Smartglasses mirror content from smartphones, desktops, and consoles to virtual screens. By Neal Leavitt It's been nearly a decade since Google Glass landed on the scene. Still, many new smartglasses entrants remain plagued by essentially an underwhelming experience. Yes, there are already AR apps for art, directions, learning, trying on clothes, choosing new … [Read more...] about Smartglasses: Truly interactive or passive viewing goggles?
Nvidia’s new supercomputer Cambridge-1 aims to accelerate U.K. healthcare research with AI and simulation
By Neil Leavitt Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia Corporation recently launched Cambridge-1—the United Kingdom’s most powerful supercomputer—to fully harness the capabilities of AI and simulation. The move is expected to accelerate the digital biology revolution, targeting diseases and propelling the life sciences industry in exciting new directions. Cambridge-1 will … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s new supercomputer Cambridge-1 aims to accelerate U.K. healthcare research with AI and simulation
Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine goes open source
New Open 3D Foundation is launching with over 20 founding members, including Adobe, AWS, Huawei, Niantic, and Red Hat, to accelerate developer collaboration on 3D engine development for AAA games and high-fidelity simulations. By Wanda Meloni The Linux Foundation has announced the Open 3D Foundation, along with Amazon, who is seeding the foundation with the Open 3D … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine goes open source
Aarhus GeoSoftware expands subsurface digital twin toolset for Bentley Systems
Leveraging the power of electromagnetic remote sensing for water, environmental, and infrastructure resilience. Bentley Systems’ new Aarhus GeoSoftware pushes the envelope in operational groundwater management, spearheading the move for sustainability projects involving exploration, contaminants, and infrastructure resilience. The powerful new software packages include AGS … [Read more...] about Aarhus GeoSoftware expands subsurface digital twin toolset for Bentley Systems
Registration opens for the free virtual GDC Showcase event
GDC 2020 was one of the initial events that started getting postponed in late February due to Covid-19 pandemic attack. Within a week, Sony, Facebook, EA, Kojima Productions, Unity, Microsoft, Epic Games (and Unreal Engine), Amazon, and Activision/Blizzard backed out. GDC had to postpone their conference after getting almost to the wire. It was a heartbreaking turn of events … [Read more...] about Registration opens for the free virtual GDC Showcase event
Latest Siemens NX software offers enhanced Model Based Definition
Siemens’ latest version of its flagship design software, NX, now offers a rules and knowledge-based approach to Model Based Definition (MBD). It includes automated rules-based authoring of Product & Manufacturing Information (PMI) with an emphasis on capturing key characteristics and knowledge. An adviser monitors and validates the PMI added and makes sure that downstream … [Read more...] about Latest Siemens NX software offers enhanced Model Based Definition
Inside the new SPECviewperf 2020 benchmark for measuring professional graphics performance
By Bob Cramblitt The SPEC Graphics Performance Characterization Group (SPECgpc) has released an all-new version of its SPECviewperf benchmark that features updated viewsets, new models, support for both 2K and 4K display resolutions, and improved set-up and results management. This article outlines the major components of the new benchmark. New features SPECviewperf … [Read more...] about Inside the new SPECviewperf 2020 benchmark for measuring professional graphics performance
SPECapc for Solidworks 2020 benchmark adds new GUI; CPU and 2D drafting tests
By Bob Cramblitt SPEC’s Application Performance Characterization (SPECapc) project group has released new performance evaluation software for workstations running Solidworks 2020. Major new features in the new SPECapc for Solidworks 2020 benchmark include: Testing under the new Solidworks 2020 enhanced graphics interface. Two new CPU tests for file conversion … [Read more...] about SPECapc for Solidworks 2020 benchmark adds new GUI; CPU and 2D drafting tests
Microsoft brings out new AI powered tool for detecting deepfake media
By Jaydeep Bhattacharjee On September 1, 2020, Microsoft launched a new AI-powered tool targeted at spotting deepfakes for analyzing videos and still photos with the help of a manipulation score which is generated by the tool. Named as Video Authenticator, it generates “a percentage chance, or confidence score,” which, says Microsoft, indicates if the media or photograph has … [Read more...] about Microsoft brings out new AI powered tool for detecting deepfake media
Skin deep won’t cut it: graphics benchmarks require real-world working models
Some of the best-looking models, such as those you see spinning at warp speed in hardware demos, may not tax the system realistically enough for benchmarks. by Bob Cramblitt Models, models, everywhere, but few suitable for a good benchmark. That statement pretty much sums up the conundrum faced by the SPEC Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (SPEC/GWPG), the … [Read more...] about Skin deep won’t cut it: graphics benchmarks require real-world working models