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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Is AVB Coming to Broadcast?

by Super User

Replacing SDI and distributing audio, video and data within a video production facility can be done using standard Ethernet protocols (IP) or using a modified version called Audio Video Bridging (AVB). At the SMPTE …

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

by Super User

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 …

New Cinema Network Debuts at ShowEast 2014

by Super User

ShowEast took place in Florida at the end of last month, with several companies showing new digital cinema developments. Barco demonstrated its CinemaBarco concept (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Auro sound system and …

OE-A Celebrates 10 Years

by Super User

The Organic and Printed Electronics Association (OE-A) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Founded in Frankfurt in 2004, the organisation has grown from its original 35 members to include almost 230, from all …

TPK Result 29/10/2014

by Super User

TPK Holding Co. Ltd. recorded a net loss in the third quarter of NT$241 million ($7.9 million) on turnover of NT$32.6 billion ($1 billion), which compares with a net profit a year earlier of …