Intel's 5.3 GHz 10th Gen Intel Core H-series processor The impact of the supply chain on downstream vendors has been shocking. Combined with massive layoffs and soaring unemployment, the economic engine of the world is traumatized and forecasting is all but impossible. Intel is not immune to any of that and, as a result, has reported a decrease in … Read more
Big promises, small science, sleight of hand based demos. When a company, any company, over promises, over hypes, and gets rewarded for it by investors there are two responses, rational observers may wonder, what am I missing? While critics and competitors start the countdown for the day of redemption so they can gloat, say I told you so, and … Read more
Cutting the cord is not as easy as it sounds
Company saves enough water for 9,000 homes for a year
Razor, as always, is on the cutting edge when it comes to mobile gaming
The Coronavirus pandemic is upending just about every market and gaming has come in for more than its fair share. After all, when you’re locked up with nothing to do, there’s a whole lot of people who will do nothing but game. Nintendo is struggling with supply chain issues as demand upends projections and makes a joke of JIT manufacturing.
(Source: EPFL) Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)scientists, working in association with Canon, have developed a camera that can take 3D images with record-breaking speed and resolution. MegaX is extremely fast and can take up to 24,000 images per second. It also has three other important advantages: a very large dynamic range can produce 3D representations and can perform in-depth … Read more
Nintendo faces supply chain issues. Will gamers remain loyal?
Image credit Arne Hückelheim Nintendo’s Switch was the best selling game console in 2019—15 million units is significant and speaks to the enduring popularity of the Nintendo characters and game themes. And, they’d sell more if they could. Because of the shelter-in-place rules in most countries and most states in the US, the demand for the popular game console has … Read more
Riding a wave of optimism, Nvidia gives raises to offset COVID 19 impact
The first wave of estimates by Canalys, Gartner, and IDC for Q1’20 PC shipments have been posted, and the average of the estimates is shipments declined almost 26% from Q4’19. That’s the most significant quarter-to-quarter drop since Q4’08 (36%). However, Q2’09 saw the most significant increase in shipments by —40%. So, if an economic shock can create a V effect, … Read more
Looking Glass came out in 2019 and stunned the world with their holographic 3D display. It’s not a true holograph in that it doesn’t use inferences or wave patterns but does use light fields and makes an amazingly deep 3D display that you can look into and around, reminds me a bit of an infinity mirror, especially when you watch … Read more
