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From the mac-dev-jobs list on 27th March:

Looking for an experienced OSX developer to build a native OSX versionof the ZoomFoot application (www.zoomfoot.com). ZoomFoot is a sharedphotograph screen saver and the project is sponsored by a verysuccessful Internet entrepreneur. We’re looking for more than simply acontract developer; we’re looking for a new team member to bringeverything we do in the years to come to world of Apple. This is anopportunity to embark on an entrepreneurial adventure, not just writea new OSX client. 

Mail zoomfootguy a t gmail.com if you’re interested

Before there was the Nike+iPod there were the Puma RS computer tennis shoes with inbuilt pedometers that plugged into your Apple ][

Unwired View takes a look at an Apple patent for a multitouch enabled double sided flip feature on an (i)phone.

Check out the Lego-touch application for building Lego on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

After introducing the multitouch user interface in the iPhone and iPodTouch, and then in the MacBook Air Apple has now introduced it across the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines.Interestingly, this means that the desktop machines don’t have multitouch, which given it will no doubt be more widely adopted by developers as SDK’s for it become available, which may leave desktop users in the lurch. The obvious move would be for Apple to incorporate multitouch in the screens it manufacturers. However this answer would probably be a bad solution given the problem of gorilla arm. Perhaps a multitouch pad built into keyboards? A third party Kensington multitouch USB trackpad? Then again the MacBooks already use a different input method to mice, however it’s not clear how easily the rotational gestures would map to a mouse (scrolling and zooming is already usually mapped to the scroll wheel/ball). Mouse with a knob?Or perhaps Apple has an even more revolutionary input device up its sleeve…

For the fontophile in your life, how about this translation of a book by Hermann Zapf (of Dingbats, Palatino and Optima fame amongst others). Other Zapf books are selling on Amazon (albeit not necessarily cheaply :).Alternatively there’s this cool “Upper Case, Lower Case” poster.via Quarter Life Crisis.

Via the MacDevJobs mailing list and the Sling Media job page

Sling Media, the makers of the Slingbox–a popular device that lets

you watch your TV remotely over the Internet–is seeking three more

experienced Mac developers to join our software team here at our

headquarters in Foster City, California, located between San Francisco

and the Silicon Valley.

[1] Req #176: Senior Engineer, MacOS X Client Application UI Developer

We’re looking for an experienced Mac OS X developer, someone who can

create a truly exceptional Cocoa UI for the Mac SlingPlayer.  We want

to enhance the user experience by including an integrated program

guide and the ability to record and upload video clips to share with

others, as well as other sharp ideas, including yours.

[2] Req #165: Senior Engineer, Web Services Client Integration

We want to extend the Mac SlingPlayer application to include all kinds

of web services, but keep the “out-of-browser” experience that native

applications do best.  That means WebKit.  And Javascript.  And the

Cocoa-Javascript bridge.  And SOAP.  And…well, join us and show how

an experienced web services client developer brings this all together.

[3] Req #139: Senior Engineer/Staff Engineer, MacOS X & Cross-Platform

The Mac and Windows versions of the SlingPlayer share a lot of key

technology, but need to share the code base more.  Join us in the

design of cross-platform interfaces to audio and video streaming,

Slingbox setup and configuration, and much more, and then use your

solid knowledge of MacOS X multimedia, networking, and related

frameworks to implement them.

We offer these positions with preference to candidates seeking

full-time or contract-to-hire on-site employment in Foster City, CA.

For those who don’t mind being in Seattle, Washington (a nice place, aside from its proximity to the evil empire):

Are you ready to dive into a new technology that pushes the envelope to create new markets and products? Do you get stoked by the idea of working in a start-up atmosphere as part of a growing incubation team that bridges the gap between research and product?We are a small incubation team inside Microsoft creating innovative new content visualization technologies. We’re seeking a hardcore Mac developer to work on our graphically rich, highly performance-oriented platform. We’re looking for someone with broad knowledge of the Mac OS X platform (minimum 3 years experience) and at least a passing familiarity with Windows programming, who enjoys cross-platform development. Experience with OpenGL and mixed C++/Objective-C Cocoa projects is a must. Experience with 3D, real-time performance, threading, and networking is strongly preferred, but you would be expected to contribute to all levels of the Mac side of our engine and applications, so versatility is key. Job Post

If you want to make your iPod look even more special then check out myPods iPod skins.

If you’re looking for Mac Point of Sale (POS) software you could check out the offerings from Hansaworld, or Streamline. Symbiotic Australia resell POS and inventory management for business, (using Lightspeed 2 or POS•IM (”Get reports on your iPhone”)) or for restaurants and cafes, they sell the solution from Sixth Sense. They also offer “DietPlan Nutritional Science Software”