Archive for March 2009

Dolby’s 3D Color Correction Solution Licensed to International Datacasting Corporation for 3D Live Events (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA-- - At ShoWest 2009 today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. , and International Datacasting Corporation announced they have signed a licensing agreement to incorporate Dolby's 3D color correction solution into IDC's 3D live decoder hardware for live 3D content delivery to movie theatres. Read the rest of this entry »

Dolby’s 3D Color Correction Solution Licensed to International Datacasting Corporation for 3D Live Events (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LAS VEGAS----At ShoWest 2009 today, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. , and International Datacasting Corporation announced they have signed a licensing agreement to incorporate Dolby's 3D color correction solution into IDC's 3D live decoder hardware for live 3D content delivery to movie theatres. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2008 Leadership Summit: More than a Memory (School Library Journal)

How can school librarians use ebooks, audiobooks, streaming video, and good old print books to improve quality teaching and boost student achievement? Those questions and more were answered during School Library Journal’s 2008 Leadership Summit in Hollywood, FL. Read the rest of this entry »

LG Versa’s a clever device, but it’s hardly sleek (Boston Globe)

I don't have much patience these days for phones that drive you into lengthy contracts and force you to use a carrier's own data plans. But I must admit the LG Versa (about $200 from Verizon Wireless, after rebate, and with a two-year contract) is a clever device, with a fine three-inch haptic (or "vibrotactile") touchscreen. Read the rest of this entry »

CBS Launches ‘Live Read’ Spots on Streaming Radio (Mediaweek)

In a breakthrough for streaming radio, advertisers will, for the first time, be able to take advantage of "live reads" inserted into online and mobile streams of radio stations. Read the rest of this entry »

Report to Warn of Major Spike in Electricity Rates in N.C. if Duke, Progress Move Ahead With Five Nuclear, Coal-Fired … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Research to Show That Modest Gains in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Power Would Cover Growth in Demand - and Allow Retirement of Existing Coal-Fired Units Read the rest of this entry »

New Elite Compression from Envivio Optimizes Mobile TV Experience on Mainstream Mobile Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.----Envivio Inc., the leading provider of compression solutions for Three Screens video convergence, today introduced Elite Compression™--a powerful enhancement for its award-winning 4Caster C4 and M2 mobile TV encoders. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobixell Extends its Mobile Multimedia Messaging Solution With Mobixell Social Media Gateway to Enable Operators to … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mobixell, a leading provider of innovative Mobile Multimedia Messaging, Mobile TV, and Mobile Advertising solutions has announced today the introduction of its Social Media Gateway Solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Gateway Reference Design provides audio capabilities. (ThomasNet)

Based on AVR AT32UC3A 32-bit Flash microcontrollers, AVR®32 ATEVK1105 Digital Audio Gateway Kit demonstrates digital audio streaming, decoding, and playback. CPU chip has stereo 16-bit bitstream audio DAC with internal FIR and Comb filters. For 4-channel or full surround sound, IIS interface is available for connection to external audio codec. Built for high data throughput, microcontrollers ... Read the rest of this entry »

Sorenson Squeeze 5 Bundled with Avid Editing Software Gives Users Seamless End-to-End Process for Publishing … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SALT LAKE CITY----Sorenson Media today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 5 is being shipped with the latest versions of Avid Technology Inc.'s suite of video editing applications, including Avid® Media Composer® , Symphony™ and NewsCutter® software. Read the rest of this entry »