Apple today introduced new versions of its all-in-one iMac computers and an update to its iLife suite. With the updates, Apple did not offer any big surprises, but instead enhanced its already comprehensive lineup of hardware and software for media publishing. Updated iMacs Apple CEO Steve Jobs first showcased the updated iMacs, which now come [...]

If you’re looking for signs that hell may soon freeze over, PC Magazine just served one up. PC Mag’s anti-Mac linkbaiter John Dvorak reports that he actually tried using a Mac recently, liked it and is now recommending Macs over PCs: I can see why the Mac is gaining market share, because the rationale for [...]

JazzMutant has released Dexter, a new multi-touch computer controller that’s sort of like an iPhone for mixing audio. The laptop-sized control surface features a multi-touch display and is designed to be used as a flexible Digital Audio Workstation control surface. JazzMutant has partnered with leading audio workstation software developers to offer visual feedback and two-way [...]

Massachusetts (USA)-based Revolabs, Inc., a maker of wireless audio equipment, has introduced its new xTag Microphone System. Revolabs is promoting the microphone system for use with a wide variety of applications, including VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), podcasting, voice recognition, web conferencing, panel discussions and lectures, and many more desktop applications. The manufacturer touts the [...]

Neuros has announced that their open source set top box, Neuros OSD, now supports YouTube. Unlike the Apple TV, the Neuros OSD supports YouTube directly and can view any video in YouTube’s library. “The fact that the Neuros OSD allows YouTube playback is even more significant when considering the way this milestone was achieved,” said [...]

  PCAudioLabs has released Impact, a new case option its line of studio/music computers. The case, a modular rack-mount design with acoustic foam insulation, was designed from the ground up taking into account how computers are used during the process of recording and mixing audio. Prices for configured Impact audio workstations start at US $2,675. Details at [...]

While updates to Apple’s OS X, iPhone app development and Safari for Windows may be the most talked-about introductions from Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote address, updates to Mac OS X Leopard Server include significant features for podcasters. According to Apple, Leopard Server is the most significant improvement to the server operating system since Mac OS [...]

Apple today updated its MacBook Pro line of notebooks with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, memory up to 4GB, and high-speed graphics. The new MacBook Pro is available in 15-inch models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display. “With Intel Core 2 Duo performance, [...]

The team at SWsoft has announced a new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Named Desktop for Mac 3.0. The forthcoming update,due in a few weeks,has over 50 new features….including Windows 3D graphic support (that’s Quake 4 running under vritual Windows XP on a Mac above). Parallels lets you run Windows apps on a Mac, [...]

MusicXPC‘s Professional S3 studio production computer is a Windows-based system specially tweaked for media production, configured from the BIOS up to handle audio tracks, effects and virtual instruments with ease. The system features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.4GHz with a 4MB L2 Cache on a 1066 MHz FSB. The machine comes [...]