Left4Dead Hands-on Preview [Gaming]
We’ve been playing a bit of Left4Dead recently and now that we’ve finally managed to tear ourselves away from it, we think it’s only fair to share with you the details of this four-player Co-Op zombie ...

Blender Conference, Kingsport, Tennessee
For those who have been hoping for a conference here in the USA, I am excited to announce that the Kingsport Art Guild will be hosting a 2nd day Blender Conference here in scenic Kingsport, Tennessee... [read ...

Burma Aid
Updated collaboration by Shilo VFX house on MTV project for Burma brings attention thru inventive CG work.

The Mummy
’The Mummy’ trailer, concept art and production stills now on Rob Cohen’s blog.

Yahoo Seeks to Conceal Parts of Shareholder Suit
You know, it just doesn’t look good when you try to conceal parts of a lawsuit brought against you by your shareholders. Especially so soon after botching that whole MS merger in the first place. ...

HP Fixing XP SP3 Problems
According to this report, HP is working with Microsoft to fix problems people are having with Windows XP SP3. It seems that AMD based PCs are stuck endless rebooting because, after the update is applied, ...

Motion Pro II Racing Simulator
If you like speed but hate the tickets (and have a spare $25k) then the Motion Pro II is for you. Hit their media page for full videos of this thing in action. Comments

Last Call: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Snapshot 2007
2008-05-16: The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group has published the Last Call Working Draft of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Snapshot 2007. This document collects together into one definition ...

W3C Invites Implementations of XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0 (Candidate Recommendation); Requirements and Use Cases Drafts Available
2008-05-16: The W3C XML Query Working Group and the W3C XSL Working Group jointly published today a Candidate Recommendation of XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0. This document defines the syntax and formal ...

"Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review"; Comments Welcome on First Public Draft
2008-05-14: The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group Working Group (EOWG) has published Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review as a First Public Working ...

Senators OK $1B To Fight Online Child Porn
A U.S. Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill allocating $1B over eight years to fight online child pornography. The story says that the bill encourages authorities “to use and create special ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Supercomputer Gets Upgraded
The superecomptuer now uses more than 31,000 processing cores...

Xbox 360, PS3 Tied For Hardware Sales Amidst GTA IV Launch
GTA IV was the top game of April, though Nintendo ruled all once again in hardware...

HELP WANTED, Inquire within.
With Bart on his much needed sabbatical, I will be stepping in to help keep BlenderNation running. However, I do not have the time to write articles everyday and would like your assistance. It was... [read ...

AMCC 3Ware 9650SE Serial ATA Controller Series Review
This article is going to reopen the series of tests devoted to RAID controllers, which was temporarily absent from our regular review schedule. Today we are going to talk about a new lineup from AMCC ...

Creative ALchemy 1.10.01 download available
This download is an application for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi and Sound Blaster Audigy series of audio devices. It restores 3D audio and EAX effects for certain DirectSound3D games in Microsoft Windows... ...

Thermaltake V1: "Peacock Tail" Cooler
Our headline refers to the unusual shape and design of the V1 cooler. The V1 is Thermaltake’s only vertical tower cooler, made entirely of copper and sporting a host of interesting features. How does ...

LaCie Mini Hub 500GB USB 2.0 FireWire External Hard Drive Review
Looking for a new external hard drive? Tired of reaching behind your computer to access USB or FireWire ports? Well the mini Hub 500GB USB 2.0 FireWire External Hard Drive is perfect for you. It offers ...

Gears of War 2 Four Player Co-op Confirmed
According to Shacknews, four player co-op for Gears of War 2 has been confirmed (drop in – drop-out). You can read the Shack’s initial Gears Of War 2 impressions here and watch that video showing ...