Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Technology, more, Screens, 3 d, media, Home Theatre, Hometech Overview.
Futuresource predicts 3D TVs in 10% of households by 2012
PHYSICAL: Advanced 3D at-home usage, comparable in quality to today’s theatrical experience, will be realized gradually, with the first commercial 3D Blu-ray Disc releases expected no sooner than 2011, according to Futuresource Consulting.
A key obstacle to 3D at-home adoption is the current lack of technology standards ensuring that content will reliably play on all available 3D display devices. In the short-term, between 2009 and 2011, advanced 3D projects will be geared primarily for theatrical release.
Yet manufacturers will ramping for-home use as they extend their launch of 3D-ready TV sets. By 2012, about 10% of U.S. households will be equipped to view 3D programming on TVs, according to Futuresource. It’s likely that there will be a limited amount of 3D content delivered via video-on-demand to 3D sets.
“With over 200 million new TVs sold across the globe every year, the potential [for 3D] is huge, but the industry needs to overcome some serious obstacles in order to kick start and fully realize the revenue streams,” said Sarah Carroll, director of continuous services at Futuresource. “Most notably, technical and standards issues still need to be resolved. … And the current economic climate makes new investment in production and distribution a challenge.”
Yet Futuresource is optimistic that 3D at home is achievable and predicts 3D Blu-ray releases will start in 2011. The company projects that by 2015, U.S. 3D TV household penetration will jump to about 70%.
“Our probability modeling shows the permeation phase will kick in from 2011, where, among other initiatives, we’ll see new 3D movie releases on Blu-ray, remasters of classic blockbusters like Star Wars, The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings,” said Jim Bottoms, managing director of corporate development at Futuresource. “By 2012, more than 10% of U.S. and Japanese homes will be 3D-enabled, and Western Europe won’t be too far behind with 6% household penetration. Moving forward, a new generation of videogame consoles will begin to emerge, fully embracing 3D technologies.”
By Susanne Ault — Video Business
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Technology, l c d, useful technology, more, Screens, plasma flat panel, media, Home Theatre.
The project took place at the LED Skydome at Harmony Times Square in Suzhou Industrial Park near Shanghai, writes David Davies. Incorporating a remarkable 20 million ultra-bright LEDs, the Skydome makes use of a 3D-capable Renkus-Heinz ceiling loudspeaker system with Camco amplifiers.
Now said to be the largest LED screen in the world at 350,000sqm, the installation sits above a vast shopping complex that includes food, beverage, retail and entertainment outlets. The Skydome is illuminated by an array of Keyframe-programmed visual effects, including moving blue skies with clouds and a piano keyboard.
To satisfy the demand for an audio system that synchronises at street level with the images moving along the 500m-long screen, Beijing Zhongguang Radio & TV Engineering Installation Corporation installed a 106-channel surround system featuring 106 Renkus-Heinz STX-7/44AS-WR high-power weather-resistant loudspeakers. Some 38 DRS18-2BW dual 18in weather-resistant subwoofers act as the principal audio source.
Power comes from 160-plus Camco Tecton Series amplifiers, equipped with UCA-T-AN cards that enable the WINCAI (Camco Amplifier Interface) audio management system. These cards allow both complete system management and local signal processing adjustment via each amplifier’s UCA controller modules. Camco’s CISUS software provides remote operation of the CAI audio network management control software through each amplifier’s RJ-45 interface.
Equipment for the prestigious project was supplied by Foshan Tian Chuang Zhongdian Trading Co Ltd.
Speaking to II, Renkus-Heinz vice president of international sales, Karl Brunvoll, noted the contribution of its distributor for China, TICO/CAH Professional Sound, and said that the manufacturer was “very excited to be associated with a project this complex and unique. I have been working in China for many years, and it is great to see how [the installation] companies are developing and becoming real technological powerhouses.”
Brunvoll added that he expects to see “significant growth” in China for the ICONYX series of digitally controlled column loudspeakers.
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Posted on June 6th, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Technology, useful technology, more, media.
MIT unveils interactive bus shelter
The clever folks at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab have unveiled a design for a smart bus shelter that will allow travellers to stay connected as they wait for their bus to arrive. From the shelter, bus riders will be able to check email, share community information on a digital message board and even track the location of the bus they are waiting for. Dubbed Eyestop, the official prototype will be unveiled this October.
Eyestop’s ability to function as a highly interactive environment is the result of a smart skin that incorporates several types of digital technologies. “EyeStop could change the whole experience of urban travel,” said Carlo Ratti, Head of the SENSEable City Lab at MIT. “At the touch of a finger, passengers can get the shortest bus route to their destination or the position of all the buses in the city. The EyeStop will also glow at different levels of intensity to signal the distance of the approaching bus.”
A parametric design model determines a unique design for each stop. The prototype, which will launch in Florence, Italy, will be made of simple materials like steel, glass and grey stone (pietra serena) and have a minimalist design to blend into the fabric of the historic city.
Eyestop was developed at the SENSEable City Laboratroy by Giovanni de Niederhousern, Shaocong Zhou, Assaf Biderman and Carlo Ratti, in collaboration with the Province of Florence and the local public transportation authority ATAF.
Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Marcela.
Categories: new, Products, Technology, useful technology, more, not 24 hours.
Scentsory, CUin5 or Radia Cell ?
1.Scentsory
Scentsory is a mobile communication device that works with the senses of smell, sight, hearing and touch, giving users the ability to experience remote communication on multi-sensory levels. With the development of Scentsory, remote interfacing will become more biologically natural. The future of mobile communication is ready to take part in rich, multi-layered, multi-sensory experiences. In addition to basic audiovisual features, Scentsory is able to detect, transmit and emit smells. It can also radiate colours, lighting, and temperature from the caller?s environment.
nokia scentsory, the future of mobile phone
Smell, the most evocative of the senses, can unconsciously trigger entire memories, complete with deep-rooted associated emotions. The average human is able to recognise approximately 10,000 different odours. Over time, odour-memory remains as other recollections fade. People recall smells with 65% accuracy after a year, while visual recollection of photographs sinks to about 50% after only three months.Nanotechnology plays a key role in the development of this new device. Using highly sophisticated sensors, the electronic ?nose? samples the odour of the caller?s environs and transmits this to the recipient electronically. Scientists have found that a distinct genetic pattern is associated with every odour, so it is simply a matter of matching electrical harmonics with gene activity. This way, the perception of a smell by electrical stimulation could be technologically induced.
the future of nokia mobile phone
When the phone is in ?flat mode? (opened flat), the LED touchpad, two screens and stereo speakers for audiovisual calls are accessible. (Wireless ?earbuds? are available.) In ?open mode?, two screens with a hidden camera and stereo speakers, interior scent detectors, emitter and exterior temperature sensors are revealed. In ?closed mode?, the phone?s slim profile befits traditional voice calls. The LED screen on the lower folding surface alerts the user to incoming calls.
Designer : Kimberly Hu
2.CUin5
CUin5 // Superpractical mobile phone // MADE IN MIND
One of many ideas explored in the book, CUin5 was inspired after working with countless big company design specs that all outlined more or less the same thing: a ‘ideally-practical’ interface with the all-too-typical feature set, driven mainly by new technological feature.
But CUin5 pushes this notion to the new level. In this example ( http://nonobjectbook.com/CUin5/ ) we look at the ‘post-display era’ in which you talk with your device and device talks to you, no need for screen anymore. How about a handset in which every face carries a keypad, microphone, and speaker? Imagine grabbing it quickly – from inside your bag, from off a shelf, from under a car seat – and freely interacting with it without needing to turn it over or align it right side up? This was the line of thinking that over several years led me to creation of CUin5. Whichever surface you touch first becomes active and aglow, while the others lock in place. Talk from a wide surface. Talk from the edge. Talk differently each time you answer the phone. See beyond its limitations and read the poetry between the lines.
Designer : Branco Lukic
3.Radia Cell
Designer Michael Laut has created this Radia Cell Phone, which seems to draw inspiration from glass coasters.
As cellular phones become a standard, the statement they make as a symbol and a fashion accessory has become increasingly important, says the designer. “The Radia phone concept expresses simplicity in form and sophistication in function and user interface. The outer rim, which is made of brushed aluminum makes both a refined professional statement.” Apparently, the touch-display is large enough to read and display many types of information, yet small enough to maintain a pocket-sized device. The power button is diagonal from the earpiece speaker and balanced by the microphone which is 180 degrees around the perimeter.
I can’t decide if we should add this to the array of concept designs we’ll never see, or if its sleekness and tiny size would be enough draw for it to actually get made. One thing’s for sure, purse makers would have to adjust cell phone pockets to accommodate its shape.
Posted on February 2nd, 2007 by eliseo.
Categories: new, more.
IXING TM-S4
Flash A/V player with 1/2Gb of memory. It’s only 7.8mm thick, and has touch-sensitive keys. It plays MP3, WMA, OGG and WMV (movies). It also sports an FM tuner and voice recorder.
The screen is a 1.8″ Full color OLED.
OLED screen type
1.8″ Full color OLED.
