Epson PowerLite 1716 LCD projector By John Virata The Epson PowerLite 1716 is a portable, wireless-capable LCD projector with a 4:3 aspect ratio targeted at mobile presenters and those on the go who need to present content in an effective manner. The PowerLite 1716 features a three chip Epson 3LCD optical engine that has a native hardware resolution of 1024x768, and features USB, component, and SVGA connectivity. ...Read More »

Sorenson Squeeze 6 By Kevin McAuliffe These days, it seems as though every company has an application for taking your edited files and processing them for the web, and many of those applications are included with the editing bundle you purchased. Adobe has Adobe's Media Encoder, Final Cut Studio has Compressor, and there are the standalone applications such as Episode, and even QuickTime can do it as well. ...Read More »

Roxio Creator 2010 By John Virata Roxio Creator 2010 is a jack of all trades suite of media creation, archiving, and management tools all hooked in via a single launch point. The Swiss army style software has been around for many years, and seems to be one of the last integrated suites of its kind standing. ...Read More »

Pegasys, Inc.'s TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress with Leadtek SpursEngine Hardware accelerator By John Virata TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress is a video encoder application along the lines of Sorenson Squeeze, Apple's Compressor, and Adobe's Media Encoder. It has been around for quite a while, but doesn't seem to get the press that the other tools get, despite the output quality being very good. The application offers support for NVIDIA's CUDA technology as well as Leadtek's SpursEngine hardware accelerator. ...Read More »

Apple Compressor 3.5 By Heath McKnight With the long-anticipated update to Final Cut Studio, Apple has introduced an upgrade to Compressor. Not a full new version, but still a significant update, nonetheless. However, you need to consider that while Compressor is a stand-alone application, it's now a major part of Final Cut Pro 7, and that is where its strengths lie. ...Read More »

First look: Viewsonic PJ359W LCD projector By John Virata The Viewsonic PJ359W is a portable LCD projector targeted at mobile presenters and others with the need to output a high-resolution image at up to HD resolutions. The PJ359w features a three panel LCD TFT that has a maximum hardware resolution of 1280x800, and features HDMI connectivity for connecting to the latest HDMI capable devices. It has a contrast ratio of 500:1, 2000 lumen brightness rating, 30" to 300" display size, 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratio, a 35" - 456" throw distance, and a 1.5 (wide) ~ 1.8 (tele) throw ratio. ...Read More »

Roxio Toast 10 Titanium By Kevin Schmitt In what has become something of a Macworld tradition, Roxio once again used the annual gathering of Apple faithful as the backdrop for the unveiling of version 10 of its stalwart Toast Titanium media management product. As in past years, more features have been added and the upgrade price is still terrible, but this year there's a new wrinkle. Let's dive in to see what's changed this time around. ...Read More »

Streaming Networks' iRecord Pro By John Virata While most personal media generated today is done via mobile phone or digital camera, there is still a lot of content that needs to be transferred from one device to another to get on that iPod or mobile phone. And that is in addition to the loads of VHS, 8mm, and other video tape that is sitting around in boxes and drawers in people's homes. There are plenty of solutions that enable you to transfer that footage to a computer for editing, but there aren't a whole lot of solutions that can get it done without a PC. ...Read More »

Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 By John Virata Welcome to the new age of video capture. With that comes new tools for video editing. One of those tools is Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 for Windows. The application, now in version 5 but called 7.0, is a consumer level video editing tool that has embraced some of the latest consumer video capture devices, as well as the output mediums that many people view video, including YouTube. The big news with version 7.0 is its support for AVCHD and JVC TOD files. ...Read More »

iMUFFs wireless headphones By John Haley If you like music then headphones are something you can't leave your home without. If you are an iPhone owner, then you possibly still may be using the white corded ones which came with your purchase, don't think you aren't limited to just that, there are more options which sounds a lot better, you may thinking the corded ones are your only option, and if you have a first generation iPhone, you'll have to get the little adapter. Yet lately I have been playing around with something new, and believe it or not, they are cord free ...Read More »