StudioGPU Whitepaper
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NEW Q2’09 WorkStation report available
http://www.jonpeddie.com/publications/workstation_report/
The workstation market finds a bottom in Q2’09, reports Jon Peddie Research
Leading indicators point to better times ahead
Do OEMs, ODMs, and/or consumers value technology?
If company A builds a chip and it is better and newer than company B’s, shouldn’t company A get more market share? Suppose company B introduced a part in January and it got a Pmark score of 100 and it sold for $150. Then in June, company A introduced a part and it got a Pmark of 150 and sold … Read more
Jon Peddie Research more positives than negatives in Q2’09 for the graphics add-in board marke
No big rebound, but Q2’09 shows more – and very welcome – signs of stability
Accelerating Online Gaming whitepaper now available for download
http://www.jonpeddie.com/publications/WhitePapers/
To project stereoscopic 3-D images, a TV or monitor needs to have a refresh rate of at least 120 Hz
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13169728
NEW AIB Report available
http://www.jonpeddie.com/special/AIBReport.shtml
Siggraph 2009 Slide set from Jon Peddie Luncheon—now online
http://www.jonpeddie.com/slides/
So many pixels and so much Andouille
This was my 30th Siggraph, I was 10 when I attended the first one… Almost all of them have been fun, educational, and informative. If measured by attendance, this year’s event had the poorest showing since my first Siggraph in Seattle in 1980. However, since the first New Orleans event in 1996, the ratio of exhibitors to attendees was higher … Read more
Siggraph!
For a recession, in an off-the-beaten-track southern city, in the dead of summer, Siggraph had a robust turnout, Myguess was that about 18k pixel-loving souls made the trek, but the actual count was a little over 11k. I saw a lot of old friends, some from Japan, some from Redmond, some from Holland, France, and Finland – so the show … Read more
How I spent my summer vacation
School runs, in most parts of the world, from September to June, with a few breaks for religious and political celebrations in between. And school’s out in the summer, and August is as summer as it gets in most places in the northern hemisphere. In most parts of the U.S., other than San Francisco, it’s usually pretty hot, pretty damn … Read more