Category: Macintosh

Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 – Review

Apps, Macbook Pro, Macintosh, Photography, Review 0

Adobe Photoshop Elements has been part of my photographic workflow for more than a decade. It’s always been my go-to software for adjusting and improving my photos. Photoshop Elements (PSE) has been on an annual incremental upgrade path for several years, pushing out new and enhanced features with each release. The new Elements 15 is no exception. Adobes Bob Gager states that their objective is to make the software do the work so you don’t have to.

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Novation Launchpad Pro – Review

Apps, Audio, Macintosh, Music, Review 0

Novation Launchpad Pro is a midi-based controller, and this is the third variation of the Novation Launchpad series. The Launchpad Pro expands on the already popular Launchpad and brings even more control and features to make an impressive production and performance controller.

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Photolemur – Review

Apps, iPhoto, Macintosh, Photography, Review 0

Photolemur is a new Macintosh app that takes the work out of enhancing photographs. All you do is load your photo into its workspace and it immediately improves it based on its calculations of the kind of picture it is. Using Artificial Intelligence, it does a fairly good job of determining whether the photo is a portrait, landscape, or an architecture features feature like a bridge or a church.

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Audio-Technica ATH-A2000Z and Sennheiser HD 4.30I headphones – Review

Audio, Earphones, Headphones, Headset, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Macintosh, Microphone, Music, Review, Speakers 0

Audio-Technica’s new ATH-A2000Z Art Monitor Closed-Back Dynamic Headphones are the best sounding headphones I have ever heard. The audio presence is full-spectrum almost neutral with crisp performance at all listening levels in every genre and a slight upward sweetness, which I prefer. They are efficient and don’t need loads of power to drive them.

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Verus II Grand Bookshelf Speakers Pair – Review

Audio, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Macintosh, Music, Review, Speakers 0

Roll over, Beethoven. Check out these exceptional new speakers. Verus II Grand are the most beautiful looking and sounding bookshelf speakers I have experienced. If you have deep pockets and a love for style and sound, stop reading and order a pair for your home or office. They can be played very loud or quietly with enjoyment at all listening levels.

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Noir in-ear headphones – Review

Adapter, Audio, Earphones, Headphones, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Macintosh, Music, Review, Speakers 0

These headphones are alive! Your music jumps straight from your playback source into your ears and skull with Degauss Labs Noir in ear monitor (IEM) precision earbuds. Our evaluation headphones are universal, with a standard 3.5mm audio plug. Lightning tip units are in development for release in 2017. Get the ones that are best for you, then rock your socks off.

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Aurvana In-Ear 3 Plus Headphones – Review

Audio, Earphones, Headphones, Headset, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Macintosh, Microphone, Music, Review, Speakers 0

Creative’s Aurvana In-Ear 3 Plus Headphones produce sound so luminous and detailed that the experience left me feeling as though I was sitting in front of two high-end speakers precisely spaced in a room with fine acoustics. It was hard to believe this concert filling my ears was coming from earphone speakers smaller than a dime.

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