Reviews

What are the best free online image editors of 2019?

Jul 15, 2019 at 02:00 pm by Barbara Din

My idea was to find online image editors that were relevant for today's needs, that were not dated, nor cluttered, but also had sufficient tools for one to make a quick or bas.... Read More

Review: Should you switch to Krita, the free digital painting app?

Jul 08, 2019 at 12:00 pm by nemirc

Krita is a painting and image editing application for Windows, Mac and Linux that can be a very good competitor for commercial apps like Photoshop. The best of all, Krita is f.... Read More

Add life to your social media pictures with Pixaloop

Jul 03, 2019 at 12:00 pm by nemirc

Pixaloop is a small application for your mobile phone that lets you add quick nice animations to your photographs very easily. Note this app is not a replacement for high-end.... Read More

Review: Make Corel Painter 2020 part of your daily creative arsenal

Jun 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Barbara Din

The last thing I reviewed from Corel was Painter 2018, and I really liked it and saw many improvements from prior versions. The latest version, fresh from the virtual ove.... Read More

Review: NYNE Bass Pro Bluetooth Speaker is on 'can't do without' status

Jun 27, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Last week I got notice of a sale on a Bluetooth speaker. It was on Musicians Friend Stupid Deal of the Day for $59.95 a discount from the usual $150.00 street price of the uni.... Read More

Review: Create designs for your brand with Canva

Jun 24, 2019 at 02:00 pm by nemirc

Canva is a do-it-yourself web service that lets you create different kinds of promotional or branding material, from flyers and business cards to social media posts, be it for.... Read More

ShaderFrog: An online shader creation tool

Jun 10, 2019 at 04:20 pm by nemirc

With the web becoming more powerful, more and more web applications are showing up, with various results. ShaderFrog is a small web tool that lets you create shaders out of so.... Read More

Game development tools: Babylon.js

Jun 04, 2019 at 02:47 pm by nemirc

There are different game development engines out there, and I've covered some of those in the past. Babylon.js is not like those engines, because it can be tested di.... Read More

Studio Max 2020 - The Ghost Update

May 23, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

As I sit here writing this review, I can only reflect on the struggles I’ve had in finding anything new to write about. Don’t get me wrong. I love me some Studio.... Read More

Vive Wireless Adapter - Still Worth the Cost???

May 02, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

As a tech-writers, we get requests to review items from readers and vendors and recently I got a request to take a look at the wireless adapter for the HTC Vive. This coming f.... Read More

FlexClip | Free Online Video Editor Review

Review: FlexClip would be good if not for better options

Apr 23, 2019 at 12:41 pm by Barbara Din

Videos are the media of choice for a whole generation, and video content isn't just for specialized professionals anymore. We're all making them and sharing parts of our lives.... Read More

Review: Redbee's 2.5D Platformer Engine

Apr 11, 2019 at 10:00 am by nemirc

One nice thing about Unity is its ecosystem. In the Unity Asset Store you can find a wide variety of systems and engines that help a lot. One of those is Redbee's 2.5D Platfo.... Read More

Review: Viveport Infinity VR Subscription

Apr 11, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Even though I was an early adopter of the Vive HMD I was never a big fan of Viveport, its online VR gaming portal. There were some good titles but mostly it was pedestrian far.... Read More

ZBrush 2019 Review: - Remesher 3.0 is a much-needed improvement

Mar 28, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

The necessity of a clean mesh cannot be overstated. Simple put… a clean mesh is easier to work with for everyone down the pipeline from you. It also makes for more flui.... Read More

ZBrush 2019 Review: Snapshot3D Feature

Mar 21, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

Snapshot3D is a new addition for ZBrush 2019. It looks to be a great hard surface modeling tool that like Spotlight, the platform it is integrated into, I didn't fully appreci.... Read More

Easy anime characters with VRoidStudio

Mar 18, 2019 at 02:00 pm by nemirc

If you are one of those who create anime art, or at least are interested in anime art, this may be for you. What if I told you there's a software that allows you to create ani.... Read More

Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000 Review

Mar 18, 2019 at 01:07 pm by Barbara Din

The first time I heard about the new Nvidia RTX technology was from a fellow YouTuber, believe it or not. It sounded extremely exciting, but since I tend to always come late t.... Read More

Titan RTX Review: Is it worth it?

Mar 15, 2019 at 10:22 am by Warlord720

I must admit the Titan RTX was initially a hard sell for me. Being a digital grunt in the trenches I am always interested in new hardware that improves my workflow or helps me.... Read More

ZBrush 2019 - NPR Rendering

Mar 14, 2019 at 10:00 am by Warlord720

PLEASE NOTE: This is the first in a series of reviews and articles on ZBrush 2019 that will be published between follow-up articles on the NVIDIA Titan RTX as it comes ou.... Read More

Autodesk Maya 2019

Mar 06, 2019 at 06:00 am by nemirc

As you know, I've been using Maya for quite some time, but a couple of years ago I moved to Maya LT a couple of years ago, since that version is aimed at game developers. The.... Read More