Dirac, RHA Collaborate On Earphone Optimization
Dirac, an Uppsala, Sweden-based developer of digital signal processing (DSP) technologies for home, PC and mobile electronics products, has entered a commercial agreement with British earphone manufacturer RHA to integrate Dirac audio algorithms into RHA earphones for expanded and customized listening experiences. The engineering teams…
TiVo Reveals Ad-Supported Content Revenue Initiatives
TiVo, the pioneer of the ad-forwarding digital video recorder (DVR) market, continues to move aggressively into the digital ad-supported video space including placing new ad insertions prior to the start of consumers’ recorded programming. The plan follows the company’s recent announcement that it will soon…
Roku, Innovid Reveal Cross-Screen Analytics Effort
Roku is expanding its data analytics technologies to get a deeper understanding of advertising effectiveness across over-the-top (OTT) streaming and linear TV viewing. Having recently unveiled its new streaming media player lineup, updated streaming OS and enhanced interface for The Roku Channel, which consists partially…
IMAX Enhanced Celebrates First Year In The Market
It’s been a year since the IMAX Enhanced 4K HDR software and flagship consumer electronics certification program was launched. For most of that time the effort has focused on building the base of studios, distributors, manufacturers and retail partners. Now it’s consumer time. HD Guru…
Review: LG 8K 88Z9 OLED TV Delivers Big-Screen Punch
LG’s 88-inch 8K OLED and 75-inch 8K “Nano Cell” LED-LCD TVs are finally here and after a recent review of the 8K 88Z9 8K OLED model we can say we’re mightily impressed. The jewel of the pair is the world’s first giant-screen 8K OLED set…
Roku Unveils 2019 Streaming Media Player Lineup
Roku introduced Thursday its 2019 U.S. market lineup of Roku streaming players, offering a mix of both broadly distributed and retail-chain exclusive derivative models for consumers looking to add the company’s popularly simple smart TV user experience and huge streaming app library. The new streaming…
CTA Establishes 8K Ultra HD TV Performance Specs
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and its member companies this week released specifications for 8K Ultra HDTV performance, which must be met to earn the organization’s new “8K Ultra HD” television certification logo. The CTA said the logo certification will begin to appear in models…
CEDIA Serves Movies To Custom Integrators
With the physical video disc business in decline, last week’s CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver offered a look at the advancements of several alternative systems for bringing digital movies and television programs to the home with convenience, ease and high-quality performance. Instead of relying on…
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