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Adobe acquires Mixamo as one more building block to 3D
Adobe announced the acquisition of Mixamo on June 1. The company sells rigged characters and mo-cap moves through a hybrid mix of product and service deasl and a combination of cloud and client approaches. Adobe says it will use the Mixamo technology to enable easy 3D character creation in Photoshop.
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Aveva adds to steel fabrication portfolio
FabTrol provides automated estimating and bid preparation for steel design. Plant design software specialist Aveva has agreed to acquire FabTrol Systems, Inc. ...
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Apple acquires Metaio
Leading AR tools and app developer Metaio of Germany has been acquired by Apple. The company is now cloaked in darkness but we're waiting for a cloud of AR butterflies to emerge from Apple.
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Hoops Exchange adds Parasolid integration
Native support allows software using Exchange to import models without translation. Tech Soft 3D has added low-level integration of the ...
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Siemens PLM teases Catchbook
Siemens is reaching out: PLM group showed off Catchbook, a tablet based drawing and drafting tool for a wide range of applications from professional to consumer.
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The Archipelago of Things
We tend to think of the Internet of Things as a vast network that is knitting itself together as devices ...
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AMD GPU powers new 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro
Apple Watch haptic feedback, big fast SSD, and a real GPU. If you do video editing in Final Cut Pro X, ...
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The Foundry has a new majority owner
London private equity firm HgCapital pays $312 million to add The Foundry to its Technology, Media & Telecommunications group. The ...
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Autodesk posts solid Q1 despite strong US Dollar
Cash flow and net profit were down; AEC remains strong. By Randall S. Newton Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) reported a solid ...
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Moore’s Law turns 50; Gordon Moore worries that US is losing its edge
Intel celebrates the semi-centennial of Moore's Law with events highlighting the work of the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation. Moore says he's been surprised by how well his prediction has held up over the years, but he's disappointed that the US seems to be losing interest in investing in pure research.
