Wacom takes Intuos4 wireless

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Close to a year after launching its excellent graphics tablet, the Intuos4 series, Wacom releases an updated version with Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Available only in the medium-size version for about $399, $50 more than its USB-only twin, the Intuos4 Wireless becomes a great option for artists and illustrators on […]

Software Review: Vue 8 Infinite

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E-On software’s Vue 8 is the latest update to the line of Vue solutions for natural 3D environments. There are seven versions of Vue. Pioneer is the entry level version for newcomers to 3D graphics. Frontier is the next level for creating scenes with Poser import. Esprit is designed for artists […]

SketchUp models the 2010 Winter Olympics Venues

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The countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics has begun, and the Google Boulder office has been busy modeling the Olympic venues in Vancouver, BC using Google SketchUp.

Last month, we introduced photo-realistic 3D models for eight of the nine venues hosting the games.

Today, we released updates to […]

Solidworks mention in Wired: “In the Next Industrial Revolution”

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In the Wired article “In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits” Solidworks is mentioned as the 3D tool used by the creator of BrickArms.

For a final example of that, swing to the Seattle suburbs to meet Will Chapman of BrickArms. Out of a small industrial space, BrickArms fills […]

Windows 7’s XP Mode: what it is, how it works, who it’s for

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With Windows 7, however, Redmond has provided a solution to the problem: Windows XP Mode. Windows XP Mode uses virtualization technology to let applications running on a virtualized copy of Windows XP show up in the Windows 7 Start menu and on the Windows 7 desktop.

Windows XP Mode is a downloadable […]

Mindjet MindManager 8 for Mac Integrates With Apple Apps

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MindManager 8 for Mac now integrates with native Mac software, including iCal, Address Book, and iWork. The new iCal integration easily lets users track To Do lists and multiple calendars.

Mindjet features standard Apple gesture support on the multitouch Trackpad, allowing users “pinch and expand” to zoom in on the map. New […]

modo used to design 3 million LEGO brick house

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From the Luxology Community Member Profile for Barnaby Cunning:

The LEGO House was a full-sized house built in the summer of 2009 using approximately 3.5 million regular LEGO bricks as part of James May’s Toy Stories, a television series produced by Plum Pictures for the BBC.

According to Barnaby Gunning, […]

Machinarium deconstructed

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Interview with the creators of Machinarium describing how they used Photoshop and Flash to bring their hand drawn drawings to life:

We felt we needed something warm with visible human touch in it to create a contrast to that robotic world that the character goes into, so we came up with […]

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