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Daylight Viewfinder keeps the sun from spoiling your photo taking

by Randy Nelson (Feb 1st, 2013)

I've been pretty successful thus far in my ongoing quest to find the most unusual accessories here at Macworld/iWorld 2013, what with products like the BowBlade catching my eye. Today I ran across a little doodad called the Daylight Viewfinder, which is an optical viewfinder -- the kind you'll ...

Telekinesis Kyle is an upcoming platformer with psychic power

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2013)

There aren't all that many games on the expo floor at Macworld/iWorld 2013 this year, unfortunately. It seems like a lot of game developers stayed home, as most of the apps on display are utility or productivity apps. There are a few games out there in Appalooza (as the app section of the ...

Macworld/iWorld 2013 Best of Show winners announced

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 1st, 2013)

More than 250 exhibitors and a plethora of media and fans are on hand at the Moscone Center this week in San Francisco, and there are a number of products that stand out. The Macworld staff cloistered themselves in their super-secret bunker to determine the absolute best out of the products on ...

XMG Studios announces Evil Empire, Hero and one more at Macworld

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2013)

Just as they were last year, XMG Studios is on the floor of Macworld/iWorld 2013 in San Francisco. XMG has three new games to talk about that aren't playable just yet, but should be released this year. XMG's Lydia Schaele told us about a big title called Evil Empire. It's darker and more ...

A taste of Macworld/iWorld 2013: Bowblade, Eset, Kanex and more

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 1st, 2013)

Here's a little taste of the atmosphere on the floor of Macworld/iWorld 2013, plus a closer look at the Bowblade we wrote up yesterday, a chat with the antivirus/anti-malware maker Eset, and a look at what's new from Kanex. Enjoy! ...

Spicebox's Mauz aims to make your iPhone an all-in-one controller

by Mike Schramm (Jan 31st, 2013)

One of the weirdest devices I've seen so far here at Macworld is Spicebox's Mauz controller. The company recently started a Kickstarter for the project (their second, after a case that tracks your opening of multiple beers called the Intoxicase), but even though that campaign hasn't yet come ...

Aspyr Media charges on in the wild world of Mac gaming

by Mike Schramm (Jan 31st, 2013)

I've been vocal for many, many years now about Aspyr and their like, and exactly how I feel about them. I'm a big fan of gaming, of course, and a big fan of Apple and the Mac. And Aspyr sits right at the intersection of those two worlds: They're a company, based in Austin with about 50 ...

Crowdfunding collective TinyLightbulbs shows off its iOS products

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 31st, 2013)

Last year, e-commerce site TinyLightbulbs formed in Denver, focusing on products that are funded via crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. TinyLightbulbs brought five of the products available on its site Macworld/iWorld 2013, including: SlingShot: This smartphone stand ...

Bowblade is an exercise bow for your iPhone

by Randy Nelson (Jan 31st, 2013)

There are a lot of accessories to be seen at Macworld 2013, but none caught our eye -- nay, shot an arrow into it -- like the Bowblade. After all, it's kind of hard to miss what looks like a hunting bow being brandished in the middle of a computing convention. Currently in prototype form, the ...

Givit makes video editing, sharing easier

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 31st, 2013)

Every year at Macworld/iWorld I see another great video application for iOS. Last year one of the Best of Show winners was Game Your Video, a nifty app for adding effects to video. While I enjoyed the app, it wasn't very straightforward, and editing wasn't a great experience. Givit, on the ...

Gravitas from Henge Docks is heavy magic

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 31st, 2013)

There's not much to say about a dock, is there? It's pretty simple: You put your iDevice on a dock and, depending on the functionality, you may charge, sync or blast some audio out. In the case of the Gravitas from Henge Docks, you can do all of those things plus there's some magic ...

Omni Group leads hands-on talks leading up to OmniFocus 2 announcement

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 31st, 2013)

One of the biggest compliments that OmniFocus receives is its high degree of customization. However, one of the biggest criticisms of OmniFocus is the steep learning curve -- something I've fallen victim to repeatedly since I purchased it in 2007. I had a chance to sit down with Omni Group's ...

MacIT 2013 kicks off with admin overview, nostalgia

by Michael Rose (Jan 31st, 2013)

After a Wednesday pre-conference day filled with technical workshops, the MacIT 2013 event (colocated with Macworld/iWorld at Moscone West) kicked off with a panel discussion featuring John Welch, Nadyne Richmond, Ben Greisler, Arek Dreyer and more. The panel speakers provided quick overviews ...

Macworld 2013: Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad talk about playing Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

by Mike Schramm (Jan 31st, 2013)

Actors Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, who are playing Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the upcoming movie jOBS, helped kick off Macworld | iWorld 2013 today, in a panel moderated by expo general manager Paul Kent. The two chatted with Kent about how they approached their roles in the film, what it ...

Macworld/iWorld 2013: The calm before the storm

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th, 2013)

Many of the TUAW team is still en route to San Francisco at this late hour, but a few of us have arrived and picked up our press credentials for this year's Macworld/iWorld event. In between trying to find a place to do today's TUAW TV Live broadcast (my hotel room wasn't ready), grabbing a quick ...