Sunday, February 10, 2002
Blender on the iPAQ
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "SOFTWARE" @ 01:57 PM
http://www.blender3d.com/CompanyAndPress/press_2002.php
Ahhh.. finally, you can mix your favorite drinks right on your iPAQ. Oh, wait - different blender. This is Blender 3D software, and now it runs right on your iPAQ Pocket PC. :-)
"Not a Number™ (NaN) has released the proof of concept for their powerful 3D creation suite, Blender Creator, running on a Compaq iPAQ PDA, available for download.
"This prototype serves as a demonstration of Blender’s portability and does to show that 3D on wireless applications can be today’s reality. The introduction of next generation wireless networks is causing an explosion in demand for new, high value, personal rich media, as operators and content providers seek desperately to fill these new pipelines with attractive, entertaining and useful content tailored to the new devices."
If you don't know who NaN is or what they do, they "set the standard for real-time 3D: 3D content creation, 3D playback, and 3D delivery. Our products work across all networks and hardwares. As a 3D graphics tool, Blender is used for print, video, and film. It's also a tool for creating 3D interactive media and games."
Very cool - and now they have brought that to the iPAQ. I haven't dug into the software any deeper yet, so I don't know why it is iPAQ only right now. I presume the 206MHz processor is a requirement, but all Pocket PC 2002 devices have that now.
Ahhh.. finally, you can mix your favorite drinks right on your iPAQ. Oh, wait - different blender. This is Blender 3D software, and now it runs right on your iPAQ Pocket PC. :-)
"Not a Number™ (NaN) has released the proof of concept for their powerful 3D creation suite, Blender Creator, running on a Compaq iPAQ PDA, available for download.
"This prototype serves as a demonstration of Blender’s portability and does to show that 3D on wireless applications can be today’s reality. The introduction of next generation wireless networks is causing an explosion in demand for new, high value, personal rich media, as operators and content providers seek desperately to fill these new pipelines with attractive, entertaining and useful content tailored to the new devices."
If you don't know who NaN is or what they do, they "set the standard for real-time 3D: 3D content creation, 3D playback, and 3D delivery. Our products work across all networks and hardwares. As a 3D graphics tool, Blender is used for print, video, and film. It's also a tool for creating 3D interactive media and games."
Very cool - and now they have brought that to the iPAQ. I haven't dug into the software any deeper yet, so I don't know why it is iPAQ only right now. I presume the 206MHz processor is a requirement, but all Pocket PC 2002 devices have that now.
