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Magic Leap has just announced that they will be shipping their Magic Leap One device to developers his summer. While this still leaves a significant time span for the actual release date, we are already in the summer of 2018 and the release could happen any day now. As the release will be to developers … Read more
The Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) group was formed at the beginning of the film-to-digital transition to help develop the specifications and interchange formats needed for an orderly transition. Now, it has released a statement saying it plans to work on specifications for the next stage in theatrical exhibition: HDR Cinema. The motivation for this activity … Read more
A woman says she has been cured of her fear of heights using new VR technology funded by Oxford VR, a spin-out from Oxford University. Fay Nugent, a 48-year-old malaria research project manager working at the university, heard about a clinical trial of the treatment programme, designed to help those suffering from acrophobia. Having suffered … Read more
International sales, marketing and support services group DCC, parent company of AV distributor Exertis, has announced its acquisition of Stampede, a professional AV distributor with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. According to DCC, the company provides a global network of 20,000 resellers with a range of integrated AV and IT … Read more
According to several reports, the UK’s Digital TV Group is testing a new smart TV from Amazon, developed in collaboration with a group of Chinese manufacturers for the UK market. It will apparently come with the company’s Prime video app and a Freeview tuner built in. Earlier in the year, the company announced its partnership … Read more
ProSiebenSat.1 will broadcast a special edition of its Galileo Spezial magazine show on its HD+ platform’s UHD1 channel. The show will be transmitted in Ultra HD and HLG HDR via satellite, alongside the programme’s usual SD and HD broadcasts. The special broadcast will also be available on-demand via the ProSieben website and app for a … Read more
Bang & Olufsen has discontinued production and development of the square styled TV design that it has supported since the BeoVision 5 in 2002. Digital Devices GmbH has launched the Octopus CI S2 Advanced, a DTV Tuner card that works on PCI Express and supports DVB-S and DVB-S2 for satellite reception. The card has dual … Read more
Digital Surgery, a health tech company which claims it’s “shaping the future of surgery through the convergence of surgical expertise and technology”, has announced it has developed a real-time, dynamic AI system designed for the operating room. The company says it’s building the data to power the future of surgery through its proprietary surgical roadmaps, … Read more
TCL Communication has launched Alcatel 5V as the flagship of an entirely reimagined smartphone portfolio delivering high-end features including a stunning edge-to-edge screen at an affordable price. Alcatel 5V astonishes with premium design aesthetics, an optimized FullView 19:9 display and an enhanced camera that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to empower users to produce superior photographs. … Read more
TCL Communication has launched the Alcatel 5V, which the company describes as the flagship of its reimagined smartphone portfolio. The device features a 6.2″ LCD display in a notch design, with a 720 × 1500 resolution, 268 pixels per inch, a 19:9 aspect ratio and an 84.5% screen-to-body ratio. It runs Android 8.1, powered by … Read more
Amazon recently sold a range of Ultra HD TVs and other TV products at heavily discounted prices as part of its annual Prime Day sale. US discounts, which were available for a very limited time, included: LG 65″ UJ7700 UHD HDR LCD TV — $649.99 (down from $1500+) Sony 55″ Ultra HD Smart LED TV … Read more
Advanced TV reported that Italy is looking at a plan ((PNAF 2018) to create 10 national UHF band multiplexes and four local ones as well as a VHF regional multiplex. The aim is to use DVB-T2 with 256 QAM modulation and with 40 Mbps per multiplex.
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