Prices for DRAM and NAND flash both enjoy moderate growth
Published on August 03, 2005Although the increase in DRAM spot pricing slowed in the week from July 26 to August 1, overall pricing still rose within a 2% range, while in the NAND flash segment, all segments drew attention, with 2Gbit parts enjoying the greatest price increase at 5.5% last week. Read more
CES 2007: Making use of those cool new cell phone features: ShoZu
Published on January 08, 2007Another of the free web services being bandied about CES 2007 is ShoZu, a service which allows one to (more easily) share photos and video taken on a mobile phone. Read more
HP researchers find solution to replace transistors
Published on February 01, 2005Hewlett-Packard (HP) today announced its researchers have proven that their "crossbar latch" could replace the transistor, the fundamental building block of computers for the last half century. The molecule-based technology could offer new opportunities to accelerate and construct computers in the future. Read more
Intel intros HPC developer tools
Published on November 17, 2005Intel is shipping five new software development tools that promise developers of supercomputing and distributed high performance computing (HPC) software environments to accelerate and simplify the creations of applications. As a result the new "Cluster Tools" help to reduce the costs of software development. Read more
System Builder Marathon: Performance & Value
Published on January 01, 2009We’ve built, overclocked, and tested our $625, $1,250, and $2,500 performance machines. How will these three systems compare in overall performance and value? Read more
System Builder Marathon: $2,500 Enthusiast PC
Published on December 31, 2008We’ve seen how far a moderately priced Core i7 system can take us and now we’re ready to assess the performance advantages of better cooling and a stronger graphics configuration. Will our upgrades be worth the money? Read more
System Builder Marathon: $1,250 Mid-Range PC
Published on December 30, 2008We see how far $1,250 gets us when building a new Core i7-based system, and how it compares to last month’s similarly priced Core 2 Duo machine. Read more
SSDs Replacing HDDs Soon? Not A Chance
Published on December 29, 2008Some say 2010 and even 2009 will be the year of SSDs. We think not. Read more
Stan Winston's 10 Greatest Creations
While I do not want at all to downplay Stan Winston's talents, I find your choice for "his" #1 creation a bit troubling. While Stan obviously deserves the credit for making the aliens work so well on that film by bringing them to life, they were not "his" creations. That credit properly goes to artist H. R. Giger who actually designed the original alien (which was only somewhat aggrandized to make the Queen version) and facehuggers. Again, Stan was needed to make them work on film but the fact that they were not his original artwork work make them a bit less than a #1 effort considering all of the completely original designs he generated on this list.
While I do not want at all to downplay Stan Winston's talents, I find your choice for "his" #1 creation a bit troubling. While Stan obviously deserves the credit for making the aliens work so well on that film by bringing them to life, they were not "his" creations. That credit properly goes to artist H. R. Giger who actually designed the original alien (which was only somewhat aggrandized to make the Queen version) and facehuggers. Again, Stan was needed to make them work on film but the fact that they were not his original artwork work make them a bit less than a #1 effort considering all of the completely original designs he generated on this list.
Article by Rob Wright and David Konow
Stan Winston, one of the greatest visual effects artists in the history of film, passed away recently, leaving an enormous legacy behind with such films as "Terminator," "Aliens" and "Jurassic Park." We highlight his 10 greatest films.
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