Khronos Group in push for VR standards
Kronos Group is looking to define a common set of ‘open standard’ APIs for VR Industry Consortium, the Khronos Group, is leading a new initiative to define a common set…
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Greg Corke
Greg Corke is DEVELOP3D’s Managing Editor and resident workstation specialist. There’s nothing he likes more than putting the latest kit through its paces in 3D design, visualisation and simulation tools… well, there’s always travel, cooking, music and Arsenal as well.
First look: AMD Radeon ProRender for Cinema 4D and Blender
Back in October Maxon announced that it had licensed AMD’s physically-based GPU rendering engine, Radeon ProRender. Today we caught a first glimpse of the software and even though it’s in…
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AMD lifts lid on new 8-core Ryzen CPU for CAD & rendering
CAD users who also rely on rendering software (such as KeyShot – pictured) should be interested in AMD’s forthcoming Ryzen CPU AMD is looking to take on Intel in a…
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Dell launches VR Ready all-in-one workstation and companion sketch device
Dell Precision 5720 all-in-one workstation pictured with Dell Canvas Dell has unveiled its first all-in-one (AIO) workstation, the Precision 5720, a 27-inch machine which should give some serious competition to…
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HP ZBook 15u mobile workstation gets ‘Kaby Lake’ upgrade
HP has updated its low cost, compact 15.6-inch mobile workstation, the HP ZBook 15u. The new G4 model features a choice of dual core 7th generation ‘Kaby Lake’ CPUs, including…
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Nvidia announces new ‘Pascal’ Quadro GPUs for mobile workstations
Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Fujitsu are all in the process of launching Intel ‘Kaby Lake’ mobile workstations with new ‘Pascal’-based Quadro GPUs, including the latest Dell Precision 7720 which…
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Workstation Specialists clocks Kaby Lake to 5.0GHz
Workstation Specialists is breaking the magic 5.0GHz barrier with its new Intel 7th Generation Core i7 ‘Kaby Lake’ workstation, the WS-X143, thanks to liquid cooling. 5.0GHz is a full 0.5GHz…
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EpiGrid uses multi user AMD FirePro GPUs to stream SolidWorks and other CAD tools from the cloud
EpiGrid can stream SolidWorks and other 3D CAD applications to thin clients EpiGrid is using AMD’s multi-user FirePro GPUs in a private cloud VDI solution that can stream 3D CAD…
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Iceotope offers passively cooled workstations and servers for harsh manufacturing environments
Completely sealed Iceotope workstation on the factory floor, inside the AMRC’s composite centre where dust particles and fibres are a huge challenge for traditional air-based IT equipment. Iceotope is targeting…
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Review: Nvidia Quadro P2000 and Quadro P4000 for CAD, viz & VR
Nvidia is changing professional 3D graphics with a new family of Pascal Quadro GPUs
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