The viewer can now read DWG drawings directly, eliminating need for a desktop conversion. Beijing-based CAD developer GstarCAD has release a free version of its mobile CAD viewing utility. GstarCAD MC works on iPad, iPhone, and Android devise. This free edition reflects a major update in the paid version, of loading DWG drawing directly, without need of a desktop … [Read more...] about GstarCAD release free version of tablet CAD viewer
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The tablet market is shaping up as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A slightly skeptical view of the competitive landscape. By Jon Peddie The red lady has bowed out, and this year’s IFA show has ended in Berlin, but we saw a slew of new tablets from HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Asus, Acer, Sony, Toshiba, Dell, Archos, and others—all with amazing specifications, app stores, and processes. We’ll be seeing them come to market throughout the … [Read more...] about The tablet market is shaping up as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
New Kindle tablets should strike a fire in Apple
The Kindle Fire HD is clearly aiming at the iPad more than any other tablet. Amazon held a Kindle event in Los Angeles last week and made several announcements, not the least of which were the new Kindle Paperwhite, as well as an updated Kindle Fire and a brand new Kindle Fire HD. It looks like the new models hold up against the competition. Amazon may be the only … [Read more...] about New Kindle tablets should strike a fire in Apple
Adobe updates Photoshop Touch for tablets
Support for Retina Display and 12-megapixel images tops the list of new features. Adobe today released an update to Photoshop Touch, the tablet subset of Adobe’s popular photo editing software. Higher resolution tops the list of new features. Photoshop Touch provides a variety of editing tools, including layered images, which can be shared to social network sites like … [Read more...] about Adobe updates Photoshop Touch for tablets
IMSI/Design TurboReview first to support 3D PDF on iPad
The company best known for TurboCAD is carving out a niche in mobile. Today IMSI/Design announces TurboReview for iPad, the latest in its growing line of AEC mobile viewing products and the first to offer review and mark-up of 3D PDF files. Notable among product features are two orientation features: first, text added to the 3D PDF is always facing forward, even if the … [Read more...] about IMSI/Design TurboReview first to support 3D PDF on iPad
Amazon walks a tablet tightrope
Kindle Fire sold out; new models expected shortly in a market it now co-owns with Apple. It’s all about the ecosystem. Today Amazon announced Kindle Fire is sold out. On the surface, this means the master of inventory management doesn’t have to worry about what to do with remaining inventory when a replacement model is introduced shortly. Beyond that, the announcement signals … [Read more...] about Amazon walks a tablet tightrope
Prolog update adds BIM collaboration to project management suite
Other key new features include mobile access and cash-flow forecasting. New technology is borrowed from other parts of the growing Trimble BIM portfolio. Meridian Systems has released an update to Prolog construction project management software. New features in the free update include BIM-based collaboration, cash-flow forecasting, and project email capture. Meridian is … [Read more...] about Prolog update adds BIM collaboration to project management suite
New app controls Corel Painter 12 with iPad
Change commands with one hand on the iPad while using the other hand to draw on a pen tablet. Corel has released a new iPad app that gives uses of Corel Painter 12—a desktop product—creative control from an iPad. Cinco for Painter is a new companion app that gives users complete creative control of the Painter 12 desktop with an iPad. Cinco integrates into the Painter … [Read more...] about New app controls Corel Painter 12 with iPad
Can Microsoft Surface win a me-too tablet war?
The new Surface tablet has some unique characteristics. But iPad is a monstrous success because of supply chain genius as well as clever design. Can Microsoft match? Microsoft surprised just about everybody yesterday when it introduced a new hardware product, the Surface tablet. The immediate comparison is to iPad, of course, but a closer look reveals this might be a … [Read more...] about Can Microsoft Surface win a me-too tablet war?
Autodesk debuts SketchBook Ink for iPad with new graphics engine
Autodesk’s Consumer Group came up with new technology to create this resolution-independent hybrid drawing package, different from the engine in original SketchBook. The Autodesk drawing app previewed at the launch of the newest iPad is now available. SketchBook Ink sports a new underlying technology designed specifically by Autodesk to work with the new iPad’s Retina … [Read more...] about Autodesk debuts SketchBook Ink for iPad with new graphics engine