Quote of the Day: "Life need not be easy, provided only that it is not empty." ~ Lise Meitner, who first documented nuclear fission, for which her colleague, Otto Hahn, won the Nobel Prize
On this Day: In 1980, the first Ethernet spec was released.
Wristband Drone Prototype Unveiled "Let's just build a flying wristband that can do aerial photography, too," inventor and Nixie found Christoph Kophstall says in the team's YouTube demo.
GoPro Rolls Out 4K Hero GoPro has unveiled a 4K version of its point-of-view camera. The Hero4 is available in two editions; the $499 4K Black and the $399 Silver. New features of the Black include 4K@30 fps, 2.7K@50fps, and 1080p@120fps video capture, while the Silver has built-in touch display.
Sinclair Syndicates, Adds Western Athletic Conference to American Sports Network Sinclair's Networks division has entered into syndication agreements with 41 companies for distribution of its American Sports Network, extending the network to 67 non-Sinclair TV markets. The combined footprint for ASN is now projected to reach approximately 83 million households for select games.
"Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands."
"Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure.
"Analyzing 4K Video Quality," from Video Clarity, examines how, as new 4K systems and products reach the market, the importance of video quality testing and evaluation will grow.
"Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.