Robert Dow

It’s the little things

You know, I've been thinking, which is something I really should do more often. I have been writing over and over again about the huge changes that are taking place in technology, but I haven’t written as much about the simple changes that are equally revolutionary. So, some of the changes that have snuck up on us over the last … Read more

Microsoft unveils AMD powered Xbox One

Although little was said about the processors in the new Xbox One, we believe it is a custom version of AMD’s newest APU with an eight Jaguar core CPUs and a big multi core GPU. The GPU will not likely not be a Radeon 7000 or 8000 core, but more similar to the UMA design AMD supplied for the Xbox … Read more

Microsoft unveils AMD-powered Xbox One

I want one! Microsoft announced its new Xbox, the follow-on to its Xbox 360. This is the next-generation game console, like Sony’s new PS4, but Microsoft is positioning it as the center of the (your) home entertainment system. The Xbox One is as much about playing movies and music, watching TV, and video conferencing as it is about games, but … Read more

Nvidia demos Cat 4 LTE-Advanced Modem

NVIDIA’s mobile processor for mainstream smartphones – Tegra 4i, which includes an integrated NVIDIA i500 LTE modem, chewed through 150Mbps of LTE data in a demo this week at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas. First shown at Mobile World Congress in February at Cat 3 100mbps, this Tegra 4i demo is fully based on a software update – no new … Read more

Nvidia winner in Q1, AMD flat, Intel down

The GPU shipment numbers are available for Q1’13, The news was disappointing for Intel, but encouraging for Nvidia and for AMD on the desktop. AMD lost 0.3%, quarter-to-quarter, Intel slipped 5.3%, and Nvidia increased by 3.6%. The overall PC market declined 13.7% quarter-to-quarter while the graphics market only declined 3.2%. Subscribers can download the Q1’13 version of Market Watch now.

SIGGRAPH advance program details available

The SIGGRAPH 2013 advance program is now available, get detailed information on who’s speaking and what’s happening at SIGGRAPH 2013.The Advance Program is your best planning resource for five days of learning, exploring, and amazing interaction with tomorrow’s technologies. Get more information at SIGGRAPHITTI.

Digital Reality and Adobe

The ability to translate the physical into the digital and vice versa is rapidly changing our world. Adobe startled us at their annual Adobe Max conference. The company demonstrated its experiments in hardware; something we did not expect to see. The company demonstrated a new pen design, a ruler, and a digital white board for magazine production. The pen is … Read more

Technology wins out over all

Intel, GloFo, and TSMC battle for position as the market moves to mobile Big companies, big smart companies, have the ability to take a body block and keep going. Cash reserves, tons of engineers, and determination are their muscle. And like any company, they make false starts, and unsupportable claims. That delights the press, and short-siders, but doesn’t really add … Read more

Adobe fills out its line, announces next-generation products

Adobe had a whole lineup of new products and strategies to announce at NAB 2013 including the rollout of Adobe Anywhere. The company gave previews of new features coming in its next round of Creative Suite products, which may or may not be named CS 7. (Adobe is reserving the right to come up with a new name.)

Download Jon Peddie’s Tech Watch Quarterly

We have compiled some of our best articles, reviews and editorials from the first quarter in 2013 and made them available in a new quarterly review. You can download the new quarterly edition HERE, along with some other talks and presentations from Q1.