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  • OS X Lion confirmed for tomorrow Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:13PMThe release of next version of Apple’s OS X, 10.7, has been confirmed for tomorrow. The rumors we heard today were confirmed on a company earnings call this afternoon when Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer noted that OS X Lion would officially land Wednesday July 20th. Lion ships with what Apple says to be over 250 new [...]
  • Little Tokyo Design Week Brings Japan to Downtown L.A. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:36PMThis weekend, the largest Japanese cultural district in California will host the first ever Little Tokyo Design Week , a free four-day showcase of Japanese design and technology with a heavy dose of L.A. ingenuity. With Little Tokyo acting as a lively bridge between the burgeoning Arts District and a revitalized downtown, there's maybe no better place for a global exchange of ideas. "Little ...
  • Take control of your MacBook Pro dual-GPU with gfxCardStatus Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:58PMDepending on the laptop you decide to invest in, it may come with more than one graphical processing unit (GPU). There’s the integrated solutions that cover the basics like rendering your operating system GUI while not using up too much battery life. Then there’s the discrete GPUs that are much more powerful, allowing for 3D [...]
  • Muscle Training App Sponsored by San Nutrition Now Available for Immediate Download Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:10PMIron Man magazine’s Digital Revolution continues to take the bodybuilding world by storm. This latest update for the world's most innovative bodybuilding app sponsored by SAN Nutrition features grueling workouts, results-producing shape-up tips and ‘insider’ nutrition research.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2011 Iron Man magazine’s Digital Revolution continues to take the bodybuilding world by ...
  • Make Your HDTV Web-Ready Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:15PMHow to browse the Web, run apps, play music and games--and most important, watch what you want, when you want it.
  • NCAA Football 12: My First Impressions of the Recently Released Demo Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:35PMMore to come on this, I may do a second look at the demo, but these are my first impressions.   One thing is certain, there will be college football this fall. The NFL lockout has stretched to over 100 days, and could push some pro football fans to the collegiate ranks. The same may be said for the virtual gridiron. EA Sports brass have stated that the release of Madden NFL 12 will not be ...
  • Lumion 3D 1.0 – Free Download Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:28PMLumion 3D 1.0 – is a new renderer for landscape and architectural visualization, an intuitive interface and high speed to create presentations in real time. The main objective of Lumion 3D to provide users with high-speed imaging with high quality. Key features Lumion 3D: - Reduces both rendering and scene creation to several minutes - [...]
  • Autodesk Announces Workshops for Secondary School Educators Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:26AMSAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced a new series of summer workshops for secondary school teachers. The workshops provide teachers with tools to engage and inspire their students using an innovative new curriculum, the Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop. The curriculum supports national ...
  • Lytro's New Camera: Shoot First, Focus Later Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 2:08PMStartup company Lytro has announced what it calls the first light field camera for everyone. This will let users take photographs, then select the focal point later. The camera uses light field sensors to capture the color, intensity and vector direction of all the light rays in a scene, then uses algorithms to process them and let users change the focus as desired after taking the shot.
  • Article: CEA Line Shows: The iPod / iPhone / iPad / Mac Show Report (Updated) Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:31AMIf we had to quickly summarize the experience of checking out next-generation iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac accessories at CE Week’s CEA Line Shows, the phrase we’d use is “quality over quantity,” and we’re not just saying that—there were quite a few really impressive new products to see at this two-day event, some brand new, and others rewarmed from recent press releases and single-company events ...
  • Sony Ericsson plans to launch two new Android models, Xperia Active and Xperia Ray Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 9:03AMSony Ericsson will commence its two latest Android smartphones within the next quarter, according to international reports on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Xperia Ray and Xperia Active Image Credit: fonearena.com Xperia Ray and Xperia Active were reported as the two new models to be launched. Xperia Ray was noted to be having a a 3.3-inch [...]
  • Lightspeed Design, Inc. / DepthQ to Showcase New 3D Polarization Modulator and 3D Player at InfoComm11 - Booth #6268 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 7:10AMLightspeed Design, Inc. / DepthQ® will be featuring two models of the DepthQ® Polarization Modulator and new DepthQ®Player⢠software at the InfoComm11 tradeshow in Orlando, Florida, June 15-17.
  • Nintendo's eShop Makes Amends Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 12:43AMAs an avid gamer with all three current gen home consoles hooked up to my grossly oversized flat screen television, an active portable gaming life, and about two decades worth of retro systems on standby to round things out, it goes without saying that I have a rather busy gaming life. That's one of...
  • NAVTEQ Network for Developers Releases Visioglobe's Latest SDK on NN4D.com Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 7:00AMNAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, today announced the availability of VisioDevKit 1.1 from Visioglobe® on the NAVTEQ Network for Developers⢠website.
  • DisplayLink updates USB-Monitor driver, fixes lock-ups Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:35PMDisplayLink has released DisplayLink USB Graphics Macintosh Driver 1.6. The new driver brings performance improvements and enhancements, with up to four external USB-based monitors supported. It fixes a system freeze and a GUI lockup, either of which could occur when waking from sleep, enables 1920x1080 resolutions on capable models, and repairs an incompatibility with AISX-chipped Ethernet ...
  • Nintendo announces five new 3DS games at E3 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:12PMIf you picked up a Nintendo 3DS and bemoaned the lack of available games, or if you’re holding off picking up a 3DS until there are more games available for it, you won’t have to wait much longer. Nintendo announced five new titles for the handheld console today, including Starfox in 3D, a new Super [...]
  • DAZ 3D Releases DAZ Studio 4 for Hobbyists and Professionals Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:45PMDraper, Utah (May 26, 2011) - DAZ 3D introduces DAZ Studio 4, the latest version of DAZ 3D's character creation, art and animation tool. DAZ Studio 4 makes the creation process fun, while setting the new standard for 3D figure design tools by introducing the Genesis™ figure platform.
  • GarageGames Releases Version 1.1 Of Torque 3D Engine Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:29PMGarageGames has released version 1.1 of its Torque3D engine, adding new features as well as additional demos, character models, vehicles, tutorials, and documentation. The update includes newly optimized support for zoned scene rendering and more accurate and efficient portal-based occlusion, as well as promising improved stability and hundreds of bug fixes over previous versions of the engine ...
  • 3D Pokemon App Coming to the eShop Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:14PMNintendo's long-awaited 3DS e-shop will finally be launching the evening of June 6. I recently got a chance to check out the new digital plaza, and one of the things that particularly piqued my interest was Pokedex 3D...
  • Free 3D Pokedex download available June 6 for 3DS Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:38PMAfter the news over a week ago that Nintendo was requesting the removal of non-official Pokedex apps from iTunes and the Android market, we had an inkling that an official Pokedex was on the way in some form.
  • Hands-on With Nintendo's 3DS eShop Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:33PMNintendo will be launching the 3DS's eShop online store next Monday, one day before the company's big E3 press conference. The eShop has been conspicuously absent from the 3DS since the system's debut a few months ago, so its debut makes it likely to be the most significant element of the handheld's first system update (of which it is a component). And while the 3DS's download service definitely ...
  • Modeling in 4 Dimensions Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 7:41AMModeling is a big idea and one that I started noodling on many years ago. In the last couple of weeks, I've looked at the cloud computing model, or what it ought to be. Today I am looking at a broader paradigm. One of the great things about new paradigms is that there is no model per se. In a way, a new paradigm is an opportunity to create the model; it's an incipient model, perhaps.
  • Garmin announces redesigned line of eTrex GPS handhelds with enhanced geocaching Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:10PMLost hikers and outdoorsmen will soon have yet another arrow to add to their navigational quivers, now that Garmin has decided to upgrade its eTrex line of GPS handhelds. The refresh, announced this morning, will bring three new models to the eTrex family during the third quarter of this year. First up is the eTrex 10 -- a basic, $120 little guy that carries a global database of locations, as ...
  • The New eTrex®: Garmin®’s Best Selling GPS Handheld Just Got Better Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:10AMOLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The redesigned and upgraded Garmin eTrex® outdoor handheld GPS device – evolving from one of the world’s most reliable and popular handhelds, with millions sold.
  • lt;stronggt;DAZ 3D Releases DAZ Studio 4 for Hobbyists and Professionalslt;/stronggt; Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 12:43PMToday DAZ 3D introduced DAZ Studio 4, the latest version of DAZ 3D's character creation, art and animation tool. DAZ Studio 4 makes the creation process fun, while setting the new standard for 3D figure design tools by introducing the Genesis figure platform.We're excited to share our new technology as it provides a fun and easy-to-use platform for both our hobbyist and professional customers...
  • Citrix boosts XenClient compatibility, security Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:28AMWhile Citrix's XenClient - a bare-metal client hypervisor that allows centrally managed virtual desktops to run directly on corporate laptops even when disconnected from the network - has been well received, customers wanted more. So Citrix has released a technology preview of XenClient 2, along with a first look at a new member of the family that provides greater security and isolation between ...
  • Battlestar Galactica Online surpasses 2 million players Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 4:03AMMuch like the Colonial Fleet itself, Battlestar Galactica Online just keeps on rolling. Already cited as the company's biggest launch to date, BigPoint has announced that the free-to-play, browser-based MMO has garnered more than two million registered players in its first three months of availability. Managing director Rob Ollett stated, "At just three-months in we're at a point now where we ...
  • New 'Mango' Windows Phone version integrates apps Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:18AMMicrosoft has unveiled many new features to its Windows Phone software but it left out a few that some people had hoped to see.
  • Fujitsu Announces Summer 2011 Line of FMV Series of Personal Computers Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:23AMTokyo, May 13, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it has updated its FMV Series of consumer-oriented personal computers, with a total of 16 models in 7 product families. The new models will be available only in Japan beginning May 19, 2011.
  • The News - 05.12.11 - The Parent's Guide to Video Games Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 4:34AMHello again, Parents and Gamers! Today we have an exciting day on The News with several interesting updates in the gaming industry. We will be starting off with how video games are influencing real-life military combat as the United States Navy implements a custom-built game to help deal with the issue of Somalian Pirates . After that, we have a great announcement for any PC/Home Computer ...
  • PC Gaming Fun: Portal 2 Authoring Tools Released for Free - Nibble Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 4:00PMFollow us on... Share on... Some people say that PC gaming is for the lose. These are people who won't be getting hold of the Portal 2 authoring tools for free.
  • Portal 2 authoring tools hit open beta Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 1:28PMValve now letting gamers create their own single-player and cooperative test chambers for PC version of first-person puzzler.
  • Demo Launched for Panzer Command: Ostfront Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 1:01PMColorado Springs, CO - Matrix Games and Black Hand Studios are thrilled to release a full playable demo for Panzer Command: Ostfront, the third installment to the acclaimed World War II turn-based tactical series, Panzer Command...
  • NTV-PLUS Adds Verimatrix Software-Based Security to Innovative IPTV Wholesale System in Russia Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 1:13AMVCAS for IPTV Provides Flexible Wholesale / Retail Security to Provide Ultimate Choice for Broadband Providers and Subscribers
  • Android 2.3.4 Comes to Nexus One--Without Google Talk Voice Chat Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 6:23PMAndroid 2.3.4 is now being delivered to Nexus One handsets over the air, but the update won't bring video or voice chat to the Google Talk app as seen on the Nexus S.
  • Mortal Kombat Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 8:24PMIn the 16 years since Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 released fans of the series have had a mass exodus of the series.  With the fall of Midway and the half comical MK vs. DC Universe many wondered if Mortal Kombat would ever come back as a fighter that could contend with the likes of Street Fighter.  NetherRealm Studios has made an attempt to bring back the series but does Mortal Kombat live up to ...
  • Sn0wbreeze Releases Untethered Verizon iPhone Jailbreak for Windows Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 4:37PMHacker iH8sn0w brings you an unteathered jailbreak that you won't want to miss; it works for Verizon iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Apple TV.
  • 109-Terabit Broadband Test Breaks Records, Engages Geek Envy Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 1:26PMThere's fast, then there's ridiculous. Two groups of researchers managed to achieve broadband data transfer speeds of over 100 terabits per second in the last month.
  • Nokia Unveils Photorealistic 3D Models in Web Version of Ovi Maps Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 8:35AMNokia today announced photorealistic 3D models of metropolitan areas for the web version of Ovi Maps. The feature is free, just download a plug in for your web browser. Nokia's 3D Ovi Maps currently includes 20 large metros ...
  • 40 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 1:41PMIt’s mid-April and we’ve officially hit jacket weather. If you were lucky enough to be outside enjoying the sun, we can’t blam…
  • Augmented Reality Gets a Social Twist: Layar Piles on the New Features Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 3:12PMIt seems like everything on the internet is not complete unless embedded with social elements (aka Facebook and Twitter). Today, Layar announced the 5.0 version of its open platform in mobile augmented reality, adding sharing capabilities to Facebook and Twitter for users to share their favorite screenshots to friends, as well as boosting interactivity with new animation capabilities. Icons and ...
  • MAP Software to promote Tekla BIMsight Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 2:37AMUK-based MAP Software recommends and will distribute Tekla Tekla 's new construction project collaboration application, Tekla Tekla BIMsight.
  • e-on Software Unveils Vue 9.5 Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 1:13PMApril 7, 2011. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, maker of the leading solutions for Digital Nature, prereleased today Vue 9.5 xStream and Infinite, its professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments.
  • LG launches LW series passive 3D TVs Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 10:02AMSmart 3D TVs with motion sensing remotes
  • Feature: The next Napster? Copyright questions as 3D printing comes of age Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 11:56AMThe Penrose Triangle is as elegant as it is impossible—much like M.C. Escher’s drawings, it presents a two-dimensional illusion that the eye interprets as three-dimensional. The task of effectively creating this illusion in three dimensions, without resorting to hidden openings or gimmicky twists, seemed daunting until a Netherlands-based designer named Ulrich Schwanitz succeeded in printing the ...
  • From Microsoft Outlook to The Sims, 3D Mice Can Now be Used with Any Application Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:13AMFREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3Dconnexion today announced 3DxWare 10, a breakthrough driver platform that extends the usage of 3D mice to any application, from Microsoft® Office® to internet browsers and from media players to games. With over a million units sold, 3Dconnexion 3D mice are the tool of choice for engineering and design professionals working in sophisticated 3D environments. And ...
  • From Microsoft Outlook to The Sims, 3D Mice Can Now be Used with Any Application Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:00AM3Dconnexion today announced 3DxWare 10, a breakthrough driver platform that extends the usage of 3D mice to any application, from Microsoft® Office® to internet browsers and from media players to games.
  • Samsung goes full throttle in TV lineup by marshalling over 100 new releases starting with “Samsung Smart TV” to ... Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 12:07AMSamsung bolsters its TV lineup by marshalling more than 100 new models in the Samsung AV Roadshow 2011 to illustrate its total “Smart Life” philosophy to consumers.
  • Social media can enable more targeted advertising Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 11:35PMBut adoption remains low as industry grapples with how sensitive user data should be handled, says mobile advertising executive, who adds smartphone users still have choice in viewing ads.
  • Tekla Gives Professional BIM Application for Everyone in Construction Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMTo make an impact on the construction industry, 3D modeling software provider Tekla is launching a new advanced application for building information model-based project communication and cooperation.