GPU renderers proliferate, show newfound maturity

GPU renderers proliferate, show newfound maturity

Over the last couple years, with help from CUDA and OpenCL, GPU renderers have steadily progressed to exploit the speed of the GPU without sacrificing rendering quality. Now it seems we’re spoiled for choice. There were a few on display here at SIGGRAPH, but the growing GPU renderer list is already impressive: iRay, Arion, Furryball, Octane (which I often use if I want a fast and stylish render, as seen above), V-Ray RT—and there’s even the free and open-source GPU version of Luxrender. There are probably others that I’m missing—it seems like a new GPU renderer is coming out every month.

Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn’t get the iPad

Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn’t get the iPad

“The operating system is called Windows,” claimed Steve Ballmer when asked about Microsoft’s plans for the tablet/slate/pad form factor at the company’s annual Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday. He expressed dismay at the iPad’s strong sales figures, “[Apple has] sold certainly more than I’d like them to have sold,” he said. Ballmer then promised that Windows-powered devices will be shipping “as soon as they are ready,” going on to explain that they would get a boost from Intel’s low-power Oak Trail platform next year.

David Tort & Norman Doray – Chase The Sun (Original Mix)

David Tort & Norman Doray – Chase The Sun (Original Mix) – Trilulilu Audio Muzica