Panasonic and Sony have both used the timely IFA technology show in Berlin to unveil their latest Ultra-HDTV sets, and they’re both monster displays. The sets should be available by Christmas-time, but won’t be cheap. Sony’s effort is a mere 84” across (some four times the area of a ‘normal’ 42” display) and will display […]
Researchers in South Korea have developed new technology that could enable 3D television and cinema to be viewed without glasses. The team, from Seoul National University, created a slatted barrier that is placed on the screen itself and creates the illusion of depth in the viewer’s perception. Previous attempts at making glasses-free 3D TV have […]
Technology giant Ericsson has introduced what it claims is the world’s first HEVC encoder unit for live video transmission in particular to mobile devices. The units tap into the very latest in compression technologies which could save broadcasters and operators up to 50 per cent in delivery bandwidth, while at the same time boosting download […]
Sony’s has lowered its full-year earnings forecast as it battles a strong yen and declining sales of LCD TVs and games consoles. The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant reported a quarterly loss of ¥24.6 billion (£202m) compared with a ¥15.5 billion loss a year earlier. Tokyo-based Sony lowered its earnings forecast for the business year […]
NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster has unveiled the prototype for its new lightweight Super Hi-Vision (SHV) camera for the first time outside Japan. The camera, which has been significantly reduced in size and weight since the first prototype in 2002, brings SHV technology into focus as a viable domestic broadcasting format in the near future. SHV […]
Getting ready for next-generation OLED display production forms a major focus for big screen manufacturers. Now Samsung is reported to have perfected 350 pixels-per-inch (ppi) technology using its Fine Metal Mesh high-density concept. If the report is validated, it means Samsung has ‘beaten’ Apple’s current ‘Retina’ displays which manage a quite superb 326 ppi display […]
At the Samsung SpaceFest, the South Korean electronics giant has unveiled its new 75-inch ES9000 LED Smart 3D TV. It will go on sale next month for $9,999. Samsung also demonstrated an app of the popular Angry Birds game on the TV, which could be played using motion-controlled gestures. “We couldn’t imagine a better way […]
Growing demand for high-quality audio and video content among viewers, keen desire among television broadcasters to allow more channels in same spectrum and that too at lower costs, and stringent government mandates ordering termination of all analogue TV broadcasts, have been driving increased adoption of digital television, thereby driving the market for 3D TVs, says […]
The two are South Korea’s technology giants, but it seems LG was not above a little industrial espionage, so a Seoul court has been told. Samsung has formally accused its flat-panel rival LG of being behind the theft of key OLED display technology. Eleven people, including at least 3 LG executives, have now been indicted […]
Engineers at the MIT Labs have come up with another ‘glasses-free’ 3DTV system. Reported by 3D Focus, the MIT Labs research paper uses several layers of liquid crystal displays illuminated by a uniform backlight. However, for a convincing effect, the panels need to refresh at a speed of 360 times per second. The current highest […]