Adobe launches Director 11!

post from Ubergizmo on 19 February 2008 03:00:01 AM. © Ubergizmo

[GDC] Today, Adobe launched Director 11 at GDC (Game Developer Conference). For those who are not familiar with Director, it is a Multimedia authoring software for building interactive presentations and applications.

It has been 4 years since the last version of Director and it was about time to upgrade it. The new features include the ability to import Flash SWF files from the latest version of Flash (Flash CS3), the ability to include video created in Flash, and the physics engine Ageia PhysX that allows developers create better animations for games and simulations. The native 3D rendering has been enhanced with the Direct X 9 support.

Director 11 is expected to be available end of Q1 2008 for $999 (upgrade will be $299). The international version in French, German and Japanese will be available Q2 2008. Director 11 runs on multiple operating systems, including Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista® and Mac OS X version 10.4 on Intel-based Macintosh systems.

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Law, Depp and Farrell to replace Ledger in Film

post from I4U News on 19 February 2008 02:15:20 AM. © I4U News

LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Jude Law will appear as Heath Ledger's character, along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell, in the unfinished film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," Law's spokeswoman said on Monday. ...

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Toshiba Press Conference soon, HD DVD
Announcement expected

post from I4U News on 19 February 2008 02:02:08 AM. © I4U News

Japanese AV Watch just posted a brief story confirming the Toshiba press-conference to take place in 1 hour in Japan. Yesterday, the Nikkei News already reported about Toshiba holding a press-conference today. It is not 100% sure yet if HD DVD will be...

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February prizedraw - Nescaf Dolce Gusto

post from GadgetSpeak - Member reviews, blogs and forums on 19 February 2008 01:59:00 AM. © GadgetSpeak - Member reviews, blogs and forums

A little late, but we now have our prizedraw information up for February. This time we have a Nescafé Dolce Gusto to be won by one lucky member. Our review of this looking coffee machine was - with almost 20% more reads than the[...]

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Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 Is Plastic And Foam Pwnage

post from OhGizmo! on 19 February 2008 01:38:00 AM. © OhGizmo!

By Evan AckermanBack in the day, I was pretty proud of my Nerf Bow n’ Arrow. Recent Nerf innovations have made it about as obsolete as a real bow and arrow would be when compared to something like, oh, an M61 Vulcan. The recent Nerf innovation I am referring to specifically is of course the [...]

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Sony to spend $200 mln on advanced Panel
Technology

post from I4U News on 19 February 2008 01:37:36 AM. © I4U News

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony Corp said on Tuesday it will spend 22 billion yen ($203.5 million) to develop technology to make medium to large organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels. ...

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Onkyo to stop HD DVD Player Sales

post from I4U News on 19 February 2008 01:34:58 AM. © I4U News

Onkyo is reported to halt sales on their HD DVD players. Reports say that Toshiba will announce the end of HD DVD today in Japan. I also read reports that say Wednesday. There are not that many companies that actually made HD DVD players beside Toshib...

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Microsoft DreamSpark gives free Developer Tools
to Students

Microsoft will give away free development tools to students world-wide under the Microsoft DreamSpark student program. Microsoft DreamSpark is available to all students whose studies touch on technology, design, math, science and engineering....

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EyeClops Grow Up

Looks like the 2008 line up from EyeClops has just gotten more fun - they might resemble last year's model, but this time it comes in three different zoom lenses - 100x, 200x and 400x. In addition to the new EyeClops, you get a vacuum cleaner with a detachable top that enables it to be mounted onto any EyeClops, including the new BioniCam model. Perfect for sucking up bugs gently and studying them - something I've always wanted to do in Animal Crossing but wasn't allowed to. The new and improved EyeClops retails for $50 while the Bug Vac goes for $15 this fall.

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Robotic Muscle Suit

I guess exoskeletons that enhance our strength will be the future when it comes to the construction industry. Scientists hailing from Nagayo University in Japan has unveiled a prototype Robotic Muscle Suit that will help carpenters fit ceiling boards in place - a task that is not easily accomplished as it requires a whole lot of Hulk-level strength. The robot suit is capable of taking most of the load, leaving the customer breathing less heavily.

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