We know our resident DDS reader Dr. Andrew Fletcher (a.k.a. theMangoTimes man) will be loving this. Press release, please…
MacPractice, Inc., developer of MacPractice DDS, and National Dental, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high quality, easy to use intraoral cameras for dentistry, announce the release of the first direct-to-USB intraoral camera solution for the MAC with foot pedal option, comprised of the top selling DocPort Macro Intraoral Camera and MacPractice DR (Digital Radiography/Photo) software.
The new DocPortMacro-U for the MAC delivers exceptionally high image quality with a unique easy to use no focus design that incorporates a patent-pending one touch Macro close up feature enabling the user to quickly zoom in on problem areas in the mouth such as fractures and margins with ease and diagnostic clarity. The ergonomic handpiece design and automatic on/off feature ensure that the camera is always ready to use and easy to manipulate in the patient’s mouth.
National Dental’s 15 years of experience in intraoral cameras has culminated in the development of a product that is unmatched in the industry in all aspects including ease of use, diagnostic quality and system compatibility. With the new release of the Macintosh drivers, MacPractice owners now have the ability to add high quality intraoral images via USB to their operatories.
“National Dental is pleased to be working closely with MacPractice on the release of the newest member of our DocPortMacro line of Cameras, and we believe that our new camera is the perfect fit for Mac lovers that have become accustom to having quality and ease of use….DocPortMacro and the MAC are a perfect fit.,” commented Neil Magneson, President of National Dental Inc.
Dentists are encouraged to view QuickTime demonstration movies of MacPractice DR and MacPractice DDS after registering at MacPractice.com.
2100 doctors’ offices have chosen MacPractice to provide their practice management software and technical support. MacPractice, Inc. also supports the use of DentalMac, MediMac, and ChiroMac for several hundred offices.
“When you come back from a shoot with several cards, you will spend a significant amount of time transferring your images to a computer”, explains Kathleen Finlayson, Delkin’s New Product Specialist. “A single slot reader keeps you tied to your desk cycling cards in and out until each card has been transferred. By letting you transfer data from 4 cards at once, ImageRouter frees you from your desk. You get to spend more time taking photographs while ImageRouter and BackupandBurn handle the busy work.”
In addition to the four slots on each unit, ImageRouter’s built-in powered hub allows “daisy-chaining” of multiple units. Photographers with more than four cards simply plug two or more ImageRouters together and transfer as normal. Its heavy casing and rubber feet make ImageRouter rugged, durable and perfect for the heavy workloads of professional photographers.
ImageRouter can be purchased separately or with BackupandBurn software included. BackupandBurn allows users to select multiple drives from which to download. It automatically renames files based on user-set parameters. Users can specify how the files are re-named and re-numbered and even have Jpeg and RAW files sent to different folders. Images can also be copied to multiple locations and automatically burned to a CD or DVD. Security features like Image Verification ensure transfers and burns are completed properly. BackupandBurn is currently available for Windows. A Mac version is scheduled for release in the near future.
Since speed is always an issue with readers, Delkin designed the ImageRouter around one of the fastest chipsets available - with four UDMA enabled CF cards inserted, users will see transfer rates of 19 MB/sec read and 18 MB/sec write through USB 2.0. Even with two ImageRouters hooked together, transfer speeds drop to a still-blazing 17MB/sec read and 15 MB/sec write. “We didn’t want to make just another fast reader; we wanted to design a product that made life easier for photographers,” explains Martin Wood, Delkin’s CEO. “With the ImageRouter we looked at one of the major bottlenecks for photographers - workflow - and made the process more efficient. Our goal as a company is to make photography better with innovative new products, and ImageRouter definitely accomplishes this.”
All of Delkin’s new products introduced at PMA can be found in their booth A231 or online at www.delkin.com.
PNY Technologies has launched the Lady Attaché, a pretty floral design USB flash drive, which allows women to store over 66 hours of music, 2,160 photographs or 24 hours of video on a 4GB card. The Lady Attaché has been specifically designed for women to match their stylish lifestyle, personality and handbag without compromising on technology.
The Lady Attaché is a perfect companion for use with a digital camera, mp3 player or PC allowing the user to access personal photographs, contacts and music on the go. Easy to use, slim and unobtrusive the lady attaché is the Filofax for the noughties an essential accessory, ideal for women on the go.
The Lady Attaché is no bigger than a lipstick and can discreetly fit into a make-up or travel bag. With a protective cover all you need to do is simply pull and twist to get access to the content that you have stored.
“We’ve learnt from our retail experience that women are driven by design, shape, capacity and of course price. Our Lady Attaché enables women to embrace technology for everyday functions. The old cliché of women not understanding technology has gone, women appreciate products that look appealing but at the same time fits within their lifestyle.” says Laure Lapègue, Flash Media Category Manager for PNY Technologies.
The Lady Attaché is a stylish, high quality storage flash drive available in 2GB and 4GB format with a warranty of 2 years. For more information please visit www.pny.eu.
Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology company, today announced the introduction and immediate availability of its new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo storage drives featuring SATA technology with a starting price of only $107.99 and capacities up to 1.0TB for Plug ‘N Play, hot swappable storage.
The latest in the OWC Mercury Elite-AL storage line, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo storage drives feature the latest Oxford 934 performance chipset, the best SATA mechanisms available, two FireWire 400 1394A 6 Pin, and one USB 2.0 port. Drives may be stacked or stood vertically (stand included) and measure only 9.3” (length) x 1.4” (height) x 5.6″ (width) or 237mm x 36mm x 142mm.
The drive’s two FireWire ports allow it to be daisy-chained to any additional FireWire devices. Its Oxford chipset allows Plug ‘N Play compatibility with virtually any Mac, PC, and Linux-based computer that supports either a FireWire or USB 2.0 Interface. Data may be accessed/read/written interchangeably between any of the FireWire and USB 2.0 ports allowing the seamless use of the drives between multiple systems or for upgrading corresponding computer systems.
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro FireWire+USB 2.0 Combo Drives Pricing:
80GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $107.99
160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $117.99
250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache - $137.99
320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $147.99
400GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $159.99
500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $175.99
750GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache - $239.99
1.0TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache - $369.99 ($339.99 after limited time Rebate*)
*Through 3/19/2008, purchase of the drive includes a $30 Hitachi-sponsored Mail-In Rebate. Rebate details at: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MAU4S7H1TB32/
All OWC Mercury Elite-AL drives are tested and certified for demanding audio/video, backup, movies, graphics, music, photography, data, and more. The drive’s sleek aluminum design optimizes function with fanless heat dissipation while aesthetically enhancing the desktop, and is specifically built to safely endure the rigorous demands of portability.
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro storage drive solutions are available from Other World Computing with everything needed for immediate Plug ‘N Play operation: FireWire and USB 2.0 cables; Intech HD Speedtools utility suite; Prosoft Data Backup for Mac OS X®; NovaStor NovaBackup for Windows; and a full 2-year warranty.
OWC’s full line of award winning Mercury Elite-AL storage solutions can be found at http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL .
For additional information contact www.MacSales.com or call toll free (800) 275-4576.
Koingo has announce the immediate availability of the Librarian Pro Handheld USB Barcode Scanner! Easily scan in barcodes to Librarian Pro with the press of a button, and have items automatically added and details filled in from Amazon, or automatically mark as returned. It takes the painstaking process out of typing in barcodes, or performing manual queries for each item in your collection.
Librarian Pro is our award winning home inventory system for movies, books, music, hardware, and more. Organize items into smart collections, add them to the in-program Amazon shopping cart, mark them as lent out to friends, and even export for the web or your iPod!
The black Librarian Pro Handheld USB Scanner is available for $79.95 (plus shipping and handling), or bundled with a Single User license of Librarian Pro for a combined price of only $99.95. Additionally, there are no drivers to install and the scanner works instantly with both Mac OS X and Windows XP.
For additional details, visit Koingo’s web site and click the Barcode Scanner link on the right hand side.
The Mobile Survival Kit Micro packs an impressive 1700mAh of power so you can charge it from any convenient USB port and in turn power your device up to 2.5 times longer. Measuring in at a mere 88 x 50 x 14.5mm, the Mobile Survival Kit Micro comes complete with a USB to Mini USB cable as well as a retractable cable with adaptors enabling you to charge and recharge your Nokia, Micro USB, PSP, Samsung, iPod or Sony Ericsson device anywhere. And because the Mobile Survival Kit Micro outputs to a standard USB port, it will charge anything that can be charged from USB (you can use your normal cable).
For the travellers among us, Proporta also include their Car Power Supply with USB Socket and AC Travel Charger (with USB Socket) for use in Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and elsewhere, as well as a handy little drawstring bag to keep it all in.
Proporta appreciate how frustrating it is to be caught short without power. Whether you’re stuck in traffic and your GPS gives out, half way through a gym session and find yourself iPod-less or there are leaves on the line and you’re about to miss a dinner reservation – Proporta have the ideal solution to suit your everyday power requirements.
To see what other accessories and solutions Proporta can offer you and your device, visit www.proporta.com/power
P.S. The Freedom Keychain GPS 2000 Receiver works with all the popular mapping software currently available and is capable of connecting simultaneously to up to 51 satellite channels. Ideal for anyone on the road.
Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech®) http://www.newertech.com, the leading developer of PC, Macintosh® and iPod® performance upgrades and accessories, today announced new lower pricing on its award-winning Guardian MAXimus™, the first low-cost FireWire® and USB2 External RAID 1 storage solution for consumers and professional users alike.
Guardian MAXimus received a Five Star Rating in the December 2007 issue of Photoshop User magazine. “Easy to use, incredibly fast, and offers a lot of space for the price…the perfect space-to-speed ratio that’s so important to graphics professionals, digital photographers, and designers,” said PhotoShop User magazine. Introduced May 2007, Guardian MAXimus has also earned accolades from The Mac Observer, MyMac.com, and American Photo.
NewerTech Guardian MAXimus is available in seven configurations:
250GB Mirror (250 + 250) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $329.99, now $319.99
320GB Mirror (320 + 320) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $339.99, now $329.99
400GB Mirror (400 + 400) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $369.99, now $349.99
500GB Mirror (500 + 500) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $419.99, now $399.99
750GB Mirror (750 + 750) 7200RPM w/32MB total buffer was $649.99, now $599.00
1.0TB Mirror (1.0TB + 1.0TB) 7200RPM w/64MB total buffer was $1,099.99, now $879.99
150GB “Power User” Mirror (150 + 150) 10,000RPM w/32MB total buffer was $689.99, now $599.99
Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 mirror storage solution is a Plug ‘N Play “Live Activity” backup solution for creative professionals. Always guarding against data loss and costly system downtime, Guardian MAXimus writes the same information in real-time to two separate drives for a “mirrored” copy. With up to 1.0TB dual SATA drives, data transfer rates up to 100MB/s, OS X “Leopard” Time Machine readiness, and FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 ports, Guardian MAXimus offers performance, flexibility, and reliability for critical data backup.
Guardian MAXimus Features:
Corsair today launched the “Flash Padlock” family of affordable USB 2.0 drives, the safest way to secure your data while on the go. Priced starting at only $29.99 USD MSRP, the Flash Padlock line of affordable USB 2.0 flash drives address the need for secure data storage through hardware technology, rather than software. Flash Padlock features “Auto-Locking,” so the user doesn’t need to remember to enable the protective feature — It will automatically lock and protect itself after removal from the computer.
With its simple touch-pad security PIN entry system, Flash Padlock can be unlocked quickly and confidentially for use as a standard USB flash data drive. Flash Padlock is impervious to “brute force” hacks or keystroke loggers that would defeat a software secured USB flash drive.
Flash Padlock is immediately available in two capacities:
- Flash Padlock 1GB ~ $29.99 USD MSRP
- Flash Padlock 2GB ~ $39.99 USD MSRP
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Tekkeon announces myCharger™, a portable USB power adapter with retractable prongs and several adapters, for charging iPhone, iPod and many popular mobile phones at home or while traveling.
myCharger can be used with the USB power cord from any small mobile device, or with any of the included adapter tips that enable connection to most models of:
- iPhone (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- iPod (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- Blackberry
- LG mobile phones
- Motorola mobile phones
- Nokia mobile phones
- Samsung mobile phones
- Sony Ericsson mobile phones
Optional adapter tips are available for other 5V devices including Bluetooth headsets, digital cameras, other mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, portable games, and portable media players. An optional travel pack includes interchangeable international plugs for use abroad. Tekkeon provides a list of compatible devices on its web site at www.tekkeon.com.
All this talk about Wireless USB in the last six months and yet, still, no Wireless USB to be found. Sure, CES had its share of demos and talk, but the word was we’d be seeing some of this cool technology soon after the Vegas show. Well, like most things Vegas, it’s all glitter and lights with little substance behind it.
Once again, another demo to be shown to the world how this USB technology intends to cut the cords. This time it’ll be at the Windows main even, WinHEC. Microsoft’s hardware conference will be held in beautifully brown-filled air Los Angeles where even angels gag from the smog. But once inside the Convention Center, it ain’t half bad.
Alereon will highlight three different Wireless USB devices for the crowds to see. It’ll show off a Samsung digital camera swapping images with an Wireless USB equipped laptop. Also on tap will be some syncing duties for one Windows Mobile 5 cell phone and a laptop. Lastly, Alereon will presents its Wireless USB hub reference design so all us kiddies can hook-up wired USB devices to instantly make them all wirelessly accessible.
Don’t get too excited, though, ’cause you know, this may only be a vaporware presentation of product that may never hit the shelves of Best Buy. I really hope it’s not so, ’cause I really want a WUSB mouse!