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Expo: NewerTech’s drive dock offers drive-swapping action
The $100 Voyager Q turns any 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch Serial ATA drive into a fully bootable and hot-swappable external drive.
Macworld Podcast
Expo Special: Music & technology
Jim Dalrymple is joined by Tony Marvuglio, the assistant vice president for academic technology for the Berklee College of Music. They talk about how technology is changing the way Berklee teaches students.
Editors' Notes
Expo: DRM-free announcement is music to consumers' ears
While Mac fans may be agog over new version of iPhoto and iMovie, Dan Moren thinks the biggest news of Phil Schiller's keynotes was about the iTunes Store.
Macworld Expo Best of Show 2009
Macworld's picks for the best products at 2009's Macworld Expo.
Expo: Latest IntelliScanner offerings get small, go to work
At Macworld Expo, IntelliScanner added two new offerings to its line of scanner-based organization tools—IntelliScanner mini and IntelliScanner SOHO.
MacUser
Expo: First impressions of the 17-inch MacBook Pro
We take a look at what both the glossy and matte 17-inch MacBook Pros have to offer on the Macworld Expo show floor.
Things task management software helps you get organized
Cultured Code's task management application, Things, is out of beta and available for purchase.
Expo: Livescribe finalizing Mac software for Pulse Smartpen
The final version of the Pulse Smartpen software for Mac will be available in February.
iPhone Central
Expo: We-Envision introduces myCard for iPhone, iPods touch
Business card beamer sends your vCard via W-iFi, cell, or e-mail.
Autodesk offers three new Mac creative software tools
Toxik, Mudbox, and ImageModeler join Autodesk's Mac product lineup.
MacUser
Expo: Surf across Google Earth
A hack from Google lets you experience the planet in a new way.
MacUser
Expo: Keynote Remote now showing on App Store
Apple's newest iPhone app, Keynote Remote, is now available for purchase on the App Store.
iSimple WiFli puts iPod control on your steering wheel
Plug and play peripheral turns your car into an iPod accessory
iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know
Apple announced it would drop digital rights managements from all iTunes Store music—here's what you need to know to make sense of the news.
MacProVideo.com offers MainStage, Pro Tools tutorials
Three new tutorials from MacProVideo.com help you learns how to use MainStage and Pro Tools.
Expo: Freeverse announces slot car racing game for iPhone
SlotZ Racer is a new slot car racing game from Freeverse for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Expo: Lotus Notes gets interface makeover, Symphony beta released
IBM updated the Mac version of its Lotus Notes software at Macworld Expo, as well as introduced a beta of its Lotus Symphony productivity software.
Companies are overstating green claims, consumers say
Sixty-five percent of consumers think some companies overstate their green credentials to sell more products.
First Look: Numbers ’09
Rob Griffiths takes a quick look at some of the key new features in Numbers ’09, the spreadsheet component of iWork ’09.
CES: Verbatim’s ExpressCard SSD and new hard disk drives
Verbatim announced the ExpressCard SSD, available in capacities ranging from 16 to 64GB.
Editors' Notes
The history of the Mac, told by those who were there
Rob Griffiths takes a look at Welcome to Macintosh, a feature-length film that examines the history of the Apple and the Mac by talking to those who were there.
MacUser
Expo: Download the Macworld keynote from the iTunes Store now
The Macworld ’09 keynote can now be streamed in HD and downloaded off the iTunes Store.
Expo: Kensington rolls out mice, chargers, other accessories
The peripherals maker has around a dozen new items that it’s released in time for Macworld Expo as well as the Consumer Electronics Show.
Norway pulls downloadable Beatles podcasts
Norway’s public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing legal problems.
Expo: REAL Server 2009 due in February
The cross-platform, multi-user database server offers new features and increased performance and scalability, according to REAL Software.
iPhone Central
Review: Byline for iPhone
Subway commuters and frequent flyers will rejoice at Byline’s convenience in the absence of connectivity, as the newsreader app syncs with Google’s RSS reader and lets you read your favorite feeds offline.
Macworld Podcast
Expo Keynote Roundtable
We wrap up Keynote Day at Macworld Expo with a discussion that picks apart every announcement Apple made during Tuesday’s kickoff to the annual Mac trade show.
MacUser
How-To: Build a Hackintosh on the cheap
While potentially sweet (and legally dubious), as always, caveat builder.
Expo: HoudahGeo upgrade makes geocoding your snapshots a snap
HoudahGeo 2.0 sports a refreshed interface and a laundry-list of feature enhancements, including the ability to to access and write to master images managed by Aperture.
Editors' Notes
The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
Rob Griffiths laments the lack of any cool new hardware revelations in the Macworld Expo 2009 keynote.
Expo: Punch knocks out Home Design Studio for Mac
Home and Landscape Design Studio for Mac is a completely new product from Punch Software with many features such as a QuickStart system to help a user to build a home quickly.
MacUser
Expo: Tune Blocker saves you from yourself
Matias introduces Tune Blocker, a cable that lets you sync your iPod or iPhone without fear.
Expo: Werck offers server app for point-of-sale software
Checkout Server is a dedicated server app for the company’s Checkout point-of-sale application. The company also announced Checkout 2.3, a minor update to the software.
Macworld Video
Macworld Expo Keynote recap
If you weren’t able to attend the keynote, Roman Loyola provides a brief summary of Apple’s new products in this video.
Expo: LaCie pushing storage to the Max
LaCie’s Hard Disk Max, a high-capacity storage system, weds advanced RAID features with consumer-level ease of use and style.
MacUser
Expo: ChronoSync gets update, companion
Not only did Econ Technologies update ChronoSync to version 4, it added ChronoAgent—a brand new utility that communicates directly with the automated synchronization and backup software.
Macworld Podcast
Expo Special: Mac developer meets Mac collector
A disparate pair of Mac notables stop by the Macworld Podcast Loft in this special Expo edition of the Macworld Podcast.
MacUser
Expo: 17-inch MacBook Pro’s battery replacement will cost $179
According to an Apple spokesperson at the Macworld Expo, the battery in the 17-inch MacBook Pro can be replaced for $179.
MacUser
Expo: SmartShare USB
Only have one USB port to spare? Make it two with Griffin's new SmartShare USB
Expo: AKG headphones coming to America
Harman International’s AKG brand has made a name for itself in the professional audio market. Now the audio specialist is bringing more than a dozen consumer-oriented headphones to the U.S.