Autodesk 3ds Max add features animation store

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max application has released an update that adds features animation store. In this feature the user can use thousands of characters and animation that can be used without paying.

Updates in 3ds Max software allows developers to admire in the program catalog Animations 3ds Max. Customers also can purchase items in the editor and integrate it into Autodesk applications. Various free animations provided and operated by Mixamo, as quoted from the Develop-online.

3ds Max is a software 3 dimensional vector graphics and animation, created by Autodesk Media & Entertainment (formerly known as Discreet and Kinetix). The software was developed from its predecessor 3D Studio for DOS, but for the Win32 platform.

Autodesk Animation Store will offer hundreds of characters and more than a thousand free animations that can be edited for 3ds Max Biped and the CAT character.

"At Autodesk, we eliminate technical barriers to creativity by providing efficient workflow and offers a great creative tools such as Autodesk Animation Store," said Autodesk's Director of Product Management for Media Design, Ken Pimentel.

Intel show battery ability on Windows 8 tablet

Intel

Tablet PC that runs on Windows 8 operating system will soon be available on the gadget market. For that, the processor manufacturer Intel confidence about the ability of sophisticated technology and claims the battery life is strong and the ability of the device performance.

As quoted from Softpedia (April 13, 2012), at a conference in Beijing, Intel has demonstrated a Windows 8-based tablet and show detail on the ability of the hardware and capabilities. Intel show tablet with based chip Atom Z2760 "Clover Trail" which has a battery capacity of up to 9 hours.

It seems this will be the subject of fierce competition of battery ability, as competitors like the iPad also carries the survival ability of the battery which is not much different. All connectivity features that iPad users felt is also present on the device is made ​​by Intel.

Windows 8

In addition, users can also enjoy other advantages, including the hybrid 11-inch screen as well as additional physical keyboard of the ASUS Transformer tablet. Tablet product is expected to be present before the end of this year. Speculation says that new devices will appear in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Windows 8 is a popular operating system that is suitable to the segment of the tablet. The new operating system should be supported by the hardware capabilities of qualified and compatible.

Digital libraries of Bodleian and Biblioteca

digital libraries

Recently The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV) intends to make a digital format from 1.5 million pieces of ancient texts and provide it free of charge via the Internet.

Libraries of Bodleian and Biblioteca are released digital collection will focus on three things: Greek manuscripts, printed books of the 15th century and the Jews manuscripts, as well as printed books from the early days.

As quoted from MSNBC (April 12, 2012), approximately two-thirds of the material obtained from the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana and the rest were collected from the Bodleian Libraries. Digitization effort is said to be useful for researchers because it brings together a range of materials that have been separated for centuries.

"Changing this ancient text and images into digital format can help to overcome the limits of time and space that used to be an obstacle in the search for knowledge," said the Bodleian librarian, Sarah Thomas.

"The scholars will be able to interrogate these documents with a fresh approach because of online availability," he added.

Nokia Lumia 610 NFC technology

Nokia Lumia 610 NFC

Recently Nokia announced Lumia 610 NFC, the newest smartphone product. This handset is embedded with a technology called Near Field Communication (NFC) and supported Windows Phone operating system.

The latest smartphone from Nokia is a modified version of the Nokia Lumia 610, which debuted at the Mobile World Congress last. The Nokia company ensures the device will be launched to the market at an economical price. Currently estimated to cost under other Nokia handsets, the Lumia 710 and Nokia Lumia 800.

Lumia 610 smartphone will be equipped with NFC technology. NFC technology has previously been used by Sonny Xperia S.

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a set of technology-based wireless connectivity technology "Radio Frequency Identification" (RFID), which uses magnetic field induction to enable communication between electronic devices in close proximity.

NFC technology

NFC technology can make life easier and convenient for users worldwide in conducting transactions such as exchange of digital content. Users can also buy any tickets simply by activating the NFC on mobile phones.

"We bring the NFC in our portfolio. NFC technology allows users to communicate through a single tap," said Vice President of Product Marketing Nokia, Ilari Nurmi as quoted from Techradar.

Nokia Lumia 610 NFC will be released in the UK in the third quarter of 2012, which is expected in July this martphone is filling the shelves at electronics stores in the United Kingdom Nokia Lumia 610 NFC issued with Orange.

Nokia started Microsoft Office mobile versions for Symbian Belle

Microsoft Office mobile versions

This time, Nokia has started sending Microsoft business applications to their latest Symbian smartphone. Now, the latest technology news reveal that Nokia have started to provide mobile versions of Microsoft Office for the operating system Symbian Belle.

Previously, Microsoft Office mobile versions are limited and can only be used by smartphones Windows Phone. However, because of the collaboration between Nokia and Microsoft a giant software manufacturer, is now the Nokia 701, 700, 603, Nokia E7, X7, Nokia C7, C6-1 and Nokia Oro can use these business applications.

As quoted from The Next Web (April 11, 2012), currently the application is available via update Nokia Suite. As for the Nokia Store will be available in the coming weeks.

"If you're a Word user, you will be pleased with the fact that the Microsoft Word mobile can save or send documents containing tables, SmartArt and diagrams," said Nokia's about newest features.

In February 2012, Nokia began issuing Microsoft business applications for Symbian Belle device. Although users can not edit Office documents using documents on the go, they are still able to access Microsoft OneNote, Document Connection, Power Point Viewer and Lync 2010 Mobile.

Toshiba launch Excite tablet product

Excite tablet

This time, Toshiba's Digital Products Division launches Excite Android tablet products. This Toshiba tablet product is marketed in three sizes, 13.3 inches, 10.31 inches, and 7.7 inches.

Excite tablet products from Tokyo-based company appear attractive with a thin and lightweight design, brilliant display, quad-core performance and a variety of essential ports and smart features.

"We designed the tablet product with three sizes to meet the tastes of different users," said Vice President of Product Pevelopment Toshiba America Information Systems Carl Pirlo as quoted from BGR (April 11, 2012).

"Extra thin and lightweight design of the tablet Excite. We combine what our customers love the product. Essential ports and smart features will provide a more complete computing experience, plus the durability of the product so that users do not have to worry about the usage," he added.

Toshiba tablet Excite

With an elegant and robust features as well as using Corning Gorilla Glass scratch, create a third new tablet Excite 10, Excite 13 and Excite 7.7 is not only elegant but also durable.

Excite tablet supported Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, this Toshiba tablet also offers a simplified UI. Then multitasking easier, the home screen can be customized, resizable widget and a full suite of Google, making this tablet provides a powerful new way to communicate and share.

Toshiba parties to take quick action to embed NVIDIA Tegra processor 3 in Excite tablet. With this processor provides experience while doing multitasking, web, and play video games. Then with a 5th battery-saver feature gives long battery life for the tablet Excite.

Acer Iconia Tab A101 performance

Acer Iconia Tab A101

When the late Steve Jobs introduce Apple iPad two years ago, many are calling it a momentum end of the Personal Computer era. With the advantage of portability and mobility, instantly iPad became an icon tablet trends in the digital era. Following the lead of Apple's success, a number of PC manufacturers began to glance at the tablet. One is Acer, which introduced the tablet Iconia. So, read this Acer Iconia Tab A101 performance.

Acer Iconia Tab A101 is one product of a series circuit Iconia Tab. Acer tablet 7 inch was introduced in February 2011, and released in May 2011.

In terms of size, this Acer tablet to be a competitor for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which first introduced in early September 2010, the IFA event in Berlin, Germany. Both also use the Android operating system.

But the difference, Iconia Tab can not be used to call, though can be used for SMS. Then what kind of Acer Iconia Tab A101? Here's Acer Iconia Tab A101 performance review:

design Acer Iconia Tab A101

Physical and Design Acer Iconia Tab A101:
The tablet has a dimension of 195x117x13, 1 mm. Despite the relatively compact size, Iconia Tab A101 is quite heavy when carried, with a fat body that weighs 470 grams.

The interface is simple, with the home button on the screen. While on the side visible reset button, microUSB port and HDMI port, 3.5 mm microphone hole and the power button.

The screen uses capacitive touchscreen LCD with 16 million colors. 600x1024 pixel resolution using the multitouch user interface developed by Acer.

Operating system that uses the Android 3.2 Honeycomb is also optimal for the tablet. By default, the display on the UI consists of five pages, each page can be filled with widgets, application shortcuts, and wallpaper.

UI on the operating system is also equipped with three bars: back, home, and recent apps. With the recent apps menu, users can easily multi-task in running a number of applications.

But unfortunately, Acer Iconia Tab A101 is not equipped with a screen capture feature. Users must upgrade advance through the process of rooting to be able to do a screen capture with the help of the application.

Iconia Tab

Acer Iconia Tab A101 performance:
Acer seems to want to show the best performance on the tablet. Therefore Iconia is equipped with 1 GHz dual core processor, the Cortex A9. Chipset also uses Nvidia Tegra 2 T20. RAM is used is quite large, which is 1GB.

With this processor, making the Iconia Tab A101 good enough to watch the video, also to read the epaper or ebook. A number of applications were well used, except for applications that do require high image resolution.

When performed benchmark tests using the Standard Quadrant application, the results in 1886. This figure is fairly decent.

But unfortunately the performance of this processor makes the batteries tend to be wasteful. In a charge of about 2 - 2.5 hours, the tablet can only be used about 4-5 hours, if used continuously.

For internet use, display in full view Iconia Tab any web browser. So, it looks like the use of PC, and not the mobile version.

Acer Iconia Tab A101 Connectivity:
Iconia Tab 101 is equipped with HDMI connectivity, so it can connect to the TV. In addition, connectivity is also equipped with a mini USB and bluetooth.

For internet connectivity, the tablet is very supportive of the mobile internet because it has a 3G network, with speeds of 21 Mbps HSDPA and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps. To save, users can use Wi-Fi networks.

As for the storage, the tablet is equipped with an internal storage capacity of 8 or 16 GB and 1 GB of RAM. If not, this tablet also features a slot micoSD up to 32 GB.

Acer Iconia Tab A101 Camera and Sound:
Iconia Tab A 101 equipped with the main camera of 5 MP with up to 2592x1944 pixel image results, also with autofocus and LED flash. While both use the 2 MP camera.

For video, this tablet support for 720p HD video recording (1280x720p).

For sound, use the Acer tablet Iconia A101 Media and Dolby Mobile. The voice can be considered amazing. By using the speaker, his voice did not sound broken, or sounding shrill. The voice sounded clear and loud.

Audio features on this Acer tablet also supports file MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC +. As for the video, this tablet support for file XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263

Acer Iconia Tab A101 Disadvantages:
Despite the relatively compact size, the tablet is fairly heavy. In addition, the performance of the processor is not supported with battery life.

Acer Iconia Tab A101 Pros:
In general, this is a tablet that can be selected. Dual core processor performance and the performance of the tablet makes it pretty awesome. Not only that, the audio system in the tablet is worth a thumbs up and a concern.

NPEngine SSD capable of streaming video content

solid state drive

Solid State Drive or SSD already have high-performance advantages over HDD although it has shortcomings in terms of price and capacity. However, Toshiba tried to make a breakthrough by creating the SSD is capable of streaming video content without the help of the CPU.

As quoted from Softpedia (April 9, 2012), Toshiba has created a machine hardware that makes NPEngine SSD capable of streaming video content to the IP network without the aid of the CPU or system memory.

If the Solid State Drive is really getting the ability to play videos, or do anything else, without burdening the memory or CPU, the device will have a far more superior than regular HDD.

NPEngine is being used to develop the SSD is claimed to provide 64000 high-quality video streaming at 40 Gbps.
This solid state drive technology could be the driving ability of a typical server. Because the typical server must use the software to retrieve stored data, then run it through the CPU and SDRAM. While the strongest servers in general have the highest limit of approximately 20 000 streaming video.

Features of Laptop PC EON15-S and EON17-S

Laptop EON15-S

Origin PC announced has been completely overhauled the laptop EON15-S and EON17-S. Instead, this computer manufacturers from Florida, United States was launching its latest generation, check the features of Laptop PC EON15-S and EON17-S and you think this laptop is ideal for gamer.

EON-S Laptop latest-generation is supported Intel HM77 chipset, graphics card overclock NVIDIA GeForce GTX 67M, and NVIDIA Optimus Technology. With reforms undertaken by Origin PC, making this laptop is amazing and ideal for gamers, professional, and artists.

As quoted from Endgadget, in the market laptop is priced USD 1.525 for the EON15-S and USD 1576 for EON17-S.

"With the latest technology from Intel and NVIDIA, and keyboard kit that can be customized, plus the exclusive design of Origin PC, EON-S offers a stunning performance," said the CEO of Origin PC, Kevin Wasielewski.

laptop EON17-S

Features of Laptop PC EON15-S and EON17-S:
- Exclusive ORIGIN PC Laptop Design: Available with a choice of matte black, matte red, silver, or costum option
- Costumizable Backlict Keyboard: With three lighting zones and seven color choices, you can customize the laptop with the style you want
- Next Generation Intel HM77 Chipset: Stay up to date with HM77 chipset
- Intel Rapid Start Technology: Experience with Rapid Start fast output Intel Technology
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M, 670M and 675M Graphics: The graphics card capable of displaying games and programs with high resolution
- NVIDIA Optimus Technology: Provides efficient use of resources, reduce kebisisngan fan, and battery life to 6.5 hours (2.5 times more resistant than the previous-generation laptops EON)
- TruStudio Pro with ONKYO THX Sound System: Produces quality in 5.1 surround talks with the ability to output to a 7.1 speaker system
- ORIGIN PC CPU + GPU Overclocking: Creating higher performance laptop without the need to organize themselves with EON17-S

Mario Tennis Open have special game mode

Mario Tennis Open

Recently, Nintendo has released a video teaser or trailer of the game Mario Tennis Open. Reportedly, the game will be circulated in North America and Europe on May.

As quoted from Nintendo-universe (April 08, 2012), game Mario Tennis Open will have the Special Games exclusive mode of Nintendo 3DS. Gamers can play various characters from the Mushroom Kingdom as well as Mii characters (avatars that are in the digital console Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS).

Mario Tennis Open game allows players to hone their tennis skills. Game developed by Camelot and published by Nintendo will be release on May 20th in North America, May 24 in Japan and May 25 in Europe this year.

Mario Tennis Open game

This game had previously been announced at a press conference at the Tokyo Game Show last year. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said game Mario Tennis Open will support a feature called Gyroscope and the game will be played online.

Based on Mario Tennis Open trailer video, this game will have multiple game modes including Super Mario Tennis, Ring Shot which requires players to hit the ball past the giant circular ring in order to get a score, and Ink Showdown is challenging gamers to be able to avoid obstacles that could interfere with the black ink screen.

In addition, there are Galaxy Rally game mode that requires gamers to direct the ball into a giant star-shaped object to get the yellow score in the game. Gamers can also collect points to buy the equipment at the item shop. The equipment enables Mario Tennis Open game characters to have the ability to attack (hit the ball) with the more powerful.

Tweetbot 2.2 synchronization iCloud to iPhone and iPad

Tweetbot 2.2

CYY355Q2FB25 This time, developer Tapbots has released the latest version of Tweetbot. This latest version, tweetbot 2.2 allows the synchronization iCloud to various features on the iPad and iPhone.

iCloud version 2.2 allows users to synchronize settings timeline, direct messages (DM) and mute filters on all IOS devices is integrated tweetbot and iCloud. Tweetbot 2.2 has other features include thumbnail preview to view the display of the link iTunes and YouTube videos, also numerous bug fixes.

As quoted from IBTimes (April 08, 2012), in Tweetbot previous versions, users can synchronize user accounts with the timeline marker tweet service, but there must be arrangements between applications. Now with the latest version of Tweetbot, allowing users to synchronize with a direct message (DM) which can be read directly and also carry out the mute feature filters.

With this integration, users can still see the timeline of the last read, despite switching from iPhone to iPad device or vice versa when reading the timeline. For example, if you through a timeline on the iPhone but then you switch to using the iPad, a new integration with iCloud will help users begin to read a timeline of where they left off on iPhone.

Similarly, if you read a message directly on the iPhone, you are also automatically marked as read on the iPad. Tweetbot 2.2 create separate versions and are available for the iPad and iPhone with the cost of USD2.99 on each device. Synchronization features require iCloud account and IOS 5 support or more on mobile devices.

iPhone applications do not exist in Android

iPhone applications

This time, iPhone users can no longer boast of exclusive Instagram application, but still there are other iPhone applications that can be proud of. Some interesting applications still present exclusively for the iPhone.

Here are iPhone applications that can be used to make Android users feel envious.

- Flipboard
Favorite news application is first launch on iPad in 2010 and visited iPhone last year. Interestingly Flipboard is a social networking content, RSS feeds and news sources are displayed in a magazine-like format. An Android application that is almost like Flipboard is Zite.

- Pinterest
If iPhone users want to place an exclusive, may still be found in Pinterest. These social networks allow users to install the pin in the photo, video and virtual wall contains a link to her favorite things. Although anyone can invite people into the service via the web, but Pinterest mobile applications currently only available for the iPhone.

- Jetpack Joyride
Android users just getting interesting game called Temple Run in the last month, but they still can not feel the Jetpack Joyride. This game makes players use the jetpack glide along the laboratory. While sliding, they are required to avoid obstacles and collect the coins in order to obtain a better device.

- Infinity Blade
If there is one game that could make Android users jealous, it is supposed to Infinity Blade and its sequel. the core game is a sword fight one on one. The fight is controlled through a wash and press the touch screen.
Epic game publisher said, had no plans to land the Infinity Blade on Android. They reasoned that variations in Android hardware too much can not offer the consistency of playing experience.

- Tweetbot
Twitter users on Android will probably miss Tweetbot slick interface. This application is to apply the technology swipe to reply tweet, retweet and view the conversation.

These iPhone applications that do not exist in Android.