Propellerhead releases Reason 6.5, opens Rack Extensions store (video)

Propellerhead has announced that Reason 6.5 and Reason Essentials 1.5 are now available. What’s more, the Propellerhead Shop, in which you’ll be able to purchase the heavily trailed Rack Extensions, is now open for business.

Source: propellerheads.se

Genie – Motion control time lapse device (Video)

Photographers looking for more control whilst using their DSLR camera to capture time-lapse photography or with motion control. Might be interested in the new concept called the Genie, which is currently on the crowd sourcing website Kickstarter, looking to make the jump from concept to production.

Genie has been designed and created by Chris Thomson & Ben Ryan, and provides numerous different way to remotely control your camera for extra photographic creativity.

The Genie can be setup to record either panning or linear time lapses, and can be programmed to move and shoot in a panning direction at a speed controlled by you.

“One of the coolest things about the Genie is that it is able to integrate with all of your existing equipment – whether you have a professional slider or your homemade DIY track, simply screw the Genie on and attach the rope to either end using the supplied accessory. Since the Genie uses standard rope in linear mode, the only limit to the length of your camera move is how long your length of rope is”

The Genie is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough pledges to make the jump from concept to production. So if you think it is something you could benefit from, jump over to the Kickstarter website now to make a pledge and help the Genie become a reality.

Source: Kickstarter

New Dolphin Engine Makes Dolphin’s Browser The Fastest HTML5 Mobile Browser (video)

Dolphin have been busy developing their new Dolphin Engine, which they have revealed this week and is used to power their excellent Dolphin Beta mobile browser app. Which Dolphin now says is the fastest HTML5 mobile browser currently available, and to prove their point Dolphin have completed and records a few tests.

The latest Dolphin Engine allows HTML5 rendering up to 5-10 times faster than the default browser on Android, and at times, 100 percent faster than Google’s Chrome mobile browser. The sped has been improved thanks to significant GPU technology ehancements around GPU accelerated canvas rendering and optimised CPU/GPU parallel computing. Watch the video below to see the new Dolphin Engine in action.

“Dolphin Browser, the most popular third-party browser on Android and iOS and the only Gesture and Voice enabled browser, today announced the launch of Dolphin Engine, behind-the-scenes technology that makes Dolphin Browser Beta the highest performing HTML5 browser available today. “

** Dolphin Engine was tested on Github’s HTML5test.com. HTML5test.com is an industry standard tool for testing a browser’s support of HTML5 functionality, respectively.

Source: Intomobile

Time-Lapse of a Plane Crash Composite Photo Being Created in Photoshop

 

Think you’re good with Photoshop? Graphic designer Alexander Koshelkov created this amazing time-lapse video showing how he created an epic plane crash image in Photoshop using elements found in other photographs (e.g. freeways, an airplane, destroyed engines and cars). The project took Koshelkov nearly 4.5 hours and required 244 separate layers.

Here’s the final image (you can download it as a wallpaper here):

VLC Player Android App Arriving Soon?

It’s been known for some time that an Android version of the popular VLC Player has been in development for some time. With an unofficial beta version of the VLC Player being made available towards the end of February, beginning of March of this year.

However it is now likely an Android version of the awesome VLC player could be arriving imminently. After a tweet was sent out from developers VideoLan via Twitter account stating “Android here we come!”.

No other details have been released as yet for the new VLC player, but as always whenever any new information comes to light we will keep you updated as always.

Source: Android Central

Konnect iCrado Pro, Samsung Galaxy S3, S2 And Note Dock

Konnet have launched a new smartphone dock they have created for the Samsung Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note smartphones in the form of the new Konnect iCrado Pro. The Konnect iCrado Pro is constructed from metal and is available in either a metallic black or metallic silver finish.

Its equipped with a microUSB connection for charging via a USB port and can be used if your Samsung Galaxy smartphone is protected by a case.

“It has a contemporary designed cradle with simple features that allow you to charge, sync and dock with minimal effort. An extra wide opening provides easy access to charging your Samsung Galaxy with or without a protective case. iCrado’s advanced sound reflection enhances the Samsung Galaxy audio quality and mic reception for crystal clear hands-free listening.”

The new Konnect iCrado Pro Samsung Galaxy dock will be arriving in stores early next month and will be priced around £20.

Source: Clove

ZTE Grand X LTE Announced For Asia Pacific And Europe

ZTE has announced a new LTE smartphone for Asia Pacific and Europe, the ZTE Grand X LTE which is an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that is their first single chip LTE smartphone.

The ZTE Grand X LTE is powered by a dual core 1.5GHz processor and also features an 8 megapixel rear camera which can shoot HD video in 1080p, there is also a front facing camera for 720p video calls.

“We are the first company to use the single-chip solution in a handset,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President, and Head of the Terminal Handset Division, ZTE. “The Grand series products are our high-end flagship offerings this year. ZTE aims to enhance its profile in the high-end market with the Grand series of smart terminals.”

The ZTE Grand X LTE will go on sale in Europe and Asia Pacific in the third quarter of 2012, there are no details on pricing as yet.

Source Engadget

Apple Smoothly Release New Thunderbolt 1.2.1 Update

 

Apple has today released a new Thunderbolt software 1.2.1 update following on from the previous  Thunderbolt software 1.2 update which was released last week and caused a few problems for users.

You will be pleased to know that the latest Thunderbolt update 1.2.1 has rolled out much more smoothly than its predecessor, causing no problems for Mac users once installed.

The latest Apple Thunderbolt update 1.2.1 is only 520 KB in size and requirements you to have OS X Lion 10.7.4 installed on your Apple Mac system. The new update brings with it support for Apple’s Thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter.

The new update can automatically be downloaded on your Mac system via the Software Update section. Interestingly the new Thunderbolt update 1.2.1 currently doesn’t support the new Retina MacBook Pro.

Source: MacRumours

Darksiders 2 Last Sermon Teaser Trailer (video)

The new Darksiders II action adventure game which is currently under development, and is hopefully being launched by THQ in August 2012 on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U.

Has this week received a new teaser video called the Last Sermon. If enough Facebook users like the page and the site receives over 500k likes then the next stage off the trailer will be released.

Unfortunately it was recently confirmed by THQ that the new sequel Darksiders II will not have multiplayer support, due to technical problems, and because each horseman had not been developed individually.

“Darksiders II starts at nearly the same time as the start of the first Darksiders. After War is convicted and sent back to Earth by the Charred Council, they inform the other three Horseman of his fate. The Horseman Death, knowing that his brother War is the most honorable and incorruptible of the four, and would never have started the Apocalypse early, flies into a rage. Believing his brother is victim of a conspiracy, Death defies the Council’s orders and sets out on a personal mission to find proof of his brother’s innocence. Death travels to the Nether Realms, a place between Heaven and Hell, to call in favors from powerful beings that rule the realm.”

I have also dropped the additional trailer that was released earlier this year underneath to whet your appetite a little more.

Source: Lazy Gamer