Top 100 3D movies by CGSociety and 3D World

Source: CGSociety

If you love technology, gadgets and movies, it’s almost certain that you also love those movies that involve heavy 3D effects or even the complete computer 3D generation of the environments in which the scenario takes place.

Issue #100 of the popular 3D World magazine had as its main feature the 100 greatest 3D movies -spot the connection? No wonder it became a classic, as the people buying the magazine range from 3D professionals to casual readers -like myself- that love simply love 3D. Now CGSociety-one of the most popular web resources for 3D- and 3D World are presenting the very same list in online form here.

6 reasons Tesla will make a gas-electric hybrid car

Tesla has shaken the automotive world with its all-electric Roadster and will now build a gas-electric hybrid. The new approach will be applied in its Whitestar sedan that will appear in 2009, the new model will also be available in all-electric form. So is this important news? I think yes because it seems that Tesla never started with serious hybrid vehicle intentions and really counted on its all-electric approach for both technical and marketing differentiation. So why will they now make a gas-electric hybrid Whitestar? I came up with the following explanations:

1. Range: it s no surprise that Tesla calls their gas-electric car a REV, or Range Extended Vehicle. It of course implies that with hybrid technology you get more miles or kilometers than with the all-electric approach. While the all-electric Whitestar will get 150 to 200 miles before its batteries give up, the hybrid’s small internal combustion motor recharges the battery so in terms of usage it is like a conventional car.