Dynamic touch screen technology. Deformable tactile surface. Haptic user interface. Whatever you want to call it, Tactus Technology is poised to change the way you think about what has become near-ubiquitous touch-screen technology. Imagine a touch screen that rises to meet your fingers - keyboard configurations that physically pop up from the screen. That’s what Tactus says it will bring
At a Memorial Day barbeque over the weekend, I found myself sequestered in a corner of a friend’s yard with a mutually nerdy acquaintance talking about memory – both human and digital. The question was, “How much memory does the human brain possess – in bytes?” We theorized, but neither we, nor anyone else, it seems, has an answer. While
The fastest growing trend in plastic surgery right now is chin implants. That's right, there is an increasing number of people who decide to undergo plastic surgery in order to have their chins done. Data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons shows that the number of chin implants grew 71% in the past year. It seems that the people
AJA Video Systems announced their new T-TAP adapter at NAB 2012. It is a very small bus-powered device that uses Thunderbolt connectivity for high quality 10-bit SD, HD and 2K output through SDI and HDMI connections. The device makes it simple to get professional video and audio out of any Thunderbolt enabled Mac system. The T-TAP is lightweight and smaller
Teradek has a new Cube x55, which is an upgrade from the original cube. It begins shipping on May 1, 2012. Like the original, the new Cube x55 is a camera-top wireless HD video encoder that connects with HDMI, HD-SDI or composite cameras. It can stream via a dual-band WiFi, an Ethernet port, or a single 3G/4G USB modem. Also
Tiffen rolled out brand new versions their popular Steadicam Pilot and Scout Camera Stabilizer systems at NAB 2012. There are two new models in the Steadicam Pilot HD Series: the Pilot HD/SDI and the Pilot HDMI. There also is a new SteadiCam Scout HD System available. The New Steadicam Pilot HD Series is designed for video professionals. Both new versions
NewTek now has a brand new line of TriCaster live production systems. There are three of them in this family of products: TriCaster 8000, TriCaster 855, and TriCaster 455. This new line comes with several “industry firsts” that are pretty interesting. They have Apple AirPlay support. They each have NewTek's IsoCorder. The IsoCorder lets you record from multiple input sources