Apple Unveils Apple TV 4K Media Adapters
As widely expected, Apple used its press conference Tuesday to introduce the new Apple TV 4K in two versions, both supporting 4K 3840x2160p resolution streaming video for the first time as well as both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range. A version of the…
Five Key Takeaways From CEDIA 2017
LG’s Tim Alessi Kicks Off CEDIA By Showing The Signature Series W7 4K OLED TV Like Hurricane Irma lashing into the Florida coastline, last week’s CEDIA Expo 2017 in San Diego marked yet another shift in the winds for the custom electronics installation industry. For…
Hi-Res Audio Technology Developer MQA Teams Up With Deezer Streaming Platform
Hi-res audio fans got some big news over the Labor Day weekend with the announcement that MQA, a developer of hi-res audio capture and streaming technology, has entered into a key new agreement with the rapidly growing global music streaming platform Deezer. The deal will…
Fox, Panasonic Join Samsung In Support For HDR10+
Samsung used the days leading up to the IFA International consumer technology show in Berlin, Germany to reveal that it has enlisted the support of both Panasonic and 20th Century Fox for its HDR10+ dynamic metadata high dynamic range system. Samsung is making the…
UHDA Names New Chairman, First Fulltime President
Mike Fidler, new UHDA president UPDATE! We have included an interview with new UHDA President Mike Fidler after the jump in the story. Read on for his mission objectives. The Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group working on 4K UHD standards recommendations and the…
Fire TV Products Add Alexa Far-Field Voice Control Integration
Amazon revealed today that Alexa far-field voice control functions through its Echo and Echo Dot speakers are being added to Amazon Fire TV products, making it possible to link Amazon Echo control speaker/hubs with Fire TV over-the-top streaming media adapters and integrated Fire TV sets….
Pay TV Providers Ready New Native 4K UHD Offerings
Significantly more native 4K Ultra HDTV content may be coming soon through a cable or telco TV operator in your area, thanks to a series of technology trials under way by more than 30 U.S. pay TV providers. Commercial satellite TV distribution service SES,…
Paramount To Release Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Ultra HD Blu-ray Titles
Paramount Home Media Distribution will start mastering and releasing movies with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and, in some cases, with Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound on Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs and video streaming, Dolby revealed Thursday. Paramount joins a list of top…
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