Dolby CTO to Apple, New OTA tuner for Xbox One, battery breakthroughs

 

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Today's Top Stories #1 Cord cutters can now watch over-the-air TV through XBox One   By Kyle Orland, Ars Technica   Back when we first reviewed the Xbox One in 2013, we found it was tough for cord-cutters to run a TV signal through the system without a cable or satellite subscription. Microsoft and Hauppauge are fixing that problem with a new tuner that lets users view over-the-air (OTA) TV signals through the Xbox One and take advantage of the system's TV-centric features. More» Why This Matters: This little tuner is worth a look. Imagine changing OTA channels with Kinect. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Elon Musk will unveil a new kind of batter to power your home   By Ben Popper, The Verge   What would a Tesla home battery look like? More» Why This Matters: In an earnings call, Elon Musk said production could begin in six months. Will it be a portable Tesla battery like the Toyota Mirai hydrogen car already promises for fall? Big things are coming. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Flexible aluminum battery charges fast, stable for over 7000 cycles   By John Timmer, Ars Technica   Lithium batteries are the reigning champion in a key category of performance: energy density. This density is why they've dominated applications like portable devices and electric vehicles, where size or weight matter. But there are reasonable doubts about how much energy density can be increased using lithium, so researchers have continued to look into alternative chemistries for batteries. More» Why This Matters: Mixed bag, from Stanford scientists. But still, some new thinking here, and moving away from a rare-earth mineral and towards a material that is more readily available, totally safe, and recyclable. So that's good, but they didn't solve the density problem, not even close. If you want the deep details, here's the Stanford team's research letter. Elon Musk is not impressed. -Cynthia Wisehar 4. Apple hires Dolby technology chief to bolster audio and display technologies (via 9 to 5 Mac) 5. Barco reveals software update for ClickShare (via InAVate) 6. New Apple TV will not support 4K streaming (John Paczowski, BuzzFeed) 7. Meyer Sound adds to LEO family and unveils MAPP XT design tool (via Installation) 8. Holotronica unveils Holo-Gauze Pepper's Ghost/3D display system driven by iPhone app (via Installation) 9. Apple Watch: The definitive review (Nilay Patel, The Verge) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: Cine de Chef installs first Meyer Sound cinema system in Nepal Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs this Week Electrosonic USA » Verrex » Whitlock » Sybatek » JOBS FROM TWICE.com » Upcoming Events NAB, April 11, Las Vegas ARDA World 2015, April 12, Las Vegas IEEE Green Technologies Conference, April 15, New Orleans 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 JESSACA GUTIERREZ, Senior Associate Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x527 | 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

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