A new website, Shrine of Apple (http://www.ShrineofApple.com) offers photos and videos of every Apple product ever made. Or at least it will soon. The site's mission is to showcase the entire spectrum of products that Apple has sold to the public since 1976. Shrine of Apple is launching with a small sample but purportedly has hundreds more queued up to trickle out every Shrine Of Apple is the creation of Jonathan Zufi, an expert in the field of mobility and wireless devices by day and aivid Apple collector by night. He grew up learning to code on an Apple II and, after coming across an old Apple II software title in 2009, began his mission to catalog everything ever made by Apple and provide a destination where anyone in the world can explore the diverse history of the Apple product line since 1976.

CoreCode, together with nCreate, has released CoreBreach (http://corebreach.corecode.at/), a Mac "antigravity" racing game. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.6.6 and higher and is available at the Mac App Store. Here's how the game is described: "CoreBreach features a futuristic environment where you have to fight your evil opponents while racing towards world domination. The release of CoreBreach marks the return of the genre of anti-gravity racing games to the Macintosh platform, after an complete absence of over nine years! The game boasts a compelling career mode with six diverse race tracks, six upgradeable anti-gravity race ships and six different combat weapons."

Wacom has introduced the Inkling, a digital sketch pen that captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper. Designed for rough concepting and creative brainstorming, Inkling bridges the gap between paper sketching and digital drawing by giving users at the front end of the creative process a way to rough-out ideas with real ink on paper and capture their concepts digitally so that they can be later refined on their computer, according to Don Varga, director of Professional Products at Wacom. Inkling even allows users to create layers in the digital file while sketching on paper in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. Spontaneous and Liberating. The digital sketch pen is comprised of both hardware and software components. Hardware includes both the pen and a wireless receiver that captures a likeness of the sketch and stores it digitally. The ballpoint pen uses Wacom’s pressure...

Just Mobile has launched the US$49.95Just Mobile Horizon, a minimalist wall mount for the iPad and iPad 2. Crafted from aluminum, the Horizon comes with rubber inserts that hold the iPad and iPad 2 in place without the need for complex brackets. With a hidden dock connector slot and rubber home button, your wall-mounted iPad will work in both landscape and portrait modes.

seyDoggy (http://seydesign.com) has released CRE4MY, an US$30 theme for the RapidWeaver web site creation tool. CRE4MY, the fourth major release of the Creamy line, includes 35 built-in options and smart features that work together to more than double the possible layout variation, says Adam Merrifield, seyDoggy owner and lead programmer. CRE4MY also incorporates many of the advanced, open source seyDoggy features included in many of their popular RapidWeaver themes, such as SS3, ExtraContent, Smart Layout, Smart Navigation and more, he adds.

SmileOnMyMac has updated PDFPen (http://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/download.html), its PDF editing and form-filling tool for Mac OS X, to version 5.5. The update adds several page numbering options. Users can now specify header or footer positioning and alignment. Numbering options now include Roman numerals and letters. Bates Numbering for legal documents has been improved with with options for prefix, digit count and starting number. PDFpen 5.5 also adds initial support for full screen mode in Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"). The changes in PDFpen 5.5 have also been made in PDFpenPro 5.5, the pro version that can also convert websites into PDFs, create fillable PDF forms, and construct document table of contents. PDFpen costs US$59.95, and PDFpenPro is $99.95. Family pack licenses, which cover up to five computers in one household, are $74.95 for PDFpen and $129.95 for PDFpenPro. Upgrades from earlier versions of either application are $25, and free to users who purchased after Feb. 14,...

Yazsoft has introduced Playback Media Server 1.8.1 (http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/information/), an update of their zero configuration media server for Mac OS X 10.5 and higher. It's a maintenance update with some bug fixes and performance tweaks. Playback can share media stored in folders or even make entire disks available to a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. No configuration is required. By default, it will share almost any content on the users system. And Playback automatically integrates with iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture. Users can share all content from these applications transparently or choose specific playlists and albums. Those who like to tinker will appreciate Playback's built-in Access Control List (ACL) and bandwidth throttling. The ACL allows users to control which devices have access to their media. Bandwidth throttling limits the transfer rate from the computer to their UPnP device. This allows others on the network to do other Internet related activities, such...

Syncro Soft, the producer of Oxygen XML Editor and Author (http://www.oxygenxml.com), has released version 13 of its XML Editor and XML Author containing a set of tools supporting all the XML related technologies. Version 13 is focused on user interface improvements related to visual XML editing, XML attributes editing, presentation of results for validation, transformation, spell checking and search operations, XML Diff and SVN support. The EPUB support was extended with visual rendering of EPUB specific files and enhanced validation. New built-in transformation scenarios allow the conversion of TEI documents to EPUB, ODF and DOCX. DITA improvements include search references (where used) within a DITA map, map validation under multiple condition sets (ditaval files), use of subject scheme defined values and more. The Data Source Explorer view features drag and drop capabilities that allow copy/move operations even between different databases. The new version adds support for JSON...

According to an Apple job posting (http://macte.ch/Nnrku), the company is looking to hire an iOS QA Location Engineer "who’s engineering and technical skill is only matched by their problem solving and communication abilities." Apple says the person hired will work on "exciting new features for iOS location services." The successful candidate will complete both documented and adhoc testing to ensure high quality releases.

CNN has acquired technology company Zite, a news app for the iPad that gives users a personalized magazine-like experience, according to Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. CNN has added Zite to its already robust portfolio of digital products as a separate, stand-alone business that will continue to innovate and provide users with the news and information they want, he adds.  Zite is an iPad app designed to offer content to users that they will find most interesting from a variety of sources across the Web by learning users' preferences and getting smarter as it’s used. Available for free on the iPad, users can download Zite from the Apple App Store or iTunes.

The Sainsbury UK supermarket chain is testing the trolley in its branch in Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London, according to "The Telegraph" (http://macte.ch/TmpsA). It could introduce them across the UK if the trial is successful. The trolleys come complete with a tilting iPad holder and speakers. Their front bumpers are fitted with a sensor that lets off a warning beep if an engrossed shopper gets too close to another customer. An onboard battery with a self-charging solar panel ensures that the iPads never run out of power. The trolleys have been developed by broadcaster Sky to highlight its Sky Go service, which allows iPad users to watch live sport or news on their portable devices, says "The Telegraph." The iPads themselves are, of course, not included.

Apple was "too slow" to act against rife counterfeiting in China and the Asia market, according to the latest release of Wikileaks cables, seen by "CNN" (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/08/29/apple.wikileaks/in...). Apple eventually organized a team in March 2008 to deal with the increasing problem of knockoff iPods and iPhones, according to an electronic memo from the Beijing embassy dated September 2008. Yet, three years after Apple moved to crack down on widespread counterfeiting and put pressure on China, progress has been slow. Gadget piracy isn't a high priority for the Chinese government, the U.S. reports and experts tell "CNN." China's government declined to investigate a facility in March 2009 that was manufacturing imitation Apple laptops because it threatened local jobs, according to a "Wikileaks" cable dated April 2009. A different arm of China's government scrapped plans for a raid on an electronics mall in the Guangdong province because it could have...

Gather your doubloons. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts says that The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is now available across North America for US$29.99. It requires The Sims Medieval on the Mac or PC to play. The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is an adventure pack to The Sims Medieval, a new series that places the simulated characters from The Sims into the Middle Ages and lets players create heroes, venture on quests and control a kingdom. The adventure pack includes a new storyline, additional quests and one new Kingdom Ambition for players to embark on in their medieval kingdoms. Here's how the Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles is described: "Players can unleash their inner swash-buckling pirate or regal noble by creating a new Hero Sim or customizing their existing medieval Sim with new clothing and accessories. They begin the epic adventure by choosing a side -- pirate or noble -- and then the adventure is up to them for how it plays out. They can battle an enemy in a...

Digital Film Tools (http://www.digitalfilmtools.com) says their visual effects plug-in, Rays, has been updated to support video and film hosts. New supported hosts include Adobe After Effects CS5 and up, Premiere Pro CS5 and up, Apple Final Cut Pro 6, 7, and X, Motion 5, and Avid Symphony, Media Composer, Newscutter, and Xpress Pro. Shedding new light on film and video footage, Rays allows users to create realistic light ray effects. Known as volumetric lighting in computer graphics, or crepuscular rays in atmospheric optics, this effect adds polish and style. By creating shafts of light streaming through clouds, rays filtering through a forest canopy, beams of light on a foggy night, or rays shooting out from text, Rays adds a striking and dramatic quality to any image, says Marco Paolini, founder and president, Digital Film Tools. The Rays Photo plug-in is available now for US$50 and is compatible with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom and Apple's Aperture. If the...

Tellini has released Quick Sprites 1.1 (http://www.tellini.org/mac/quicksprites/) on the Mac App Store. Found in the Productivity category, it requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or higher and costs US$8.99. Quick Sprites is designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of CSS sprite sheets that enable you to optimize your websites. CSS sprites help reduce the number of HTTP requests that the browser needs to do to load and render a web page. Quick Sprites automatically packs your images so that the resulting sprite sheet uses the smallest possible area, according to the folks at Tellini. Quick Sprites can also further optimize the resulting image, saving extra bandwidth, they add.

Maintain has released Cocktail 5.0, the latest version of Cocktail (http://www.maintain.se/c). It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"). Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X that offers a variety of practical features designed to simplify the use of advanced UNIX function. Cocktail 5.0 (Lion Edition) requires Mac OS X/Mac OS X Server 10.7 or later and is tested for compatibility with Mac OS X/Mac OS X Server 10.7.1. Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition) for Mac OS X 10.6 and Cocktail (Leopard Edition) for Mac OS X 10.5 are available for download from the Maintain website. Cocktail is US$19 for a single user license and available for purchase from the Maintain website. The license is valid for both Lion and Snow Leopard editions of Cocktail. Cocktail (Leopard Edition) is distributed as freeware and doesn't require a license.

In the latest filing by Lodsys, in response to the Apple motion to intervene in the Lodsys v. Combay case, Lodsys gives every indication "it is in a panic to keep Apple from intervening," according to Groklaw (http://macte.ch/nCRi4). Much of the document is redacted, "but despite that fact we can glean the sense that Apple's entry into the lawsuit spoils Lodsys's entire theory of the litigation, at least with respect to the Apple (and likely Google) developers," the article adds. Lodsys is suing some iOS developers for using in-app purchasing systems that it claims violates patents it owns. The patent holding firm has been targeting small iOS developers with notices of patent infringement for providing in-app purchase and/or Apple App Store purchase links within their apps. The company said developers had to obtain a license within 21 days or face the prospect of a lawsuit. Lodsys has been criticized by some for targeting app and website publishers instead of Apple itself. However,...

The latest rumors -- courtesy of VentureBeat (http://macte.ch/uaHOF) -- about Apple making its own television sets say that the company is working on an iOS-based HDTV for 2012. "Apple has been testing the waters with its AppleTV, a set-top box that provides access to movies and TV from iTunes as well as other online video content," says "VentureBeat." "The company has a number of partnerships with movie studios and television networks, giving it an impressive content library. And its lightweight iOS operating system seems ideally suited for consumer devices (the OS is already under the hood in AppleTV)." Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has repeatedly predicted that Apple will produce a television in  late 2012 or early 2013. In an interview with "VentureBeat," Munster cited multiple sources, including component suppliers as well as an internal Apple source, to back up his theory. Munster predicts this will be an actual TV, not just a set-top box, and most likely running a version...

Despite rumors that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature a 4.2-inch screen, "DigiTimes" (http://www.digitimes.com) says "upstream panel suppliers" vouch that the upcoming version of the Apple smartphone will still sport a display that's less than four inches. Also, the iPhone 5's back design will be changed to a metal chassis instead of reinforced-glasses, the article adds. Other rumored specs of the next gen iPhone include an 8-megapixel camera and Full HD video recording.

In the U.S., as recently as last summer, tablet and eReader owners tended to be male and on the younger side. But according to Nielsen’s (http://www.nielsen.com) latest, quarterly survey of mobile connected device owners, this is no longer the case. Back in the third quarter of 2010 (Q3 2010), for example, 62% of tablet owners were under the age of 34 and only 10% were over the age of 55. By Q2 2011, only 46% of tablet owners were under the age of 34 and the percentage of those over 55 had increased to 19%. Looking at the data by gender underlines key changes in the eReader category. Sixty-one percent of all eReader owners are now female, compared to a mere 46% in Q3 2010. (Smartphone owners are now evenly split between male and female and tablets remain primarily male.)

Mathical Vol.1 (http://stusapps.com/mathical/) is now available at the Mac App Store. Developed by primary school teachers to target key skills, it's a 5-in-1 compilation of games for primary and elementary aged children to practice mental calculation skills. Mathical games all have customizable and increasing levels of difficulty depending on the age or ability of the child. Each game was created with continual play testing by children. The skills the games encourage are: multiplication facts, division facts, times tables, addition and subtraction, inverse operations, place value, ordering decimals, and fractions of shapes. Mathical Vol. 1 costs US$1.99 and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher.

MountMe (http://www.mount-me.com) has unveiled the Freedom UniMount, a universal mounting solution designed for all tablets and e-readers. Embracing the patented on/off clipping mechanism of the Freedom mounts, the Freedom UniMount provides the ability to mount your device virtually anywhere -- from cars, windows and desks to walls, mirrors and air plane seats. Light and compact, the Freedom UniMount safely and securely attaches to the back of any tablet, e-reader or protective casing, instantly transforming it into a mobile and multifunctional device, says Brien Spina, founder of MountMe. It's available in six colors, including hot pink, lime green, navy blue, solid black, pure white and gray. The Freedom UniMount comes with a mobile mounting strap and four suction cups. In addition, its patented design doubles as a kickstand, giving users the option of utilizing their tablet as a desk clock, picture frame and more. The Freedom UniMount can also be permanently wall mounted using...

St. Clair Software has updated Default Folder (http://www.stclairsoft.com/DefaultFolderX/index.html), its utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X, to version 4.4.4. The upgrade corrects a number of compatibility issues with Mac OS 10.7 ("Lion") and Safari 5.1. Default Folder X 4.4.4 is a free update for registered users of version 4.x. The upgrade is US$14.95 for users who bought their copies before June 1, 2007. Default Folder X costs $34.95 for a new license. Installers are available now in English and German and will be released shortly in Japanese, French, and Danish.

Next week is MacTech Boot Camp Chicago -- the final MacTech Boot Camp of the year. Held in cities around the country, MacTech Boot Camp is a one day event for those that support the home user, and small business market. MacTech Boot Camp is a single-track, hotel based seminar that is specifically geared to serve the needs of consultants and techs wanting to serve their base better. The event is nearly sold out, but there are a few spots left. Save $100 on pre-registration if you register by Monday morning, Aug 29. More information at: http://www.mactech.com/bootcamp/about Register for just $395 (including a MacTech subscription) http://www.mactech.com/bootcamp/register