The V-Ray presentation given at the user group meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles last August has been made available online. Vladimir Koylazov presents some of the new developments that will appear in future versions of V-Ray including Interactive Active Shade renderer, measured BRDF materials and new GI engine.

Autodesk have posted more videos showing off the features of the upcoming version of Mudbox. Sculpting, painting, UI and rendering enhancements. Check 'em out!

From Global Illumination to Jiggly Fluids to Perception and Hallucination. Find them at GooglePages.com.

Google has announced the upcoming release of its new open source web browser. Some analysis and reactions at ZDNet, Techdirt, CNet and Mozilla CEO's blog.

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in collaboration with Microsoft have developed a new method for enhancing details in an image at variable scales while avoiding visual artifacts. It also solves important issues with tone mapping operators when processing HDR images (i.e. halos). Don't miss the video demonstration.

New Scientist Tech has the news.

You are what you search for. Searching the web is taking another step forward with TinEye, a great image search engine built by Idée, currently in open beta. A Firefox plugin is available.

A great project by researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Poly tools, enhanced interactive preview renderer, grass painting and a great new fiber creation and rendering system. Check 'em out!

The limited beta will allow studios to incorporate Image Metrics' markerless facial animation technology into their internal pipelines. Find out more at Image-Metrics.com.