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A Mouse Made For CAD: Review of the 3Dconnexion CadMouse

A hands-on look at the CadMouse Pro and CadMouse Compact models.

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The Desktop Computer Was in Decline. The Pandemic Made It Worse.

Desktop PCs and workstations declined 26% in Q3.

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Video Review: Dell Precision 5550 Mobile Workstation

A look at what may be the smallest and thinnest 15-inch mobile workstation.

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MSI Gets Down to Business with New WS66 Mobile Workstation

Not just for gaming, the WS66 is designed for power, productivity and security.

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NVIDIA is Buying Arm for $40 Billion

Is the graphics juggernaut making a play for world domination?

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The GeForce RTX 30 Cards Are Insane. What’s Coming Up for Quadro?

NVIDIA debuts the GeForce RTX 30 Series cards based on the Ampere architecture.

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Surface Duo Brings Microsoft into the Android Fold

Long-awaited folding Surface phone will finally be available this September.

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Does HoloBuilder Complement 3D Scanning for AEC?

HoloBuilder and its latest changes are explained.

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Recommended Resources

White Paper - Creating Flexible Hardware Systems with FPGA Partial Reconfiguration

Partial Reconfiguration (PR) allows FPGAs to dynamically change modules without disrupting other parts of the design. This paper discusses the use cases of partial reconfiguration as well as considerations when designing partial reconfiguration firmware using the Xilinx Vivado design tool targeting the RFSoC.

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White Paper - Laser Scanning Over Manual Methods for the Oil and Gas Industry

Data collection has always been crucial for the oil and gas industry, but it once required a team of multiple technicians carrying clipboards and tape measures to perform data recording in the field by hand. This engineering.com whitepaper explores how 3D laser scanning can be used in the oil and gas sector.

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Research Report – All You Need to Know about Hardware for Simulation

This report discusses introductory level HPCs and what you can expect. We also researched getting HPC as a service, which allows users to draw from an almost limitless amount of compute power that is not only affordable by consultants and small firms, but is also as easy to access as signing up for an account.

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White Paper: Preventative Maintenance – Keeping Your Machines Safe and Production Moving

Teach pendants are a critical part of the factory environment as they act as the human/machine interface for industrial robots. But since teach pendants are handheld, they are under a greater risk of damage due to falls.

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