The US$191,000 Cruden Hexatech is a dream comes true for car racing enthusiasts. To faithfully reproduce realistic driving dynamics, the simulator features a “floating platform” supported by six motion actuators. They’re controlled using a proprietary motion and force feedback system and race manager software. In the visuals department, the Cruden simulator is equipped with three massive 42-inch displays for an extended peripheral view of the tracks and circuits. For a finishing touch, the kit includes an authentic Sparco seat coupled with a steering wheel that offers near 100 percent feedback accuracy according to the company’s website. Hardcore car simulation fans with deep pockets can contact Cruden’s office in Australia, which manages Asia-Pacific markets.
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The birth of the Apple tablet, there is another touchscreen device which may have more impact technologically. US-based Notion Ink has announced that Adam, an Android-based tablet PC, will ship in June 2010 for around US$325. However, what is really exciting is that this machine may be the first to sport the new 10.1-inch Pixel Qi display. What’s the big deal with Pixel Qi technology? While it can perform like a standard LCD display, the Pixel Qi panel has a low-power transflective display, which allows ambient light to illuminate the screen, and an epaper mode. The latter resembles a black-and-white eReader and is meant to be used under bright environments. This allows the Nvidia Tegra machine to consume 90 percent less power than conventional panels.
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Bibble 5 adds a number of new features for editing, cataloging, and performance. The company had hoped to release Bibble 5 in 2008 but ran into delays. Also new is the price. The Pro version of Bibble 5 costs US$199.95, up from US$129.95 for Bibble 4 Pro; those who bought Bibble 4 Pro after September 1, 2006, however, get a free upgrade. Bibble 5 Lite hasn’t been released yet, but the company said Bibble 4 Lite customers may use Bibble 5 Pro until it is.
One feature of Bibble 5 is selective editing, which lets photographers change only a portion of an image. The editing is nondestructive, which means the changes don’t alter the underlying raw file. Another is cataloging features to more easily manage files and sift through libraries. Performance is a major issue for raw processing, a computationally demanding chore, and Bibble appears particularly pleased with its performance improvements. The software is able to take advantage of all the processing cores on a 32-core system, according to the company. Although the incremental benefits of more cores diminish, Bibble boasts that its software can scale even as unnamed competitors’ performance doesn’t get any better beyond eight cores.
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