HD+ Comes to Hisense TVs
HD+, the German HDTV platform, has made its HD+ Replay catch-up portal available on Hisense’s TV sets. Before this, HD+ Replay was only available on HD+’s own satellite receivers, and as an app on LG smart TVs.
Ericsson Prefers HDR to UltraHD for “More Bang per Bit”
We met up with Matthew Goldman, the Senior VP Technology at Ericsson and had a good chat about HDR and the issues. We also recorded an interview with him, look here for updates when that is processed. Ericsson is clear that 1080P 50 video with HDR and WCG is a better experience for most consumers … Read more
Lenovo Boosts Mobile Workstations
This is Lenovo’s integrated colorimeterWe hadn’t spotted Lenovo at IBC before, but were happy to catch up to look at its workstation. There was no real monitor news, although the company said that the ThinkVision Pro 2840M (the firm’s original 28″ monitor) is now down to $600 in the US. The real attraction at the … Read more
Irdeto Offering Smart DRM
We haven’t previously reported on Irdeto, but something their PR company told us must have been persuasive and we met with Richard Scott, SVP Sales & Marketing from the company this time. The firm has 45 years experience in conditional access (CA) technologies and has also been developing software CAMs (that might have been the … Read more
Sigma Boosts G.Hn & Highlights UltraHD
Sigma Designs was in a meeting room above Hall 1 and we got the latest update from them. The first news was about a new variation on G.Hn which Sigma calls “G.Hn Prime” which boost performance above that of the base G.Hn level. It uses special “acceleration” technology at twice the rate, using the TCP … Read more
UltraHD Alliance Wants to Bring Order to the “Wild Wild West”
The UltraHD Alliance had a meeting room at IBC to introduce itself to the European business. There was a feeling that there was a feeling of the “Wild Wild West”. A group of companies came together to develop an Alliance that would try to ensure that some of the problems that afflicted 3D so the … Read more
Embraer Embraces Mixed Reality for Aircraft Design
In a seminar at the Canon EXPO, Embraer’s Paulo Pires described the mixed reality market and its use in aircraft design and simulation. They have been using Canon mixed reality systems and are seeing benefits, as will be described. In his presentation, Pires first gave a little history of Enbraer. It is a Brazilian company … Read more
IDC Sees Big Growth for Mixed and Virtual Reality
IDC’s Ramon Llamas kicked off a special seminar session by defining mixed reality as the combination of augmented reality (virtual objects overlaid on a view of the real world), augmented virtuality (interaction with an AR environment) and virtual reality (completely immersed in video or CG content). However, in his slide showing the mixed reality landscape, … Read more
Mixed Reality Headset Demos at Canon EXPO
Canon has developed an augmented reality headset that they refer to as mixed reality. The currently available headset, the HMA-1, uses two OLED panels for a total resolution of 2560×1024 (dual SXGA). There are also two VGA resolution cameras built-in. There appear to be two main ways to create a mixed reality solution. One is … Read more
Is M-RAM the Next Big Thing in Memory?
M-RAM stands for Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory. It is non-volatile memory, like Flash memory and uses magnetic elements like hard drives. Now, after 20 years of development, the first products are coming to market. Canon does not make the memory – they make the equipment to manufacture the memory. Companies like Arizon and Everspin offer … Read more
Canon Showcases HDR Monitors
Canon offers two reference displays at 24 inches (DP-V2410) and 30 inches (DP-V3010). Both offer DCI-4K resolution 4096×2160) and a wide color gamut (essentially P3, not 2020). Both are targeted at broadcast and cinema production as well as medical applications. Both will apparently be offered in 200 and 2000 cd/m² versions and both support HDR … Read more
Canon Reveals 4K Projector Plans
At InfoComm, Canon was showing a 4K projector but with no information available for the media. At the Canon Expo, it was in plain sight and powering several demos. In fact, according to Canon B2B Marketing manager, Scott Burkhardt, there are only 5 working units and they were all in New York being put to … Read more
