Vol 21 – Issue 43 – Page 2

Apple Home Kit Links to Apple TV

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategic: In case you missed it, Apple’s TV strategy became a bit clearer this month with the launch of its Developers’ Beta 2 version of iOS 8.1, (build 128407) as the company …

Hiperwall Demonstrates Latest Software

by Helen Vince

Pixel Processing & Control – At the NEC Showcase in New York on October 23rd, NEC partner Hiperwall Inc. (Irvine, CA) showed off its latest display control software. Hiperwall has a software solution for …

Is a Coax 4K Solution Dead on Arrival in Broadcast?

by Helen Vince

Broadcast & Distribution – That’s a question that Stephen Lampen, Belden Multimedia Technology Manager/Product Line Manager for Entertainment Products, is very concerned about. At the recent SMPTE Conference, he asked the audience during a …

Stretchable, Transparent Graphene-Based Film Developed in South Korea

by Helen Vince

Emerging Technology – A cooperative group of scientists in South Korea from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Components and Materials Research Laboratory at ETRI, and Ulsan National Institute of Science …

SRI International Shows Visual Broadcast Test Methods at SMPTE

by Raverstead

SRI International offers test patterns that can look at bit depth, chroma sampling, frame rates, conversions, audio sync and much more – and provide visual feedback on compliance and errors. Driving the system is …

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Unparalleled Learning in Stereo 3D

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education After penning Nevada State College Flies High with 3D, I decided to pay a site visit to the venerable college. That’s because it’s always good to test one’s assumptions against hard …

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4K and UHDTV Confusion Calamity

by Aldo Cugnini Don't Use

As with any new technology, there is often a clash between the engineering developers and the marketeers. (To this day, one my pet peeves continues to be the way audio amplifier power is defined, …

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BenQ Brings Art to Life

by Super User

Four of BenQ’s W1080ST DLP projectors are being used in the ‘Apophany’ art installation in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by artist and filmmaker Carmen Osterlye, the video exhibit will run until the 18th November. …

PostBox Offers, Well, Post Production in a Box

by Super User

We had a chance to chat with PostBox Systems at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference where it showed us its Rogue Pro box. This includes everything you need for on-set production all in a …

LG UltraHD Rises in September While Innolux Falls

by Super User

674,000 UltraHD TV panels were shipped by LG Display in September, says the Yonhap News Agency. The figure is a 24.8% MoM increase, as LG aims to raise its presence in the UltraHD panel …

Aurora Switches High-Resolution HDMI

by Super User

Aurora Multimedia’s new 8×8 matrix switcher can handle UltraHD resolution (30fps) and is controllable through any device with a web browser. The ASP-88-4K is part of the Aspyre series, routing video and 7.1-channel audio …

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BOE to Invest $3.6 Billion in AMOLED Fab

by Super User

Following last week’s report that BOE Display will receive a $20 million government subsidy towards its G8.5 OLED fab in Hefei (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), the company has announced plans to build …