Not sure this solves a problem we all have but what ever:
“What the TV has is voice interaction, which allows you to tell the TV what you want it to do and where you want it to go,” explained Jones.
He demonstrated an option where you can control the television by opening and closing your hand. “(You can) go to our USB, which is playing content and I’m just selecting it,” said Jones, while standing about 10 feet from the TV and holding out an open hand slightly in front of himself.
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 805 with Adreno 420 GPU – GSMArena.com news.
The 805 also has some features that sort of support 3D capabilities too including the use of a depth map to create images that move the focus point in space.
Calls it Ultra-D – glasses free, viewable from the sides: Stream TV Networks Wants to Reinvent 3D Television | Benzinga.
Every year, Stream TV Networks shows off stunning, absolutely awesome 3D display technology but then nothing ever seems to turn into products. (Stream TV is an R&D company that licenses its inventions to others.)
I will not be at CES this year – but having seen their demos, in person, at past CES events – they really do have spectacular 3D display technology.
Japan mid-tier camera makers face shakeout as smartphones shatter mirrorless hopes | Reuters.
Reuters seems to have gotten this story half right, and half wrong. See below for the details.
The Japan Times has a very different spin on this story saying the smart phone is hurting all of the camera makers including Canon and Nikon. And that mirrorless sales grew January through October, Year over Year. The Reuters story points to a drop in sales up through Christmas. Something’s fishy.
Olympus expects to return to profitability in 2014 (they were dealing with an accounting scandal recently). And Canon plans to re-engage the mirrorless market. In other words, the Reuters story seems all mixed up.
I much prefer mirrorless cameras. First, I mostly shoot video and need an electronic viewfinder, and second, since I often shoot 3D, I am carrying not one camera but two or three pairs of cameras. Mirrorless cameras are smaller and lighter, their lenses are smaller and lighter and cost less too.
