News Archive for 09/03/04

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iPhone apps: PAXitis, Streaks, Theseus

03/04, 5:55pm

MySongBook, Dog Whistler

PAXitis 2.0 ($10) allows users to enter times and penalties and then calculate resulting PAX/RTP times. PAX times are handicaps assigned to cars based on their make/model/year and level of modification and are used to judge performances at the national level. The application can compare entered times and show position and the real time behind first place.

Yamaha outs 2009 home theater systems

03/04, 5:45pm

Yamaha outs 2009 HTiBs

Yamaha on Monday announced the availability of four new home theater systems, including the flagship 7.1-channel YHT-791BL. It includes a 90W-per-channel HTR-6250BL receiver. The receiver has four 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs, HD Audio internal decoding and Bluetooth compatibility. There is also a pair of front speakers with 6.5-inch woofers and 0.75-inch tweeters, a center channel with two 3-inch woofers and 0.75-inch tweeter as well as four satellite surround speakers, each packing a 3-inch driver and 0.5-inch tweeter. A 100W, 10-inch subwoofer provides the low bass, and the company's iPod dock, the YDS-11SL, is included with the $850 system.

Picture Safe iPhone app adds wireless import/export

03/04, 5:25pm

Picture Safe 2

Collect3 and Revolutionary Concepts have announced Picture Safe 2.0, an update to the privacy app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The latest version adds wireless import and export abilities, with support for both PC and Mac systems. The photos are stored in a separate area that can only be accessed by entering an encrypted password. The images can be navigated from within the app, with full support for swipe, zoom and rotation controls.