Robert Dow

EVGA RTX 3060 XC

Nvidia has added to their product line with a new GPU and made it available to their AIB partners. We received an EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 for review and found that it brings solid performance and many new features to the mid-range segment.  The AIB is marketed as providing players with 1080p and 1440p gaming with features including Nvidia’s RTX ray tracing … Read more

Docomo and Arcturus team up to bring volumetric video to 5G mobile customers in Japan

Last week, Japan telecom giant, NTT Docomo, held its annual open house to introduce its current & future technology and activities. In conjunction with this event, Docomo, and USA/Canadian startup, Arcturus Studio, announced their working collaboration to stream high-quality volumetric videos of any length directly to Docomo 5G mobile network customers.  Volumetric videos are characterized large and complex files that … Read more

Lidar for everyone

Didn’t it seem like we’d all be measuring playing fields, creating 3D objects, and making virtual 3D playgrounds out of our living rooms by now? Phones have 3D sensors, and now Apple has added Lidar, so why can’t we have these things? It’s here now and looks like a trend that will be happening in 2021. TikTok symbolically kicked it … Read more

Introduction to TIFCA and Project CORA

This opening hour of The International Future Computing Summit features:
1. Dr. Jon Peddie, CEO of Jon Peddie Research, outlining what the next era of computing could look like.

VFX in 2021: What Works, Who Works & What’s Changing Forever

Presented live on Wednesday 12/2/20, with an introduction by Dr. Jon Peddie of JPR, moderated by Editor-in-Chief of JPR’s Tech Watch Report Kathleen Maher. Event panelists include Angus Kneale Chief Creative, Preymaker; Director of Product/New Technology at Foundry Matt Mazerolle; Framestore Creative Director and VFX Supervisor, James Rogers. and VFX Supervisor at Weta Digital, Eric Winquist.

Nvidia’s RTX 3060 Ti —a terrific value for gamers

The RTX 3060 Ti debuted at $399, and Nvidia claimed it to be 40% faster on average than its predecessor, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super. The RTX 3060 Ti Founder’s Edition is a tremendous addition to the GeForce RTX 30 Series, but we couldn’t match Nvidia’s performance claims in all cases. We came close in game-only FPS tests—35%. The new … Read more