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Google Looking to Displace HEVC Compression

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Broadcast & Distribution – HEVC, or “High Efficiency Video Coding,” is showing promise to make internet-delivered Ultra-HDTV a reality, as it can provide about a 50% bitrate saving over MPEG 4/AVC (H.264), becoming a practical solution to offering 4k content to the home. But while MPEG and HEVC have been developed by standards committees fronting … Read more

Pixelworks to Demonstrate Its Industry-Leading Video Processing Technology at CES 2015

Company’s video quality advancements for next generation displays provide clearer detail and smoother motion for an enhanced user experience SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 19, 2014– Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW), an innovative provider of video display processing technology, will demonstrate how its technology is being used to improve image quality across a broad range of screens, from … Read more

VIZIO Adds New Apps Supporting 4K Content – Boosts Picture Quality

New Apps Supporting 4K Include Amazon Instant Video, UltraFlix and Toon Goggles Irvine, CA – December 22, 2014 – VIZIO, America’s #1 Smart TV brand1,announced today three additional 4K Ultra HD streaming services rolling out soon to VIZIO P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array Smart TVs, expanding the selection of 4K content. Additionally, new picture quality enhancements … Read more

And Finally…. a Thumb Extender!

And finally… The age-old (ok, two-year-old) problem: you have a large new smartphone, but can’t reach the top of the screen. Worry no more thanks to Thanko of Japan, which is selling a ‘thumb extender’; the Yubi Nobiiru (literally ‘stretched finger’) slips over a real digit to add another 15mm to your reach. A conductor … Read more

Inception Digital To Feature Stream TV Glasses-Free 3D In Digital Signage Offerings

3D – Stream TV Networks, Inc.™ is pleased to announce that Inception Digital has selected Stream TV’s Ultra-D™ glasses-free 3D technology for several digital signage pilot tests it will be initiating with key clients in 2015.  The announcement comes after several months of cooperation between the two companies to implement content creation, distribution and management strategies. … Read more

New Technology Gets Adopted More Quickly Than Ever Before

Display Technology – With many new technologies being developed over the last few decades, many of us will have very different views on what influenced society the most, but many of those rely on display technology to achieve the user experience that made them successful in the first place.  For example, a tablet with CRT display … Read more