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We met with Dolby Laboratories at NAB where we talked about Dolby Vision in addition to Dolby’s audio codec, AC-4. AC-4 is currently being voted on in the ATSC 3.0 group, but it is anticipated to be approved as the audio codec for use in the U.S. The alternative, MPEG-H, is expected to be approved … Read more
Elemental, which provides software-based encoding services, was showing three different HDR/SDR side by side demos. One was based on the Technicolor/Philips approach that uses PQ for conventional set top box scenarios; the second was an HDR10 feed using MPEG DASH encoding for OTT applications; and the third was a Dolby Vision demo with encoding in … Read more
Wearables in enterprise and industrial environments continue to see high levels of interest and market momentum, as companies across a wide variety of industry sectors conduct trials and plan deployments with a diverse set of devices across multiple use cases. In terms of unit volumes and revenue, enterprise and industrial wearables are still a very … Read more
Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, today announced it was honored with a Silver Edison Award in the category of Applied Technology: Horticulture for its cadmium-free CFQD® quantum dot technology for LED grow lighting and Deep Red CFQD® Quantum Dot Film for sustainable … Read more
Lenovo released a new flagship mobile phone, the ZUK Z2 Pro. It’s the world’s first mobile phone that fully activates the performance of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chip and integrates ten professional sensors, a true 3D-glass body and several other industry-leading technologies. According to Chen Xudong, Lenovo senior vice president, “The first thing we need to … Read more
Leyard, a global leader in visualization products and Planar, a Leyard company and global leader in display and digital signage technology, are the recipients of five of the industry’s most prestigious technology honors, NewBay Media’s third annual Best of Show Award, presented at the 2016 National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB) in Las Vegas by … Read more
8K was definitely present at NAB 2016, but with the exception of the Japanese broadcast community, it was more of a curiosity than anything else. NHK was in the Futures Park again with a large 8K theater and 8K SDR vs. HDR in a split screen shot demo. Content was captured on the Hitachi/NHK 8K … Read more
Samsung used NAB to showcase for the first time, its dynamic metadata approach to HDR. The results were demonstrated in a side-by side demo on identical Samsung TVs – one showing the content with static metadata and the other with the dynamic metadata approach that Samsung is proposing to the SMPTE ST 2094 committee. (see … Read more
When you get as much money as Magic Leap from investors, you have to keep the hype up to not only make them feel good, but also to entice them, and others, to give you even more money. Magic Leap may be the first start up ever that has no further investment needs after the … Read more
As reported by many tech blogs (Tech Times, Phone Arena and others), Huawei is planning on upgrading a future smartphone with a QHD display (2560 x 1440). So far all Huawei branded smartphones are topping out at FullHD resolution (the Huawei-built Nexus 6P does have a QHD display though). So far, Huawei has believed that … Read more
Professional monitor maker, Eizo, was at NAB and showed a prototype of an HDR monitor. This uses an LCD panel and reaches 1000 cd/m² of peak luminance. They are working to achieve 90% of BT-2020 color gamut using quantum dot technology. We were baffled as the company said they will not include local dimming, so … Read more
We met with Christie at NAB where we had a chance to see their HDR projector in action in the Christie Innovation Theater and more. But first, we wanted to clarify some of the configurations of the more advanced solutions the company offers. For this, we broke the projection solutions down into three blocks: light … Read more
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