A technology whose time has come, has been with us for a long time With its introduction in the 1960s and emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s, time-sharing represented a major technological shift in the history of computing—many users being able to share one computer. The sharing was done on a time-sharing basis called a slice. … Read more
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The third quarter this year was a good quarter for looking at future technologies apparently. Many of the companies we follow held either their large event of the year or strategic meetings in which they unveiled secret plans. In many cases we were treated to extravagant technology promises. Google I/O of course was wild with magical watches and instant 3D … Read more
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The days of being a denier are over There are three things needed to get a market going: demand, supply, and affordability. When a new market segment is opened, the world pretty much splits into two main camps: naysayers and enthusiasts. Within each camp are the curious and the fearful. When 4K was introduced, the naysayers were quick to announce … Read more
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After successfully turning the company around Rory hands the controls to technologist Lisa Su. Watch for AMD to make an ever bigger move into the embedded market.
Do you remember when YouTube first hit the scene? Do you remember people saying, Who the hell wants that? Why would I want to look at some dopey home video? How will they ever make money? and all the other usual tripe that narrow-minded people spout when confronted with something new and different. Today, of course, they’re wishing they had … Read more
HP today announced plans to separate into two new publicly traded Fortune 50 companies: one comprising HP’s market-leading enterprise technology infrastructure, software and services businesses, which will do business as Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and one that will comprise HP’s market-leading personal systems and printing businesses, which will do business as HP Inc. and retain the current logo. Immediately following the transaction, … Read more
TIBURON, CA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – October 02, 2014) – The Virtualize Conference by graphics experts Jon Peddie Research is coming to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport on October 30, 2014. The first event of its kind, Virtualize will include a tutorial, speakers, panels, and real world information and guidance on Remote Graphics, Remote Workstations and Virtualization. Today, … Read more
How would you measure it? In my travels I’ve been in various discussions of late about the value of graphics—are they important? Depends a lot on the content is the short answer. The example I use in my university lectures is the beautiful Aki in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001). The graphics rendering in the first full-length CG film … Read more
Too much, good enough—nonsense Some of you reading this may know I’ve postulated a few axioms over the years, all of them about scale in one way or another. One of my favorites is my first: In computer graphics, too much is not enough—1981. It was true then, and it’s true now. It’s also why I get so tired … Read more
