Yes, CES was all about 3D (or 3-D if you want to be precise) and a bunch of e-readers. So it comes as no surprise that a 3-D TV won CNET’s awards. Here’s the story with a touch of Panasonic PR promotion: Panasonic has been selected by the editors at CNET as both the winner […] More
The IEEE Spectrum reports on CES with a twist… how technologies are named. “Consumer electronics technology evolves more quickly, more quickly, it seems, than the industry’s vocabulary. So this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been full of vocabulary lessons…” There’s much more at http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/ces-2010-the-challenge-of-naming-technology More
CableLabs has expanded support for development of 3D television technology. This effort results from the positive responses of the consumer electronics and programming industries. CableLabs is providing testing capabilities for 3D TV implementation scenarios over cable. These capabilities cover a full range of technologies including various frame compatible, spatial multiplexing solutions for transmission. Examples of […] More
Skype Technologies has partnered with LG Electronics and Panasonic , saying the companies will begin producing televisions with its technology embedded in them, allowing users to make video calls over the Internet without a personal computer. The technology will appear in Panasonic’s line of 2010 Viera Cast-enabled televisions as well as 26 new LG televisions […] More
Technology writer Bill Husted at the Ventura County Star takes a look at what’s in store for HDTV’s come 2010: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/26/consulting-the-hd-crystal-ball-about-tv-in-2010/ More
Will 720p and 1080p HD be coming to an iPhone near you this summer? That’s the rumor. Here’s the story: http://www.intomobile.com/2009/12/23/brief-rumour-apple-to-ship-5-megapixel-iphone-and-move-40-to-45-million-iphones-total-during-2010.html More
CNET reports that Russian design studio Art Lebedev calls this simple invention–a camera that takes images from the front of a truck to show it on screens in the back–Transparentius. Learn more and see a picture at http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10420776-1.html More
The Washington Post is reporting that the D.C. agency that regulates cable television in the city “wasted over $4 million” on a high-definition television studio that was never built, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General. There’s more, at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122203593.html More
TechRadar.com has an interesting piece on the home entertainment winners and losers of the noughties: “John Logie Baird may have unveiled the first basic design of a TV in the 1920s, but did he think of adding a HDMI socket? Visionary? Pah!” You can read the piece at http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/highs-and-lows-of-a-decade-in-av-658952 More
Internet video quality of experience (QoE) is an all-encompassing term. This article on Embedded.com by Jeff Connell of LSI, addresses the issues involved, and shows how Internet video quality monitoring can be optimized, embedded, all while reducing cost. // <![CDATA[http://www.embedded.com/design/222002870]]> More
Digital Spy reports that LG has unveiled the world’s thinnest liquid crystal display (LCD) television panel at just 2.6 millimetres (0.1 inches) thick. The South Korean firm said in a statement that the ultra-slim design was achieved by using proprietary optical film technology and an edge-lit light emitting diode backlight system. The 42 inch TV panel, […] More
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