DAZ / your Call of Duty By ninjacrayon Army Truck 1930 Plus is an expansion pack for the Army Truck 1930. It has conforming figures to transform the truck into a fuel truck or an ambulance. Also included are two smart props for the flatbed and three separate load props. The set also contains a new texture set for the truck and flatbed with MAT presets. It is Poser and DAZ Studio ready. DAZ military 3D scene ...Read More »

EarthCam Launches New Live Streaming High Definition Webcams By TechUniverse EarthCam ( www.earthcam.com ), the premier Internet webcam network, today announced the addition of new high definition live streaming locations to its growing list of exclusive cameras in famous places throughout the world. The official premier today offers EarthCam's first high definition views with audio. The HD Cameras are focused on the historic Old St Louis Courthouse  framed by the Gateway Arch; a skyline view of the Chuo City Ward of Tokyo, and an extraordinary view of Rio de Janiero Harbor, listed officially as one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World". ...Read More »

Eager fans greet "Call of Duty" launch By TechUniverse Activision Blizzard Inc's hugely anticipated "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" video game went on sale on Tuesday, welcomed by eager fans who lined up hours in advance of the release. The first-person shooter game is set to be one of the biggest and fastest-selling titles in history, challenging records set by blockbuster releases from the "Grand Theft Auto" series. ...Read More »

MacHeist Returns With Six Free Mac Apps nanoBundle! Limited Time! By hmcknight This is pretty cool. ...Read More »

Imagineer Update By ninjacrayon Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) today announced new software point releases of its popular planar tracking and rotoscoping software mocha and mocha for After Effects v2.   Most notably with this new release, mocha v1.6 and mocha for After Effects v2 now support tracking data export directly to the Red Giant Warp After Effects plug-in. ...Read More »

Bay Bridge Facelift : modo style By ninjacrayon A massive project is currently underway to replace the eastern portion of the 73-year-old Bay Bridge. But architect and Luxology® LLC modo® user Ronald Rael sees the bridge as a treasure, envisioning it as a public space with parks, houses and sporting facilities. ...Read More »

iLuv's iMM183 Weather band radio for iPod and iPhone By TechUniverse The iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Dock Alarm Clock ($149) features NOA/S.A.M.E Weather Hazard Alert system, and can dock iPhones and iPods simultaneously. So when you are snoozing in bed and that impending foul weather comes bearing down, you'll know it thanks to the clock's weather band radio and NOAA emergency alert system. ...Read More »

Digieffects Damage for less By ninjacrayon ...Read More »

modo 401 Spotlight By ninjacrayon Andy Brown - Training Division Manager at Luxology - has put together a new video training series. The bee training is a 3-video training series which covers much of the software, and more importantly: RIGGING AND ANIMATION. Even if you don't own the software yet, you can get the demo version (30-day trial) with the training to check out how modo can fit into your workflow.  more... ...Read More »

Storek Studio joins Noise Industries list of developers By ninjacrayon Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform. nVeil creates unique kaleidoscopic visual effects by filtering source imagery through vector graphic veils. nVeil's expanding library comes preloaded with custom-designed veils and keyframeable parameters for user customization. FxFactory® powered plug-ins extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. ...Read More »

Google Voice lets users keep phone number By TechUniverse Google Inc has introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to use its Google Voice service without switching to a special phone number, potentially broadening the appeal of the nascent, and controversial, service. Google said late Monday that new users of its service will be able to have the calls that they don't answer forwarded to a special Google Voice electronic mailbox, essentially bypassing the voicemail provided by their phone carriers. ...Read More »

Larry Jordan's PowerUp Tools for down economy By ninjacrayon Red Giant Software has teamed up with SmartSound Software to sponsor Larry Jordan's Final Cut Pro Seminars called PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy. Working smarter with tools that work harder is a way to stay ahead of the competition. This full-day seminar with Larry Jordan will show you how. Plus, there will be plenty of giveaways, including two copies of Magic Bullet Quick Looks courtesy of Red Giant Software. ...Read More »

New Maxwell Render engine By ninjacrayon This major new version brings an arsenal of new features, enhancements and additions to Maxwell Render users, among others. Whether upgrading, or buying for the first time, version 2 is now available ...Read More »

America beats Guadalajara in first game shown in 3D By TechUniverse Excited Mexicans clutching buckets of popcorn and soft drinks in cinemas ducked whenever the ball was kicked toward them as they watched Sunday's big game between America and Guadalajara in 3D. At the packed Azteca, thousands more had a more traditional view of the match between the country's two most popular teams which finished with a 1-0 victory to America after an early goal by Colombian Aquivaldo Mosquera. "It was incredible," said 25-year-old Claudia Fernandez. "I'd already seen films in this format, but watch a football match, never, and I don't regret it because it's much more exciting." ...Read More »

STASH DVD: #62 More good animation for November By ninjacrayon Stash 62 jolts your creative lobe with an unpredictable riot of animaton and VFX projects, Behind the Scenes extras, a bonus 15-minute Mini-fest of Recent Graduate Films PLUS 12 bonus MP3s from Arjan Van Meerten. ...Read More »

Shrimp's eye points way to better DVDs By TechUniverse The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. They can see in 12 primary colors, four times as many as humans, and can also detect different kinds of light polarization -- the direction of oscillation in light waves. Now a team at the University of Bristol have shown how the shrimps do it, using remarkable light-sensitive cells that rotate the plane of polarization in light as it travels through the eye. ...Read More »

Day One With Windows 7 By TechUniverse Windows 7 is here and not a moment too soon. Microsoft's two-and-a-half year old operating system is a dog, and will hopefully be put to pasture. After many years of development, Windows 7 shipped October 22, and after a full day of using Windows 7 Professional, I have to admit I am really liking what I have seen so far. Windows 7 is a more elegant operating system that does away with a lot of the complaints that Vista was an OS that acted like an overcautious granny. Read on for some nifty new features. ...Read More »

Millions (yes, millions) of Computers are Infected by Fake Security Software By TechUniverse Millions have already fallen foul of fake online security. Don't be a victim. Image: Symantec. If leading security vendor Symantec is to be believed, then diligent PC owners actively keen to protect their computers from cyber criminals might still be vulnerable to attack despite seeking to take preventative action. ...Read More »

Barnes&Noble's Nook eReader By TechUniverse Barnes&Noble has been answered Amazon's Kindle eBook reader with a device of its own called the Nook. Powered by the Android operating system and with an 10 day rated battery life, a wi-fi radio that works in BN stores and 600 college bookstores nationwide, and the capability to share certain book titles with other Nook users. ...Read More »

Michael Coleman announces 64bit After Effects By ninjacrayon Read more on his Adobe blog: The future of After Effects is 64-bit native http://blogs.adobe.com/keyframes/2009/10/our_next_release_64-bit_native.html ...Read More »