Epson puts the gloss on new printer

Epson has announced a new eight-ink printer designed to produce the smoothest, glossiest prints possible from a pigment-based inkjet. To achieve this the Photo R800 employs three distinct technologies. The first is the world's smallest droplet size at just 1. ...more

Cinema 4D XL 7 in the picture

The latest version of Cinema 4D starts to ship on 29 May, more than a month ahead of schedule, on the back of its Hollywood debut in the creation of the credits for The Mummy Returns. Cinema 4D is a 3D-modelling, animation and rendering application. The upgrade features across the board enhancements to version 6. ...more

AOL takes an OpenRide

As part of its long term goal of moving from being an ISP to a web services provider, AOL has introduced a new client which provides access to a range of AOL services while enabling users to go beyond the 'walled garden' approach that has characterised the company's offerings up until now. The new AOL clientnamed OpenRide brings together four major components - the AOL Explorer browser, an IM client, email client and a media centre providing access to radio, videos and other content. Each can be viewed as a separate pane within the main OpenRide client. ...more

Rio starts a riot

Rio has introduced a new portable MP3 player, the RioRiot, equipped with a 20GB hard drive and an FM radio tuner. Following the trend for ever-larger storage capacities, the RioRiot matches the latest Archos Jukebox, offering twice as much music as Apple's latest 10Gb iPod. However, in common with all MP3 players except the iPod, transferring music relies on a realtively slow USB interface. ...more

BBC opens RSS to third-parties

The BBC has relaxed its rules on RSS feeds, allowing websites and blogs to carry BBC headlines without a licence. The BBC began supplying feeds in 2003, when the policy of strict licensing was designed to encourage people to access them for personal use via a news feed reader. BBC News website editor, Pete Clifton, said the change is partly a result of the increased popularity of feeds which led to 18 million click-throughs to BBC news and sport in April alone. ...more