Educating the next crop of engineers
As I pondered this ponderous title and the challenge it represents for me to lead the round table at COFES it got me thinking about how we learn. Studies have shown that children learn fast ...
Special Glass
Actually this entry should be named Special Plastic, because we don’t really use glass in our displays anymore do we? But we do specialize because one size doesn’t fit all (needs.) I have eight screens ...
CAD industry to maintain growth in the face of economic downturn
TIBURON, Calif—March 24, 2008—Jon Peddie Research announces the release of the CAD report for 2008 to 2012. The CAD industry has been undergoing a remarkable renaissance over the last five years as a result of ...
Mobile Game Pricing
If you compare software prices to the cost of developing console, PC, and mobile games, something seems to be out of whack. World of Warcraft costs about $50 million to develop and market, Call of ...
Jon Peddie shares his vision for the future of graphics on HEXUS.tv at CeBIT 2008
http://www.hexus.tv/show/2008/03/Exclusive_Jon_Peddie_interview_at_CeBIT_2008/
Jon Peddie Research: strong Q4’07 for graphics add-in board vendors
TIBURON, CA—March 10th 2008—When it came to the market for graphics add-in boards, 2007 was a very mixed bag. The year started poorly with a very disappointing Q1, but then bounced up in Q2 and ...
Workstation market experiences record quarter in Q4’07, reports Jon Peddie Research
TIBURON, CA—March 10th 2008—In what’s become a common quarterly occurrence, Q4’07 again saw record highs in the workstation market. The market’s been on a roll, posting yearly returns in ’05 and ’06 of 22.1% and ...
Mitsubishi Electric to exit mobile phone biz
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST34889520080303?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=10150
Is this a test?
I once had a cat named Alice. She was great company when I was working late at night, or very early in the morning. I would talk to her and she would look at me ...
Is the sky really falling? Chips for the TV market
ST Microelectronics just completed the Genesis Microchip acquisition, Trident’s stock has dropped like a rock, and Pixelworks still can’t get itself sold. Who could have predicted all this three years ago? Actually, we did. Jon ...
DVD wars — it’s all over but the shouting
The death blow came last month with the announcement that Warner Brothers would support Blu-Ray and only Blu-Ray. After that, HD-DVD was dead, it just wouldn’t fall down. Most recently Wal-Mart announced that it would ...
S3, back in the game
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2008/S3Gpr080215Chrome400Series.jsp