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337 posts · Newest first · ← All NewsMicrosoft announced today the release of its SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel.
The company also announced several strategic PC-OEM relationships that will deliver Voodoo Banshee graphics worldwide to consumers purchasing PCs from Tiny Computers, CyberMax, Pionex Technologies and Quantex Microsystems.
The first members of the product family, which are expected to be available commercially in the second quarter of 1999, include the pin-compatible Voodoo3 2000 for the PC OEM market and the Voodoo3 3000 for the retail add-in-board market.
NVIDIA Corporation announced today that STB Systems, a leading developer of multimedia and convergence products, will display a new motherboard product this week at Fall Comdex '98, being held November 16-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AMD today introduced versions of the AMD-K6-2 processor with 3DNow! technology operating at speeds of 400, 380 and 366 MHz.
QSound Labs, today announced that Aztech Systems unveiled its new PCI-based sound card and VLSI Technology, Inc. and Trident Microsystems launched new PCI-based chipsets, further strengthening QSound's position as the 3D audio leader in the PC/multimedia marketplace.
Labtec, The Computer Audio Experts, announced a powerful new addition to their Audio F/X series, the three-piece LCS-2632.
American ANKO announced the entry of AVB into the North American game-hardware market. AVB is the force that will continue to build and expand ANKO's presence as one of the preeminent game-controller manufacturers in the world.
Creative Labs has released new OpenGL Drivers for the 3D Blaster Banshee. This new version of the 3Dfx Banshee OpenGL drivers (v1.1) to be used for Quake, Quake II and Hexen II.
The 13th Annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) announced an industry line-up of more than 250 speakers for the 1999 conference at the San Jose Convention Center, March 15-19.