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Filed under: Portables, Odds and ends, Macbook Pro, MacBook

MacSaber

MacSaber might be the coolest use of motion sensor in some Mac portables ever. Simply install this beta, and swing your MacBook (or other laptop) around. Suddenly your laptop is a laptop no longer, nay, it is a light saber!

I must admit that I almost threw my MacBook across the room fooling around with this, but boy is it fun.

[via Kottke]

Update: To clarify, to the right is a screenshot of the program running. Swing your MacBook around, and make sure your speakers aren't muted.

Filed under: Portables, Software

MultiAlarm for Powerbook/iBook

You may remember iAlertU, the "theft alarm" that you can configure to go off when your MacBook Pro is moved (by unauthorized hands, that is), by making use of the Mac's motion detector. It's a pretty nice idea, but it leaves Powerbook users out in the cold. Enter MultiAlarm.

It works in a similar way, but isn't limited to the MacBook Pro. The developer has promised some Salling Clicker scripts for it as well, so you can arm/disarm your Mac from your phone, Palm device, etc.

For some reason, the thought of a Starbucks full of wailing Apple laptops makes me happy.

[Via FreeMacWare]

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