The More Connected the Car, the More Disconnected You’ll Be

Driving Bits Having grown up in the flat heartland of the country, I feel sorry for my son. Back then, a car wasn’t simply transportation; it was an expression of who you were. Bore out the cylinders and put in …

Live at Nvidia’s GTC 2016

This is the sixth time that this editor has been privileged to attend Nvidia’s GTC (GPU Technology Conference) which is still being held. So far, it has not disappointed although GeForce gaming is not the focus of this event. This …

Behind the Scenes

The More Company Communications Changes, the More it Stays the Same On my office wall I have two images Picasso’s Don Quixote de la Mancha and the unofficial military public information crest, “Last to Know … First to Go.” It’s …

Her Game

It’s Time for Game Design to Follow the Players’ Lead The good news about the GDC (Game Developers Conference) is that VR (virtual reality) headsets were everywhere. Yes, I’m interested in the game play advances that are being made; but …

Has Nvidia Forgotten Kepler? The GTX 780 Ti vs. the 290X Revisited

Has Nvidia neglected Kepler? This evaluation will revisit 13 games from our Kepler GTX 780 Ti launch evaluation which was originally published on November 7, 2013. We focused on its performance versus the then recently released R9 290X, and also …

HyperX Cloud Revolver Gaming Headset available for Pre-order

HyperX Cloud Revolver Available for Pre-order April 1; Ships May 9 Studio Grade Sound Stage Provides More Precise Gameplay Official Headset Sponsor for MLG CS:GO Major Championship: Columbus HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology Company, today announced HyperX Cloud Revolver, …

BTR’s Spring Mini-Contest series starts today!

BTR is expanding and getting more popular, and we would like to reward our community members who contribute so much to our site. We are planning a series of contests with at least one new AAA PC title to be …

Data Diddling

Data Diddling – Customers Should Always Come Before Big Data I admit it. I’m really bad at things like balancing a checkbook. In fact, all things mathematical. Bad? Pathetic is a more accurate description. I had to take something called …

Nvidia’s HairWorks is now available to all game developers

In 2015 Nvidia started releasing source code for GameWorks libraries on GitHUB. They continued that at GDC 2016 to advance graphics and simulation in gaming and be helpful to those that create games. As promised at GDC, this morning source …

Kingston Digital Releases New microSD for Action Cameras

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced its microSD Action Camera UHS-I U3 (Speed Class 3) card. Its rugged performance and form factor make this microSD …

Driver Performance Evaluation Featuring the Fury X vs. the GTX 980 Ti

Today’s driver performance analysis charts the performance of 27 games using the GTX 980 Ti with the latest GeForce WHQL driver 364.51, and we are also focusing on the competing Fury X and AMD’s Crimson Software version 16.3. We are …

The Virtual Road to Tomorrow’s Films

VR Film – The Virtual Road to Tomorrow’s Films Begins in Earnest O.K., I admit it… VR (virtual reality) is going to be big in a few years. After experiencing The Martian at SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television …