This year’s Macworld | iWorld 2012 has come to a close, and the official attendance numbers show roughly 25,000 people attended (not including media and exhibitors), 10% more than in 2011. About 40% of them came for the first time, which seems to indicate the transformation of Macworld to the “ultimate iFan event” has worked in reaching a new audience.

MokaFive announced the addition of Mac in Minutes to their MokaFive Suite of virtual desktop management software at MacWorld | iWorld 2012, and this addition is designed to increase the simplicity and speed up deployment of virtualized corporate-standard Windows desktops to Macs. MokaFive provides IT shops the ability to centrally and securely support Macs or PCs more easily than past methods of supporting individual hardware+software combinations for each employee.

With the “Mac” in Macworld getting smaller and smaller and shoved behind a big blue and white curtain, we’re left with little hope that Mac gaming companies will ever return to Moscone Center (whither have Aspyr, Feral and Telltale gone?). So, we turn to the iOS app developers, where pleasant surprises can still be found. Such is the case with ZigZaGames, who were happy to give us a quick look at their forthcoming Dragon Island and Adventure Bar Story games for Apple’s iDevices.

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, there were speakers for every taste and budget, headphones for active lifestyles, and even a few apps designed to work with your music library and listening setup to enhance the listening experience. Here is our roundup of some of the best audio products demonstrated by several companies.

In our first video study of Macworld | iWorld 2012, we took a quick look at the seedy underbelly of the event. Now, we wonder about the public displays of peace, love and understanding that this “lifestyle event” has engendered. Drum lines? Public dances? At a tech show? Who can stop them? Who can save the world?

Macworld | iWorld 2012 has come and gone, just like that. Three days are barely enough to take a close look at all the new apps, gadgets, software and hardware that vendors were happy to show off, but it was enough time for the Appletell team to put together our list of favorite products from the show floor. This year, it’s an iPhone camera accessory, a home control system and one developer’s entire lineup.

Another Macworld has come and gone, this time taking a new name with it. And just as the new name implies a shift away from the Macintosh and towards Apple’s iDevices, so do our surprising finds, for the second year in a row. iOS apps and accessories dominated the show floor, three of which took us pleasantly by surprise: a video app, an art app, and some slick iPhone cases.

Macworld | iWorld 2012 isn’t just about showing off new, fancy products, it’s also about selling new, fancy products. And some old ones for good measure. And because exhibitors would prefer to not have to ship the products back home, they offer show floor specials that often extend to those at home, as well. Throughout the show, we’ll round up here the deals we find on iPhone, iPod, iPad and Macintosh apps and accessories.

You may think Macworld | iWorld is all happiness and community and free logo-emblazoned foam balls, but that’s not the case. There’s a seedy underbelly to the biggest iFan event of the year, and this year, Appletell found itself in the middle of it. In this short series of videos, we’ll explore the side of Macworld that most people don’t see. The world of $65,000 speaker systems, bouncing women, and fancy appetizers.

Apparent is showing the newest addition to their line of portable scanners with Doxie Go + Wi-Fi at Macworld | iWorld 2012. With a built-in rechargeable battery and memory chip you don’t need to plug it into an outlet or computer to start scanning. The Wi-Fi sends the scans directly to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Evernote, Flickr, or FTP account with the iOS sync app.