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MWSF 2010: MacSpeech Scribe, MusicSkins, Kanex adapter, CarMD
We’re continuing to cover news from the MWSF 2010, and this time the talk will be about MacSpeech Scribe app, MusicSkins accesories, Kanex adapter and CarMD device.
MacSpeech is known for its MacSpeech Dictate program that allows user to speak to Mac and wind up with formatted text. At the MWSF company released MacSpeech Scribe (US 149$), which turns recorded audio into RTF-files (that are readable by any word processor). It doesn’t create text with punctuation and you have to train the program by correcting its mistakes, but with the Nuance engine from the previous app it looks really impressive.
MusicSkins was also present at the MacWorld 2010. This time there were vinyl skins not only for Apple devices, but for any gadgets known (at least they say they add 5-10 devices to their roster per week). Company reps told us the accessories for the iPad are also ready to be printed, but before it’ll go to the market they want to make sure their production will work well and fit correctly to the device. At this moment skins for iPod and iPhone (US 15$) and for the Macbook (US 30$) are available.
MacWorld Expo: The Beginning
MacWorld Expo 2010 started on the Feb, 11. We’ll show you how that day and the MWSF generally started.
Why Apple used VGA output on the iPad
iPad’s announcement caused many people to wonder why Apple decided to use an ancient standard for video output rather than a more modern protocol, such as DisplayPort or HDMI output.
About ten years ago Apple changed Macs output from VGA to DVI standard that supported HD resolution displays and improved digital accuracy. Few years later Apple made another shift – from DVI to DisplayPort. So why Apple chose VGA output on the iPad? There are 2 main reasons:
- Most of the video projectors support the iPad’s resolution of 1024×768 over a VGA port.
- VGA is sufficient to handle the iPad’s resolution, and it is really cheaper and easier.
For more details – watch the video of Daniel Eran Dilger from the RoughDrafted Magazine: