AMD has introduced three new processors in its 2nd Gen Epyc family, code-named Rome. These are high-frequency processors hence the F designation in the name. These new processors can surge their performance with a boost of 500 MHz over the base frequency but AMD says they have balanced the design to ensure a competitive TCO against you-know-who. The new chips … Read more
Looking Glass came out in 2019 and stunned the world with their holographic 3D display. It’s not a true holograph in that it doesn’t use inferences or wave patterns but does use light fields and makes an amazingly deep 3D display that you can look into and around, reminds me a bit of an infinity mirror, especially when you watch … Read more
Demonstrating a profound faith in the future of the PC in China, and seeking to reduce costs, three Chinese firms Phytium, Jingjia, and Innosilicon are believed to have signed licenses with Imagination technologies to produce discrete GPUs. The companies are operating in stealth mode for the present, but one, Phytium Technology in Tianjin’s Binhai High-Tech Industrial Development Area, disclosed in … Read more
Pixelworks has been massaging and polishing pixels for over 22 years and they know a thing or two about what’s needed and how to accomplish optimized graphics display capabilities. The mobile space has some very specific challenges. The camera makers and display makers have gotten out of cadence in their developments resulting in different resolutions for 3-axis cameras and the … Read more
In the mid-1990s, two major developments were taking place. One was the explosion of 3D graphics chip companies, and the other was the emergence of virtual reality from the labs to industry. In 1990, twenty companies were making or had declared they would make a 3D graphics chip. By 1996, the number of suppliers exploded to 70. And by 2000, … Read more
(Source: Asus) Nvidia, Intel, and over 100 notebook OEMs introduce new, powerful, and affordable devices just in time to support the work-at-home mandates of the COVID-19 crisis. Intel announced the long-anticipated 10th gen H Core i7 mobile CPU with improved power management and 5G capability. Nvidia introduced the GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs for laptops. The … Read more
Obsolete data – this is as of 28 March Donate computing power to help conquer COVID-19: By downloading Folding@home your system can contribute to researchers running simulations. The calculations are enormous and every contributed compute cycle can help. Each simulation run is like buying a lottery ticket. The more tickets one buys, the better our chances of hitting the … Read more
Ever since you learned out to spell GPU, you’ve wanted to use one, program one, build a game or an app. Well, now you can. Imagination Technologies announces that it has rejuvenated and revitalized the Imagination University Programme (“IUP”). The company is now offering a complete mobile graphics course designed to teach undergraduates how to create graphics for mobile devices. … Read more
The United States has endured a maddening and frustrating log-jam in getting enough medical supplies and getting them to where they’re needed. US automakers have announced plans to mobilize their plants in response. Ford has announced plans to work with GE and 3M to manufacture ventilators for Covid-19. Tesla and General Motors are also pitching in. The fact is, these … Read more
Today’s digital workforce relies on applications that use GPU acceleration at their core. From the most powerful 3D design tools, to common office productivity tools, and even web browsing, everyday applications are designed to require graphics acceleration support. That includes virtual machines, which without GPU acceleration will often struggle with some of the most common desktop tasks. Answering that need, … Read more
Might as well get the dorky lead out of the way: TurboSquid has released the Kraken. Kraken Pro, that is. Kraken is the company’s brand for its management system built to handle tens of thousands of 3D models. Last year, in June, TurboSquid introduced Kraken Enterprise, built for large businesses, big box stores, and retailers to support a range of … Read more
Finnish-based Varjo has added realtime chroma-keying and object tracking to its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Chroma-keying, also known as green-screening, has been used extensively in film making and broadcasting. Varjo has added that capability to its toolkit and is claiming to be the first company to do so for mixed reality devices. With object tracking, says the company, users can … Read more
