2014-07-05

VirtualEyez - 3 Channel Video Switcher with Chroma-Keying for Mac

b-l-a-c-k-o-p™ - Mac Free Download | webcam Live Streaming Video Mixer | Graphic | Design | Art | Apple: Introducing VirtualEyez 2.0 - 3 Channel Video Switcher with Chroma-Keying for Mac - Free Download Apple/Mac/OSX
We're proud to present this new version of VirtualEyez for Intel Macs. It runs on all modern Macs with 10.6.8 and higher. The CMIO virtual camera driver is compatible with Mavericks and Safari, and the VDIG camera driver spans compatibility backwards to QuickTime(tm) camera apps. For this version of VirtualEyez, we wanted to distill the app down to its most valuable features and make those features as fast as possible. We ultimately dispatched with CoreImage in exchange for its faster and more primitive cousin, OpenGL.


If you're an iMovie fanatic like I am, you might want to check in to this live streaming app for the Mac that makes it possible to create a virtual set environment (like most desk-based comedy / news shows) and then broadcast the whole kaboodle live as a Google Hangout or direct upload to YouTube.

As far as I can tell it works with all the webcam apps that I use, including Flash streaming apps embedded in Safari.

2014-07-04

Review: Transcend’s JetDrives add whopping 240-960GB SSD to MacBook Air at a great price | 9to5Mac

Review: Transcend’s JetDrives add whopping 240-960GB SSD to MacBook Air at a great price | 9to5Mac: "See that little $190 daughter card up there^? It houses 240GB of Transcend SSD and it could replace the 64GB or 128GB SSD that came in your MacBook Air in as little as 5 minutes. Even better, Transcend just released larger versions in 480GB and 960GB sizes to blow your SATA III MacBook Air or Pro into new worlds of space. "
The future is quite speedy and getting larger all the time.

2014-07-03

GM and Philips nearly bought Pixar, but deal's collapse allowed Steve Jobs to invest

GM and Philips nearly bought Pixar, but deal's collapse allowed Steve Jobs to invest: "'We'd known from the outset that entering into a relationship with GM and Philips would likely put an end to our dream of making the first animated feature film, but that was a risk no matter who we joined up with,' he wrote."
Wonderful example of hindsight 20/20. Failure is not always a failure, it's a blessing.

2014-06-29

With Aperture development ending, Adobe says ‘rich roadmap’ of Lightroom, Creative Cloud products ahead | 9to5Mac

With Aperture development ending, Adobe says ‘rich roadmap’ of Lightroom, Creative Cloud products ahead | 9to5Mac: "Today, Apple announced they will no longer be developing Aperture in light of their new photography app for OS X. If you are an Aperture or iPhoto customer looking for change, check out our new Creative Cloud Photography plan announced last week, or our standalone Lightroom app for your desktop as alternatives."
I suppose they will switch to Lightroom. But then if they switch to Lightroom, why would they buy a $2K MBP when they can buy a $500 Asus?

2014-06-23

Bloomberg: Two iPhone 6 models will go into mass production in July, will go on sale at the same time | 9to5Mac

Bloomberg: Two iPhone 6 models will go into mass production in July, will go on sale at the same time | 9to5Mac: "Last night we noted a report from a Taiwanese news outlet which claimed in part that Apple would be putting the next-generation iPhone into production next month. Now, Bloomberg has confirmed that the company will indeed be starting production on two different models of the upcoming smartphone in July."
It's a Phablet from Cupertino.

2014-06-20

Apple's iWatch will reportedly sport multiple designs and over 10 sensors | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Devindra Hardawar

Apple's iWatch will reportedly sport multiple designs and over 10 sensors | VentureBeat | Gadgets | by Devindra Hardawar: "Additionally, the WSJ notes that the iWatch will include more than 10 different sensors, including some for health and fitness tracking. Apple basically showed its hand at its developer conference a few weeks ago, where it announced a new Health app for iOS 8 but didn’t announce any hardware that could send health data to that app."
Arguably, it was primarily the sensors (including GPS), that make the iPhone a revolutionary device. Because it synergized that functionality and made it accessible to 3rd party developers. Endless innovation.

Yeah, I'm an expert in UX

My favorite peeve about HTML "programmers" is how they turn email addresses into non-editable HTML fields, eliminating irrelevant use cases such as editing for proper capitalization, correcting misspellings, and platform specific selection/copy/paste.

Let me be clear: you're not better at UI than Apple or even Microsoft. But go ahead and keep believing that.

2014-06-18

Amazon officially unveils much rumored 3D Fire Phone, coming to AT&T July 25 for $199/$299 w/ contract | 9to5Mac

Amazon officially unveils much rumored 3D Fire Phone, coming to AT&T July 25 for $199/$299 w/ contract | 9to5Mac: "After several months of speculation, Amazon has just unveiled its own smartphone, dubbed the Fire Phone on stage at an event in Seattle, Washington. As expected, the device features the much rumored a 3D display."
Suddenly, everyone's got your number.

2014-06-17

Here’s a quick look and how to enable an early version of OS X Yosemite’s new dark mode | 9to5Mac

Here’s a quick look and how to enable an early version of OS X Yosemite’s new dark mode | 9to5Mac: "Although the dark mode for OS X Yosemite that Apple previewed onstage at WWDC two weeks ago hasn’t officially made it into any build of Yosemite as of today, developer Hamza Sood has figured out a Terminal command which will let you get a taste of OS X’s dark mode"
Dark mode. Sounds like an episode of Dr. Who.