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This Amazing 3-D Desktop Was Born at Microsoft

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As reported on Wired. BY RYAN TATE SpaceTop, a 3-D desktop environment you can reach into, was shown at the TED conference today by Jinha Lee, who developed the system during and after his internship at Microsoft Applied Science. Image: TED   LONG BEACH, California – The history of computer revolutions will show a logical progression from the Mac to the iPad to something like this SpaceTop 3-D desktop, if computer genius Jinha Lee has anything to say…

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‘The Avengers’ visual effects reel reveals how ILM built a fictional New York City

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As reported on The Verge. By Kimber Streams In celebration of its Oscar nomination, ILMVisualFX has released a video breaking down the slew of effects used in Marvel’s The Avengers. The reel shows how the company built and rendered the city of New York as well as the process of animating Tony Stark’s Ironman suit and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk. In the comments, ILMVisualFX has answered a few questions about its visual effects process, saying that the…

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‘Lego Axle Sorter’ is a mesmerizing miniature feat of mechanical engineering

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris Lego engineer Akiyuki has created a machine that can sort Lego pieces automatically. Akiyuki, whose “Great Ball Contraption” was a big hit on YouTube last year, managed to power the complex machine using a single motor. The “Lego Axle Sorter AS-L40A” is able to pick up a pile containing 10 different types of Lego from a bucket and sort them into separate containers. It may not be as…

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