I’ve included a video review from Walt Mossberg below.

We will be providing you with the latest reviews of the iPhone 3G accessories, whether they be cases, headphones, and anything in between. We’ll also have the latest announcements of new products designed for the iPhone 3G throughout the next couple of weeks.

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Great program, just a little pricey for what it does.

Don’t worry if you didn’t win, we have more giveaways in the pipeline that will be posted soon, so subscribe to the MacSpark RSS feed to keep up to date. Thanks to BusyMac for giving us the chance to giveaway a license!

The 10.5.4 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

Find more information about the changes in this update at Apple’s support website.

The update weighs in at around 59MB, though this size may vary.

• Well, it looks like Apple has seeded iPhone 2.0 software build 5A345, iTunes 7.7 Beta, and iPhone SDK 8 to all of it’s developers. The new version of iTunes has support for MobileMe and “Applications” in syncing.
• Discovered in the readme file for iTunes 7.7 is a description for a new Remote application for both the iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home and will be a free download.
• Apple is also now accepting applications for its App Store, launching on July 11th along with with iPhone 3G and 2.0 software update.
• Earlier this week, Microsoft released updates for Office 2008, 2004, and a new XML converter for Office 2004 or v.X users.

Last May at ConnectReviews, we reviewed SpanningSync, an application that keeps Google Calendar and iCal in constant synchronization. This time around, we’re looking at BusySync.

At first glance, BusySync has just as cool of a logo as SpanningSync, so we’re doing well so far. Also, a quick glance at the price tag won’t make you cringe like SpanningSync will. For a lifetime license to BusySync, it’s a mere $25 dollars as opposed to SpanningSync’s $65 price tag. Quite frankly, $65 is ridiculous for this sort of program and BusySync’s price tag definitely makes it a great value.

Now, as far as features go, BusySync provides all of those from SpanningSync plus a few more. The highlight of BusySync is being able to constantly sync Google Calendar and iCal. Two-way changes are supported, so changes made in Google Calendar (almost) instantly appear in iCal and vice versa. Your event notes, reminders, and alarms also carry over between services which is a plus.

Another feature of BusySync is its ability to share calendars over a LAN using Bonjour. This makes for instant calendar meshing throughout an office or workgroup without the hassle of dedicated calendar servers. Finding other computers using BusySync is a breeze and calendar setup is simply flawless. Also, you can password protect certain calendars so only people you trust can access them. You can also add remote servers if you do want to go with a more traditional approach.

As far as registration is concerned, you simply visit the BusySync site and purchase however many licenses you need. They will give you a single serial number that allows you to activate and sync however many registrations you purchased. This makes for keeping track of too many serials unnecessary. Once registered, you won’t be bothered ever again about registration. No yearly commitment. You simply own the product.

In my usage, I haven’t hit a single snag. I haven’t really hoped for extra features. Ultimately, BusySync is the best product for this purpose in my mind.

Win a free copy of BusySync!

Just like we did with Spanning Sync, we’re giving away a 5-computer license of BusySync to one lucky person. Want to enter? Leave a comment below and we’ll pick a winner at random! Contest ends next Thursday, July 3rd.

Pros

• Flawlessly syncs your iCal to Google Calendar
• Easily syncs calendars on your LAN
• Very easy to use
• Cheap

Cons

• You have to remember a serial instead of having it linked to your Google account like SpanningSync.

Final Verdict
5 out of 5.

There are plenty of cases available on the market today for the “world’s thinnest notebook”, from manila envelopes, to hard cases, to sleeves. Today we’ll be taking a look at the Incase Neoprene Sleeve for the MacBook Air.

Being a fairly simple case, we’re only going to take a minute of your time to review it. The Neoprene Sleeve is a slip sleeve for the MacBook Air, and has a plus faux-fur lining similar to the Nylon Sleeve Plus (see our review LINK HERE). To get your Air into the case, simply slide it in, stretch the lip over the top and boom, you’re set to go.

Simple cases have their downsides, they don’t have much extra storage, and the Neoprene Sleeve doesn’t. If you want to carry your power adapter, or a DVI/VGA adapter, it probably isn’t such a good idea to squeeze it into the sleeve. But if you’re just toting the Air to the coffee shop for an hour, it’s perfect.

The Neoprene Sleeve for MacBook Air from Incase is available for $34.95 from Apple, or Incase in both black and plum.

Good: Simple design, fits MacBook Air perfectly, inexpensive.
Bad: No extra storage.

There has certainly been an increase in watching TV on your computer within the last couple of years. Today we’re taking a look at the EyeTV Hybrid from Elgato.

The EyeTV Hybrid is a USB TV tuner stick similar in size to a flash drive, and has a simple coaxial connector on the end. You can also connect S-Video, Composite, and stereo audio using a break out cable which is included in the box. However, a ATSC antenna is not included. We used a Terk HDTVi antenna which is one of the best antennas on the market today.

Installing the EyeTV Hybrid on our 20″ iMac was seamless: pop in the CD, install the software, plug in the Hybrid, connect the antenna and you’re good to go. The star of the show isn’t the tuner though, it’s the software included with it - the award winning EyeTV 3 software.

It allows you to watch TV on your Mac, as well as rewind, pause, and fast forward live television. You can search the program guide for your favorite shows, record them and convert them for playing on your AppleTV or iPod.

We were really impressed with the amount of features that are included in the software, it was easy to use and well thought out. We recorded shows in both standard- and high-definition, and both looked great when converted for watching on our AppleTV. The only downside is that all of the encoding is done with software, not with hardware, so you need a fairly recent and speedy Mac to use the tuner.

Overall, the EyeTV Hybrid is one of, if not the best, TV watching solution on the Mac bar none. We’ll look at a few others on the market soon here on MacSpark. Find the EyeTV Hybrid at Amazon.com for just under $120.

Pros

• Seamless integration with iTunes, iPod, and AppleTV.
• Compact stick design.

Cons

• None.

Numerous sources (Engadget, Gizmodo, Mac Rumors) are reporting that the next version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, will drop support for the PowerPC architecture. A screenshot from the system requirements page of the developer preview seeded to developers this week at WWDC confirms this. What we don’t know is if the change is temporary or permanent.

The fine folks over at MarketWatch took a chance to interview everyone’s favorite journalist, Walt Mossberg after the WWDC keynote on Monday. He talks about some of the missing features still such as copy & paste and sending MMS messages. He won’t give us his final take until he reviews it though.

If you missed the exciting WWDC08 keynote yesterday, Apple has now posted both standard- and high-definition streams of the keynote which covers all the announcements made from MobileMe to the iPhone 3G. We’re kind of bummed that Apple had to edit out “It’s a Small World” from the keynote (after all, it is a Disney song, couldn’t Uncle Steve pull a few strings?) and Phil Schiller’s corny “ActiveStink” joke.

Find both streams here.

After the lengthy WWDC 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs found time to sit down and chat with CNBC’s Jim Goldman about the iPhone 3G, availability in Russia & China, and more. Be sure to check it out, it’s worth watching.

Apple has posted a quick overview of what’s to come in the next version of Mac OS X 10.6 dubbed “Snow Leopard.” Instead of focusing on new features, they’ll be focusing on security enhancements and stability. The only new “feature” is support for Microsoft Exchange out of the box.

An interesting note: “Snow Leopard dramatically reduces the footprint of Mac OS X, making it even more efficient for users, and giving them back valuable hard drive space for their music and photos.”

Take a look for yourself at Apple’s website.

• Unlimited data & email for consumers: $30/month
• Unlimited data & corporate email for enterprise: $45/month

Also interesting is the “GPS-enabled YELLOWPAGES.COM mobile application” which we didn’t see today from Apple. Take a look at the PDF & webcast of the AT&T conference call here.

Update: It looks like current customers will continue paying the standard $20/month. “All iPhone 2G users will be grandfathered and won’t be required to pay more per month for as long as they choose to use the service, including past the end of their contract.”

Update x2: If you thought you wouldn’t have to activate your new iPhone 3G in an Apple Store, you will. According to the AT&T conference call, it’s the same process and the same procedure in both stores. (Editor’s Note: I miss the iTunes activation already!)

Apple has posted the iPhone 3G television ad that debuted today at the WWDC keynote. You can view it at Apple’s website here (QuickTime required, of course).

In addition to the iPhone 3G, Apple also introduced the successor to .Mac - MobileMe. It’s a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the ???cloud??? to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs.

There is also a guided tour available.

MobileMe, available on July 11, is a subscription-based service with 20GB of storage for $99 (US) per year for individuals and $149 (US) for a Family Pack, which includes one master account with 20GB of storage and four Family Member accounts with 5GB of storage each. MobileMe subscribers can purchase an additional 20GB of storage for $49 (US) or 40GB of storage for $99 (US) annually.

Read the press release here.

Well, there you have it folks - Apple has just announced the 3G iPhone at today’s WWDC keynote address. We’ll have more info up shortly, including full specs and details…

It comes to the US and other countries on July 11th - from $199 to $399.