'Minority Report' interactive interface unveiled.

Can now map movement of nanostructures in real time.

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Coming from a graphics and illustration background, I have always felt much more comfortable with the tools I use in real media (ie: pens, markers, watercolours on paper, cardboard, etc) than with the hardware interfaces I was presented with when desktop publishing swept the industry.

Blu-ray officially lands; HD-DVD on shaky ground.

TrueSpace has always led the pack in terms of features as far as Windows 3D animation packages under $2,000 are concerned. Recently, however, the market has become rather crowded, with a powerful upgrade to Ray Dream (reviewed issue 9, p100) and the cut-down version of LightWave 3D (Inspire 3D) both challenging it on features and price.

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Pair of vulnerabilities found in image-handling components.

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Nuclear powered rover will scout out locations for permanent moon bases.

When it comes to cooling, it's all about conductivity and surface area – and these are features the MSI FX5900 has in spades.

The Qbic's front panel is covered in an attractive, although not totally flattering, mirrored surface that conceals all the drives and inputs.

So far, so uninteresting: now we can do something slightly more exciting by giving our objects some surface textures that will show up when rendering. Before we do that, make sure the sphere is the cu

3D modelling and rendering is a huge topic, and this walkthrough has barely scratched the surface of trueSpace 3/SEs abilities. We havent even touched the proper modelling facilities: in particular ch

Nanotube fibres could help people literally climb the walls.

With its cosmetically enhanced menus and toolbars, Word 2003 is now smoother and prettier, but the bulk of Microsoft's efforts are hidden under the surface. There are a quite a number of enhancements that will appeal to everyone, but the majority of Word's new features are aimed at the corporate market, with support for XML, Smart documents and IRM (Information Rights Management).

The first wave of high-profile avatars has come in the shape of Ananova and Vandrea, two virtual newscasters that might look similar on the surface, but behind the scenes are very different creatures