News and reviews of accessories for MacBooks, iMacs, and other Mac computers

Bluelounge CableDrop

Dan Frakes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:52:00 -0700

Tired of losing your unconnected cables behind your desk, or trying to keep track of which cable goes where? Bluelounge's CableDrops may be the solution.

Macally intros wireless accessories and eco laptop stands

Dan Frakes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:58:00 -0700

Macally has announced a line of new Mac accessories that include Bluetooth and RF wireless input devices as well as "eco-conscious" bamboo notebook stands.

‘Quicky Jr. II’ USB antenna triples laptop range

Peter Cohen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:10:00 -0700

The Quicky Jr. II is a new USB device that purportedly triples the wireless networking range of a Mac laptop.

Apple updates Time Capsule, AirPort firmware and Final Cut Pro

Dan Moren — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:47:00 -0700

Apple updated its Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station firmware on Tuesday along with a minor update for Final Cut Pro.

The case of the missing ExpressCard slot

Peter Cohen — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:03:00 -0700

The changes to Apple’s laptop line means the elimination of the ExpressCard/34 expansion slot, at least on the 15-inch models. And Peter Cohen thinks that will leave some mobile Mac users in the lurch.

Altec Lansing Expressionist Classic (FX2020)

Dan Frakes — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:30:00 -0700

Altec Lansing's Expressionist Classic speaker system offers a unique design and better audio than your Mac's stock speakers, although you can find better sound for the money.

Apple releases AirPort Utility 5.4.2 update

David Dahlquist — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:07:00 -0700

Apple on Wednesday released the AirPort Utility 5.4.2 update which addresses some minor bugs and adds a few goodies to boot.

Mac News Briefs: Yenco.com overhauls Finance budgeting app

Macworld Staff — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:31:00 -0700

Yenco.com has overhauled Finance, its bank account and budget management software, as part of its ongoing effort to move its applications to a more modern architecture. In other briefs, RadTech introduced a new notebook case, Studiometry saw an update, and JAMF software announced scripts that let its centralized client management application deploy and manage the VirusBarrier antivirus software.

KB Covers foregoes covers, intros keyboards

Dan Frakes — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:15:00 -0700

KB Covers has introduced a line of application-specific keyboards that put commonly used keyboard shortcuts right on the keys.

Mac News Briefs: OWC intros 500GB, 7,200-rpm portable drives

Macworld Staff — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:34:00 -0700

Other World Computing unveiled a faster, higher-capacity line Mercury On-The-Go Pro bus-powered portable hard drives Wednesday. Also, SendStation Systems released a trio of adapters for connecting external displays to Mini DisplayPort-enabled Macs, and a new version of the Cover Stream iTunes controller debuted.

Shrinking your mobile gear

Dan Frakes — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:00 -0700

In the spirit of recent Mobile Mac articles on reducing the weight of your portable setup, we take a look at a number of small-and-light gadgets that aim to help you slim down your laptop bag.

Like Macs? You'll love these pillows

Scott McNulty — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:08:00 -0700

These Mac-related pillows command you to sleep.

Review: TuneBoard Speaker Keyboard

Dan Frakes — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:00:00 -0700

The idea behind the TuneBoard is a clever one, and the TuneBoard's keyboard section is solid. However, given that most Macs these days include speakers that compete with, or easily best, the TuneBoard's speakers, the TuneBoard is a better fit for the Mac mini and Mac Pro--computers with only a tiny, monaural internal speaker.

Review: Mini iPod speakers roundup

Roman Loyola — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:00:00 -0700

There are times when you don’t want to don your headphones, and you want your music (or audiobook, podcast, recorded lecture, etc.) fill the air in your general vicinity. For that, you need a mini speaker.

Slideshow: Hands on with the Kindle DX

Melissa J. Perenson — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:52:00 -0700

Amazon's e-reader gets bigger and better with the debut of the Kindle DX. We like its lean and elegant style, but we still found plenty of DX features to criticize.

Apple sued over alleged MagSafe fire hazard

David Dahlquist — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:37:00 -0700

A recent lawsuit filing claims that Apple's MagSafe Adaptors have been negligently designed and manufactured, and can lead to shocks and fire hazards.

HyperMac external battery plays nice with all MacBooks

Dan Moren — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:13:00 -0700

Sanho Electronics' HyperMac battery packs offer an additional boost for your MacBook, in four different capacity options.

Review: Verbatim Wireless Desktop Laser Mouse

Roman Loyola — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Verbatim’s Wireless Desktop Laser Mouse is a solid, serviceable mouse. Its buttons are easily programmable and you can switch tracking speeds on-the-fly.

Altec Lansing intros budget speaker line

Dan Frakes — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:10:00 -0700

Altec Lansing has announced four computer speaker systems for the budget-minded, ranging in price from $20 to $50.

Bugs & Fixes: APC battery backups and Intel Macs with Leopard

Ted Landau — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:42:00 -0700

If you own an Intel-based Mac running a recent version of Mac OS X 10.5, battery backups from American Power Conversion could give you grief. Ted Landau has the details.

Review: Kensington SlimBlade Trackball

Dan Frakes — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:02:00 -0700

The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball's clever Media and View modes take advantage of the unique attributes of a large trackball to make it easy and intuitive to work with many documents and media.

Access all Exposé modes on newer keyboards

Rob Griffiths — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:31:00 -0700

Learn how to access all of Exposé's modes via the F3 key on new keyboards (laptops and standalone)

Thought Out updates MagStay MagSafe collar

Dan Frakes — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:28:00 -0700

Though Out's accessory for preventing accidental MagSafe disconnections now works with the latest Apple notebook.

Cut down on cables

Dan Frakes — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:03:00 -0700

With some savvy scavenging and shopping, you can reduce the weight and clutter of your travel bag while still being prepared for any connection need.

Charge it on your AirEx

Dan Frakes — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:47:00 -0700

Apple’s AirPort Express never ceases to make itself useful to road warriors.

Nvidia offers Quadro FX 4800 card for Mac

Peter Cohen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:22:00 -0700

Nvidia will soon release a Mac version of its Quadro FX 4800 graphics card, aimed at professional graphics workstations and high-end 3D visualization.

Make your glossy iMac screen matte

Roman Loyola — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0700

In this Macworld Video, senior editor Roman Loyola takes a look at an anti-glare film for iMac screens from Photodon. The film helps cut down glare and reflections from the iMac's glossy screen.

Review: Wacom Intuos4 M

Tim Haddock — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:45:00 -0700

Right out of the box, the Intuos4 will blow you away with the nuance you can deliver with an on-screen brush, especially when you take advantage of the Intuos product line’s longstanding ability to recognize pen tilt.