Max Underground: Science Daily has the news....

CGarchitect: Digital-X, LLC is pleased to announce that DigitalXModels.com is now open for business. The website will be selling a broad variety of 3D model collections. Titled "X-Models", each volume contains "scene filler" type objects to help 3D artists add realistic detail to their virtual environments.

CGarchitect: Two years in the making and the result of many, many people’s hard work, Google SketchUp 7 has arrived.

CGarchitect: This article provides an overview of Bentley’s new V8i software portfolio, which includes improvements such as easier conceptual design modeling, integration of GenerativeComponents, interactive dynamic views, accurate geo-coordination capability and more.

BlenderNation: The Excellence Center in Free Software of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), has created an on-line course of 20 hours to teach the use Blender. The course starts at February 23rd, and costs ?60 for... [read the full article on blendernation.com]

CGSociety: SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Art Gallery and Emerging Technologies introductory video released.

3dcgi.com: In June and July 2008 Computer Graphics World published an interesting two part series on Holograms. Part one focuses on the technology and companies behind ’Digital Holograms’ and part two covers how artists are using these cutting edge technologies to create ’Dimensional Art’.

3dcgi.com: Insipred by CNN’s use of "holograms" during their coverage of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election gadget blog Gizmodo recently published an article describing various 3D imaging techniques including anaglyph and polarized glasses, The Pulfrich effect, ChromaDepth, LCD shutter glasses, and other glasses ...

BlenderNation: CGChallenge have announced their 23rd challenge, themed 'Steampunk Myths and Legends'. Steampunk is the application of advanced steam age technology to a modern or science fiction... [read the full article on blendernation.com]

BlenderNation: Here's something we don't *nearly* write enough about on BlenderNation: the Aqsis RenderMan compliant renderer, and the MOSAIC plugin that allows Blender and Aqsis to work together. Eric... [read the full article on blendernation.com]