Altec Lansing inMotion
When this sweet talker localize for the iPod arrived , it was love at first sight . But after we ’d heard the inMotion ’s clear audio , used its well - direct ports , and folded it up again , we knew we ’d retrieve much more than a mere infatuation . It connects to all iPods , but those with dock connectors are good ( $ 149 ; available only atwww.apple.com ) .
Panther’s Open and Save
Finally , we OS X user do n’t have to endure the column view when searching in the undetermined and Save dialog box . With Panther , you may choose a classic Mac OS – style list view , and Panther ’s ready to hand sidebar gives you quick entree to your favorite folders .
Grooving on Soundtrack
Apple ’s $ 299 Soundtrack is n’t just utile . It ’s flat - out addictive . We used it to make a great - sound music mix in five minutes , and gave a muddy - sounding home base moving-picture show from one editor ’s high - school day a modern flavor (; December 2003 ) .
Epson Stylus Pro 4000
Photo professional will smile when they see what Epson has been developing . Scheduled to send in January , this pressman promises 17 - inch - wide prints at much quick speeds than previous Epson Stylus Pro printers ( $ 1,795;www.epson.com ) .
Konfabulator 1.5.1
Your metropolis ’s atmospheric condition , a Tetris - stylus secret plan , your to - do list — Konfabulator ’s widgets basically rent you have whatever selective information you want , the right way on your desktop ( $ 25;www.konfabulator.com ) .
FireWire Web Cams
Apple iSight ; December 2003 ; $ 149 ADS Technologies Pyro 1394 ; December 2003 ; $ 109 Orange Micro iBot Standard ; December 2003 ; $ 99 Unibrain Fire - i ; December 2003 ; $ 99
Recently Reviewed Macs
12 - inch PowerBook G4/1GHz ; December 2003 ; $ 1,599 to $ 1,799 15 - column inch PowerBook G4/1GHz and 1.25GHz ; December 2003 ; $ 1,999 to $ 2,599 17 - column inch PowerBook G4/1.33GHz ; December 2003 ; $ 2,999 Power Mac G5/1.6GHz ; November 2003 ; $ 1,999 Power Mac G5/1.8GHz ; November 2003 ; $ 2,399 Power Mac G5 / dual-2GHz ; November 2003 ; $ 2,999
Macs On Stage
In case you had any dubiousness , we ’re here to tell you : Yes , it ’s true , a PowerBook can be used as an on - stage musical instrument . At a recent Wilco concert , we spotted the band using a PowerBook to run cacophonic sample loop-the-loop to complement their melodies . Upon further investigation , we learned that the setup was a 500MHz PowerBook G3 ( Pismo ) with 256 megabyte of Aries the Ram , and Cycling 74 ’s MAZ / MSP 4.1 instal for customized sample looping and signal processing . Wilco also uses a MOTU 828 FireWire interface to convey audio recording into and institutionalise it out of the Mac .
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