February 5, 2014
By: Chip Bobbert II
https://vimeo.com/85940352 In our MPS recording studio I set out to improve the lighting quality with a low budget. I thought I would share my strategies and results in hopes other might benefit. Cameras do a bad job of reproducing what...
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By: Todd Stabley
I'm excited to announce that OIT purchased a site license yesterday for JWPlayer Pro. This license covers anyone embedding a video using JWPlayer on *.duke.edu domains (i.e., oit.duke.edu, library.duke.edu, lemur.duke.edu, etc.). For many years, JW Player has been the player...
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February 4, 2014
By: Stephen Toback
To follow up on the last story, the TobackTablet Holder v1.0 was an epic fail: [youtube]http://youtu.be/evcrY7YPOSI[/youtube] The great success was the ease in which this was sketched out in Photoshop and then printed. Realizing the failure of the design in...
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By: Stephen Toback
SONY Smartphone Attachable Lens-Style Camera Turn your smartphone into a DSLR-like quality camera1 NFC/Wi-Fi® for simple smartphone connection2 Shoot and view images on smartphone screen3 Saves images on both camera and phone Use apps to edit and share photos instantly...
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By: Stephen Toback
While designed for the home market, I think this intelligent Android tablet based device could have uses in the classroom. From room control, to connecting with classroom support staff to security uses, this could be something that could be well...
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January 31, 2014
By: Stephen Toback
One of the most challenging aspects of 3D printing (beyond keeping the nozzle unclogged) has been the creation of models to print. Sure, there is value in printing other objects for reference, but creating your own objects and bringing them...
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January 30, 2014
By: Stephen Toback
NHK Broadcasts 8K Video Over The Air Japan's NHK says it has successfully transmitted 8K "Super Hi-Vision" television signals via a single standard UHF terrestrial broadcast channel over a distance of 27 km. NHK will be on the exhibit floor...
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By: Chip Bobbert II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH-439XCkCg I just installed VMware Fusion 6 and found this great little feature that lets you easily install OS X as a virtual machine. For those wondering why I would want to run Apple's OS on a machine already running...
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January 27, 2014
By: Stephen Toback
Thanks to Paul Zylowski and Jack D'Ardenne for arranging a tour of the spectacular Hunt Library at NCSU's Centennial Campus. Below is a Flickr PhotoStream and short YouTube video. The photostream has more details in the descriptions of the pictures....
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By: Todd Stabley
Crestron just released an interesting new whitepaper tackling the challenges of working with 4k video from an integrator's perspective. I thought it looks at some interesting issues such as emerging "tweener" resolutions between 1080p and 4k. Other topics covered include:...
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