Disney and Christie, HDBaseT 2.0, ��ultrahaptic” touchscreen, piano projector, bed projector

 

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Today's Top Stories #1 Disney and Christie sign technology supply agreement for digital cinema   via AV Interactive   A combination of 2K and 4K Christie Solaria Series cinema projectors will be delivered to Disney in 2013. More» Why This Matters: This has been a long time coming. The two companies have been working together for awhile. It's not just projectors, the Christie NOC and service departments are part of the agreement. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Inside the HDBaseT 2.0 specification   by Bennett Liles   SVC Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Dana Zelitzki of Valens about the new HDBaseT 2.0 specification and its impact on residential and academic AV markets. Dana discusses HDBaseT switches, USB 2.0 carrying capability and power over HDBaseT. The new specification has added HomePlay, a set of features for the residential AV area along with the standard 5Play capabilities. More» Why This Matters: You can listen, or read the transcript. -Jessaca Gutierrez #3 Disney invents touchscreen that lets you feel textures   by Caitlin Dewey, Washington Post   The company that brought you the first animated feature film and the multiplane cmaera may be at work on its most game-changing invention yet: Flat touchscreens that let you feel the shape and texture of pictured objects, almost like they were actually there. More» Why This Matters: It's called "tactile rendering of 3D textures." Don't go there, that's not what it's for. Just a technology demo for now. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. Flat panel display shipments continue to decline (via InAVate) 5. Pogue reviews seven sub-$1000 LED projectors (David Pogue, New York Times) 6. Introducing hands-free touchscreen "ultrahaptics" (Tom Mendelson, The Independent) 7. Floating touchscreen displays keep ATM screens invisible to others (Andrew Liszewski, Gizmodo) 8. Piano projector makes learning how to play as easy as a rock band (Daniel Perez, Ubergizmo) 9. Four-poster bed comes with its own projector (Sanandra Sahoo, The National) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: DPA Microphones displays the ultimate podium microphone at the 135th International AES convention Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs from TWICE.com Independent Reps, International Salesperson, Inside and Outside Salespeople - Blackmore Mobile Electronics - Maywood, CA » VP Sales - Electrical Distributing Inc. - Portland, OR Category Manager Electronics - eBay - San Jose, CA District Manager - Yamaha - Buena Park, CA National Sales Manager - Yamaha - Buena Park, CA Upcoming Events 4K/UHD Symposium, Oct 21, Hollywood Digital Signage Federation networking event, Oct. 23, New York City For more events, see our calendar. Was this copy of Pro AV Today forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. Pro AV Today Editorial Team SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR CYNTHIA WISEHART, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x526 | Send Email SYSTEMS CONTRACTOR NEWS KIRSTEN NELSON, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x522 | Send Email AV TECHNOLOGY MARGOT DOUAIHY, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x 538 | Send Email DIGITAL SIGNAGE DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RENTAL AND STAGING SYSTEMS DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS JEREMY GLOWACKI, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 ext 514 | Send Email

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