Robert Dow

Ton Roosendaal wins the JPR Technology Advancement Award

Ton Roosendaal wins JPR's Technology Advancement Award for 2019 It’s been a big year for the Blender organization for several reasons. First, 2019 is the 25th anniversary of the Blender 3D software application, which Ton Roosendaal began developing in 1993. He had the first version of Blender running on January 2, 1994. Also this year, Ton and Blender were recognized … Read more

The end of seasonality

  The world as we know it is over. Dead, done, gone. We no longer have anything to count on, or a method with which to count.  This is what the world used to look like. The direction has been a little depressing but the patterns have been set, we know what’s in store, year after year. Except for this … Read more

Jon’s musings on the tariff’s effects

  As can be expected, the latest battles in the U.S. trade wars have resulted in additional tariffs against exports from China and the prospect of more to come. The high-tech industry will encounter tariffs in a variety of ways and the move has resulted in uncertainty.  Add-in boards (AIBs) will mostly not be affected except for the low-end products. … Read more

Imagination announces ray tracing technology for licensing

Imagination Technologies announced its PowerVR Ray Tracing technology for licensing to enable state-of-the-art realistic image rendering using light-modeling techniques. The IP is designed to be integrated into GPUs in mobile, automotive, server, and other markets. The technology is part of PowerVR’s ongoing GPU roadmap which delivers what the company is designating PPA (Power Performance Area) solutions. Imagination says the PowerVR … Read more