NewBlueFX offers free 14 day trial of GPU bundles to the public and filmmakers

21st March 2012, LA Jolla, CA. 
NewBlueFX are currently offering a free 14 day trials of their new GPU effects bundles.Benchmarked at 6x faster these new effects offer all the functionality of the NewBlueFX effects with increase speed allowing greater productivity. 

These effects are currently compatible with a number of video editing suites on both the PC and Apple Mac including Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Sony Vegas and are used by some of the leading event filmmakers.  

Free trial available here

Reallusion debuts iClone 5 which includes support for the Kinect

Monday 19th March 2012.
Reallusion, the company behind great titles such as iClone and CrazyTalk have released the next installment in the iClone series; iClone 5.

Reallusion's iClone product has been used by many to create virtual 3D world animations used in home and YouTube videos. It offers great power and flexibility to allow the creator to build the world; adding lots of prop elements; then add the actor which could include a scanned image of a real actor. Then create the 3D animation using scripts for actions or do in real time recording.

iClone 5 builds on this already great foundation which includes improvements in physics and interaction with the 3D world. In addition support is now added for the Microsoft(c) kinect with Mocap. An actor can be filmed using the Kinect to pick up movements and actions; also allowing interaction within the 3D world.

iClone 5 plus addition of Kinect support makes this the 3D animation software to use when creating a 3D animation video. for more information go check out Reallusion's website.

View your home security cameras from your mobile phone with SwannView

Ever wanted to see the video feed from your home or business security cameras while on the go. Do you own a Smartphone? With Swann security systems you can use the new SwannView to view Live DVR viewing on your Smartphone.

SwannView was designed to allow owners of the compatible Swann DVR systems to monitor their security cameras while on the go. It gives owners of these systems more control over their security and allows for a full usage of their security system.

To find out more about SwannView please click on the following link http://www.swann.com/s/products/swannview

Mariner products WinJournal, Paperless, Desktop Poet and Contour available in the UK

Mariner products hit the UK in partnership with BinaryDistribution.

Aylesbury, UK, February 23^rd 2012; The software publishing house BinaryDistribution has agreed a parthership with Mariner Software to be the exclusive UK retail publisher for the Windows products WinJournal, Paperless, Desktop Poet and Contour.

BinaryDistribution will be working with Mariner to represent and enhance the Mariner brand in the UK Market and developing new venue streams.Currently these 4 first Mariner products will be available for purchase from Amazon as a boxed version and Downloadbuyer.com as a download version.

One of Technologist PR reviewers has reviewed these for products and will make available a video review showing these products in action.

Autodesk offering 0% finance deals in their limited time deal offering

Monday 5th March 2012.
Autodesk are currently many customers a limited time special 0% finance deal on their design product suites. This deal is running till April 13th, 2012.

The following extract is from Autodesks website :

Take Advantage of Limited-Time Promotions from Autodesk

It’s a competitive world out there. To stay competitive, you need powerful tools that make your job more efficient. You need software that can help you deliver more for your clients. All at an exceptional value. Now is the time to accelerate your productivity and stay ahead of the competition. Purchase an Autodesk suite or other Autodesk software by April 13, 2012, and you can take advantage of special 0% financing.

Could the new iPad3 been in short demand on release?

​Friday, 2nd March 2012

​Could the new iPad3 been in short demand on release?
The question of availability of the iPad3's 2048x1536 is currently under question. Will the display be available in the volumes that Apple typically need? This is reported as possibly one concern that may effect the the quantity on first release of the iPad3.

Currently it is reported that "Samsung is having some difficulty supplying the panels and there's a short delay", a source told CNET. However, currently this all comes from the speculation that Apple will be announcing the iPad3 on the 7th and that the ship date might come later.

Any display shortages could widen the delay between the announcement of the product and any actual release date. Historically Apple puts new products on sales within days or weeks of being announced. Buyers are generally put on wait lists where there is a backlog of outstanding orders and this has been the case with the release of both the iPad and iPad2.

Apple may choose to use other display suppliers to get round any shortage that Samsung may have; with rumors of both LG Display and Sharp being other suppliers.

Will you be buying an iPad3 on release?

Raspberry Pi computer released

The much anticipated and awaited Raspberry Pi low cost computer  has been released here in the UK.

Such was the demand for the Raspberry Pi that the websites of the suppliers have crashed due to the heavy workload. Currently static pages are in place where you can register interest in purchasing.

The Raspberry Pi is a low cost fully functional computer; there are two models A and B with costing of around $25 and $35 respectively. Model B; the first to be released; boasts a 700Mhz ARM CPU, 256Mb Ram, 2 USB ports, 10/100 Ethernet port. Onboard graphics and  Sound with outputs for HDMI and Composite RCA. There is also an onboard card slot.

For more info please goto http://www.raspberrypi.org/