Monthly Archives: October 2009
TV White Spaces: New Frontier Could Be Especially Helpful In Rural Areas
Written on October 30, 2009 at 10:18 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Donny Jackson at Urgent Communications has a very good article on last week’s launch of the first network operating on the unused frequencies between active TV channels, known as TV […] More
VIZIO Licenses Digital TV Patent Portfolio to Sony Resolving Ongoing Patent Disputes
Written on October 30, 2009 at 10:17 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
[Press Release From PRNewswire] — VIZIO announced that Sony Corporation has become a licensee under VIZIO’s patent portfolio. VIZIO, a leader in the American LCD HDTV market, owns a substantial […] More
Seduced. And Abandoned?
Written on October 30, 2009 at 6:04 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
It’s possible that you’ve never heard of AUO; it’s unlikely you’ve never seen their products. They’re one of the world’s largest makers of LCD displays, ranging from 1.2-inch to more […] More
3-D is The Future of Television
Written on October 29, 2009 at 8:56 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Rupert Neate of the UK’s Telegraph says that 3-D will be a big hit for broadcasters next year. To find out why he feels that way, see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/6455635/3D—the-future-of-television.html To find […] More
Toshiba Unveils Highly Sensitive CMOS Image Sensor Using BSI Technology
Written on October 29, 2009 at 8:48 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Nikkei Electronics Asia reports that Toshiba has introduced a CMOS image sensor that will bring 14.6 million pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video imaging. The sensor […] More
WNYC Radio Rolls Out Innovative Radio Program
Written on October 27, 2009 at 5:42 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Reuters is reporting that WNYC, America’s most listened-to public radio station, has selected ViewCast’s Niagara GoStream SURF portable encoding system for the station’s newly-opened The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. […] More
San Jose Police to get UniformCam
Written on October 27, 2009 at 5:39 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
KGO (san Francisco) has a video report on how the San Jose police are about to become the first in the nation to have HD cameras integrated with their uniforms. […] More
Electronics Industry Fights Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use
Written on October 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
The San Jose Mercury news reports that California’s effort to regulate the energy efficiency of televisions has sparked an enormous backlash from the electronics industry, which is banking on consumers’ love […] More
Not All Consumers Are Idiots
Written on October 22, 2009 at 5:31 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Doug Lung’s RF Report today discusses an FCC report on the testing of 136 digital-television converter boxes, presented at the IEEE Broadcast Symposium. Twelve boxes failed to work, 30% couldn’t […] More
First Unlicensed Television Spectrum Broadband Network On-Air
Written on October 22, 2009 at 3:53 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
Network World reports that after years of battles, Microsoft and Dell fired up the first public broadband wireless network based on unlicensed television spectrum when the service officially launched on Wednesday in […] More