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Sky will use V-Nova’s Perseus codec on its IPTV platform in Italy, resulting in a halving of the average bitrate from 8Mbps to 4Mbps. One of the most important points about the news is that the codec is being deployed as a software update. This follows the integration of the Perseus SDK with Harmonic’s ViBE … Read more
John LeMoncheck will resume his position as president and CEO of CambriosCambrios has restarted its silver nanowire business, following the liquidation of the company’s assets in February. Steve Victor, a senior MD at Development Specialists (which acted as the Assignee in Cambrios’ liquidation), said that Cambrios was another example of a high-tech venture that could … Read more
The 9th – 10th May in Yixing, China, is where world leaders in solid state projection technology will gather for a symposium on this red hot market segment. Some in the industry are predicting RGB laser projectors will be the ONLY cinema projector product sold by 2022. Meanwhile RGB laser, laser phosphor and LED projectors … Read more
Ateme is integrating Technicolor’s HDR distribution technology into its Titan product. Titan is a multi-codec and -format video transcoding software. The use of Technicolor’s technology will extend HDR functionality available to content owners, distributors and other service providers using Titan.
JP Morgan has forecast that the global VR market will be worth as much as $13.5 billion by 2020, compared to just over $2.5 billion this year. Gaming and entertainment applications will see the highest levels of adoption. The firm also forecast a 43% CAGR for shipments of VR headsets: from an estimated 21.6 million … Read more
Huawei has shown off a VR headset that is used as a ‘bring-your-own-display’ device, like the Gear VR. The Huawei VR will be used with the flagship P9, P9 Plus and Mate 8 phones, and will be released this year – possibly in late Spring. The field of view is said to be 95° and, … Read more
An OLED display prototype, developed at the University of Tokyo, is more flexible than any type seen before – and less than quarter of the thickness of cling film (Saran wrap, to our American readers). Measuring just 3µm in thickness, the device is described as ‘electronic skin’, or e-skin. It can be worn directly on … Read more
In the announcement of its Q1’16 finance results, Netflix has revealed that its global customer base more than 6.7 million YoY. The firm now has almost 47 million customers in the USA and 34.5 million internationally, meaning that 42% of Netflix subscribers are now outside the US. In the next quarter, the company expects to … Read more
HP Inc. has updated its all-in-one workstation, the HP Z1, adding an UltraHD display in a more compact chassis. The shrinking of the product – which includes cutting display size from 27″ to 23.6″ – is because workspaces are getting smaller, HP said. The third-generation HP Z1 G3 is 47% smaller; 51% lighter; and 21% … Read more
Kyocera is to begin construction of a third manufacturing facility at its Kyoto Ayabe complex in Japan this week, says Evertiq. The line will be used to produce compact organic packages to house microelectronic devices used in smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile products. Completion is targeted for December this year.
Worldwide digital TV (DTV) homes will rise by 185% between 2010 and 2021, or almost 1.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research. In 2016 alone, the total will climb by 120 million, and by 497 million between 2015 and 2021. At the end of the forecast period, worldwide DTV penetration will reach 98.3%, from 40.4% … Read more
Two thousand years ago, travelers approaching the Greek island of Rhodes could see a giant statue, made of iron and brass, shining on the horizon. Known as Colossus, it was considered a masterpiece of art and engineering, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Today, a new metal titan is lighting up the … Read more
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