| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | 3D Society Technology Awards: Disney, Arri, Prime Focus among nominees | | | By Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter | | | A new laser projector from Barco and the Dolby Vision—high dynamic range system are among the nominees for the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society's fifth annual Technology and New Product Awards, scheduled to be handed out Sept. 24 at Paramount. More»
Why This Matters: This article has the full list of nominees—which is a pretty good snapshot on what's new across the range of 3D technologies. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Nike creates futuristic all-LED basketball court (video) | | | Via InAVate | | | Kobe Bryant was in Shanghai to open the House of Mamba (named after Bryant's nickname), the world's first touch-sensitive LCD basketball court. The court has been built for training sessions, and it has the ability to track each player's progress as he or she moves around the court. More»
Why This Matters: The initial—and interesting use—is for motion tracking players in practice. The commercial potential for displaying logos and motion graphics is of course nearly unlimited and potentially transformative to area marketing, sponsorship, digital signage, and half-time entertainment. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Jobs this week: Systems and Sales Engineers | | | Via Electrosonic | | | US career opportunities at Electrosonic. More»
Why This Matters: I'm seeing a lot of open positions out there right now. We'll start pointing out some opportunities once a week. First up: two key Burbank-based positions: AV Systems Engineer and Sales Engineer –Cynthia Wisehart |
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