Macworld Reviews and First Looks

Tom Bihn Zephyr

Tom Bihn's Zephyr is attractive and well-made, but you pay for that quality. It's best-suited for those with specific organizational needs.

Review: i-rocks RF-7550A 2.4GHz Cordless Optical MouseThe affordable RF-7550A is a good mouse—not a great mouse, but a solid five-button RF-wireless unit that at 3.5 ounces is heavy enough to be comfortable but light enough to be portable.
Review: Newsstand and News Now for iPhoneNewsstand is a sophisticated RSS reader with a neat gimmick. News Now is a free, bare-bones RSS reader. Both apps take different approaches to keeping you up-to-date on the latest news via your mobile device.

Latest Reviews and First Looks

Tom Bihn Zephyr
Tom Bihn's Zephyr is attractive and well-made, but you pay for that quality. It's best-suited for those with specific organizational needs.
Review: i-rocks RF-7550A 2.4GHz Cordless Optical Mouse
The affordable RF-7550A is a good mouse—not a great mouse, but a solid five-button RF-wireless unit that at 3.5 ounces is heavy enough to be comfortable but light enough to be portable.
Review: Newsstand and News Now for iPhone
Newsstand is a sophisticated RSS reader with a neat gimmick. News Now is a free, bare-bones RSS reader. Both apps take different approaches to keeping you up-to-date on the latest news via your mobile device.
Review: Canon Pixma MP480 multifunction device
Canon’s Pixma MP480 doesn’t have all of the fancy features found on some of the MFPs we've tested recently, like integrated fax capabilities, an automatic document feeder, or wireless connectivity. But the MP480 proved to be a very capable device in all of its functions.
Review: Fuel mileage trackers for iPhone
In his round-up of iPhone apps that let you track your fuel mileage over time, Rob Griffiths discovers two solid performers that convinced him to retire his fuel-tracking pen and notebook.
Review: Trip Cubby for iPhone
Trip Cubby lets you keep track of the miles that you spend driving for tax purposes. It's a solid effort, but not without its quirks.
Review: Maple 12 mathematical software
For this update, Maple has chosen to build on its strengths as a pedagogical tool and to strengthen its ties to the engineering and technical-computing arenas.
Review: Kodak Zi6 HD mini camcorder
The mini camcorder market is heating up. Kodak's new HD-capable device is an impressive offering and is a definite contender amongst camcorders such as Pure Digital's Flip Ultra and Flip Mino.
Review: TV Forecast 1.0.1 for iPhone
TV Forecast, a Dashboard favorite for keeping track of your favorite TV shows, is now an iPhone app, and it’s both useful and fun.
Review: VisiStat 6.0
How many page views are there per month? Which pages are generating the most views? Where are your visitors coming from? You need a Web traffic analysis tool to answer these questions. VisiStat 6.0, a managed service that integrates with any Web server, provides an easy-to-use interface for generating demographic data for small to midsize businesses and blogs.
What's Keeping Me? 1.3
What's Keeping Me helps you figure out why you can't eject a volume or empty the Trash.
Review: Flick Bowling for iPhone
Flick Bowling, the first of Freeverse’s sports games for the iPhone, is a solid effort. But it misses many of the little details you’ll find in other bowling games.
Review: HP Deskjet D2545 ink-jet printer
In a market where competition is fierce to create an affordable yet functional printer, HP has upped the ante by introducing the Deskjet D2545, an affordable, functional ink-jet printer that’s also environmentally friendly.
Review: Gas station finders for the iPhone
Several apps take advantage of the iPhone’s ability to pinpoint your location in order to help you find nearby gas stations offering the least expensive gas. Rob Griffiths takes three of these gas finders out for a test spin.
Review: Razer ProClick Mobile Notebook Mouse
The ProClick Mobile takes Razer’s excellent high-precision 1,200 dpi optical resolution technology, and packages it into a smaller wireless body. The ProClick Mobile is available in four colors.
iPod case roundup: Give your old iPod touch a new case
Roman Loyola takes a look at three cases for the original iPod touch: Core Cases' Aluminum Slider Case, OtterBox's Defender, and Speck's TechStyle Classic.
Review: StoryMill 3.1
StoryMill 3.1 provides an impressive workflow approach and toolset that can’t be replicated in your current word processor.
Review: Save Benjis for iPhone
This free app provides quick, efficient comparison-shopping online, searching dozens of retail and auction sites for the best prices.
MercuryMover 2.0
If you're a keyboard-centric person, MercuryMover lets you move and resize windows without ever taking your fingers off the keys.
Review: Creative Xdock Wireless Music System for iPod
If you want to listen to your iPod's audio in multiple locations, Creative's Xdock Wireless Music System is one option, although it doesn't come cheap.