Author Archives: Ron

Site Revision

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Ron

I’ve been pretty busy at work and haven’t had a lot of time or inclination to post here over the last two years. Generally I got the job at Intel because one of the things I did here is what … Continue reading →

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Kick-ass graphics and Larrabee!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Ron

Back in 2008 I took a job with Intel. Intel was starting to ramp up its Larrabee effort and was looking to hire some knowledgeable graphics engineers who could also talk to game developers about *other* things like threading, performance, … Continue reading →

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Phantom Entertainment loses stock listing

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Ron

On July 14th the SEC registration of Phantom Entertainment, Inc. was revoked.  The company repeatedly failed to file required annual and quarterly reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and thus violated the federal securities laws that requires public … Continue reading →

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OpenGL Shading Language Draft nearing completion

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Ron

The OpenGL Shading Language draft is up for comments. You can review it here.

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WARP-Microsoft’s “fast” DirectX software rasterizer

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Ron

It turns out that Microsoft did something very interesting Windows 7, something incredibly cool in fact! Windows 7 will contain something called WARP10, which stands for Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform.  This is, in essence, a software rasterizer for DirectX.  WARP10 … Continue reading →

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Phantom Lapboards start to make an appearance

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Ron

Phantom Lapboards are starting to show up in the wild and there’s a review of one at MaximumPC. Generally everybody likes the Lapboard but the mouse seems a little iffy. If you want to try one out they can be … Continue reading →

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The start of the Intel Shopping Spree: Intel accquires physics engine maker Havok

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Ron

The more time goes by, the more I really think that Intel want’s back into the graphics market. Graphics are the most obvious pathway to beefier machines for the consumer and the easier it is to create cool graphics that … Continue reading →

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Phantom Entertainment (nee Infinium Labs) actually ships something!

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Ron

Well almost it seems. Phantom Entertainment (formally Infinium Labs), after many many many false starts to ship 1) a game console, 2) a streaming game service and 3) a keyboard/mouse combination called the lapboard, apparently shipped the company’s first product, … Continue reading →

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