All of 2018's latest computer graphics techniques and toys in one eight-minute video. I hope you like ray tracing! More.
The best of SIGGRAPH 2018
Doom rendered as checkboxes
Doom may be played in the web browser, of course, but now it may also be rendered in the web browser as a vast collection of checkboxes. You can play now (desktop Chrome/Edge only), view the source code, or read on for the how. This is the incredible achievement of Andrew Healey. In my project,… READ THE REST
Check out the Digital Varityper's fantastic keyboard
The original Varityper was an elaborate and portable-ish typewriter that allowed printed documents to be carefully typeset without enormous linotype machines, the horrors of molten lead, and so forth. Though now gone, the company made a go of it in the digital age and developed some custom computers that accomplished the same feat. I presume… READ THE REST
Atari ST in daily use since 1985 to run campground
Here's an Atari ST that's been in daily use since 1985 as a general-purpose business machine at a campground, complete with software written by its single careful owner, Frans Bos. Victor Bart interviews him about his decades of happy computing. This Atari 1040ST is still in use after 36 years! Frans Bos bought this Atari… READ THE REST
Warm up the couch: 9 must-have PlayStation Plus subscriptions are coming your way
From Final Fantasy 7 to Ghost of Tsushima, PlayStation has been pumping out some of the best games for as long as you can remember. Needless to say, you understand the value of a reasonably priced PlayStation subscription when you see one. And these nine deals not only include one, two, and three-year subscriptions to this beloved gaming universe, but… READ THE REST
Securely access your passwords with your fingertips with the JEM Biometric Authenticator
Nowadays, strong, complicated passwords are necessary for everything in life, and there's nothing more frustrating than forgetting it and being locked out of your own accounts. Saving your passwords on websites is an alternative, but then your personal information is accessible to cyber-hacking. Instead, take the risk-free route with the JEM Biometric authentication device, making… READ THE REST
Save over $50 on this ultra-comfortable, high-tech sofa that massages your body
The pandemic has forced all of us to live with our decisions, which includes the type of furniture we're trapped indoors with. But if your furniture isn't helping you relax, do you truly own furniture, or is it just for show? If you're hunting for plush furniture that you can actually relax on after a… READ THE REST
