As I was registering at the Dimension3 stereovision conference in Paris last week I did a double take when I looked at a large (42-inch) display next to the counter that was showing a black and white image of a woman and table behind her and man in a chair behind the table. It was a beautiful image with at … Read more
3D is an illusion. Right, got that. Ever since I’ve been working around the computer industry I’ve had people tell me 3D is an illusion. Like, I didn’t know that. The computer screen is a 2D surface, and when we look at objects and turn them, or run into a 3D maze with our big ol’ gun, it’s still a … Read more
Microsoft debuted Windows 8 at the D9 Conference in Southern California and also in Taiwan at Computex. It is a new tile-based interface replacing the classic Windows start menu which is better suited to tablets and touch screens. It will have Web-connected and Web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript, you can see a video of Microsoft Windows Unit President … Read more
New Executive Vice President Sean Maloney gave us a new category to look out for during his keynote, “ultrabooks,”. Ultrabooks are defined as thin, powerful and energy-efficient notebooks that offer tablet-like features, such as responsiveness and—eventually—touch capabilities. Intel expects that 40 percent of notebooks shipped by the end of 2012 will be ultrabooks.
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TIBURON, Calif— June 1, 2011 – Fortunately and as expected, the workstation market has slowed down. Completing analysis of the workstation and professional graphics market for the first quarter, Jon Peddie Research senior analyst Alex Herrera finds that after a robust rebound beginning in the second half of 2009 and continuing through 2010, the market has found a more modest … Read more
Nvidia has obtained orders for three million Tegra 2 chips from Samsung Electronics which will launch 10.1-inch Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Tegra 2 Galaxy Tab in early June, according to company CEO and president Huang Jen-hsun. Nvidia has shipped 10 million Tegra 2 chips cumulatively and expects the shipment volume to exceed 25 million chips in 2011.
Q1’11 is now in the books, with the quarter seeing 860.0 thousand workstations shipped worldwide, representing a 4.8% sequential decline and an 18.6% year-over-year gain. While reduced growth might leave some disappointed, we see it as a healthy sign the market is stabilizing and averting a second dip. The full Q1′ 11 JPR Workstation report will be available later today.
With increasing 3D content available everywhere YouTube and Nvidia have decided to team up. “YouTube is adding support for HTML5 and WebM standards to the thousands of 3D videos available on YouTube. That will allow the Nvidia 3D Vision users to see in 3D.” Read and watch more about Nvidia’s 3D Vision here.
Autodesk reported this week that revenue was up 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, compared to the same quarter a year earlier, and net income was up 170% from a year earlier. Revenue was $528 million for 1Q12 (ended April 30, 2011), up 11%. Net income was $99.7 million, up 170% from $36.9 million a year ago. This … Read more
As we were putting this issue together The Burson-Marsteller FaceGate scandal was just breaking. At the time it seemed like a very big deal, but as of print time, the stench is already evaporating. I’m not quite ready to give it up though. To recap: Apparently Facebook hired marketing firm Burson-Marstellers to place negative stories about Google’s So- cial Networking … Read more
AMD has announced the immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5 and 6.4 watts. The new Accelerated Processing Units have very low power consumption and targets fanless embedded systems like digital signage, kiosks and mobile industrial devices. Read more about the “Bobcat” here.
