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Video Highlights from SMPTE 2014

We were able to interview several companies during SMPTE. Central China Development Labs (CCDL) was at the SMPTE Fall conference where it made a big impression with its 3D LED screen using polarization – http://tinyurl.com/nmzlnkr MPEG-H is a new about-to-be adopted standard that offers object oriented audio for TVs and mobile devices. It was demonstrated … Read more

Panasonic Will Sell Sanyo TV Business, Says Nikkei

Reports from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper claim that Panasonic will sell its Sanyo subsidiary’s TV business in North America to Funai, which licenses the Philips TV brand in that market. An agreement on the deal’s value is expected by the end of the year, with the sale completed by the end of March. Panasonic is trying … Read more

ARM’s Mali Media IP Brings Single-Core HEVC Support

ARM has announced a suite of new media IP, which can be used to develop media SoCs for smartphone and tablet products. The suite is comprised of the Mali-V550 video accelerator (supporting HEVC), the Mali-DP550 display processor and the Mali-T800 GPU family (including the Mali-T820, Mali-T830 and Mali-T860 GPUs). Power savings across the line are … Read more

Cologne/Bonn Refreshes With Retro Content, New Screens

Two new 65″ flight-information displays have been installed in Cologne/Bonn airport. Invidis Consulting expects as many as 10 displays to be installed around the airport as part of the work, some of which may be 75″ units. They are NEC screens with 1920 x 1080 resolution and use a retro black-and-white appearance designed by the … Read more