Hotels' New-tech TVs Have Guests Fuming
By Michael Silbergleid As USA Today reports, hotels may have upgraded to the latest flat-screen TVs in their rooms, but their infrastructure is still so last century. There’s more at […] More
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Fraunhofer Introduces Two New DTV-based Audio Technologies for Android
By Michael Silbergleid MobileBurn.com reports that Fraunhofer IIS, the company behind the MP3 format, today announced two new audio technologies, MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2 and MPEG Surround, for the Android platform. […] More
CableLabs and Canoe Ventures Announce Completion of New EBIF IO6 Specification
By Michael Silbergleid CableLabs and Canoe Ventures LLC today announced the completion and issuance of the latest EBIF (Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format) specification. This new version (IO6) features functionality […] More
'Wheel of Fortune' Could Be First 3D Game Show
By Michael Silbergleid The Hollywood Reporter says that a 3D version of “Wheel of Fortune” could be coming to television as game shows become the next form of entertainment to explore […] More
I’ve seen the future of TV sport and it’s frightening
Steve Tucker from WalesOnline.co.uk is not what you would call a fan of 3D sports: “Sport on television in 3D is a terrifying prospect.” Want to know why? Find out […] More
Broadcasters Face Big Challenges Covering Speedy America's Cup Boats on Vast Course
The Canadian Press, reports from Valencia, Spain that broadcasters might not be able to do justice to the big boats that will sail for the America’s Cup next week on […] More
Five Things That Will Transform TV
How about an Indian perspective? The Economic Times of India has its take on the future of TV at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/the-sunday-et/consumer-life/Five-things-that-will-transform-TV/articleshow/5543786.cms More
CBS Sports Rolling Out New Camera, Graphics Technology for Super Bowl XLIV
There are a lot of stories on the Interweb about the Super Bowl, but this has the best round-up I’ve found on the new tech that CBS will be using […] More
Web Video Gets H.264 Royalty Reprieve
CNET News reports that in a decision that deprives open-source foes of some rhetorical fodder, the group that licenses patents for the widely used H.264 video-encoding technology chose to renew […] More
Skip High-Def TV, Proceed Directly to 3D HD
That’s what the Vancouver Sun is telling its readers. “There’s good news for late adopters who haven’t got around to upgrading to a new high definition television yet. Instead of […] More