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Autodesk announces AutoCAD for Mac

Autodesk plans to bring its flagship AutoCAD design and engineering software to the Mac for the first time in nearly two decades […]

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China Trend Watching

Brazilian Music at Shanghai World Expo: YAMANDÚ COSTA

One of the greatest Brazilian Contemporary Musicians, the guitarist Yamandú Costa, brings to Shanghai World Expo the best of Brazilian instrumental music “Chorinho” in the show “Tribute to Choro”, scheduled for the evening of September 12, at the America Square […]

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China, Technology, Innovation and the Environment: China’s State Grid unveils ultra-high-voltage power line plans

State Grid Corp of China, China’s major power grid operator, plans to build a network of ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission lines by 2020, linking major energy production bases with the nation’s power-guzzling regions […]

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Watch Peter Morville’s “The Future of Search” talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘10 Conference

In this talk, Peter Morvile defines a pattern language for search that embraces user psychology and behavior, multisensory interaction, and emerging technology […]

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Information Technology Innovation

Watch Dyana Cunningham and Alexa Mills’ “Technologies Changing Communities, Communities Innovating Technology” talk at MIT Sloan School of Management

Dayna Cunningham and Alexa Mills are developing methodologies for enabling communities to express and define themselves, so they may become more engaged in a larger civic and political process […]

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Watch Dave Gray’s “A Grammar for Creativity and Innovation” talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘10 Conference

Dave Gray shares insights from his upcoming book “Game Storming” on the work of creativity and innovation […]

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Autodesk Unveils 2011 Versions of Its Digital Entertainment Creation Software

Autodesk has announced the latest versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation software for 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, compositing, digital sculpting and 3D painting. The 2011 versions offer new features and enhancements that help accelerate workflows and improve interoperability, helping artists to maximize their creativity and optimize their productivity […]

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Watch Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” talk at MIT Sloan School of Management

In “Globalization 3.0,” Friedman contends, people from far-flung places will become principal players in the marketplace […]

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Media in China: opportunities in digital media

China’s fast developing digital media industry is lucrative, and the next big opportunity lies in assisting users to find digital content and make it more interactive […]

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Watch Paola Antonelli’s “Talk to Me” talk at IxDA | Interaction ‘10 Conference

Whether openly and actively, or in subtle, subliminal ways, things talk to us, and designers write the initial script that will let us develop and improvise the dialogue […]