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Audiochic è rivenditore autorizzato Integra Research.

Audiochic è diventato rivenditore autorizzato della nota azienda giapponese Integra Reserach.

Il brand Integra propone una gamma di sintoamplificatori e processori audio/video, amplificatori finali e lettori DVD. L’intera gamma è caratterizzata da una costruzione meccanica meticolosa, dall’utilizzo delle ultime tecnologie digitali per l’elaborazione dei segnali in alta definizione in grado di offrire un’eccellente qualità audio e video.
Tutti i componenti si integrano perfettamente con i sistemi di controllo automatizzato, grazie all’apposita porta seriale RS-232 e LAN.

Important news from GOOGLE I/O 2010

(Thanks to GMSV)
By Suasan Steade

” … The announcement with the biggest implications down the road was the unveiling of WebM, an open-source, royalty-free video codec based on VP8. It’s being positioned as the standard for video in HTML5 rather than the proprietary H.264 or the royalty-free but problematic Theora. Yep, you with the glazing eyes: Adoption of H.264 could mean fees imposed on content distributors and providers, though so far the license holders have waived collection. Those license holders include Microsoft and Apple — and Apple is the notable abstainer in the chorus of support for VP8. Could get interesting . ”

More about VP8 codec:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VP8

World’s Largest DVR Records 50 Shows At Once, Saves 13 Years of TV

(thanks to Gizmodo.com)
You would need 326 TiVo Premiere boxes to match what the Snapstream DVR can do with just one coax plug.
This Snapstream DVR is basically just a tech demo—but it’s one hell of a tech demo. Loaded with 50 analog tuners, it can pull and record 50 channels, simultaneously, from your cable feed onto 136TB of storage—which is capable of saving 115,200 hours of recorded TV (or 13 years worth of content to watch).
Put differently, you could record 50 channels in your cable package for 96 days straight.
The system is driven by a 1U dual-processor quad-core Nehalem Xeon server with “a ton of RAM.”
So what would this beast cost were Snapstream to actually sell it? Well a 4 to 10 tuner system with 3-15TB of storage goes for $12,000. I’m guessing you can scale that cost appropriately, then add plenty of ??? to the price since it’d be a custom job.

Google TV co-stars include Intel, Sony, Logitech

(thanks to GMSV)
By JOHN MURRELL

Last week brought word that Google was working with Dish Network on applying its search expertise to the television and online video landscape (see “Google channels resources into TV search”). But considering earlier comments from the Googleplex about how the Android operating system would fit very nicely into set-top boxes and TV sets, you had to figure there was more going on than just that. And according to a report today in the New York Times, there is.

The Times says the search sovereign is developing an open, Android-based platform called Google TV, aiming to bring Web content and services to the living-room screen with the help of hardware manufacturers and software developers. On board already, according to the report, are Intel, which has been looking to get its Atom chip into next-generation TVs; Sony, seeking a jump on its competitors; and Logitech, tapped to work on peripherals, including a keyboard-equipped remote. The Times’ sources said the project, which would employ a version of Google’s Chrome Web browser, has been under way for several months and has produced a prototype set-top box. A software toolkit for outside programmers is expected to be made available before summer. None of the companies is commenting, but the Times noted that both Intel and Logitech have job postings up for positions requiring some Android experience. Among the rivals Google will face in TV-Web integration: its ally-turned-enemy Apple, which by its own acknowledgment has been treating its Apple TV product as “a hobby” … so far.

Digital signage nella showroom di Corneliani Milano

Audiochic ha terminato l’installazione di tre sistemi di proiezione nella nuova showroom di Corneliani in via Monte Napoleone a Milano. La parte più difficile della realizzazione è stata soddisfare la richiesta progettuale che richiedeva due proiezioni su di una parete con caratteristiche alquanto complesse: a specchio nella vista frontale e trasparente nella vista posteriore. La terza installazione è stata realizzata per la vetrina principale tramite una pellicola trasparente per retroproiezione.