| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | The Future of Tablets? Market Segmentation | | | By Ben Bajarin, Time | | | The market appears to be segmenting. Part of this has to do with the diversity of the pure-slate form factor. The design itself opens up the possibility that, through software, tablets can appeal to a wide range of use cases. This is what makes the tablet form factor so exciting. More»
Why This Matters: Market segmentation is something you already know about as AV integrators working with tablet integration in the vertical markets, but it's interesting to see mainstream paying more attention to the nuance—even if it is just to spur growth in a slowing tech market. Maybe it'll mean more opportunities and better pro solutions. –Jessaca Gutierrez |
| | #2 | Library of Congress cooks CDs in quest to save them | | | By CBS News Staff, CNET | | | In an attempt to preserve its collection of more than 500,000 CDs, the Library of Congress is doing some torture testing. More»
Why This Matters: CD and other media storage is a topic that bears the occasional reminder that there's no infallible solution promising longevity, even under the most perfect conditions. Degradation is going to happen, and stories like this one serve as a reminder to handle with care and have backups to your backups. SVC's Jason Bovberg has some tips too.–Jessaca Gutierrez |
| | #3 | Event September 6: Immersive Sound: From Production to Playback | | | Via Mix Magazine | | | Immersive sound—Taking Hollywood by storm and rapidly spreading around the world, Advanced surround sound formats are impressing audiences with fully enveloping, more natural sound environments for cinema and home theaters. More»
Why This Matters: This high end event at Sony Pictures in Culver City is going to be a must-attend for anyone involved with immersive sound. Just the opportunity to see and hear the state-of-the-art theaters on the Sony lot is a treat. The day-long event is co-sponsored by NewBay, Sony, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Motion Picture Sound Editors, with programming created by Mix Magazine, so the networking and educational value will be high as well. There will be in-theater demos of DTS, Dolby Atmos, and Auro 3D among others. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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