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• Nearmap offers its 3D imagery and tools on demand

  ​Nearmap is making three dimensional imagery of towns across Australia and the US available to explore in its web application, MapBrowser.

• AI judges readied for Tokyo 2020 gymnastics competitions

  ​Gymnasts competing in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics could see their efforts judged and scored by AI and 3D sensing systems, following successful trials of the technology at the International Gymnastics Federation World Cup Series earlier this year.

• The 7 Aussie projects that ‘made the grade’ in IDC's Smart Cities awards

  Seven Australian ‘smart city’ projects from across the nation - including ones from Launceston to Newcastle to Cairns - have been shortlisted as finalists in the annual 2019 IDC Asia Pacific Smart Cities Awards.

• Brett Wilson new McDonald Jones CIO

  Brett Wilson is the new CIO at home designs and building company, McDonald Jones.

• Mobile apps drive WA’s search for minerals

  Western Australia is refining its search for minerals and resources using mapping and tracking technology that is tailored for smartphones and mobile devices.

• Geoscience Australia opens up access to spatial data

  Geoscience Australia is embracing international geospatial standards and integrated Web platforms to share spatial data in an open environment. The focus is on interoperability, says the agency’s lead data scientist, Danielle Beaudreau.

• In Pictures: 10 tips for giving killer presentations with the new Prezi

  From using new 3D backgrounds effectively to manipulating multiple objects at once, here are 10 pro tips for using the newest version of Prezi, the red-hot visual presentation tool.

• 3D movie streaming receives a boost with new standard

  Movies in 3D could soon stream to PCs and TV sets with the development of a new video file compression standard by researchers in Germany.

• Roxio Creator 2011 adds 3D

  Forget about Avatar in 3D -- thanks to software maker Roxio, now your home movies can feature grandma, the kids, and all your friends in eye-popping 3D. Roxio announced Tuesday the latest versions of its all-in-one media software suite, Creator 2011 and Creator Pro 2011.

• Panasonic shows prototype 3D lens for Lumix cameras

  Panasonic showed for the first time on Wednesday a prototype lens for its Lumix DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras that will give them the ability to capture 3D still images.

• Blu-ray 3D, more TV models boosting 3D TV shipments

  3D TV shipments are on the rise with the availability of more TV models and increasing movie and sports content in 3D, research firm DisplaySearch said on Wednesday.

• Sony launches 3D TVs, gaming

  Sony's plans for 3D entertainment begin coming together on Thursday as the company kicks off sales of 3D televisions and begins offering 3D games for its PlayStation 3 console.

• Toshiba to launch 3D-capable laptop in July

  Toshiba is set to become the first PC maker to put a 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc laptop on sale, it said Monday.

• Intel guru says 3D Internet will arrive within five years

  A technology guru at Intel Corp. predicts that the internet will look significantly different in five to 10 years, when much of it will be three dimensional, or 3D.

• Today's PC hardware limits streaming 3D content

  Content providers are increasingly streaming 3D video over the Internet, but many computers are not yet 3D-ready and users may not be all that interested in that viewing option, analysts said.