Content from CNET tagged with

3D

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 21-40 of 66 results found

IBM, Circuit City go prospecting in virtual world

December 15, 2006 Big Blue is investing big to see how it can make 3D virtual environments pay off for the company and its customers.Images: Big Blue in 'Second Life' TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, Circuit City Stores Inc., IBM Corp., initiative, ROI, 3D, environment

Judge won't block distribution of Google Earth

June 12, 2006 Court rejects request for injunction against the popular 3D mapping program, which is the subject of a patent lawsuit. TAGS: Google Earth, Keyhole Inc., Google Inc., Mountain View, distribution, Judge, 3D, satellite

Satellite tech to map U.K.'s underground cables

March 22, 2006 Project is expected to create 3D map of pipes and cables buried under U.K. roads, helping to reduce roadwork. TAGS: pipe, researcher, U.K., satellite, road, project, street, 3D, record, London, GPS, Microsoft Windows Vista

Intel aims for open-source graphics advantage

August 9, 2006 Chipmaker releases open-source software in an attempt to lure customers away from ATI Technologies and Nvidia. TAGS: open source, graphics chip, ATI Technologies, Intel, NVidia, chip company, open-source software, Linux, 3D, programming, AMD

Nvidia rolls out speedy 3D graphics hardware

November 8, 2006 New GeForce 8800 graphics cards can move processing resources as needed to draw complex images in a flash. Photos: Nvidia's new graphics tech TAGS: transistor, pixel, NVidia, video card, Nvidia GeForce, 3D, GPU, image, PC

Honda investing in chips to help cars see

September 20, 2006 Cars can't see, but Canesta's chips could let the driver know if you are too getting too close to another object. TAGS: Canesta, Honda, automobile company, microprocessor, car, sensor, signal, 3D, keyboard

Lost? Try asking your cell phone

October 31, 2006 Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the way TAGS: Japan, carrier, U.S., direction, cell phone, 3D

Holograms help protect Super Bowl

February 3, 2006 No longer just the stuff of science fiction, 3D images could help in the spotting of terrorists, says new company. TAGS: hologram, Super Bowl, Star Wars, image, monitor, 3D, camera

Gadgets of the future gather in Japan

October 9, 2007 The Ceatec trade show brings together the big names in consumer electronics and puts the nation's weakness for tech on full display. TAGS: Japan, consumer electronics, NTT Corp., trade show, loudspeaker, Tokyo, electronics, LCD TV, Consumer Electronics Show, LCD, 3D, robot, JVC, TV, car, Toshiba

AMD nurtures open-source graphics

September 6, 2007 Overcoming ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips. TAGS: graphics chip, open source, AMD, ATI Technologies, Linux, open-source software, intellectual property, 3D, Intel

Meet the metaverse, your new digital home

April 13, 2007 Tech pundits have seen the future, in which a full-time data flow surrounds you wherever you go. TAGS: Digital Home, virtual worlds, Google Earth, scenario, 3D, video game, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Pixar goes to Hollywood

January 25, 2006 special coverage Disney's buyout of Pixar marks a new era of digital animation--and gives Steve Jobs new heft in Hollywood. Steve Jobs' rise to movie mogul Images: Pixar's progress TAGS: Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Disney Corp., Steve Jobs, Hollywood, animation, Charles Cooper, studio, coverage, artist, 3D, movie, Apple Computer

Sony brings it 'Home' for the PS3

March 7, 2007 PlayStation 3 maker tries to leverage the success of popular 3D virtual worlds with its own 3D social space, called Home. Images: Sony goes 'Home' TAGS: Second Life, virtual worlds, Sony Corp., space, Sony Playstation, Sony PS3, 3D, video

Adobe adds new Photoshop flavor with CS3

March 8, 2007 Photoshop CS3 Extended, due this spring, adds 3D and video abilities as well as features for researchers and architects. TAGS: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Systems Inc., researcher, 3D, video

Nickelodeon to launch virtual world for kids

January 29, 2007 Nicktropolis lets kids create an avatar, play games, watch TV and talk to the likes of SpongeBob. TAGS: Nickelodeon, virtual worlds, Viacom Inc., MTV Networks, kid, video game, games, programming, 3D, TV, video

IBM's virtual pioneer

December 18, 2006 Second Life is much more than a chat room--it "changes everything," says IBM's Irving Wladawsky-Berger. TAGS: Second Life, supercomputing, IBM Corp., visualization, brain, 3D, broadband, interface, Linux, Web browser

Virtual reality can ease phantom limb pain

November 14, 2006 A system that gives patients the feeling of having their missing limbs has been shown to alleviate amputation-related pain. TAGS: virtual reality, patient, pain, scientist, movement, researcher, 3D

Piloting a plane, sans the license

September 14, 2006 NASA Ames opens the doors to its flight simulator and virtual airport and a CNET News.com reporter takes to the cockpit. TAGS: airport, flight simulator, 3D, control, video

Microsoft turns photo albums into navigable 3D worlds

August 2, 2006 Using University of Washington system, company creates browser that can turn a picture set into a virtual 3D space. TAGS: scene, photograph, viewer, photo album, 3D, collection, view, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., image, camera
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "3D"