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Autodesk acquires Shotgun for studio post-production management

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Randall Newton

The Open Source API and toolkit will remain open. This deal is a natural extension for Autodesk. Autodesk today said ...

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HP extends page-wide printing to large-format plotters

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Ralph Grabowski

Laser fast and inkjet colorful, but not available until 2015.  By Ralph Grabowski Design firms and print houses use large-format ...

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Adobe releases Creative Cloud 2014

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe’s first major product line release since Creative Suite 6 cements the company’s commitment to subscription and the cloud. The ...

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V-Ray AIA demo to feature Oculus Rift

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Randall Newton

Chaos Group is coordinating a partnership of architectural and technology companies to demonstrate “the future of architectural visualization.” Architectural rendering ...

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Maya LT extension improves export options

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Randall Newton

A new method of exporting multiple animations per FBX file streamlines game development. Autodesk today released the first extension for ...

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PTC immerses its users in the Internet of Things

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Randall Newton

From introducing recent acquisition ThingWorx to buying a systems engineering specialist, PTC wants its users to think big about making ...

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ODA adds cloud technology to Teigha CAD engine

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Randall Newton

The new client will allow developers to create mobile versions with a variety of standard rendering features. The Open Design ...

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HP ships new $99 Android tablet

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Randall Newton

The Allwinner quadcore CPU and no Bluetooth helps keep the cost low. HP this week started shipping in the US ...

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Hollywood mocap allows quadriplegic to drive race cars again

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Randall Newton

A team lead by OptiTrack and Ball Aerospace put former IRL driver Sam Schmidt back behind the wheel. A former ...

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Transforming interfaces: Metaio’s Thermal Touch

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Kathleen Maher

Metaio reveals thermal imaging R&D as possible I/O interface for headsets at Augmented World Expo 2014