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Despite unbounded optimism and enthusiasm from the presenters, I came away from the October 13th SMPYE-NY chapter meeting with my reservations about the future of virtual reality (VR) as a storytelling medium unresolved. The title of the meeting was “VR: Innovation and Challenges” and it was hosted by the SMPTE-NY student chapter at the Borough … Read more
Atheer, pioneer of AiR™ (Augmented interactive Reality) computing, which enhances the productivity and safety of deskless professionals, and Wikitude have teamed up to enable Wikitude’s capabilities, such as image recognition and tracking, on Atheer’s AiR Glasses™ and AiR Suite™. Wikitude, a renowned pioneer of mobile augmented reality (AR) technology, will be demoing the Wikitude AR … Read more
Homeowners and businesses, DJs and party planners can transform any space with Optoma’s ingenious new app: Projection Mapper. It will project onto any surface in the home, retail space, party venue or event to completely transform the look and feel of the space. People can achieve, at home, that impressive projection mapped experience you only … Read more
Zytronic, a leader in custom designed, high performance Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™ and MPCT™) touch sensors today announced that, in collaboration with Tangible Display, it is able to offer object recognition capability on its MPCT™ multi-touch glass (ZyBrid®) and foil (ZyFilm®) sensor products up to 85” in diagonal. When deployed in touch tables, object recognition … Read more
Last week, we covered a release from IHS that suggested that HDR is mainly a benefit with UltraHD content (HDR Compatible Set Sales Bigger than HDR says IHS Markit). We’re happy to have got feedback from Paul Gray of IHS Markit, a long term analyst of the TV market who clarified that the intention was … Read more
Bloomberg reports that Apple has scaled back its work on its automotive interests, with the company focussing on software for automotive applications. Large numbers of individuals in Apple are reported to have been given new roles in the company, which is said to be planning an end of 2017 deadline for big decisions on the … Read more
Spanish pay-TV saw an 18.5% YoY increase in sales in 2015 with revenue reaching over €2 billion, according to a report from Spain’s telecom authority, with the number of subscribers rising to 5.6 million. The report cited company mergers and technology convergence as contributing factors. 3.2 million subscribers access services through FTTH, up 51% YoY, … Read more
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has expanded its portfolio of technologies to support a new generation of video and imaging devices. The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ connected camera portfolio includes a comprehensive suite of camera platforms featuring enhanced hardware and software capabilities for on-camera deep learning and video analytics, 4K HEVC video … Read more
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 625 processor which is built using 14nm technology and adds UltraHD HEVC encoding, allowing capture of UltraHD content at 30fps. Other features include an octa-core 64-bit CPU, an integrated X9 LTE modem for peak speeds up to 300 Mbps download/100 Mbps upload, and support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth and GNSS / … Read more
Oculus VR, owned itself by Facebook, has bought Irish start-up InfiniLed, of Cork, Ireland, (not to be confused with Infiled of China!) which is developing microLEDs. The Irish Times said that this is for the firm’s technology to be used in VR headsets. InfiniLed was founded in 2010, based on technology from the Tyndall National … Read more
Eyevis said that it has upgraded the TOSIM (TOwer SIMulator) Green that is run by Skyguide in Dübendorf, near Zurich, Switzerland. Whereas previous upgrades used rear projection systems, the new upgrade used front projection displays. Fixed to a newly designed ceiling structure, 17 eyevis projectors (ESP-LHD-1000) were installed to create views of different airports to … Read more
Samsung said that it has started the mass production of SoC chips, based on a 10 nanometer FinFET process. The company claims it will give a 30% increase in area efficiency compared to 14nm and 27% better performance or 40% lower power. Following the introduction of the first-generation 10nm process (10LPE), its second generation process … Read more
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