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Review: Lenovo C30 workstation and Nvidia’s new Kepler-generation Quadro K5000 and K4000 GPUs
May. 7 | The Lenovo C30 stands apart from all other workstations as the only small form factor dual-socket workstation on the market. By Alex Herrera In our nearly two decades tracking the market and researching its technology, we’ve reviewed plenty of workstations....
Crysis 3: Are its system requirements too high?
Apr. 8 | To see more you have to have more; consoles are a practical alternative. By Harrison Garovi The Crysis series of first-person shooter games has always been known for its groundbreaking graphics and top-notch physics engine. But when is enough enough?...
The Cult of Maker prays for a burst-resistant bubble
Apr. 2 | Is 3D printing creating a movement strong enough to move beyond the imminent threat of a sudden pop? By Randall S. Newton Most of us at Jon Peddie Research are old enough to have witnessed more bubble moments in the tech industry than we care to recall....
Reviewing the EVGA Titan Superclocked graphics board
Mar. 29 | The stock edition is a great board, but the overclocked versions rate two thumbs up from our reviewers. By Harrison Garovi and Robert Dow Jon Peddie Research The word “intimidating” still only applies to one graphics card, the MSI Mars II, which was...
The larger your screen, the longer you stay
Mar. 28 | New research from Adobe casts doubt on the demise of the desktop PC. Who wants to carry around a screen big enough to do real work? By Jon Peddie The amazement over the popularity of tablets has become a major interest of ethno- and cultural anthropologists,...
AMD FirePro R5000 pursues resurgent remote graphics market
Mar. 5 | AMD is teaming up with Teradici to offer an end-to-end solution for desktop workstation replacement and VDI deployment. Alex Herrera takes a close look. By Alex Herrera AMD’s new server-side FirePro R5000 graphics card. (Source: AMD) AMD has released...
Early thoughts on Sony’s PS4 unveiling: the company’s processor choices give them the edge
Feb. 21 | Sony held a press conference in New York City to provide some new detail for their next gen PS4 code-named Orbis. The new machines will use processor cores similar to PC processors making the porting process easier and pushing the performance ahead of...
Computer graphics changed our lives and the course of history; can it save the PC?
Feb. 19 | The history of computer graphics is part of America’s legacy of invention and innovation. Yet, the enthusiasm for lightweight computing platforms like tablets is reducing the demand for high-end processors across the computer industry. What does...
“Fix It In Post”
Feb. 13 | A scene from the opening of “Fix It In Post” before the action begins. (Source: Autodesk) Too bad all commercials aren’t like this eight-minute video by filmmaker Jeremy Hunt, showing how Autodesk Smoke is used is in video post-production. What’s...
