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Avid promotes collaborative, distributed workflows at IBC

Avid CEO Jeff Rosica at IBC2022. (Source: IBC)   IBC2022 stands as a significant milestone in the history of digital content creation. It comes as the latest wave of Covid infections have subsided and as ...

Turning back time

Digital Domain used its Charlatan tool to replace the face of a stand-in (top) with a digitally de-aged face of quarterback Joe Montana (bottom). (Source: Digital Domain)   Most of us, if given the chance, ...

Alienware announces their new monster flagship, the Aurora R15

Alienware released this “family photo” of their new desktop, QD-OLED monitor, and new compact gaming keyboard. (Source: Alienware) Alienware recently introduced their new flagship desktop, the Aurora R15, alongside a new keyboard and tenkeyless keyboard. ...

HP announces the Z32k G3, an IPS Black monitor

The Z32k G3 hides Thunderbolt 4 support on the back, which helps users nearly manage their cables. (Source: HP)   LG and Dell collaborated to create IPS Black technology earlier this year, which provides richer ...

Hexagon purchases iConstruct BIM software company

Hexagon is finding a way to boost efficiency in manufacturing—which might be why they bought a cloud-based software firm. (Source: Hexagon) Hexagon acquired iConstruct, whose software iConstruct Pro construction automation tool offers customers BIM for ...

Autodesk CEO: The company is looking at a very ‘cloudy’ future

Autodesk University opened with a New Orleans theme. Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost took the stage on the first day (September 28) of Autodesk University 2022 to a packed hall at the convention center ...

Wacom releases 27-inch Cintiq Pro pen display

The Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 with the Pro Pen 3. (Source: Wacom)    Big things usually come in big packages, but not so with the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 pen display, which is lightweight ...

Autodesk announces Flow for M&E

Autodesk’s Flow, an industrial cloud Autodesk is developing for M&E. (Source: Autodesk)   Some may look at the annual Autodesk University as a conference for AEC, architecture, and manufacturing. And it is. But, there’s also ...

How close were the RTX 4090 leaks?

Nvidia is finally launching the long-awaited 4090, which is going for $1,599. (Source: Nvidia)   Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4090 will be available on October 12. Its specs will make it one of the fastest GPUs ...

Varjo gathers $40 million to develop industrial metaverse

The high-resolution Aero is Varjo’s professional-grade XR headset. For $1,990, you get dual mini-LED displays, edge-to-edge clarity, a 90-Hz refresh rate, and active cooling. (Source: Varjo) Varjo, a producer of high-end virtual reality (VR) hardware, ...

PTC’s new Onshape–Arena Connection will link product teams through the cloud

Connecting Onshape and Arena means more collaboration and less catch-up. (Source: PTC) PTC recently announced the Onshape–Arena Connection, connecting their two products using the cloud. This new feature will streamline the process of making new ...

Dassault Systèmes continues an acquisition spree

Diota’s hardware devices for Industry 4.0 are going to be incorporated into Dassault’s 3DExperience platform. (Source: Diota) Dassault Systèmes has acquired Diota, a company that develops manufacturing solutions in the digital market. This marks the ...