Inside Mircosoft’s anechoic chamber, Dolby Vision v HDR10, hollow batteries, drone videoconferences

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Today's Top Stories #1 Microsoft has the quietest anechoic chamber in the world   By Matt Weinberger, Business Insider   Hidden deep within Building 88 on the Microsoft campus lies what's officially certified to be the quietest room in the world. More» Why This Matters: The room goes to negative 20.3db (and the writer couldn't hadle it)- Here are some good photos of some of the build detail. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Dolby Vision versus HDR10-TV: a format war and more   Via Jon L. Jacobi, TechHive   High dynamic range (HDR) TV is here and it looks great. But it's in its early stages, and there's a potential format war brewing. More» Why This Matters: This is a quite good analysis that puts HDR into historical context. Worth a read if you're interested in the emerging formats. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Registration open for HOW Nashville   By SVCOnline   November 12, 2016 at Belmont University, Nashville and Music Row Studios. More» Why This Matters: We are working on a great event! It will be a day of gear and education focused on Houses of Worship on the beautiful campus at Belmont University. Then, after the day's sessions, we go on a tour of some of the most famous studios on Music Row—so you'll get a little systems integration and a little music production. It's a great value at $39, it will be fun, and there will be food and a closing party. Please consider joining us. You can register. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. The modern videoconference: Google patents a mobile telepresence system powered by H-shaped drones (Liam Tung, ZDNet) 5. Shure begins shipping Microflex Advance microphones (via Installation) 6. Platinum Tools debuts LanSeeker (via TheWire@SVConline) 7. Vizio rolls out HDR10 support for SmartCast P-Series and M-Series 4K TVs (Chris Welch, The Verge) 8. Is Apple working on hollow batteries for Project Titan? (Andrew Krok, CNET) 9. This is how a vinyl record is made (in pictures) (Josh Miller, CNET) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: Planar large format 4K LCD displays earn Crestron 4K certification For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS archive. Thanks, Cynthia For daily AV industry headlines see #SVCWIRE archive AV Jobs New England Regional Sales Manager Position; SYMCO, Inc. » Full Compass Systems - Director of Merchandising (Madison, WI)» Full Compass Systems – Service Technician (Madison, WI)» Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse 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 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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