MacWorld

January 15, 2008 – HP today unveiled at Macworld Expo the HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer, rounding out the company’s growing portfolio of printing solutions for the advanced amateur market.

The HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Photo Printer enables photographers to create and publish professional-quality portraits, landscapes, marketing collateral and other image-rich materials and features several technological advancements to ensure outstanding performance and brilliant, predictable color. Read more

January 15, 2008 – Macally, a world-class designer and manufacturer of next-generation mobile and in-home electronics, today debuts four new mice products for Apple’s Mac computer lines.

The announcement comes on the first day of Macworld Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Macally will show its new mice along with its full line of accessories and peripherals for Mac computer products, the iPod and iPhone at its booth, number 926, in the South Hall. Read more

January 15, 2008 – Macally, a world-class designer and manufacturer of next-generation mobile and in-home electronics, today announced its new line of peripherals for the Apple iPhone.

The announcement comes on the first day of Macworld Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Macally will show its full line of accessories and peripherals for the iPod, iPhone and Mac computer products at its booth, number 926, in the South Hall. Read more

January 15, 2008 – Macally today unveiled its new Macally FlexTune portable stereo system. Supporting the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPod classic, the Macally FlexTune lets customers enjoy music and video with exceptional sound and the choice of docking these devices horizontally or vertically.

The announcement comes on the first day of Macworld Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Macally will show the FlexTune along with its full line of accessories and peripherals for the iPod, iPhone and Mac computer products at its booth, number 926, in the South Hall. Read more

January 14. 2008--Etymotic Research Inc., the original inventor of noise-isolating, high-fidelity in-ear earphones, has introduced the hf2 headset, which stands for high fidelity, hands free, for users of the iPhone. The hf2 combines the accurate sound quality of Etymotic’s ER-4P earphones with a well designed microphone and end/send switch.

The hf2 also works with the iPhone for both speech and music, all iPod models for music and with other music players and mobile phones that accept a 3.5mm-4-contact phone + stereo plug. The hf2 headset adds a high-quality, in-line microphone to Etymotic earphones with the highest earphone noise isolation and response accuracy in the business. Read more

January 14, 2008--Etymotic Research Inc., the original inventor of noise-isolating high-fidelity in-ear earphones, has introduced the etyBLU Dual Mode Bluetooth headset, with a quick-connect noise-canceling boom microphone, called BLUmaxx. The combination of the noise-canceling microphone and noise-isolating earphone enables callers at both ends of the conversation to hear clearly and be understood in high-level noise.

Etymotic will demonstrate the etyBLU headset in booth #S-2410 at the Macworld Conference & Expo, being held at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, Jan 14 to 18. Read more

January 14, 2008--UPEK, Inc, a leading brand of fingerprint biometric security solutions, today launched Protector Suite for Mac software at Macworld, allowing Mac users to increase both security and convenience with the simple swipe of their unique finger. Protector Suite for Mac in combination with the award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, a USB peripheral fingerprint reader, enables Mac users to swipe their finger instead of typing passwords to login as well as access password-protected websites and secure preferences. This release of Protector Suite for Mac incorporates end user feedback after a successful preview release and now supports Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Read more

January 14, 2008--Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the highly anticipated Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is now available for pre-order at www.adobe.com/go/buyphotoshop_elements_mac. Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding results with their digital photos. In advance of its early Q2 2008 ship date, the Macintosh community will get its first peek at the new product features during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Jan. 14-17, 2008 in San Francisco (Booth #S1302).

“We’re excited to showcase a brand new version of Photoshop Elements at Macworld,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. “In this release, we’ve focused on going beyond the basics to make everyday and advanced tasks even easier to achieve. Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh allows people to organize and find photos quickly, unleash powerful editing tricks without any heavy lifting, and creatively share photos that give them all the bragging rights.” Read more

January 14, 2008--You can now listen to the music from your iPhone in the car with Belkin’s new TuneBase FM for iPhone and iPod and TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod. Featuring ClearScan technology, with one push of a button both FM transmitters will automatically seek out the best FM frequency to play the music from your iPhone or iPod. TuneBase FM also conveniently mounts and powers your iPhone or iPod in the car.

STATISTIC

• A majority of MP3 owners listen to their MP3 players in the car.(a)

January 14, 2008--Belkin International, Inc. just introduced its new Desktop Internet Phone for Skype, which allows you to make free Skype Internet calls without having to turn on your computer. Simple to setup and easy to use, the new phone brings the Skype experience to more people and at an affordable price.

AVAILABILITY

• March 2008 in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia Desktop Internet Phone for Skype (F1PP010EN-SK) – US: $99.99
  
• Features speaker, speed dial, call hold/release, call pickup/park, mute, redial, hold, call-timer display, and contact list
  
• Contact list supports over 500 sets of Skype and SkypeOut contacts
  
• Automatically logs into Skype after initial login
  
• Plugs into port on wired/wireless router or a live Ethernet port so you can immediately start making calls
  
• Supports inexpensive SkypeOut calls to landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world (requires purchase of Skype credit on Skype.com)
  
• Supports SkypeIn, a personal and portable Skype number that people can call you on wherever you are in the world (requires purchase of SkypeIn subscription on Skype.com)
  

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required for Skype and all Skype Certified devices and accessories. Please note, just as with Skype running on a computer, Skype embedded in a desktop Internet phone or other handset is not a replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling.

You can view and purchase them at www.belkin.com, as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

SOURCE Belkin International, Inc.