Mesa Dynamics Releases Amnesty Widget Browser 1.1

Washington, DC – December 13, 2005 – Mesa Dynamics today announced the release of Amnesty Widget Browser 1.1, the OS X utility for running Dashboard widgets directly on the desktop, with new a new transformation feature that allows users to change the size and rotation of any widget.

Widgets loaded in Amnesty Widget Browser run completely outside of Apple's Dashboard environment, maintain their own preferences and feature expanded capabilities such as adjustable window level (desktop, standard or floating) and opacity (transparency). Widgets can also be arranged into multiple virtual workspaces that can be called to the screen at any time, via hot key or menu.

Version 1.1 of Amnesty Widget Browser introduces widget transformations so users may further customize the layout and appearance of any widget, especially when deciding how much space a widget should take on the screen. Widgets can be scaled from 50% to 150% or their normal size and turned at any angle around their center point. Version 1.1 also includes an improved widget engine and a new Portuguese localization.