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Kali unboxes her new iPhone 4! A few of us at SDE that were lucky enough to get pre-orders in on the 15th received iPhones earlier this afternoon. Stay tuned for a more in-depth look at iOS4 and some of the phone’s new features!

We recently installed Adobe’s newly released “*Creative Suite 5*”:http://cs5.org/ on a few of our machines. One of the first features I was eager to try out was the new “Content Aware Fill” in Photoshop.

This new feature allows you to make a quick selection within an image, delete it, and automatically fill in a randomized background based on the surrounding elements within the image.

After tinkering with the new tool for a bit, I found that it worked best with natural organic images, such as the landscape scene featured in the video below. While it does not always do a perfect job, you can reselect pieces of the image after filling, and refill them to make the image more realistic.

While this tool is not useful 100% of the time, when the situation and image permits, it can save a ton of time!

Yesterday, Valve’s newly OS X compatible Steam platform finally got a Mac native version of one of it’s most popular titles. Half-Life 2, originally released for Windows in 2004, was released on Steam yesterday be means of a weekly update. Valve has also released OS X native versions all three Half-Life 2 expansions (Lost Coast, […]

There has always been a high demand for Otterbox cases for the iPhone (3G and 3GS), a line we haven’t carried in the past. But our customers were persistent in letting us know it’s something they really wanted to see in our stores (and online). So, I am pleased to announce, Otterbox has landed! Whether […]

It’s here! Steam for Mac is here! For those of you who know what I’m talking about, stop reading and go download it now. Anyone still here? OK, maybe I should tell you a little about what Steam is and what makes it so awesome. What is Steam? Many people have compared Steam favorably to […]

Now here’s an app that takes advantage of iPad’s capabilities! Alice in Wonderland really comes to life when read experienced on an iPad. Get Alice for the iPad here!

From Apple: The new MobileMe Gallery app is a great way to view the photos and movies in your MobileMe gallery right on your iPhone or iPod touch. You can browse your photos with simple tap, flick, and pinch gestures, and even view your friends’ albums, no matter where you are. And the MobileMe Gallery […]

Having trouble using your iPhone in the winter with gloves on? Worry no more! These new gloves by Tavo for $29.99 will keep your hands warm and your iPhone accessible at all times!

I nominate the Altec Lansing Mix iMT800 as the “iPod/iPhone Sound System of the Year”. This system looks a little like an old school boombox, but is fully modern with built-in iPod / iPhone dock (fully GSM-shielded so you don’t need to put the iPhone into airplane mode), two AUX IN jacks, digital FM radio, […]

In years past, Macheist has grown famous for offering incredible bundles of high-quality, independent Mac software, usually priced for just $49. This is a savings of literally hundreds of dollars. I’ve personally discovered and downloaded some great software from these bundles in the past, software I continue to use daily. This year, Macheist.com has outdone […]