Here at EvD Media HQ we rarely receive FedEx packages that don’t contain hand-carved egg shells, Unicorn Meat, or that limited edition DVD/Vinyl box set of our favorite 3D printing jingle of all time* (*we wish). But today our freshly-pizza-grease-covered-nubs ripped into a surprisingly different–if a bit strange and decidedly anti-climactic–FedEx shipment: blue M&M’S and… a photo-copied press release.
Diluted mercurial bubbles rose to the shallow, floating just slightly above the surface tension, piling one atop the other with each vibration that resonated from the tune of the Elduen’s harp, driven deep into the earth, betwixt root and worm, stone and shale, albino skinks and these links. Shintaro Ohata – A seamless blend of…
Using his trademark futuristic lines on an otherwise nostalgic sci-fi centerpiece, Marc Newson’s latest design is a yin and yang of what could have been and what could be. Anybody who remembers the 1991 movie The Rocketeer may have a sudden flashback–but hold the steampunk; Marc injects this iconic fantasy product with a little bit of his own futuristic flavor.
Apple’s recent Q1 Earnings report showed two things: First, iPhone and iPad sales are up (surprise!), while overall Mac sales are down. Second, the company saw record sales. The posted revenue of US$54.4 billion and net profit of US$13.1 billion shows that revenue rose 17.7 percent from last year’s Q1 performance. “No technology company has ever reported these kind of results,” came from the proud voice of Tim Cook. So why does Forbes believe that despite this performance, VP Jony Ive should take over the throne?
Ah, the smell of fresh workstation sitting beneath your desk. The silent (and sometimes not so silent) arbitrator of workweek tasks determining the speed at which you get your work done and the density of muscle in your slowly atrophying office chair legs. Every computer manufacturer touts speed and performance at the best price, but if you’ve configured a brand name computer, you know price can certainly shoot up quickly. We ran the $2500 Lenovo Thinkpad W530 through its paces, finding it in ample supply of powering your 3D modeling and design tasks when mobile with the recommendation of upgrading hard drive and maxing out on memory to get the best performance. Now we take a look at Lenovo’s mid-range workstation, the ThinkStation S30. Is it priced right for a desktop CAD solution?