Otterbox, makers of rugged and waterproof gadget cases, today announced its first two-piece sliding case at the CES trade show in Vegas. The Reflex Case, to be available in numerous colors, is "much much stronger" than other cases of the same thickness, according to Otterbox's Jordan Vater. There's no release date yet, but it'll probably be $44.95.
Ambent Design's Uwe Maurer shows off its newly-released Artrage 3 painting software. The latest version is the first to be designed with touch-screen computers in mind, allowing artists to simulate natural media with real brushes.
Forget the blur of iPad clones and 3D televsions; this nondescript black box is the thing I'm most likely to buy so far at CES 2011. iConnectMIDI has MIDI in/out (including via USB, with one input port and two outputs) and under 10ms latency, making it easy to work iPads, iPod touches and iPhones into ae home music-making setup. Two example uses: hook up an old-school MIDI-only keyboard or an iPhone App as a control surface for Garage Band or Logic Pro or whatever.
