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Caustic Graphics - Breaks Barriers in 3D Graphics
Posted by Webmaster on March 10th 2009 | Permalink
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Caustic Graphics, a new 3D computer graphics company, launches today with a fundamental breakthrough in raytracing acceleration that is set to define a new era in professional 3D production and interactive consumer graphics. "Real-time raytracing has been the holy grail of computer graphics since 1979 -- a dream always on the horizon but never within reach," said Dr. Jon Peddie, of Jon Peddie Research, the computer graphics market research firm in Tiburon, CA. "Demos have been done with 16 or more processors, super computers, and other esoteric devices, but never anything that was within reach of a PC budget. Caustic Graphics…
Apple and the Nvidia ‘problem’
Posted by Webmaster on March 9th 2009 | Permalink
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Nvidia is at the center of a graphics issue, this time surrounding the performance issues of Apple's new 17-inch MacBook Pro. Jon Peddie of Jon Peddie Research, which tracks the graphics chip market and does testing on graphics chips, said he hasn't tested the new MacBook Pro yet. However, a GPU problem of this sort would dictate a BIOS change to adjust the fan speed. Or, if it's more serious, the graphics board would need to be replaced.
Jon Peddie comments on Nvidia’s fastest laptop GPU
Posted by Webmaster on March 9th 2009 | Permalink
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Nvidia has launched a new graphics chip for laptop computers that it says is its fastest to date. President of Jon Peddie Research, Jon Peddie, says "The performance may have been helped by an improved manufacturing process. The new process may also help the GPU draw less power."
Upcoming Upscale PC Sales Uptick? Q&A with Jon Peddie
Posted by Webmaster on March 8th 2009 | Permalink
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BNET recently interviewed Jon Peddie from Jon Peddie Research. Despite many apparently giving up on the near-term future of PC sales, Jon Peddie holds out hope. The interview, based on Jon Peddie's World Wide PC Gaming Hardware Report Series suggests that even vendors are hopeful for the higher ends of the PC markets.
NEW TechWatch now available
Posted by Webmaster on March 3rd 2009 | Permalink
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Volume 9 Number 5, March 2nd now available for download