Autodesk Maya 2011 brings new UI, 3D editorial capabilities

Autodesk Maya 2011 brings new UI, 3D editorial capabilities

Autodesk on Tuesday announced Maya 2011, along with updates to its Mudbox and FDX utilities for Mac OS X. The latest version of Maya features a redesigned user-interface based on Nokia Qt, with simpler customization and dockable elements. The graphics core has been revamped to improve performance with complex scenes, while also enhancing the...
Read more »

Presented By:

Presented By:


Read more »

Verizon briefs staff on iPad, stirs anti-AT&T talk

Verizon briefs staff on iPad, stirs anti-AT&T talk

Verizon tonight was caught distributing a memo to retail staff encouraging them to sell to iPad customers. The note obtained by Engadget encourages floor workers to promote the idea of using a Wi-Fi only iPad with a Novatel MiFi router. Mixing the two would not only save the $130 premium on an...
Read more »

MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

March 9, 2010
By John Timmer at Ars Technica
MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

A typical neuroscience paper (or a typical report on one) is a laundry list of structure:function relationships between brain regions and the mental tasks they perform. The amygdala deals with registering rewards, the hippocampus handles memory, and...
Read more »

MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

March 9, 2010
By John Timmer at Ars Technica
MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

A typical neuroscience paper (or a typical report on one) is a laundry list of structure:function relationships between brain regions and the mental tasks they perform. The amygdala deals with registering rewards, the hippocampus handles memory, and...
Read more »

MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

March 9, 2010
By John Timmer at Ars Technica
MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

A typical neuroscience paper (or a typical report on one) is a laundry list of structure:function relationships between brain regions and the mental tasks they perform. The amygdala deals with registering rewards, the hippocampus handles memory, and...
Read more »

Former Sun CEO: Steve Jobs threatened to sue us over patents too

March 9, 2010
By AppleInsider at AppleInsider
Former Sun CEO: Steve Jobs threatened to sue us over patents too

Former chief executive of Sun Jonathan Schwartz has accused Steve Jobs of threatening patent action against his company in 2003, related to desktop OS technologies, in a long blog post that highlights a series of tech patent squabbles.
Read more »

Automatically open Bittorrent files using Dropbox and Hazel

Automatically open Bittorrent files using Dropbox and Hazel

Filed under: Internet, Internet ToolsEvery year there is a torrent made to let listeners download most of the music for SXSW. This year's torrent has recently been posted (previous years' are also available at the same site). I don't usually use Bittorent, so I asked around for client suggestions; Transmission seems to be a...
Read more »

OWC launches “first-ever” quad interface, portable 1TB drive

OWC launches “first-ever” quad interface, portable 1TB drive

OWC has launched its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive, which it claims is the first ever 2.5-inch 1TB drive shipped with a quad interface. The bus-powered drive has eSATA, USB 2.0, and FireWire 800/400 connectivity in a brushed aluminum, fanless enclosure. In addition to the new 1TB capcity, the drives are...
Read more »

OWC launches “first-ever” quad interface, portable 1TB drive

OWC launches “first-ever” quad interface, portable 1TB drive

OWC has launched its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive, which it claims is the first ever 2.5-inch 1TB drive shipped with a quad interface. The bus-powered drive has eSATA, USB 2.0, and FireWire 800/400 connectivity in a brushed aluminum, fanless enclosure. In addition to the new 1TB capcity, the drives are...
Read more »