Year: 2010

E-on seeking beta testers for upcoming Carbon Scatter plug-ins

Posted by | Jun 3, 2010 | , |

E-on Software, maker of the Digital Nature solutions, has announced the upcoming availability of Carbon Scatter, a set of plug-ins that will allow the creation of complex populations using the native instancing technologies of leading DCC applications.

The Carbon Scatter plug-ins will integrate e-on’s EcoSystem algorithms directly into the host applications, allowing users to populate native scenes with millions of instances, and render them with their renderer of choice. The actual release date of Carbon Scatter hasn’t been determined.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for June 3

iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for June 3

Posted by | Jun 3, 2010 | |

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

HomePipe Networks (https://www.homepipe.net/), a company that let’s you surf your home computer has rolled out a self-titled app that allows streaming of iTunes music to iPhones and Android phones and devices over 3G or WiFi. Users update their HomePipe iPhone or Android app and they stream audio content from their home network. There’s no need to upload or copy your copyrighted material to the cloud.

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Nostradamus — The Last Prophecy comes to the Mac

Nostradamus — The Last Prophecy comes to the Mac

Posted by | Jun 3, 2010 | , |

Coladia and Anuman Interactive have released Nostradamus — The Last Prophecy (http://www.coladia.com/en/games/mac/nostradamus_the_last_prophecy”) for Mac OS X. Set in 16th century Provence, in a country ravaged by religious wars and devastated by the plague, it’s an historical adventure game in which players have to solve a series of riddles and puzzles inspired by the works of Nostradamus, taking them through the worlds of astrology, medicine and medicinal plants.

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MakeMusic rolls out Finale 2011

MakeMusic rolls out Finale 2011

Posted by | Jun 3, 2010 | , |

MakeMusic (http://www.makemusic.com) is shipping Finale 2011, the latest version of its music notation software. It “adapts to the way musicians work,” says MakeMusic CEO Ron Raup. He says new features include:

° New staff layout capabilities that make it simple and intuitive to hide, move and edit staves, groups and brackets;

° Lyrics that are more easily entered and which instantly appear exactly as they’ll print out and are automatically spaced with even greater precision;

° Nearly 400 world-class instrument sounds from the makers of Garritan Personal Orchestra;

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New Mac minis imminent?

New Mac minis imminent?

Posted by | Jun 3, 2010 | , |

Supply of the Mac mini lineup is becoming increasingly constrained over the past two weeks as Apple prepares to introduce refreshed models “that may serve as a harbinger for some new I/O technology on the Mac,” according to “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com)

The publication says it has received numerous reports that suggest the constraints are due to new models instead of shortages due to the upcoming back-to-school buying season. “AppleInsider” says the revamped Mac mini could sport a HMDI port instead of a DVD port and Nvidia’s MCP89 chipset.

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