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ASUS Cine5 is ‘world’s most compact’ five-channel speaker, doesn’t forget the blue LEDsEngadget
Seriously, who told manufacturers that we’re in love with garish LED status lights?ASUS has strapped a glowing orb of unnecessariness around the volume knob of the Cine5 — an otherwise perfectly acceptable and appreciably diminutive PC soundbar. With an array of speaker drivers integrated into that curvy body, ASUS claims the Cine5 produces realistic multidirectional surround sound, but does admit it’s mostly intended for smaller spaces such as study rooms. The announcement also includes a nod to FPS gamers, with claims that the improved positional audio on offer will benefit both gameplay immersion and accuracy when identifying a sound source, though we reckon the biggest boon will still be the elimination of the extra cables and speakers one usually needs to get one’s surround sound on. Price and availability have not yet been made public, but knowing ASUS both should be in the reasonable range of the market.
ASUS Cine5 is ‘world’s most compact’ five-channel speaker, doesn’t forget the blue LEDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Postbox adds Things and OmniFocus supportThe Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Filed under: Software, Productivity
The first time I heard about Postbox, it was a relatively new email client for the Mac. Based on the details in the first announcement and my trial run, I was very intrigued. I recall telling the rest of TUAW that — if its stated goals were achieved — it had the potential to take over my Mail.app setup.
See, I love my setup, but everything that I really like about Mail has been added by plugins, and those plugins require a certain performance and stability sacrifice. It would be bittersweet to part with everything I’ve built there, but it would be a welcome change if it were a step up. With better task management, great search features, tabbed views, a plugin architecture and more, Postbox has always struck me as a serious challenger.
Since the last time we mentioned it, Postbox (which is Mozilla-powered) has continued to become more Mac-like, with system-wide Address Book sync, notification integration with iCal, Spotlight indexing, and more drag and drop features. There’s even a way to instantly transfer photos to iPhoto, making it easy to save all of those travel pictures your mom decided to send … one attachment at a time. Most important (to me), the most recent release (1.1.2) has added integration features for task managers Things and OmniFocus.
If you’ve ever explored productivity apps on the Mac, you’ve probably at least tried one of these to-do list apps before. We’ve covered both Things and OmniFocus quite a bit in the past. The consensus that came out of the early battle between these two prominent apps was — to put it (too) simply — that Things (a 2009 Macworld Best in Show winner) was the simpler, more elegant one, and OmniFocus (a 2008 Best in Show winner) was the complex, more powerful one. Whichever you prefer, if your task manager is one of these, you can now turn emails in Postbox directly into tasks (with a link back to the original message in the notes). It’s not a new concept to Mail.app users, but it’s been something that many people who’ve switched to Postbox (or are thinking about it) have sorely missed. I’m hoping this is a step towards an architecture that will allow any task management app (or other note-taking/productivity apps) to do the same, in the way Mail’s AppleScript dictionary makes possible. It is possible, right now, to drag a message to create a link to it in another app. I just want to be able to script that!
I won’t delve into all of the previously-existing features (we’ve been there before), but I’ll highlight a couple that have really been tempting me. First, there’s a great GMail vibe to the message handling, including “conversation” views (like threaded views where you can read an entire conversation at once), and Topics (essentially tags, or labels if you’re familiar with GMail). A message can have multiple topics, allowing it to exist in multiple places in your organization scheme, similar to MailTags for Mail. Instead of flagging messages (or starring, in GMail parlance), you add a To-Do item to it, and those can be easily searched, pinned and integrated with your workflow. They show up as flags or stars, too, if you view the same message elsewhere. To-Do’s can exist on their own, too, without being attached to an email. The search features of Postbox are pretty stunning, too, with speed, accuracy and flexibility. If you want to see all of the images, links, or attachments in a message, conversation or entire mailbox, you can pop up a new tab and do just that. It’s a powerful package.
I’ve only tested Postbox with IMAP, so I can’t attest to its performance with POP accounts. My Google Apps account works great with it, and it causes no problems with Mail on my iPhone. I’ve tested it with both Things and OmniFocus, and the new integration features are working perfectly.
You can read up on the latest developments at the Postbox blog. The Things/OmniFocus integration works right out of the gate, but you’ll probably want to grab the latest version of your chosen task manager just to be sure. The prior inability to link back to my emails was the biggest issue holding me back, so I’m giving Postbox an extended test run right now. We’ll see if it ultimately fits in to my up-’til-now Cocoa-only organization app lineup … I’ll let you know how it goes. If you’re tired of Mail.app’s lack of advanced features (or the shenanigans involved with adding them), you can try Postbox for free, and pick up a license for $39.95US. If you haven’t already picked a task manager, Things and OmniFocus, both have free trials as well.
TUAWPostbox adds Things and OmniFocus support originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How to Save $148 On an iPod Touch [Image Cache]Gizmodo
This is so brilliant, and so very wrong. Some poor soul in Baltimore has lost her iPod Touch, offering a $50 reward for its return. And some Bad Samaritan knows a bidding opportunity when he sees one.
Of course, the $148 estimate is just for an 8GB Touch. When you get into 64GB territory, you're looking at a grand savings of $348! I don't know exactly where these signs are posted, but that's probably for the best—it'd take no time at all to whip up my generous offer of $51.01. [The High Definite via The Daily What]
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