extending_wireless_limits/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_187_busycal_virtual_box_extending_wireless_limits/ Back from Macworld Expo, John and Dave have a relatively "normal" show for you this week.  First they cover a few remaining items from Macworld Expo, including the upcoming BusyCal and a virtual machine from Sun.  Then they move on to answer your questions about extending and enhancing WiFi connections, with some great suggestions buried and peppered within. Don't miss this one, folks! Podcasts, Mac Geek Gab Podcast, Reports, Conferences, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:52:21 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_186_cool_stuff_found_at_macworld_expo_live_from_the_show_floor/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_186_cool_stuff_found_at_macworld_expo_live_from_the_show_floor/ Live again from the podcast stage at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, John and Dave talk about the coolest stuff they've found on the show floor, and then of course take some listener/attendee questions. LOTS of fun to be had here, folks! Podcasts, Mac Geek Gab Podcast, Reports, Conferences, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:53:51 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/cirque_du_mac_6.0_with_the_macworld_all_star_band/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/cirque_du_mac_6.0_with_the_macworld_all_star_band/ The Macworld All Star Band rocks Cirque du Mac 6.0, presented by TMO, Back Beat Media, and our awesome sponsors!  In this photo gallery, John F. Braun gives us a tour of the best Cirque du Mac yet. Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009, Link, Photo Gallery Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:31:15 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/its_about_time_products_shows_switcher_and_iphone_3g_training_applications/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/its_about_time_products_shows_switcher_and_iphone_3g_training_applications/ It's About Time Products is showing their It's About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac and It's About Time to Learn the iPhone 3G training products at this week's Macworld Expo. The goal of It’s About Time to Learn the Switch to Mac is to minimize the two to four week period of time to become familiar with using the Mac to just a couple hours, with a similar goal for Learn the iPhone 3G Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:45:49 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/macworld_photo_gallery_day_3_-_mac_art_music_more/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/macworld_photo_gallery_day_3_-_mac_art_music_more/ John F. Braun offers up his third tour of the show floor for Macworld 2009.  Today we see Mac art, music and music gear, and much more. Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009, Link, Photo Gallery Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:09:49 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/optical_illusions_and_glossy_displays/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/optical_illusions_and_glossy_displays/ I have a theory, now, that the reason some people don't object to the glossy screen on modern displays, including Apple's, is because they have the mental ability to block out reflections, much like the shift in appearance with some optical illusions.  I don't have a any scientific evidence for this, but I did notice the other day that I can block out or bring in the reflections myself at will. Perhaps that's why I don't mind, and fact prefer, glossy screens.  Apocryphal evidence also supports the theory. Columns and Opinions, Opinion, Analysis, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:40:43 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/a_perspective_on_mac_os_x_security_from_an_expert/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/a_perspective_on_mac_os_x_security_from_an_expert/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Macworld is a great place to sit down with a representative from a well-known company and acquire new insights that don't always come through in either their press releases or Website. When the subject is Mac OS X security, the occasion is even more profitable.  Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:00:44 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/orbicule_announces_undercover_3_with_location_technology/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/orbicule_announces_undercover_3_with_location_technology/ At this week's Macworld Expo, Orbicule demonstrated Undercover 3, the newest version of the Mac anti-theft product. Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:56:58 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/targus_shows_file_share_cable_for_mac/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/targus_shows_file_share_cable_for_mac/ SAN FRANCISCO -- At this week's Macworld Expo, Targus was showing the Targus File Share Cable for Mac. The product is a simple, elegant solution for transferring files between Macs, or between a Mac and a PC.   Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:50:48 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/blackmagic_demonstrates_video_recorder/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/blackmagic_demonstrates_video_recorder/ Blackmagic Design was showing their Blackmagic Video Recorder at this week's Macworld Expo. The device has a USB connector on one end, and offers your choice of composite, S-Video and component video inputs.  Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:40:25 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microvision_demonstrates_show_wx_laser_projector/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microvision_demonstrates_show_wx_laser_projector/ At this week's Macworld Expo, Microvision is demonstrating a revolution in portable projectors, the SHOW WX Pico Projector. Matthew Carmean, Product Manager, briefed us on the details of this product. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:14:48 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/feral_to_ship_rome_total_war_gold_in_march/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/feral_to_ship_rome_total_war_gold_in_march/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Feral Interactive on Thursday announced plans to publish Rome: Total War Gold on the Mac in March. The 3D strategy game will be the second in the company's line of Feral Legends titles, and Feral is showing it off in their Macworld Expo booth. News, Reports, Games, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:33 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/freeverse_says_commander_napoleon_at_war_is_on_the_march/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/freeverse_says_commander_napoleon_at_war_is_on_the_march/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Freeverse has announced that it will publish Commander: Napoleon at War, the sequel to Commander: Europe at War. Both games were developed by Slitherine. Freeverse did not give out a release date.   News, Reports, Games, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:19:16 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/whither_macworld_expo/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/whither_macworld_expo/ Macworld organizers on Wednesday held a town hall meeting to discuss the West coast edition's future, given Apple's decision last month to make this year's show its final one.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:34:11 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/paragon_issues_30_talking_dictionaries/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/paragon_issues_30_talking_dictionaries/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Paragon Software Group this week released 30 SlovoEd dictionaries -- three explanatory in English, French, and Spanish and 27 bilingual -- at Macworld Expo. When loaded into Mac OS X, they allow users to point their cursor at a word and obtain its translation or definition, complete with usage and sound samples, transcription, grammar information, and color markup.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:47:42 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intelliscanner_intros_soho_cubed_scanning_solution/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intelliscanner_intros_soho_cubed_scanning_solution/ SAN FRANCISCO -- IntelliScanner, which earlier this week introduced mini cubed at Macworld Expo, has added SOHO cubed to its line of scanning solutions. Also packaged in a metal box, SOHO cubed includes a portable USB scanner, pre-printed asset tags, and software aimed at small business owners. It sells for US$299.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:13:54 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/axiotron_debuts_modbook_pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/axiotron_debuts_modbook_pro/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Axiotron has announced the Modbook Pro, an after-market modification of a 15-inch MacBook Pro that turns the laptop into a tablet computer. It will be available in May or June. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will be at the Axiotron booth on Thursday, January 8, at 1 PM Pacific time for an additional Modbook Pro presentation. He helped unveil the new product on Tuesday. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:56:00 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ecamm_introduces_worlds_first_bluetooth_webcam/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ecamm_introduces_worlds_first_bluetooth_webcam/ Ecamm Network demonstrated the BT-1, the world's first Bluetooth wireless webcam, at this week's Macworld Expo. The BT-1 provides 640 x 480 H.264 video at a frame rate of 15 fps, and 48 kHz AAC stereo audio. It has a compact 2" x 2.5" x 5/8" form factor.   Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:43 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_announces_speaker_keyboard_store_n_go_micro_usb_drive/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_announces_speaker_keyboard_store_n_go_micro_usb_drive/ SAN FRANCISCO -- At this week's Macworld Expo, Verbatim introduced their Speaker Keyboard for Mac, a Mac keyboard that is more than just a keyboard, and the Store 'n' Go Micro USB Drive, which offers both storage and security. Crystal Moore, Corporate Marketing Manager, gave us an overview of these new products. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:16:34 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/photo_gallery_macworld_2009_day_2/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/photo_gallery_macworld_2009_day_2/ John F. Braun tours Macworld Conference & Expo on Day 2 of the show.  In this photo gallery, we have the Delorean, Apple's booth, a really big VU meter...and much more! Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009, Link, Photo Gallery Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:09:58 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/emc_issues_beta_of_retrospect_8.0_backup_software/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/emc_issues_beta_of_retrospect_8.0_backup_software/ SAN FRANCISCO -- EMC Corporation has released a public Beta of version 8.0 of Retrospect, its backup ad recovery software that the company says is positioned between Time Machine and enterprise-level solutions. The new software consists of several different components that work around a reengineered engine called the Retrospect server, which can, for example, back up two computers while restoring a third. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:16:32 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/real_server_2009_to_ship_next_month/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/real_server_2009_to_ship_next_month/ SAN FRANCISCO -- REAL Software announced at Macworld that REAL Server 2009 will be released in 2009. Featuring a re-engineered, event-based asynchronous architecture, the new version of their cross-platform, multi-user database server will also offer: Multi Version Concurrency Control, which eliminates transaction locking; and support for external plug-ins, including all standard SQLite extensions. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:04:18 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/livescribe_to_bring_pulse_smartpen_software_to_mac/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/livescribe_to_bring_pulse_smartpen_software_to_mac/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Livescribe is at this week's Macworld Expo showing off Livescribe Desktop 1.0 for Mac, software the transfers notes and audio recordings captured with its Pulse smartpen to a computer. Pulse captures handwriting while simultaneously recording audio, syncing the two so that users can tap on text to replay what was recorded at the moment they wrote it. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_lexar_introduce_new_flash_storage_options/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_lexar_introduce_new_flash_storage_options/ Verbatim and Lexar on Wednesday introduced three new flash storage options: Verbatim, which is in attendance at this week's Macworld Expo, debuted a new line of Store 'n' Go Micro USB drives while Lexar introduced new JumpDrive USB flash drives and teamed up with Kodak to introduce new high-capacity SDHC Video Memory Cards. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:39:47 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/dont_shoot_the_messenger_content_not_delivery_marred_apples_last_keynote/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/dont_shoot_the_messenger_content_not_delivery_marred_apples_last_keynote/ As Apple’s Phil Schiller delivered yesterday’s keynote address at Macworld Conference and Expo, the company may have been trying to deliver the message that it didn’t need Macworld anymore. But what I took away from seeing the “Steve-less” keynote was that the company could do just fine without Steve Jobs. Columns and Opinions, Opinion, Editorial, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:20:19 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/lacie_releases_2big_quadra_external_hard_drive_line/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/lacie_releases_2big_quadra_external_hard_drive_line/ SAN FRANCISCO --  Accessory and storage company LaCie introduced its 2big Quadra external hard drive on Tuesday at Macworld Expo. The new two-bay RAID drive includes up to three terabytes of capacity for backup and storage use. The drive incorporates four RAID modes and transmits data at nearly 165MB/s via an eSATA port. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:51:04 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsofts_mac_business_unit_reveals_upcoming_office_improvements/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/microsofts_mac_business_unit_reveals_upcoming_office_improvements/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (MBU) announced at this week's Macworld Expo that Office for Mac will soon see some improvements, including support for SharePoint Products and Technologies and Office Live Workspace as well as support for Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Entourage. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:29:47 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/autodesk_issues_three_new_mac_applications/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/autodesk_issues_three_new_mac_applications/ CAD and visual effects software maker Autodesk has released three new Mac OS X applications aimed at those who work in media and entertainment: Autodesk Toxik procedural compositing software, Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software, and Autodesk ImageModeler image-based modeling and photogrammetry software. News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:08:33 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_185_live_from_macworld_expo_keynote_thoughts_and_attendee_ques/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/podcast/mac_geek_gab_185_live_from_macworld_expo_keynote_thoughts_and_attendee_ques/ Live from the podcast stage at Macworld Expo, John and Dave share their thoughts about the keynote announcements, wax poetic about Macworld Expo, and even take listener questions live from the crowd!   Podcasts, Mac Geek Gab Podcast, Reports, Conferences, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:48:28 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macworld_travel_travasty/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macworld_travel_travasty/ Vern Seward tells a sad tale of flights lost and destinations found. Columns and Opinions, Just a Thought, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:49:39 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/piper_jaffray_finds_macworld_announcements_underwhelming_as_expected/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/piper_jaffray_finds_macworld_announcements_underwhelming_as_expected/ Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that today's announcements from Apple at Macworld were "underwhelming," but noted that this had been "expected." Mr. Munster said that the biggest announcement to come from the event was the new 17" MacBook Pro, though the company's software announcements (iLife 09 and iWork 09) continue to represent a, "competitive advantage for Macs over PCs."   News, Reports, Apple Stock Watch, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:49:49 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the_onion_shows_us_apples_macbook_wheel/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the_onion_shows_us_apples_macbook_wheel/ In a brilliantly executed spoof, satirical news organization The Onion is showing the world Apple's newest member of the MacBook family, the MacBook Wheel. According to The Onion, Apple replaced the keyboard on its newest MacBook with a giant iPod-like wheel one uses to choose each letter, allowing one fan on hand for the fake event to compose an e-mail to his friend in only 45 minutes.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:12 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/was_phil_greater_than_the_sum_of_his_parts/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/was_phil_greater_than_the_sum_of_his_parts/ Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller gave his first complete Macworld keynote, replacing Steve Jobs in that traditional role. While Mr. Schiller is a superb presenter, articulate and charming, there was more missing than just Steve Jobs.   Columns and Opinions, Opinion, Editorial, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:30:29 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mac_box_set_includes_ilife_09_iwork_09_leopard/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/mac_box_set_includes_ilife_09_iwork_09_leopard/ Recognizing that iWork '09 and iLife '09 require Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard, but not all Mac owners have upgraded to the new operating system yet, Apple Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller on Tuesday introduced Mac Box Set, which includes the latest versions of the iWork '09 and iLife '09 software suites, along with the Leopard upgrade.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:43 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_takes_the_wraps_off_new_17-inch_macbook_pro/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_takes_the_wraps_off_new_17-inch_macbook_pro/ Apple Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller on Tuesday unveiled the company's new 17-inch MacBook Pro, which, at 0.98 inches thick and 6.6 pounds, is the thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook in the world, he said.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:36:25 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_introduces_iwork_09/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_introduces_iwork_09/ During his Macworld Expo keynote address, Apple Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller on Tuesday discussed iWork '09, the company's productivity suite containing Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. Mr. Schiller also introduced the collaboration tool iWork.com, which will soon enter the Beta stage of development.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:11:56 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_debuts_ilife_09/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_debuts_ilife_09/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller on Tuesday announced the release of iLife '09, the latest version of the company's suite featuring iMovie, iPhoto, iWeb, iDVD, and GarageBand. It will be available at the end of this month for US$79, or $99 for a family pack of five licenses.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:57:12 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/jing_allows_easy_sharing_of_image_video_captures/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/jing_allows_easy_sharing_of_image_video_captures/ SAN FRANCISCO -- TechSmith Corp. on Tuesday unveiled Jing and Jing Pro, applications that allow users to add screen-captured images and videos to instant messages, emails, forums, Twitter, social networking sites, and more. The software automatically encodes the capture to TechSmith's Screencast.com service and places a link to it on the user's clipboard   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:08:49 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_store_goes_offline_ahead_of_keynote/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_store_goes_offline_ahead_of_keynote/ Apple's online store went offline Tuesday morning, presumably in preparation for new products to be unveiled during the Macworld keynote to be presented by Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Product Marketing. The Mac Observer will bring all the news from Mr. Schiller's discussion live as it happens. This will be Apple's final appearance at Macworld Expo, ending a run of more than two decades of affiliation with IDG's trade show.     News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:26:08 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intelliscanner_debuts_mini_cubed_scanning_package/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/intelliscanner_debuts_mini_cubed_scanning_package/ SAN FRANCISCO -- IntelliScanner Corporation on Tuesday introduced mini cubed, which includes a rechargeable mini scanner, a USB cable, a neck lanyard, pre-printed asset tags, and software in a metallic cube. The mini scanner, which is approximately the size of an iPod nano, features built-in memory for storing information before being synced to the software as well as scan and delete buttons.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:19:43 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/organization_software_personalbrain_5_debuts_at_macworld/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/organization_software_personalbrain_5_debuts_at_macworld/ SAN FRANCISCO -- TheBrain Technologies is exhibiting PersonalBrain 5.0, the latest iteration of its visualization and organization software, at this week's Macworld Expo. The upgrade features an outline view with a broader view of information, visual tagging, a presentation mode with full-screen display, and the ability to save customized layouts created in expanded view, as well as to import outlines and mind maps created with other software.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:52:42 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_imation_sandisk_debut_new_storage_products/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/verbatim_imation_sandisk_debut_new_storage_products/ Verbatim, Imation, and SanDisk on Tuesday announced a new ExpressCard SSD, new external hard drives, and a line of one-button backup USB flash drives, respectively. Verbatim is in attendance at this week's Macworld Expo, while SanDisk is exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off in Las Vegas on Thursday, and Imation is at the 2009 Storage Visions Conference happening in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:34:54 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/slingplayer_mobile_for_iphone_slingplayer_for_mac_hd_to_be_shown_at_macworl/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/slingplayer_mobile_for_iphone_slingplayer_for_mac_hd_to_be_shown_at_macworl/ SAN FRANCISCO -- During this week's Macworld Expo, Sling Media will demonstrate SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone as well as a prototype of SlingPlayer for Mac HD, which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream content to a Mac.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:50:22 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/reminder_live_coverage_of_the_2009_macworld_expo_keynote/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/reminder_live_coverage_of_the_2009_macworld_expo_keynote/ Join us today for live coverage of Phil Schiller's Macworld Expo Keynote Address.  It's scheduled to begin today (Tuesday, January 6th, 2009) at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST, but we'll be in the conference hall early posting photos and up to the minute updates. Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009, Link Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:00:53 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/macworld_expo_2009_picture_gallery_-_day_1/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/go/macworld_expo_2009_picture_gallery_-_day_1/ John F. Braun spent some time this weekend and Monday taking pictures in and around the Moscone.  We've published them here for your viewing pleasure. Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009, Link, Photo Gallery Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:41:48 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ezquest_announces_cinema_pro_rack-mountable_raid/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/ezquest_announces_cinema_pro_rack-mountable_raid/ SAN FRANCISCO - EZQuest announced Monday the Cinema Pro rack-mountable RAID solution, a RAID solution that can hold up to 16 hard drives with up to 24 TB of storage.  The device is hot swappable, and conforms to the 3U rack mount form factor. It connects via an external PCIe bus.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:06:19 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/oreilly_highlights_photoshop_authors_for_macworld_expo/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/oreilly_highlights_photoshop_authors_for_macworld_expo/ SAN FRANCISCO -- O'Reilly Media and Book Passage started off their Macworld Expo activities a day ahead of the conference's official opening day with a special panel and book signing filled with Photoshop CS4 experts. The panel included Photoshop luminaries Lesa Snider King, Deke McClelland, Derrick Story, and Lightroom pro Mikkel Aaland.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:40:09 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/filemaker_pro_10_gets_new_interface_more/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/filemaker_pro_10_gets_new_interface_more/ SAN FRANCISCO -- FileMaker announced the immediate availability FileMaker Pro 10 at Macworld Expo on Monday. The new version of the database application gained a redesigned interface along with built-in SMTP support.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:37:40 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_ceo_receiving_hormone_imbalance_treatment/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple_ceo_receiving_hormone_imbalance_treatment/ Apple CEO Steve Jobs offered the world a rare glimpse into his life on Monday when he revealed that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance. He claims the issue is under control, and is the cause of his weight loss during 2008.   News, Reports, Macworld Expo, Macworld Expo 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:06:41 -0500