Briefly: new Apple patent; review
updated 10:25 am EDT, Thu October 12, 2006
New Apple patent, review
In brief: The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has published Apple's patent application titled "Apparatus and method to facilitate universal remote control," which relates to an apparatus and a method to facilitate a just-in-time universal remote control for controlling multiple appliances.... MacNN has reviewed the Macessity BookCase Pro 15 ($25), a laptop case designed to protect all sizes of Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops.... Apple Expo Paris this year saw a decline in attendance this year, attracting 46,210 visitors compared to 56,545 visitors in 2005.... eMailman.com has added a Eudora-Penelope newsgroup, offering users a place to discuss the Penelope project.... Markzware and Gradual Software have announced a partnership allowing Markzware pre-flight tools to integrate with Gradual's SWITCH product line.... Kingston has unveiled two new DataTraveler USB flash drives, offering password protection with 256-bit AES encryption and the ability to lock information outright.


