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First Look: Adobe Encore DVD 2
DVD authoring application gets nifty slideshows and better project management.
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First Look: Adobe Premiere Pro 2
Video editor gets more usable interface and better integration with other Production Suite applications.Reviews
Five-mouse favorites
We review hundreds upon hundreds of products each year, but only a little more than two-dozen earned our top rating of five mice in 2005. Before the year draws to a close, let’s take one last look at the products that earned top marks in the past 12 months.Reviews
Guitar Rig 2
The first version of Guitar Rig was a breakthrough product, even though it had its share of problems—namely with modeling some tones and the accompanying hardware. Guitar Rig 2 addresses many of these issues, resulting in a much improved version of the digital guitar studio.Reviews
EvolutionTV
One could argue that Elgato Systems’ EyeTV products rule the Mac personal video recorder market. Miglia takes a valiant shot at EyeTV’s dominance with its EvolutionTV USB 2.0 digital video recorder, but falls short because its software simply isn’t as mature.Reviews
New Software Makes Video Blogging Easy
Vlog It, from Serious Magic, makes creating a video blog easy but handles a limited array of editing chores.Reviews
Review: Logitech mm50
The Logitech mm50 gets nearly everything right for a portable speaker system: solid build quality, very good sound, great features, and a competitive price.Playlist
AVB Cassette Adapter for iPod
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FlashTrax XT
FlashTrax XT sports enhanced audio-video capabilities, a revamped body, and other improvements for anyone who wants to capture and view multimedia files on a handheld device.Reviews
30GB iPod photo
This new iPod photo is slimmer and more affordable than the previous 40GB model. This, in addition to the iPod photo’s bright, colorful display, may take the sting out of losing necessary extras.Reviews
EyeTV Wonder USB 2.0
Software bugs aside, the EyeTV USB 2.0 is a product with limited appeal. Unless you have a dual-processor G5, you can’t get the full recording quality you would want out of the unit.
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Mac Skeptic: ILife ’05, Must-Have or Must Avoid?
Apple upgraded its suite of multimedia applications. Should you buy it?Reviews
Plextor ConvertX PVR
Plextor's ConvertX PVR is a great way to watch and make high-quality video recordings of TV programs. With the maturity of EyeTV software, there are few drawbacks to this unit.Reviews
First Look: Making Music with GarageBand 2
First-timers will enjoy Apple's easy-to-use app, but more seasoned musicians will likely feel stifled.Reviews
Roku SoundBridge M1000 and M2000
With a uniquely clean design and built-in iTunes support, a readable display, a simple infrared remote control, and a reasonable price, Roku’s SoundBridge M1000 can fit well in your home stereo system.Reviews
Bose SoundDock
iPod speaker system lacks features but offers impressive sound quality for its size.Reviews
First Look: MusicMatch Jukebox’s Impressive Version 10
Free software helps organize large music collections.Reviews
Audio Converters
For improving sound quality of your recordings, Metric Halo’s ULN-2 and Lynx Studio Technology’s L22 leave the Mac’s built-in converters in the dust.Reviews
iPod photo
Apple’s iPod Photo—the first of the portable music players to offer a color screen and the ability to display digital pictures and album art—is pricey. But it also marks a solid step forward in the evolution of the device. Is the iPod photo right for you? Find out in Christopher Breen’s review.Reviews
First Look: $100 Video Editing Apps Square Off
New entry-level programs from Adobe and Pinnacle bring plenty of editing power to desktop directors.Reviews
Review: JBL On Stage
If you’re in the market for a small desktop speaker system for your iPod and you don’t need battery-powered portability, JBL’s On Stage offers open, detailed sound in an attention-grabbing package.Reviews
Microsoft Takes On Portable Video
Cool but pricey Portable Media Center devices now available.Reviews
Digital-Audio Mixer-Controllers
Each of these devices significantly reduces the tedium of mouse-based mixing and brings professionalism to a home studio.Reviews
Digital Camera Link for iPod
The Digital Camera Link for iPod is handy for clearing out your camera’s CompactFlash cards and tucking your images safely into your iPod until you can get them into your Mac.Reviews
Polish Your Videos Like a Pro
Latest packages from Adobe and Sony offer long feature lists and steep learning curves.Reviews
Mac Skeptic: Toast With Jam 6–Rip, Edit, Burn
Roxio's CD/DVD recording suite puts a wealth of tools in one box.Reviews
Flash-Memory MP3 Players
We tested seven flash-memoryu2013based MP3 players: Rio's Fuse, Chiba, and Cali; Pogo Products' AudioRave; TDK's Mojo 128F; First International Digital's irock 860; and SmartDisk's Rover.Reviews
Studio 9: Good New Features, but Buggy
The latest version of Pinnacle's video editing software suffers from a number of glitches.Reviews
Squeezebox
Slim Devices' Squeezebox bridges the gap between your hard drive and your stereo, giving you control over your music from an easy-to-use stereo component.Reviews
inMotion
Altec Lansing's $149 inMotion, a portable speaker unit for the iPod, is arguably the coolest iPod accessory on the market.Reviews
Mac Gems
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Mac Skeptic: GarageBand Composes Music in Minutes
Dabblers can have plenty of fun with Apple's song-making software, but don't expect it to make you a virtuoso.Reviews
Review: iPod mini
It's incredibly small and light, comes in five different colors, and has the lowest price of any product bearing the name iPod. Yet the iPod mini is a controversial product, mostly because it doesn't meet the expectations of people who wanted a truly low-cost iPod targeted at a mass market. But the iPod mini shouldn't be faulted for what it isn't. Instead, let's appreciate it for what it is — an impressive new iPod in a smaller, more stylish package.Reviews
The Playlist: Winamp Makes a Comeback
The latest updates to two classic media players, plus RealNetworks' new music store.Reviews
The Playlist: My Love/Hate Relationship With ITunes
An in-depth look at the greatest, coolest, most insanely frustrating media player out there and the store behind it.Reviews
Mac Gems
View PDFs in your browser, create your own business cards, protect your iPod, and decode stubborn Windows attachments.Reviews
Apogee Mini-Me
Apogee is renowned among audio professionals for making excellent analog-to-digital converters that work well in both studio and mobile recording environments. Its latest offering, the Mini-Me converter, sustains the company's reputation quite nicely. However, the Mini-Me doesn't fully support Mac OS X yet, and its high-quality sound comes at a serious price.Reviews
Premiere Pro Offers Plenty of Controls
The top video editing program for PCs gets even better.Reviews
Mac Gems
There are plenty of companies that sell great hardware products for $100 or less, and this month Rick LePage highlights tools that should fit any user's budget, including Griffin's PowerWave, PowerMate, and iCurve; Salling Software's Salling Clicker 1.5; and Pixel Genius' PhotoKit.Reviews
M-Audio Sonica
The Sonica's digital output greatly improves the sound quality you can get from your Mac, even in higher-end setups.Reviews