Vol 25 – Issue 36 – Page 2

Vewd Can Co-Exist with Android TV

by Bob Raikes

Vewd has a new product manager, Sascha Prüter, who is from Google, where he was head of product for Android TV, so he has a very good sense of the strength of his opposition. …

Fraunhofer Highlights Codecs, LightFields and Packages

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofer had a number of demonstrations of interest. First, we heard about the new JPEG XS ‘mezzanine’ codec designed for contribution applications and optimised for around 6:1 or 8:1 compression. It was developed …

HP Highlights DreamColor Technology for Creatives

by Bob Raikes

HP started by showing us its latest Z Book X2, a convertible tablet/notebook designed for content creators and using a Wacom pen and using an anti-glare display with UltraHD resolution. The display has touch …

Dolby Vision Gathering Support

by Bob Raikes

Dolby was not showing anything new in its video and Dolby Vision technology, but was concentrating on highlighting the adoption of the technology which is now being supported by 18 different consumer electronics brands …

IBC 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany told use that it has a new STB in its M Series, the M35 which has support for UltraHD and is configured with Verimatrix Ultra Security. The company told us that …

Arte Conducting HDR Tests

by Bob Raikes

SES held a series of Tech Talks in its meeting room suite up in the balcony of Hall 1. These are usually interesting and the one we went to was no exception. The topic …

Creatives Want More – of Everything!

by Bob Raikes

Christie had a big screen demonstration that compared Xenon-based projection with a full laser unit. Unfortunately, because of a schedule clash, we didn’t get to see the different demonstration, but got into the session …

Sony Moves from OLED for Monitoring

by Bob Raikes

Sony held its usual press event as the first of the show itself on its booth. I remember when the firm switched from projection to LCD as the main display for the event, but …

The War for Eyeballs Continues

by Bob Raikes

Our issues are a bit slimmer this week, again, as we were very involved with the IBC show, which went over the weekend. Our IBC show report will be out in the middle of …

AR Version of Angry Birds Coming to Magic Leap One

by Andrew Fenn

An augmented reality version of popular mobile game Angry Birds is heading to Magic Leap One. Franchise owner Rovio is developing Angry Birds: FPS with AR studio Resolution Games. Image: Rovio Not only can …

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Consumers Still Sceptical About Automated Transport

by Andrew Fenn

Despite numerous attempts from many varied sectors to establish a market for automated mobility services, the concept of “self-driving” technology for taxis and buses has yet to be proven viable with actual consumers. In …

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Amazon Announces Fire TV Recast and Updated Echo Show

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon announced a raft of new products at its launch event earlier this week, including the Fire TV Recast, a box that connects to a US digital antenna, providing the ability to watch and …

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