6 things you may not know about holography

1. Tupac is not a hologramIf a 2D picture is worth a thousand words, then a 3D image is worth a million. With holography, it is possible to reconstruct 3D images using holograms, and the process is unlike anything found in traditional display technology. Even though it was invented over 70 years ago, holography remains the best candidate for achieving true 3D displays. Here we present six things you may not know about the strange and wonderful world of holography.

The Witcher 3 can’t maintain 30fps on either the PS4 or Xbox One

The team at Digital Foundry did a brief comparison of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game, but the results are far from clearcut. As you may remember, the PS4 version runs at 1080p, but the Xbox One uses dynamic resolution scaling to switch between 900p and 1080p depending on how graphically intensive the scene is. And while the PS4 is capped at 30fps, the Xbox One is not.The Witcher 3 has been both critically and commercially successful since its release last week, but it’s not without its issues. Most notably, the frame rate on the PS4 and Xbox One has been sub-par. Nobody sincerely expected it to be hitting 60fps on either console, but it seems that it can’t even maintain a solid 30fps. We’re a year and a half into this console generation, and AAA developers still can’t keep the frame rate up.

Ten Highest Paid Female Gamers In The World

Video games were developed as a form of leisure mostly for children some years ago. There were times when parents truly had concerns with the amount of time their children spent playing video games.

The gaming industry has quite changed and players now have the opportunity to earn a lot of money. This does not leave out the females as more and more females are joining the industry and doing very well for themselves too. Here is a list of the top 10 highest paid professional female gamers in the world today.

SCS Blender Tools - Trailer Export Supported

Today we'd like to announce release of the second iteration of SCS Blender Tools.

The highlight of today's release is the support for exporting semi-trailer models from Blender to Euro Truck simulator 2. This new functionality should add to the growing roster of already supported models.

Here's is the full list of changes in the new version of SCS Blender Tools:

• New and better visualization of SCS materials based on Blender nodes system
• "Look" system implementation (The "look" is our internal name for what people usually call "skins")
• Lamp Tools - lamp material preview and helper tool for positioning UV mappings
• Wrap Tool - vertex colors wrapping
• Collision Locators support

Run Android apps on your Windows PC

Well, fortunately, with a little leg work, you can run Android apps on a regular old Windows PC. There are a few different ways to go about it, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and very developer-friendly, after a bit of a slow start. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with minimal restrictions. This has led to a plethora of really cool Android apps, some of which aren’t available on iOS or other platforms. Running Android apps usually requires an Android smartphone or tablet — obviously! — but what if you currently use iOS or another mobile OS, and want to try out Android without actually getting an Android device?

Nvidia kills Icera soft modem, refocuses Tegra on automotive design

Nvidia posted its first quarter results yesterday, with strong growth in PC gaming and automotive sales. The GPU manufacturer also announced that it would cease all business operations related to its Icera softmodem technology, with the intent of wrapping up that segment by the second half of the year.

Killing Icera brings an end to one of the more ambitious chapters in Nvidia’s quest for mobile market domination. When Nvidia bought the company in 2011, 4G and LTE support were just beginning to roll out across the United States. After several quiet years with relatively few design wins, Nvidia came out swinging in 2013, with the simultaneous announcement of Tegra 4, 4i, and the Icera i500 stand-alone modem.

Microsoft demonstrates new HoloLens prototype, talks up dedicated Holographic processor

Microsoft unveiled new prototypes and details of its HoloLens project this week, and the new technology looks like it could have a profound impact on how we use computers in the future. Like the Oculus Rift, the HoloLens system is headset-based, but that’s where the similarities end. Where Oculus Rift creates entire 3D realms to explore (virtual reality), HoloLens is meant to create holographic overlays over existing objects and structure in the real world (Augmented Reality).

Microsoft had previously showed off its HoloLens technology, but the January demos relied on bulky equipment. The new prototypes are, dare we say it, rather sleek. The fact that HoloLens is only meant to augment real-life rather than completely replace it means that there’s no need for a screen and face-covering VR headset.

Is the phablet the future of smartphones?

A recent report by Yahoo’s Flurry Analytics unit shows that phablet usage is growing dramatically. For the purposes of looking into this further, it helps to categorize phablets and differentiate them from smartphones. Flurry looks at usage data in the following categories: