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IMAX Reveals New 12-Track Audio Solution

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Digital Cinema – During a recent visit to IMAX in Mississauga, Ontario, we had a chance to get a demo of IMAX’s new audio solution. The current system is based on six tracks of …

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HBO Announces OTT Service for 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

TV – The discussion about the future of TV in the US is not only a consequence of weaker TV set sales, but is also based on declining subscriptions to cable services. Discussions about …

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China is Largest Buyer of 4K/UHD TVs

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

TV – An article in EET India discusses the uptake of 4K / UHD TV in the global markets. With more and more TV makers announcing UHD TV sets at lower and lower prices, …

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Internet Addiction Meets Google Glass

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – If you have heard of internet addiction, you may envision some geek spending much of his life in front of a computer screen. Now a US serviceman has expanded this view …

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Source: TECHnalysis Research

Apple Store Drops Fitbit and Bose

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Wearable – When it comes to the retail of consumer electronics, there is the Apple store and then there is the rest. When Apple opened its Apple stores many analysts were skeptical about the …

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Source: Zeiss

Virtual Reality and Movies

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Virtual Reality – CNet reports in an article “Virtual reality and the silver screen: A match made in heaven” on virtual reality headsets and their use for showing movies. The article argues that movie …

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Source: Google Finance

PC Magazine Declares Google Glass Dead

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – PC Magazine has declared the death of the Google Glass device based on its observations of people not wearing Google Glass in public anymore. This article appeared on October 8th on …

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Source: Magic Leap

Magic Leap Heading for a $500 million Investment Round

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – When we report on augmented reality it is typically on some new type of hardware concept that the user will devour. One of the key issues with augmented reality today is …

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feature Arthur Berman

Ultra-Fast Charging Batteries are Under Development

by Raverstead

Mobile – Batteries are the life blood of mobile electronic devices. There is, therefore, an ongoing desire for rechargeable batteries with increased energy storage capacity and that can be more rapidly recharged. A recent …

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Konka Chooses DivX for HEVC

by Super User

Konka has announced that it is using DivX’s HEVC UltraHD technology in all of its UltraHD TVs.

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Exceptional 3D Available Worldwide

by Super User

Exceptional 3D says that its no-glasses 3D digital signage displays are now available in almost every country or region worldwide, through newly established distribution centres.

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