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famous film producer Dreamworks just released Rise of the Guardians, an animated film perfect for this holiday season that is of particular interest to Linux users. In the film used OpenVDB , a toolkit with which to develop volumetric forms for the inclusion of special effects in these animated films.

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Well, OpenVDB is an Open Source software is released from the month of August and it uses a Mozilla Public License 2.0, and this means that more and more developers will help improve work on this library.

David Lipton, one of those responsible for that decision, said OpenVDB allows “ overcome memory limitations subject to other similar data formats “, and with that opening want to make it an industry standard , but yes, it will be easy to use by other producers, because Lipton himself said that “there are other things developed in the company and we think that be launched [As Open Source] “.

Which is it then? Will this be another little trick to get the good reputation of Open Source , improve the image of DreamWorks, and sell more tickets to the movie? You know that recently talking about a very similar case with Lightworks, and we expect the company created by Spielberg is not taking advantage of the Open Source philosophy of an unethical way.

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Facebook has already started preparing for the Olympics fans by announcing his Explore London 2012 . The next Olympics are about to take place this summer, have the London headquarters will bring together hundreds of the best athletes in the world and thousands of fans of these sports.

For them, Facebook has launched this page that promises to be a reference to its more than 900 million users make the most out of the Olympics . Explore London 2012 brings athletes and sports teams that will soon join the media and sponsors. According to the company, allows users to create their “own personal Olympic experience,” looking for favorites and giving ‘like me’.

At the launch event in London Explore London page 2012, Joanna Shields , Vice President and General Manager EMEA Facebook Facebook emphasized that “ all athletes can have your audience and every fan can follow what they are doing their heroes, support them, encourage them and share their stories with all the world. ” The event also was Mark Adams, Director of Communications of the IOC. Adams said that the Olympic Games “are connecting fans with the great sporting events and moments for over a century, first in the stadiums, then thanks to television and now with social media.” “It makes sense that give fans the best experience we can provide ,” he opined.

Facebook page for the London 2012 Olympic Games is available in 22 languages, and WIN and more than 100 million connections between athletes and fans . You can visit the website at the following link: www.facebook.com / pages / olympics

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Xbox 360 fans that already bored with traditional controls that includes the console are in luck. Microsoft announced the launch of a special-edition consists of three versions of the driver, who will give you much more brightness and color to the gaming experience for users.

The controls for The new Chrome Series are available in blue, white and red. All have a very good finish and look really nice. So far little is known regarding the official release date, but the data published so far claim that the pads will be available from mid-May.

Regarding the availability of drivers not Too much information, but is now expected to hit the market simultaneously throughout the world. In the photos of the boxes can be seen that the inscriptions are in English, French and Spanish, which makes us think from the beginning in an international release.

What it is confirmed for the new Chrome Series is the price, at least in America. The wireless controllers will be available to 54.99 dollars each . It is affordable, but will have to see how it translates into other markets.

So far there is no information, but when Microsoft delivers more details on this special edition will keep you updated. Meanwhile, you can tell us which model they prefer, I am left with the blue icon wink Chrome Series, Special Edition Controls for Xbox 360

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Assange Julian Assange will the special guest of episode 500 of The Simpsons

Speaking of The Simpsons we are referring to one of the most popular animated series and influential history. While the quality of recent seasons can not be compared with that of years ago, the popular yellow family continues to generate smiles on viewers from around the world.

From the beginning one of the characteristic points of the series was the appearance of guest stars. Actors, musicians, athletes and politicians lent their voice to an array of characters and in the coming weeks will see the appearance of a figure that always generates controversy Assange, the founder of Wikileaks .

Australian activist will play himself and be the great figure of episode 500, which will air on Sunday February 19 in the U.S.. While the producers of The Simpsons told the story of the episode will not play legal issues related to this Assange (house arrest in Britain), it ensured that participation will be controversial.

As discussed by Al Jean, the founder of Wikileaks will be the new neighbor of the family Simpson when it should move to Springfield for a plot generated by the other inhabitants of the city. The executive producer of the animated series Assange said become “a sort of new Flanders” .

According to representatives of Fox get credit for participation Julian Assange belongs to Bonita Pietila. The casting director was also highlighted in previous years by making inaccessible figures like Tony Blair (then British Prime Minister) and the hermit writer Thomas Pynchon participate, the program.

Let’s hope that both the Assange participation as the episode in general meet public expectations.

Track | Mashable | The Telegraph.

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who grew up during the 1980 and 1990 always had a very bizarre dream: becoming RoboCop . Obviously most of us did not think the poor Alex Murphy and lived during the Calvary film being shot by a gang of criminals .

only thing that mattered was the technology available to the “police robot” to catch the bad . And now the semi-robotic experience for security officers is about to be partially converted into reality. It was recently confirmed that police Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo will have special glasses to track offenders .

id=”more-14690″> This innovation will begin to be implemented soon in order to perfect facing the Football World Cup 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games . As indicated by experts, these glasses will feature advanced technology for detecting faces and allow arrest suspects in large crowds .

glasses have a special camera that analyzes biometric 46 000 points and 400 faces per second, also having access to a database of more than 13 million people . But that’s not all, as this gadget worthy of RoboCop offers the possibility of remote monitoring using a zoom exceeding 19 km .

Anyway security agents will be no more than 50 meters from the large groups in which criminals can hide . The truth is a very good initiative, although it has sparked controversy over its viability in the event that people wear dark glasses, masks or have their faces painted .

Vía | Gizmodo.

Special Edition confirmed 11x0331n833fx Samsung Galaxy S

several weeks ago, during the Mobile World Congress held in February in Barcelona, ​​people Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S II . However, the smartphone market fails to displace its predecessor (the original S Galaxy), since this equipment will be manufactured in a special edition .

information leaked by a Russian website and was finally confirmed by the “branch” that has the Korean corporation in the country. The first generation Galaxy S will remain in production but will include some modifications. The most important change lies in the processor, as originally had a 1 GHz chip and now have a 1.4 GHz .

id=”more-14540″> As indicated from Samsung Russia, the team has been named “Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Edition” , but to launch in other countries used the name S Plus Samsung Galaxy . Anyway, it is unclear which countries will be available this special issue.

Other significant changes in this device compared to the original are smartphone operating system update (Android Android 2.2 to 2.3) and improved battery (1500 milliamps to 1650) . According to information released the team appear in Russia in late April.

From now on we have to wait to see if Samsung confirmed that the markets appear Galaxy is special edition of S and at what price .

Source: Engadget.