CES 2021 | Top 20

1. 32EP950 UltraFine OLED Pro Monitor (RGB subpixel structure) by LG Electronics
2. Soundbeamer 1.0 by Noveto
3. JZ2000 OLED TV by Panasonic
4. Illuminarium Experiences (360-degree Immersive Experience)
5. VP3286-8K 32” ColorPro Monitor (with TB3) by ViewSonic
6. ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses by Lenovo
7. ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED Laptop by ASUS
8. Nighthawk RAXE500 Wifi 6E Router by Netgear
9. HDMI Cable Power Specification by HDMI Forum
10. DisplayPort 2.0 (8K) Specification by VESA
11. NUC 11 Enthusiast, codenamed “Phantom Canyon” (with RTX 2060) by Intel
12. G1 Gallery Series OLED evo TV by LG Electronics
13. Magnit MicroLED by LG Electronics
14. Signature 8K OLED TV by LG Electronics
15. Lume Pad Creators Edition by Leia
16. Yoga AIO 7 All-in-One Desktop PC by Lenovo
17. Ambient Mode+ by Samsung
18. LIFE recorder 8K Camera by Skyworth
19. UltraFine Display Ergo by LG Electronics
20. UTS-1 Wireless Charger by KewLabs

What also caught my eye (alphabetical)

• AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors
• Ampridge MightyMic Pro Wireless Lavelier Smartphone Microphone Kit
• Astro Design AB-4830 8K Camera
• Astro Design AB-4831 8K Camera
• ASUS ROG Swift PG32UG Monitor (with HDMI 2.1)
• ASUS Zen AiO 22/24 All-in-One PC
• ASUS ZenBook Duo 14 Laptop
• Autoslide Automatic Doors
• Camera Light 360 (CL360)
• Dell Optiplex 3090 All-in-One PC
• Dell Optiplex 3090 All-in-One PC
• Dell U4021QW UltraSharp 40 Curved WUHD (5K2K) Display (with TB3)
• Dell UP3221Q UltraSharp 32 4K HDR PremierColor mini-LED Monitor (2.000 Zones)
• Dell Video Conferencing Monitor Series
• EyeWearBeam (beta)
• Fledging M17 SSD (for Macbook Pro)
• HiSense L5 Series UST Projector
• HiSense ULED 8K TV
• Hogar Controls
• Intel NUC 11 line
• JBL SA750 Integrated Amplifier
• Kensington StudioDock (for Apple iPad Air/Pro)
• Kingston Workflow Station 
• Landar Boulder Latern
• Lenovo L24i-30 FHD Monitor
• Lenovo Tab P11 Tablet
• LG 40WP95C 39.7” UltraWide 5K2K IPS Display
• LG QNED 4K MiniLED 90 Series
• LG QNED 8K MiniLED 99 Series
• LG Rollable Smartphone (prototype)
• LG webOS 6.0
• LivingPackets The Box
• Microsoft Surface Pro 7+
• MSI Summit 241 S All-in-One PC
• NuEyes AR Glasses
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Studio Series Laptops
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Graphics Card
• Onkyo TX-RZ50 AV Receiver (with HDMI 2.1 Support)
• Panasonic Soundslayer
• Pioneer VSX-LX505 AV Receiver (with HDMI 2.1 Support)
• Rokid Vision 2 (MR Glasses)
• Samsung  8K QNED mini LED TV Series
• Samsung Bot Care SmartThings Robot
• Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Smartphone (8K Video)
• Samsung HDR10+ Adaptive (to use with Filmmaker Mode)
• Samsung HW-Q950A 11.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos Soundbar
• Samsung JetBot SmartThings Robot
• Samsung Neo 8K QLED TV Series
• Samsung The Frame (2021)
• Skyworth 8K LCD TV
• Skyworth OLED TV
• Skyworth UC8500 4K LCD TV Series
• Skyworth XC9300 4K OLED TV Series
• Sono Motors Sion Electric Car
• Sony AIBO ERS-1000
• Sony AirPeak Camera Drone
• Sony Bravia XR MASTER Series A90J 4K OLED TV
• Sony Bravia XR MASTER Series Z9J 8K LCD TV
• Sony Modular Crystal LED B-series (ZRD-B12A/B15A) with high brightness
• Sony Modular Crystal LED C-series (ZRD-C12A/C15A) with high contrast
• Sony Vision-S Electric Car (Vehicle Prototype)
• Stealtho Dock/Charger
• TCL CSOT
• TCL NXTPAPER Color Electronic Ink Tablet 
• TCL OD Zero 8K mini LED 6-Series TV XL Collection
• TCL Wearable Display
• Officine IADR The Meter
• Twinkly Flex LED
• Twinkly Line LED 
• Twinkly Squares LED Wall
• ViewSonic ELITE Gaming Monitors
• Vuzix Next Generation Smart Glasses (NGSG)
• Xcinex Venue
• Xemplar WebAR Platform
• XiByte Maya AI Ai-powered Business Robot
• YeeLight LED Screen Light Bar Pro

Virtual IBC 2020 - My Top 20

1. TriCaster 2 Elite by NewTek
   
2. LDX 100 Series Native IP Camera by Grass Valley
   
3. Reality Engine & HUB (Free) by Zero Density
4. Polymotion Stage (Volumetric Capture Studio) by MRMC
   
5. FX6 FF Cinema Camera by Sony Electronics
   
6. HERO9 Black Edition Action Cam by GoPro
   
7. OLED 22″ 4K Reference Monitor by SmallHD
   
8. ELEMENTS Satellite by ELEMENTS
   
9. AW-UE100 4K 50/60p PTZ Camera by Panasonic
10. EDIUS X by Grass Valley
    
11. Flex 4K Family by BirdDog
12. PodTrack P8 Podcast Recorder by ZOOM
    
13. Bolt 4K LT by Teradek
    
14. LUMIX S5 FF Hybrid Mirrorless Camera by Panasonic
    
15. C6 HDR2000 Colorimeter by Portrait Displays
    
16. Pro Convert 12G-SDI Plus by Magewell
    
17. Loupedeck Live by Loupedeck
    
18. Fujinon Premista 19-45mm T2.9 Wide Angle Cine Zoom Lens by Fujifilm
19. Alpha 7S III FF Mirrorless Camera by Sony Electronics
    
20. StudioLink Chroma Key Background System by Lastolite (Manfrotto)
    
    

What also caught my eye (alphabetical order)

• Adobe Systems Pro Video Suite
  
• AJA Video Systems BRIDGE LIVE
  
• AJA Video Systems openGear OG-DANTE-12GAEM Card
  
• AJA Video Systems openGear OG-ROI-SDI Card
  
• Angelbird AV PRO CFexpress Cards
  
• BirdDog Dante NDI Bridge
  
• Canon Cinema EOS C70
  
• Canon CJ20ex5B UHDxs-class Lens
  
• Canon EOS R5 FF Camera
  
• Canon EOS R6 FF Camera
  
• Colour Training Colourlab Ai
  
• DJI Osmo Mobile 4 Gimball
  
• DPA Microphones 4097 CORE Interview Kit
  
• EasyRig EasyLock
  
• Edelkrone QuickRelease ONE v2
  
• Edelkrone Slide Module v3 Ecosystem
  
• Edelkrone SliderPLUS v5
  
• Fotodiox Selfie Starlite
  
• Fujifilm XF 50mm F1.0 R LM WR Prime Fujinon Lens
  
• Ikegami UHL-F4000 Compact 4K HDR Camera
  
• LaCie 1big Dock SSD Pro
  
• Litra Pro LED Light
  
• Litra Torch 2.0 LED Light
  
• Lume Cube Panel GO
  
• Manfrotto GimBoom (Carbon Fibre)
  
• Merging Technologies Anubis SPS
  
• Moment CineBloom Diffusion Filters
  
• Nikon Z-Mount 14-24mm F2.8 S Zoom Lens
  
• Nikon Z-Mount 50mm F1.2 S Prime Lens
  
• RØDE DSC-1
  
• RØDE SC11
  
• Sennheiser MKE 200 On-Camera Microphone
  
• Sony Electronics Alpha 7C FF Mirrorless Camera
  
• Sony Electronics ZV-1 Vlog Camera
  
• Sony Electronics12-24m F2.8 GM Lens
  
• Telestream GLIM
  
• Telestream PRISM
  
• Telestream Wirecast Gear
  
• ZOOM H8 Handy Field Recorder
  

2020 Virtual SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH (2020) is home to the World’s largest conference and exhibition for the computer graphics industry. After following the announcements for new products and (online)services we’ve made an personal list for the top ten most innovative and important introductions and announcements.

Top 20

1. Unreal Engine 5 by Epic Games
2. V-Ray 5 by ChaosGroup
3. Immersive Light Field Video by Google LLC
   
4. GeForce RTX 30 Series by NVIDIA
5. Octane X | PR1 (for macOS Catalina) by OTOY
   
6. Project Lavina (beta) by ChaosGroup
   
7. MIXER 2020 (preview release) by Quixel
   
8. Unity 2020.1 by Unity
   
9. Nuke Indie by Foundry
   
10. URSA Mini Pro 12K Camera by Blackmagic Design
11. Realistic Dynamic Projection Mapping Using Real-Time Ray Tracing by WATANABE Lab
12. The Last Light (XR Storytelling) by Magic Leap Studios
    
13. Renderman 24 (beta) by Pixar
14. Blender 2.9.0 by Blender Foundation
15. MVN Animate 2020 by Xsens
    
16. Monoport (Monocular Real-Time Volumetric Performance Capture)
    
17. OSPRay Studio by Intel
    
18. StarTracker Studio by Mo-Sys
19. Eye-sensing Light Field Display by Sony Electronics
    
20. Perception Neuron Studio by Noitom Ltd.

What also caught our eye (random order)

• ConceptD 3 Ezel Pro by Acer
• Medium Studio Share (beta) by Adobe
  
• Radeon ProRender 2.0 SDK (beta) by AMD
• Fusion Studio 16.2.4 by Blackmagic Design
  
• DaVinci Resolve 16.2.4 by Blackmagic Design
  
• Boris FX Suite by Boris FX
• Particle Illusion 2021 (sneak peak) by Boris FX
  
• Corona Renderer 6 fro 3DS MAX (RC4) by Corona
• Nuke 12.2 by Foundry
  
• Modo 14.1 by Foundry
  
• Z2 Family by HP
• ZBook Create | Z by HP
  
• ZBook Studio G7 | Z by HP
  
• oneAPI Rendering Toolkit by Intel
  
• Nero Slim Line Keyboard for Blender 3D by Logickeyboard
  
• Looking Glass 8K by Looking Glass Factory
• Cinema 4D R23 by MAXON
• NVIDIA Quadro Experience by NVIDIA
  
• ZBrush 2021 by Pixologic
• LoUPE by Tangent Labs
  
• VRgluv ENTERPRISE by VRgluv

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• Boris FX LIVE
  
• Digital Content Creation on AWS
  
• ASWF Open Source Days ‘20
  
• B&H x SIGGRAPH
  
• Intel Software at SIGGRAPH
• postPerspective SIGGRAPH Season 2020
• The Maxon ‘3D & Motion Design Show’
  
• Foundry at SIGGRAPH
• NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH
• Pixar’s ‘Art & Science Fair’
• ChaosGroup ‘24 Hours of Chaos’
• Unreal Fest Online 2020
  

Aside from this list, we also made a list of interesting product announcements and created a YouTube playlist with SIGGRAPH related video’s.

2020 Virtual NAB Show

The NAB Show (2020) is home to the world’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After following the announcements for new products and (online)services we’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements. Aside from this list, we also made an extensive alphabetical list of interesting product announcements and created a YouTube playlist with NAB Show related video’s.

Top 10

1. Ncam Reality 2020 by Ncam Tech
2. Pro Convert for NDI to HDMI 4K by Magewell
   
3. SRG-XP1 POV Remote IP Camera (NDI|HX) by Sony Electronics
4. MAVO Edge 8K Camera by Kinefinity
   
5. BP-TRX Transceiver by Deity
6. PRISM by Telestream
   
7. EOS R5 FF 8K Mirrorless Camera by Canon
   
8. ATEM Mini Pro by Blackmagic Design
   
9. Mistika 10 (Beta) by SGO
   
10. EOS C300 Mk III by Canon

What also caught my eye (Alphabetical order)

• Adobe Productions (for Premiere)
  
• AJA Ki Pro GO Multi-channel Recorder
• Aputure LS 300x Bi-Color LED Fixture
  
• Aputure Sidus Link (Bridge) for Apple iPad
• ARRI Stellar 2 App (support for 3rd party luminaires)
  
• AstroDesign 2K/4K/8K HDR CrossConverter
  
• Atomos Ninja V AtomX SYNC Module 
  
• Atomos Ninja V ProRes RAW recording with Z CAM E2 Cinema Camera
• Avid Media Composer 2020.4
• Avid Pro Tools MTRX Studio
  
• Avid S1 Surface
  
• BirdDog NDI Multiview Lite & Pro
  
• Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve v16.2.1
  
• Blackmagic Design Fusion Studio v16.2.1
  
• Boris FX Mocha Pro 2020.5
  
• Boris FX Silhouette 2020.5
  
• Canon CJ18 ex7.6B KASE 4K Broadcast Zoom Lens
  
• Canon CN10x25 IAS S 25-250mm T2.95-3.9 Cine-SERVO Zoom Lens
  
• Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Camera
  
• Comfort Silverstack Cloud
  
• CoreSWX NEO 150 Mini (147wh at 12A/16A) Battery Pack
• Datavideo CAP-2 Video Capture Card
  
• Datavideo PTC-140NDI NDI Camera
  
• Dear Reality dearVR PRO
  
• Deity D4 DUO Compact Micro On-Camera Microphone
  
• Deity Deity Connect v2.0 Firmware
  
• DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone
  
• Edelkrone Controller
• Edelkrone JibONE
  
• Feiyu Pocket Stabilized Handheld Camera
  
• FOR-A FA-9600 Multipurpose Signal Processor
  
• Gras Valley GV Orbit
  
• Hitachi Kokusai SK-UHD8060B 8K UHD Dockable Broadcast Camera 
  
• IDX Imicro-98 / Imicro-150 Batteries
  
• iFootage SpiderCrab Quick-Release Magic Arms
  
• Insta360 ONE R Action Camera
  
• Joby Beamo (Mini) LED Light
• JVC GY-HM250 Series Cameras
• Lensbaby Velvet 28 Lens
  
• Litra LitraStudio LED Light
  
• Magewell Pro Convert H.26x to HDMI 4K
  
• MAGIX Vegas Movie Studio 17
  
• MAGIX Vegas Post
  
• Marshall CV226 FHD Lipstick Camera
  
• Maxon Cinema4D S22 Release
  
• NewTek Spark Plus IO 4K
  
• Panasonic AG-CX10 4K Professional Camcorder
  
• Panasonic AG-CX7 4K Professional Camcorder
  
• Panasonic AG-CX8 4K Professional Camcorder
  
• Panasonic AK-HC3900 4K HDR Studio/Field Camera System
  
• Panasonic AW-UE100 PTZ Camera (with NDI|HX and SRT)
  
• Panasonic HC-X1500 4K Professional Camcorder
  
• Panasonic HC-X2000 4K Professional Camcorder
  
• Panasonic KAIROS Live Production Platform
  
• PolarPro LiteChaser Pro iPhone Filter System
  
• Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ball Head
  
• Red Giant VFX Suite 1.5
• Riedel MediorNet MicroN UHD
  
• RØDE Ambisonic Sound Library (Free)
  
• RØDE Interview GO Handheld Mic Adapter (for Wireless GO)
  
• RØDE MagClip GO Magnetic Clip (for Wireless GO)
• RØDE NT-USB Mini Microphone
  
• RØDE VideoMic NTG On-Camera Shotgun Microphone
  
• Ross Carbonite Ultra V4.0
• Ross Xpression V10.0
• Skyworth LIFErecorder 8K Camera (EF Mount)
  
• Sony Electronics SRG-XB25 BOX Remote IP Camera (NDI|HX)
  
• Sony Electronics PVM-X1800 HDR Production Monitor
• Sony Electronics PVM-X2400 HDR Production Monitor
  
• Sony GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip with Wireless Remote Commander
  
• SWIT Curve500 HDMI Wireless System
  
• Tilta Cage for Sony PXW-FX9
  
• Tilta Mini Follow Focus (FF-T06)
  
• Tilta Mini Matte Box (MB-T15)
  
• TVLogic F-10A FHD HDR Field Monitor
  
• TVLogic R-5T Rack Monitor
  
• Vaxis ATOM 500 Wireless Video System
  
• Venus Optics Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Macro (Canon RF / Nikon Z Mount)
  
• Zacuto Kameleon Pro HD Viewfinder
  

ISE 2020 | Top 20

1. Velocity 2.0 by Atlona
2. Live|Scrypt by Epiphan
3. 4K HDR 10.000 lumen Cinema Projector (Prototype) by Sony Electronics
4. Place & Play 32″ by Visionect
   
5. Connect Series IoT-Enabled Professional Amplifiers by LEA Professional
   
6. KX3 In-Wall Touchpanel Keypad w/ Control Processor by RTI
7. Squid Power Management Platform by SurgeX
8. Fanless NUC (PoE+ powered) by G2 Digital
   
9. PRS Slim Profile CAT6A U/FTP Network Patch Cord by Kordz
   
10. 4420/4430A Smart IP Speakers by Genelec
    
11. CRMS-SRHV/9090 Reference Immersive Surround by Alcons Audio
12. BrightVoice by BrightSign
    
13. MFA216 Multi-Functional SourceCon Amplifier by Audac
14. LFC Kit (Lightform Compute) by Lightform
    
15. MAS‑A100 Beamforming Microphone by Sony
16. AVoIP Soft Upgrade for HDBaseT Tester by MSolutions
    
17. e-ink Flat Display 32″ by Designage
18. GEN_VMT Acoustic Panels (VicPET Wool) by Vicoustic
    
19. AD-P.Halo Integrated Sub/Sat Loudspeaker System by QSC
20. 8K Micro LED Wall by Planar
    

What Also Caught My Eye

• Sonifex AVN-DIO10 Dante to 3G/HD/SD-SDI Embedder/De-Embedder by 
• Seven Generator HDMI Testing Tool by Murideo
• Room Scheduling Panels by Atlona
• EB-L12000Q Native 4K Laser Projector by Epson
• Phase Technology Dante Soundbar by MSE Audio
• Flexo Mounting System (FMS) by Techflex
  
• Stella by Madrix
  
• DiGidot by DiGidot
• DSI 2.0 by JBL
  
• HDM-AIO2 by Metra Home Theater Group
• Watchpax 20A by Dataton
  
• Clickshare Conference by Barco
• NPR406 Wall mounted 9.5″ /10.5″ Cabinet by Penn Elcom
  
• Delta-neo N2H (NDI to HDMI standalone converter) by DeltaCast
• IntelliMix Room (SaaS) by Shure
  
• CV380-CS 4K Camera by Marshall
  
• HDMI Ultraslim HI-HDSL Series Cables by Sommer Cable
  
• UC9020 All-in-One Multichannel AV Mixer by ATEN
  
• ViewSonic M2 FHD Portable Smart LED Projector (video)
  
• ViewSonic TD2455 Touch Display [10-point Projected Capacitive Touch] (video)
  
• Nureva HDL200 Audio Conferencing System (video)
• Epson EB-805F Ultra Short Throw Projector [for Signage] (video)
• Evoko Naso Dedicated Room Booking System (video)
• Evoko Pusco Complete System for Workplace Communication (video)
• Barco ClickShare XMS Management Suite [for Monitoring and Management] (video)
• Arthur Holm Dynamic 4 Diamond-Shaped Monitors [for Huddle Rooms] (video)
• Arthur Holm Dynamic 360º Motorized Speaker (video)
• Bose BV1 All-in-One USB Conferencing Videobar (video)
• IDK Corporation IP-Ninjar Series 10G AVoIP (video)
• NorthVision VisionShare True 4K Wireless Presentation System (video)
• Dten GO Collaborative Touch (video)
• EVERET Imaging Holland 4K NDI|HX PTZ Camera (video)
• Neutrik AG Milan Audio OEM Module Development (video)
  
• Yoo’UP Eyoo Autonomous Battery Mount (video)
• Yoo’UP XS Pro Intelligent Mount (video)
• Bolin PTZ Camera with Dante AV [concept] (video)
  
• Audinate Dante Domain Manager (video)
• Vaddio RoboFLIP 30x Recessed In-Ceiling PTZ Camera (video)
  
• 
  

CES 2020 | Top 20

1. HZ2000 OLED TV (Master HDR OLED Professional panel supporting Dolby Vision IQ and Filmmaker Mode) by Panasonic
2. Filmmaker Mode by UHD Alliance
   
3. Simulated Reality Development Kit (32” 8K Spatial Desktop machine) by Dimenco
   
4. ThinkPad X1 Fold (13.3″ OLED Foldable Display, up to 1TB NVMe, Win 10 Pro, up to 11hr battery) by Lenovo
   
5. Looking Glass 8K Immersive Display by Looking Glass Factory
   
6. ConceptD 7 Ezel (Pro) Notebook (with Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000) by Acer
   
7. Q950TS 8K QLED TV (Infinity Screen) by Samsung
   
8. ThinkVision Creator Extreme (27" HDR1000, 1152 mini-LED zones and 10,368 LEDs for dynamic local dimming) by Lenovo
   
9. ConceptD 700 Workstation by Acer
   
10. DoubleTake (the next-generation in digital binoculars) by NexOpticTech
    
11. ONE R 1-Inch Edition (co-engineerd with Leica) by Insta360
    
12. Teslasuit Glove by Teslasuit
    
13. Bluetooth LE Audio Standard (The Next-Generation of Bluetooth Audio) by Bluetooth SIG
    
14. Smartglasses Light Drive System (World’s first all-day transparency smartglasses solution) by Bosch
15. JBL Bar 9.1 True Wireless Surround Sound (supports Dolby Vision & Atmos, Airplay 2 and Chromecast) by JBL
    
16. Vidrian Mini-LED TV (World’s First Mini-LED TV) by TCL Electronics
    
17. etee (Complete Control in 3D) by TG0
    
18. Envy 32 All-in-One Workstation (with Nvidia RTX graphics) by HP
    
19. Lyve Drive Mobile System (collection of modular storage solutions) by Seagate 
20. Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable Certification Program by HDMI Licensing Administration
    

What also caught my eye

• Meural Canvas II (photography—all in one frame) by Meural (Netgear)
• Elevate P-Series model Soundbar (sports rotating speakers and support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X) by VIZIO
  
• Trio Wireless Charging Pad by Satechi
• TBT3-UDZ Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Docking Station (with 10GbE, 100W charging) by Plugable
• NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 M.2 SSD by Kingston Technology
  
• Canvas Plus line SD UHS-II Cards by Kingston Technology
  
• HomeKit Smart Lock (uses physical NFC keys) by Netatmo
• 90″ See-Through Display by Sharp
• Airmega (works with Google Assistant) by Coway
• OptiPlex 7070 Ultra by Dell
• BLK2GO by Leica Geosystems
• 360 Anywhere (8K Portable 360º Camera) by Teche
• EyeOn (eye-powered tablet control) by EyeTech
• Smart Frame (digital picture frame) by Lenovo
  
• VG-879 8K HDR Digital Video Signal Generator (HDMI 2.1) by AstroDesign
  
• VA-1847 HDMI 2.1 Protocol Analyzer by AstroDesign
• Mimic Go by Smart Mimic
• Dock Wave (Wireless Charger, Powerbank and Docking Station) by Alogic
• Ultra HD VR Eyeglasses by Panasonic
• Home Center 3 by Fibaro
• ATOM 500 Wireless Video System by Vaxis
• XTAL 8K VR Headset by VRgineers
• Pimax Vision Artisan VR Headset by Pimax
  
• Pimax 5K SUPER VR Headset by Pimax
  
• Amplify Glass Anti-Microbial Screen Protector by Otterbox
  
• Go:Livecast (Livestreaming Studio for your phone) by Roland
  
• A-88MKII Keyboard (with MIDI 2.0 and USB-C) by Roland
  
• Tiger Lake Processors (Next-generation Core mobile platform) by Intel
  
• DG1 Discrete Graphics Card (Xe GPU platform) by Intel
  
• Horseshoe Bend 17″ foldable OLED Tablet Concept (with Tiger Lake mobile processor platform) by Intel
• Thunderbolt 4 ( four times as fast as USB 3.0) by Intel
• Portégé X30L-G 13″ Notebook by Dynabook (Toshiba)
• HD 350BT/450BT Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-ear Headphones by Sennheiser
• Pro Rugged Memory Card Collection by Manfrotto
  
• Xsens DOT (Precision Motion Tracking) by Xsens
• The Wall Micro LED TV (new sizes) by Samsung
• LG Signature Rollable OLED TV by LG
• Project Archery 2.0 Headset Display by TCL Electronics
  
• LG Signature 8K OLED TV R by LG
• LG Cylinder OLED by LG
• LG Light Field OLED by LG
• H9G Quantum 4K ULED TV (180 Local Dimming Zones, 1000-nits PB, Quantum Dot WCG, Dolby Vision & Atmos) by Hisense
• A9S 4K Master Series OLED TV (with support for Airplay 2 and HomeKit) by Sony
• Z8H 8K Full Array LED TV (with support for Airplay 2 and HomeKit) by Sony
• Laser TV L5 Series Ultra Short Throw Laser Projector by Hisense
• 3D Real-Time Video Camera (Light Field) by Wooptix
  
• Predator CG552K 55” UHD OLED Gaming Monitor (120Hz Nvidia G-Sync) by Acer
• M-Byte e-SUV by BYTON
• Ocean EV Crossover by Fisker
• Mustang Mach-E by Ford
• Vision AVTR Electric Concept Car by Mercedes
• Vision-S Electric Concept Car by Sony
• AI:Me Self-driving Concept Car by Audi
• Virtual Visor by Bosch
• SenseGlove DK1 by SenseGlove
• IQbuds² MAX Smart Earphone (with Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation) by Nuheara
• NextMind Dev Kit by NextMind
• Smart Tab M10 FHD Plus 2nd Gen (with Google Assistant) by Lenovo
• ThinkBook Plus (with E Ink Display) by Lenovo
• 8K Signal Generator by Murideo
  
• Wi-Fi 6E Standard by Wi-Fi Alliance
• Mevo Start (livestreaming video camera) by Mevo
• 50mm F1.8 Anamorphic Lens (for APS-C) by SIRUI
• Q9U XLR/USB Dynamic Broadcast Microphone (with XLR output and 24-bit/96kHz USB-C connectivity) by Samson
• RZ-S500W Wireless Earbuds (with Dual Hybrid Noise Cancelling Technology) by Panasonic
• EAH-AZ70W Wireless Earbuds (Dual Hybrid Noise Cancelling Technology) by Technics
  
• Galaxy Chromebook (with 13.3″ 4K AMOLED screen) by Samsung
• ONE R (Twin Edition) by Insta360
• GPS Smart Remote by Insta360
• 10th-gen H-series Processors by Intel
• ZenBook Duo Dual-Display Notebook by ASUS
• Chromebook Flip (with Intel 10th Gen. processors) by ASUS
• 48″ 4K OLED TV by LG
• Hexagon Light Panels by Nanoleaf
• Learning Series by Nanoleaf
  
• 8TB SSD Slim Prototype Drive (with transfer speeds up to 20Gb/s) by SanDisk
• Dual Drive Luxe USB-C (1TB Dual Connector Drive) by SanDisk
• PowerBlock lineup GaN-Based Wall Chargers (come in 30W, 45W, and 96W) by Griffin
  
• Omnia Series GaN-Based Wall Chargers by Aukey
  
• Wemo WiFi Smart Plug (integrate’s with HomeKit, Alexa and Google Assistant) by Wemo (Belkin)
  
• Wemo Stage Control Accessory (integrate’s with HomeKit) by Wemo (Belkin)
  
• Boost Charge USB-C GaN Wall Chargers (come in 30W, 60W, and 68W) by Belkin
  
• Boost Charge 3-in-1 Wireless Charger by Belkin
  
• Boost Charge Dual Wireless Charging Pads by Belkin
  
• Boost Charge Wireless Charging Stand and Speaker by Belkin
  
• Boost Charge Wireless Car Charger by Belkin
  
• Boost Charge Portable Wireless Charger and Stand Special Edition by Belkin
  
• Velop WiFi 6 System by Linksys
  
• Linksys Wellness Pod by Linksys / Origin Wireless
  
• Wacom ONE FHD Pen Display (with support for Android) by Wacom
• Soundform Elite HiFi Smart Speaker (with Google Assistant) by Belkin
• Chora Speaker Range (with incorporated Dolby Atmos technology) by Focal
• Concept UFO by Alienware (Dell)
• Concept Duet (dual-screen laptop) by Dell
• Concept Ori (folding tablet PC) by Dell
  
• Ryzen 7 4000-series Processors by AMD
• Threadripper 3990X (64-core, world’s fastest processor) by AMD
• Radeon RX5600 Series GFX Cards by AMD
• Nighthawk AX6 AX5400 WiFi 6 6-Stream Router (RAX50) by Netgear
• Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System (MK62) by Netgear
  
• Netgear AX1800 4-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender (EAX20) by Netgear
  
• Ballie Robot Assistant by Samsung
• HDMI Surge Protector by Metra
• Junior3 EDID Regenerator by Metra
• D780 DSLR Camera by Nikon
  
• Coolpix P950 Superzoom by Nikon
• EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera (FF CMOS Sensor, 4K60 10-Bit 4:2:2, Canon Log and 5.5K Raw Video) by Canon
• Mirage Smart Speaker (Immersive Sound Experience with Flexible AMOLED Display) by Royole
• RoWrite 2 by Royole
• RoTree (display tree) by Royole
  
• NC10 series Mini PC (based on Intel Whiskey Lake) by Shuttle
• LG Signature WineCellar by LG
• SoundSticks 4 (Celebrates 20 Years of Iconic Speaker Design) by Harmon Kardon
• Vizio OLED TV by VIZIO
• P-Series Quantum X LED LCD TV (792 dimmable light zones) by VIZIO
• Hades Canyon NUC (NUC 8) by Intel
• The Frame (new sizes) by Samsung
• Sero TV (Horizontal/Vertical Screen) by Samsung
• HDfury Diva triggering UHD Alliance Filmmaker Mode by HDfury
• Q91 75″ 8K IPS LED TV (with Dolby Atmos 2.1.2) by Skyworth
• RealMax 100 (100.8° Large FoV AR Glasses) by RealMax
• Muzo (Portable App-enabled Sound Machine) by Celestial Tribe
• LoCoMoGo (learn code through play) by LoCoMoGo
• AONIC 50 Wireless Headphone by Shure
  
• AONIC 215 Wireless Earbuds by Shure
  
• Deco Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Routers by TP-Link
  
• Inspire Studio by Zotac
• ZBOX Edge MI643 (Mini PC) by Zotac
  
• EF-100 Smart Streaming Wireless Laser Projectors (with Android TV) by Epson
  
• Codi (Interactive AI-enabled Smart Toy) by Pillar Learning
• Smart Doorlock (with Apple HomeKit support) by Netatmo
• Nixplay N by Nixplay
• Neo 2 Eye VR Headset (world’s first commercial standalone VR headset with native eye tracking) by Pico / Tobii
• Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock (featuring 10GbE) by OWC
• Elite Dragonfly G2 Notebook by HP
• Spectrex360 15″ Convertible Notebook (with 4K OLED Screen option) by HP
• COLORFUL ProMaster H1 by Colorful Technology
  
• HaptX Gloves by HaptX
• RoomMe with support for Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri by Intellithings
• ThinkCentre M90a AIO (All-in-One Desktop PC) by Lenovo
  
• ThinkSmart View (Microsoft Teams) by Lenovo
• VAVA 4K Dash Cam by VAVA
• Arlo Pro 3 Wireless Floodlight Camera by Arlo (Netgear)
• Kamvas 13 Pen Display (featuring dual Type-C ports) by Huion
• Club ONE over-ear Headphone (with True Adaptive Noise-Cancellation technology) by JBL

Gaming/esport related

• Aegis Ti5 (The World’s First HMI Oriented Gaming Desktop) by MSI
  
• MEG381CQR (The World’s First HMI Oriented Curved Gaming Monitor) by MSI
  
• MEG342CQR (The World’s First 1000R Curved Gaming Monitor) by MSI
  
• Optix MAG161 Portable IPS Monitor (Type-C, 240Hz) by MSI
  
• UpStream Pro Video Production Switch (all-in-one multi-channel mixer) by IOGEAR
• UpStream 4K Game Capture Hub (capture, mix, and stream live videos in HD UVC format) by IOGEAR
  
• BIG O 2020 Edition (features liquid cooled PC with an integrated Xbox or PS4, and an Elgato 4K60 capture card) by ORIGIN PC / Corsair
• Quantum Series Gaming Headphones (with echo-cancelling boom mics) by JBL
  
• Key Light Air by Elgato
• 4k60 S+ (Portable Dedicated HEVC 4K60 HDR Video Capture over USB 3.0 and/or an SD card) by Elgato
• Corsair iCUE now works with ASUS Aura Sync by Corsair / ASUS
  
• FireCuda Gaming SSD (Portable NVMe SSD, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, up to 2TB, and customizable RGB lights) by Seagate
  
• BarraCuda Fast SSD (Portable SSD up to 2TB with USB-C up to 540MB/s) by Seagate 
• Legion M600 Wireless Gaming Mouse by Lenovo
• Legion M300 RGB Gaming Mouse by Lenovo
• Legion K300 RGB Gaming Keyboard by Lenovo
  
• Xenia 15.6″ Gaming Laptop by XPG
  
• Zephyrus G15 Notebook (AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS-powered) by ASUS
• Zero 2 Controller (for Nintendo Switch) by 8Bitdo
  
• Odyssey G9 Gaming Monitor (5120x1140 @ 240Hz) by Samsung
• ROG Swift 360 (World’s First 360Hz Monitor powered by Nvidia G-Sync) by ASUS
• ROG (Republic of Gamers) Strix GA/GT Gaming Desktops by ASUS
  
• ROG (Replublic of Games) Zephyrus G14 (The World’s Fastest 14” Gaming Laptop) by ASUS
  
• Zotac VR backpack (with Nvidia RTX graphics) by Zotac
  
• Legion Y740S Gaming Laptop by Lenovo
• Legion BoostStation eGPU by Lenovo
• G5 15 SE Gaming Laptop by Dell
  
• Alienware 25 Gaming Monitor (AW2521HF) by Alienware (Dell)
  
• Cloud Flight S Headset (with Qi wireless charging) by HyperX
  
• ChargePlay Base (15W) by HyperX
  
• Archer GX90 AX6600 Tri-band WiFi 6 Gaming Router by TP-Link
  
• Sila (5G Home Router Concept) by Razer
• Tomahawk (Gaming Desktop & Chassis) by Razer
  
• NC100 Enclosure by Cooler Master
• Arcadeo Gaming Chair (The World’s First Connected Gaming Chair) by Arcadeo
• LEO Cabinet System (The World’s First Self Service VR Arcade) by VRLEO
• AORUS RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Box (he World’s First Water-cooled eGPU) by Gigabyte
  
• AORUS RAID SSD 2TB Expansion Card by Gigabyte
  
• AERO 15 OLED Notebook for Creators (240Hz) by Gigabyte
• AERO 17 HDR Notebook for Creators (144Hz) by Gigabyte
  

2019 IBC Show

The IBC Show (2019) is home to Europe’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After visiting this years show I’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements.

Top 20

1. Mk2 Camera Bar (with Intel RealSense) by Ncam
2. HD-TX 2.4Ghz Transmitter/Recorder by Deity
3. The Ones W371 Adaptive Woofer by Genelec
4. TouchMonitor with support for Ravenna AoIP and native AES67 by RTW
5. Sync Track E Audio Recorder by Tentacle
6. E2-F8 Full Frame 8K Cinema Camera by Z CAM
7. PXW-FX9 Full-Frame Camera by Sony
   
8. IntelliMix 2 Pro by YellowTec
   
9. DIVINE Intelligent Network Audio Monitor (PoE Dante) by Glensound
10. Orbiter LED Fixture by ARRI
11. Fleet Quantum Smart Quad Charger by Core SWX
12. Pocket Cinema Camera 6K (EF) by Blackmagic Design
13. Blink500 Wireless Audio System by Saramonic
14. Vison & Cine Series 4K Field Monitors by SmallHD
15. Prism 4K HEVC Encoder/Decoder Solution (Rack-mount) by Teradek
16. BM-U173NDI 17.3” 4K NDI Monitor by SWIT
    
17. Titan X2 LED Fixture by Rotolight
18. SX-M2D2 Adaptable Audio Interface by Sonosax
19. Amaran AL-MC RGB Light System by Aputure
20. Shark Slider Nano by iFootage

What also caught my eye (alphabetical order)

• AJA FS-Mini Frame Synchronizer
• AJA HDR Image Analyser 12G
  
• AJA KUMO 6464-12G SDI Router
• Angelbird AV PRO CFX (XT) CFexpress Cards
  
• Anton Bauer Dionic 26V Series Batteries
  
• Anton Bauer Titon SL Lithium-ion Batteries
  
• Aputure Amaran MC RGB Light System
  
• ARRI Orbiter
  
• Atomos Shogun Studio 2 Rackmount Recorder
  
• Axon Cerebrum 2.0
  
• Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini
  
• Blackmagic Design BRAW plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro
  
• Blackmagic Design Pocket 6K Camera
  
• Blackmagic Design Video Assist 12G HDR 5” and 7” Monitors/Recorders (with BRAW)
  
• Blackmagic Design Videohub Master Control Pro
  
• Bright Tangerine Misfit Kick (Prototype)
  
• Canon DP-V3120 4K Reference Display
  
• Canon EOS C500 Mark II
  
• Cartoni Maxima 50 Heavy Duty Tripod Head
  
• Cartoni Red Lock Tripod (First Look!)
  
• Core SWX Fleet Quantum Intuitive Smart Quad Charger (with Color Touchscreen)
  
• Core SWX Hypercore NEO 98wh Lithium Ion Battery Pack
  
• Deity HD-TX 2.4Ghz Transmitter/Recorder
  
• Deity S-Mic 2S Short Shotgun Microphone (optimised for use indoors)
  
• DZOfilm LingLung MFT 10-24mm Cine Zoom Lens
  
• Freefly Alta X
  
• Genelec The Ones 8351B coaxial three-ways
  
• Genelec The Ones 8361A coaxial three-ways
  
• Genelec The Ones W371 Adaptive Woofer
  
• Glensound Devine PoE Powered Dante Speaker
  
• Grass Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA)
  
• Hollyland 1000T Wireless Intercom
  
• iFootage Shark Sloder Nano
  
• KineMaster 4.11
  
• LaCie Rugged BOSS SSD
  
• LaCie Rugged SSD & SSD Pro
  
• Lowel EGO LED Light
  
• Manfrotto Advanced2 Camera Bag Collection
  
• Manfrotto Carbon Nano Plus Stand
  
• Manfrotto Carbon Nano Pole Stand
  
• NCAM Mk2 Camera Bar
  
• O’Conner Flowtech Tripod
  
• ORCA OR-268 SoundBag for Zoom F6
  
• Panasonic AJ-CX4000 ENG Camera
  
• Pomfort Livegrade Studio
  
• Pomfort Silverstack Cloud
  
• RED Digital Cinema Ranger Gemini
  
• RED Digital Cinema Ranger Helium
  
• Rotologht Titan X2 LED Light
  
• RTW TouchMonitor - ISA Immersive License
  
• Saramonic Blink500 Wireless Audio System
  
• Sigma Classic Art Primes
  
• SmallHD Cine Series - 4K High-Bright Field Monitors
  
• SmallHD Vison Series - 4K HDR Reference-Grade Field Monitors
  
• Sonosax SX-M2D2 Adaptable Audio Interface
  
• Sony Cinema Lens - FE C 16-35mm T3.1 G
  
• Sony PXW-FX9 6K Full-Frame Camera 
  
• Sony PXW-Z750 Camcorder
  
• Sound Devices 833 Mixer/Recorder
  
• Sound Devices MixPre Series II
  
• SWIT BM-U173NDI 17.3” 4K NDI Monitor
  
• Tentacle Sync Track E Audio Recorder
  
• Teradek Bolt 4K MAX
  
• Teradek Orbit PTZ
  
• Teradek Orbit Wireless Video System
  
• Teradek Prism 4K HEVC Encoder/Decoder Solution (rack-mount)
  
• Wooden Camera 26V Sharkfin Power solution
  
• Wooden Camera Power Solution for Small Cameras (Prototype)
  
• XEEN CF Cine Prime Lens Series (Carbon Fiber)
  
• YellowTech IntelliMixer Pro
  
• YellowTech iXm Podcaster
  
• Z CAM E2-S6 (MFT mount and SpeedBooster Support)
  
• Z CAM ZRAW (macOS Workflow in the future)
  
• Zoom F6 Audio Recorder (with Sennheiser AMBEO Support)
  
• SmallHD Cine 7 Camera Control Kit for RED DSCM2
  

2019 SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH (2018) is home to the World’s largest conference and exhibition for the computer graphics industry. After visiting this years show I’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements.

Top 20

1. Blender 2.80 by Blender Foundation
2. Substance Alchemist by Allegorithmic
3. OpenXR 1.0 Specification by Khronos Group
   
4. Project GlassWing (Prototype AR Screen) by Adobe Research
5. ZenBook Pro Duo’s by ASUS
6. Cinema 4D R21 by Maxon
   
7. Cintiq 22 by Wacom
8. DaVinci Resolve 16 (Fusion 16) by Blackmagic Design
   
9. AWS Virtual Desktop by Amazon / Teradici
   
10. RenderMan 22 by Pixar Animation Studios
11. Manus VR by OptiTrack
    
12. 2019.5 Releases by Boris FX
    
13. Foveated AR Display (Prototype) by NVIDIA
14. Valve INDEX HMD by Valve
15. Solaris by SideFX
    
16. 360º Display by Sony
    
17. Dragonfly & BeeHive by Glassbox Technologies
18. RAXX 4G by BOXX
19. Compact Retinal Scan Near-Eye Display by Sony

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• Unreal Engine ‘Everything Unreal and More’
• Foundry ‘Imagination Engineerd’
• Maxon ‘3D For The Real World’
• ASWF ‘Open Source Day’
• Khronos Group ‘BOF Sessions’
• SideFX ‘Houdini Hive’
• ChaosGroup ‘Total Chaos’
• NVIDIA ‘Do Your Best Work With RTX On’
• Unity Graphics Sessions
• Allegorithmic (Adobe) ‘Substance Day’
• AWS Thinkbox (Amazon Web Services)
• ACM SIGGRAPH - Session Recordings
• Intel Software ‘CREATE’
• postPerspective - Interviews

You can also have a look at my personal ‘SIGGRAPH 2019′ playlist with lot’s of studio and vendor videos.

2019 NAB Show

The NAB Show (2019) is home to the world’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After visiting this years show we’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements. Aside from this list, we also made an extensive alphabetical list of interesting product announcements and created a YouTube playlist with NAB Show related video’s.

Top 20

1. Bolt 4K HDR Wireless Video System by Teradek
2. IS-mini 4K Video Color Processor (LUT box) by TVlogic
3. DaVinci Resolve 16 by Blackmagic Design
4. Digital Media Hub by Veritone 
5. F6 Recorder Mixer (32-bit float mode, RAW Audio Recording) by ZOOM
   
6. Creative Cloud Pro Video release 2019 by Adobe Systems
7. ProArt PQ22UC 22” 4K HDR OLED Professional-grade Monitor by ASUS
   
8. KUMO 1616-12G Compact with LiveGrade Pro & WonderLookPro Support by AJA
9. SpectraCal CalMAN 2019 by Portrait Display
10. RX0 II 4K Camera by Sony
11. ProArt PA32UCX 32” 4K HDR Mini LED Professional-grade Monitor by ASUS 
    
12. Media Composer 2019 by Avid Technology
13. 4K Quad by BirdDog 
14. V-600UHD Multiformat Video Switcher by Roland
    
15. E2-F6 / E2-F8 Full Frame 6K/8K Camera by Z CAM
16. Teranex Mini SDI to HDMI 8K HDR by Blackmagic Design
17. Reverb VR Headset Pro Edition by HP
18. Shogun 7" HDR Pro/Cinema Monitor-Recorder-Switcher by Atomos
19. GNARBOX 2.0 SSD by MyGnar
20. ALEXA Mini LF by ARRI

What also caught my eye (alphabetical order)

• Accsoon CineEye HDMI
  
• Aputure AL-RC A9 LED Lightbulb
  
• Aputure Amaran AL-MC (Pocket-sized RGB FX LED Light)
  
• Aputure Module Link Bridge
  
• Aputure Sidus Link app and Bluetooth mesh network
  (up to 64,000 devices at a time)
  
• ARRAIY DeepTrack (Realtime tracking powered by AI)
  
• Astera Titan Tube LED Light (FX Lighting, battery powered)
  
• ASUS E900 G4 Tower Workstation
  
• ASUS ESC700 G4 Tower Workstation
  
• ASUS ProArt PA27UCX 27” 4K HDR Professional-grade Monitor
  (Mini LED, IPS, 1000Nits, 576 Zones, 10-bit, HDR10, HLG)
• ASUS ProArt PA90 Workstation
  
• Atomos AtomX SDI Module for Ninja V
  
• Beachtek DXA-RED (Dual XLR Adapter for RED DSMC2 cameras)
  
• Blackmagic ATEM 8K
  
• Blackmagic Design Davinci Resolve Editor Keyboard
  
• Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro G2
  
• BOXX APEXX Enigma S3 Tower Workstation
  
• Chronos 2.1-HD FHD 1
  
• Core SWX HELIX Battery Series
  
• Core SWX NPF Flat Pack for SmallHD Focus monitors
  (60wh L-series type lithium ion battery pack)
  
• Decimator 12G-Cross
  
• Deity Pencil Mic
  
• Deity S-Mic 2S
  
• Deity Studio Mic
  
• Deity W.LAv Pro Professional Lavalier
  
• Dell Precision 7000 Series Tower and Rack Workstations
  
• Falcon Eyes 4x4 LED Light Mat
  
• FeiyuTech QING Gimbal
  
• FilmConvert Cinematch
  
• FilmConvert Nitrate
  
• FiLMic Pro Audio (Audio Field Recorder App)
  
• FiLMic Pro Freefly Movi Support
  
• Glyph Technologies Thunderbolt 3 Dock with 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD
  
• Grass Valley Creative Grading (GVCG) solution
  
• Hive Lighting Bumble Bee 25-C (Portable Light with App control
  
• HP Z6 Tower Workstation
  
• HP Z8 Tower Workstation [link]
  
• Iconic Engine HOLOMETRIC (4D Cinema)
  
• Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance (IDEA) - Immersive Technology Media Format (ITMF) [link]
  
• Insta360 EVO
  
• intoPIX TICO-RAW
  
• iXsystems FreeNAS Mini & Mini XL
  
• JL Cooper Surround Sound mixing panel
  
• LaCie Rugged RAID Shuttle (8TB
  
• Leader LV5900 8K Waveform Monitor
  
• LumaTouch LumaFusion 2.0
  
• LYNX Technik AG HDR Evie
  
• Magewell NDI Firmware update
  
• Moza AirCross 2 Gimbal
  
• Moza SlyPod (Slider/Monopod Hybrid)
  
• NewTek Spark Plus 4K HDMI-to-NDI
  
• Pisofttech PilotEra 8K 360 Camera (in-camera stitching)
  
• Portkeys EVF OEYE-3G 1080p OLED Viewfinder
  
• Portkeys LH5 HDR 5” On-Camera Monitor (1500Nits)
  
• Pronology NASm3
  
• RØDE Wireless Go Compact Wireless Microphone System
  
• Rycote PCS-Boom Connector
  
• Saramonic Umic9 Wireless Systems
  
• Sharp 8K MFT Camera (Prototype)
  
• Shure Twin:Plex Subminiature Omnidirectional Microphones
  
• Sienna NDIntercom for Apple iOS
  
• SmallHD Cine 7 On-Camera Monitor
  
• Sonnet SF3 Series Pro Card Reader for RED Mini-Mag
  
• Sonnet Twin10G dual-port 10GbE Thunderbolt adapter
  
• Sound Devices Scorpio (32 channel, 36 track, 16 mic/line preamplifier premium portable mixer-recorder with Dante)
  
• Spiffy Gear Lumee LED Lights
  
• SymplyWORKSPACE (industry’s first StorNext 6 powered, 8 client, 4K capable desk-side Thunderbolt 3 shared storage solution)
  
• TASCAM Dante Converter Series
  
• Teradek RT ecosystem (CTRL.3, CTRL.1, MDR.X, and MOTR.X.)
  
• TVlogic ….. HDR Professional Monitor (Prototype)
  
• Vaxi Storm Channel Scanner
  
• Wooden Camera Shoulder Rig v3
  
• Zacuto Kameleon EVF
  

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• LumaForge “Faster, Together”
• Adobe at NAB Show
  
• Maxon ‘C4D Live’
• Panasonic ‘Presentation Stage’

ISE 2019 | Top 20

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018 is Europe’s largest (professional AV and Electronics Systems) trade show.

1. TSR-310 Touch Remote (with Apple Homekit & Siri Support) by Crestron
2. HDL300 Audio Conferencing System by Nureva
3. Hoylu Connected Workspaces by Hoylu Group
4. Transparant OLED Signage (version 2) by LG Electronics
5. Mimo View 10.1" Touch Monitor with Tanvas Touch (Haptic Feedback) by Mimo Monitors
6. 24” 4K Touchscreen for 4K BrightSign Media Player by Mimo Monitors
7. Hybrid Touch Technology by Zytronic (Multi Touch ZXY500)
8. BSN.cloud by BrightSign
9. Dante AV by Audinate
10. Smart IP (Open Standard) by Genelec
11. HDMI & Displayport Cables by Kordz
12. In-Cell Interactive Digital Board (World’s First) by LG Electronics
13. Ellie Touch Panel (5.5” OLED touch screen) by Basalte
14. Home KNX Server by Basalte
15. vSolution CYNAP Family (with 4K UHD output) by Wolfvision
16. Classic L100 Speaker by JBL
17. 8K Crystal Sound OLED by LG Electronics
18. Home | OS3 by Crestron 
19. Space Monitor by Samsung
20. Tap (for Google Cloud, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Room) by Logitech
21. DSO by Digital Signage Organisation
22. V-02HD Multi-Format Video Mixer (with iOS iPad control) by Roland
23. MS-0401 HDBaseT Switch Module (4:1 or 1:4) by MSolutions
24. Kronos by Kramer
25. Touch 2.0 (for Apple iOS) by AUDAC
26. JOAN Room Booking Systems by Visionect (e-paper technology)
27. Smart Sensor Solutions by UbiqiSense
28. Occupancy Sensors by Cue
29. Eyeswitch Removable iPad Frame With Integrated Charging, Switch by Tense BVBA
30. 70” LCD Writing Board by Lanbeisite Educational Equipment Group
31. Directional Speaker A by Akoustic Arts
32. ANY Touch Panel With Capacitive Touch by Black Nova

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Basalte Eve Plus iPad Docks
• FT2 Series FlipTops by Crestron
• ZeeVee ZyPer4K HDMI Module (developed in collaboration with NETGEAR and the SDVoE Alliance)
• MSolutions MS-0401 HDBaseT Switch Module 
• MSolutions Showcases MS-PRO HDBaseT Tester 
• Kramer Academy
• AtlasIED SHS Family (Strategically Hidden Speaker)
• HeavyM Olga (structure kit for 3D projection mapping)
• HeavyM Projection Mapping Software
• Peerless-AV Seamless Mount
• Peerless-AV SmartMount Motorized Height Adjustable Flat Panel Cart [SR598ML3E]
• DAS Audio Quantum Series Speakers
• Artcoustic Seven-Channel Dolby Atmos Soundbar
• Ecler eCompact4BT Bluetooth Mixer (25m. range)
• signageOS Platform
• Biamp Parle Beamtracking Ceiling Microphones
• Biamp Desono Pendant Speaker Family
• Biamp Desono Conferencing Speaker Family (different Colors)
• Needs UniForm Control Keypad
• Sonos Amp High-Fidelity Amplifier (120-Watts Per Channel)
• URC TC Flex 2.0
• Yamaha YVC-200
• Beabloo Halo
• ASUS Mini PC ProArt PA90
• ASUS Hangouts Meet hardware kit
• Domotz (remote monitoring and management)
• Crestron Flex (Microsoft Teams, Skype Business, Zoom Rooms)
• Roland VR-1HD AV Streaming Mixer (with iOS iPad control)
• NortekControl ELAN Intelligent Touch Panels (with face recognition)
• Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (ceiling microphone)
• Audio-Technica ES954 Hanging Microphone Array
• MuxLab DomoStream (500811 Control System)
• TASCAM VS-R264/265 (Network-enabled 4K/HD AV Encoding, Streaming, Recording and Decoding)
• TASCAM DR-X Series Digital Audio Recorders
• Tectronic Audio Labs Hyperactive (Flat-panel Speaker)
• Savant IP Music Server
• Savant Architectural Light Strips (DMX-controllable, compatible with Savant’s TrueImage)
• Magewell Pro Convert HDMI Plus (1080p60 HD)
• Advoli HDBaseT Graphics Card
• BTicino Living Now with Netatmo (with Voice Control)
• Mersive Technologies Solstice 4.0 on the Gen3 Pod
• AMETEK SurgeX Defender Series
• Artnovion Sub Trap
• Christie MicroTiles LED
• Dolby Voice Conference Phone
• IsoAcoustics Stage 1 Isolators
• Evertz AV Nucleus AVoIP (general purpose AV spaces)
• Evertz AV MMA10G Network Based AV Distribution (live event spaces)
• Acquire Digital Wayfinder V4
• Vanti Smart Core (open source smart building)
• Clevertouch Stage (lightweight collaboration)
• WorkPro SoundNut Pendant Speaker Family
• Joan Meeting Room Booking System (e-paper technology, 3-month battery life)
• District Technologies (mobile app platform that connects users to buildings)
• HDANYWHERE MHUB PRO 2.0 (18 HDMI 2.0, ARC, HDBaseT)
• HDANYWHERE MHUB U Two-Zone Multi-Room HDBaseT 4x1+1 Matrix Switcher
• HDANYWHERE UControl Zone Processor
• Atlona OmniStream support for Dolby Vision HDR
• Newline Interactive NWC
• Hayden Custom Furniture
• Fujifilm Short Throw Projector with rotating Fujinon Lens
• 7thSense Design Pico Ultra Compact Media Server
• Meta Home Theater Junior+ HDMI EDID Regenerator
• MultiTaction Codice (software using optical markers and objects for recognizing individual users and accessing personalized content)
• CYP PUV-1082-Pro 10x10 HDR Matrix (HDBaseT, HDMI)
• Polycom Studio (USB Video Bar)
• Dell 75” 4K IPS Touchscreen
• Jupiter StreamPoint (Quad 4K Encoder for Streaming and Recording)
• Barco Virtual Classroom
• Barco ClickShare CS-100 Huddle
• Barco ClickShare CSE-200+ 
• QSC NV-32H NV Series (Network Video Endpoint)
• Sony REA-C1000 Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Edge Analytics Solution
• Dataton Watchpax 60
• Avnu Alliance Milan Networking Protocol
• Dynaudio Core High-end Professional Reference Speakers
• ClearOne COLLABORATE Live
• ClearOne COLLABORATE Space
• Bluestream 16x16 Custom Pro Matrix (4K 60Hz 4:4:4)
• Bluestream ACM200 Advanced Control Module
• Bluestream Platinum V3 4K HDBaseT Matrix
• UbiqiSense Smart Sensor Solutions
• Optoma UHZ65UST All-in-one 4K UHD Laser Projector
• BenQ HT9060 DLP CinePro Series Projector (THX-certified, DCI-P3 Color space)
• ML Audio Novasonar Invisible Sound System
• Pexip Infinity Cloud Service
• Riedel Communications Bolera Stand Alone
• Kordz CAT6 Slimline Pro Patch Lead Cables (15cm to 30m)
• G2 Digital Fanless NUC
• Covid Easy-Cut Fiber Optic Cable
• Revox Highlights Invisible Loud Speakers Range
• TTL Network HDBaseT Ultra Base Patch Cables
• TTL Network Premium UltraFlex Cables (HDMI 2.0 / DP 1.4 8K)
• Apart Audio Pendant Series Speakers
• Audipack Ball Joint Construction for Tool-less Installation of Projectors on Truss
• BenQ BH3501 35" Bar-Type Display
• Cue Occupancy Sensors
• Mimo Monitors Mimo View 10.1" Touch Monitor with Tanvas Touch (Haptic Feedback)
• Mimo Monitors 24” 4K Touchscreen with 4K BrightSign Media Player
• Mimo Monitors 24-, 27-, and 32-Inch Open Frame Monitors
• Neets Control Uniform Interface Solution
• Crowdbeamer Pro AV
• AV Stumpfl PIXERA One Media Server
• ASUS ZenScreen Go MB16AHP Screen
• Tense BVBA Tiny Motion Detectors for Indoor/Outdoor Use (white or black, KNX-based)
• Tense EVBA Eyeswitch Removable iPad Frame With Integrated Charging, Switch
• Concierge Displays Halo Table-Top Room Booking Accessory
• Google Cloud Meeting Solutions (Google Meet)
• Google Cloud Hangouts Meet Hardware Kit Meeting Room Solution
• Shandong Lanbeisite Educational Equipment Group 70” LCD Writing Board
• Beabloo Active Customer Intelligence Suite for DS Retail
• Listen Technologies Listen EVERYWHERE Streaming Wireless Audio Solution
• Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub 500 All-in-One Device (for Skype and Microsoft Teams)
• Advoli HDBaseT Graphic Cards (AMD, Nvidia)
• Jern High-Graphite Cast Iron Loudspeakers
• NewTec Design Audio Lightning Track Speaker
• Akoustic Arts Directional Speaker A
• Cisco Webex Board 85 4K Collaboration Display
• GreenGo Shows Network-Based Intercom System (supports Dante)
• DPA Microphones 6060 Series Lavalier Microphone
• Rako Controls Hub IoT Bridge Solution (either Wired or Wireless, with NFC, Support for Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, Amazone Alexa, Sonos)
• SmartMetals New Mount Columns with Customizable Brackets
• Sonance Soundbar Solutions
• Sonance D8 Subwoofer
• Black Nova ANY Touch Panel With Capacitive Touch
• B-Tech AV Mounts Designer Trolleys (in Custom Colors)
• Glory Star Group LCD Smart Shelf Strip (Android 8.1 Platform)
• Glory Star Group Vega 7 and Vega 10 Tablets (Zigbee,Z-Wave, KNX)
• Glory Star Group OLED Video Name Badges (with 10-Hour Battery Life)
• MSE Audio SolidDrive Speakers (turn any Solid Surface into a speaker)
• Pulse-Eight NEO:X 8x10 Video Distribution Matrix with HDBaseT (DSC Technology, HDMI 2.0)
• Pulse-Eight NEO Ultra Receiver (PoE, CEC, Thinnest receiver in the market)
• Whirlwind Rack Lightning LED System (6HU to 18HU)

2018 SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH (2018) is home to the World’s largest conference and exhibition for the computer graphics industry. After visiting this years show I’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements.

Top 20

1. StarVR One (XT) Headset by StarVR
   
2. Quadro RTX Series Graphics Cards by NVIDIA
   
3. LF1 by Lightform
4. DaVinci Resolve 15 (Fusion) by Blackmagic Design
   
5. Substance Painter by Allegorithmic
   
6. Pixar in a Box: The art of Storytelling by Disney’s Pixar / Khan Academy
   
7. Origin (LBVR) by Vicon
   
8. ASWF by Academy Software Foundation
9. RenderMan 22 by Pixar Animation Studios
   
10. Total Appearance Capture (TAC) Ecosystem by Pantone X-Rite
    
11. Looking Glass by Looking Glass Factory
    
12. Radeon Pro WX 8200 Graphics Card by AMD
    
13. OpenXR by Khronos
14. Quadro RTX Server by NVIDIA
    
15. VR Showroom Experience by ZeroLight
    
16. Substance Alchemist by Allegorithmic
17. HyprFace by BinaryVR
    
18. FoVI3D Light-field Display by FoVI3D
    
19. Stretch Sensors by StretchSense
20. Cinema 4D R20 by Maxon

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• Foundry ‘Imagination Engineered’ - Customer Presentations
• Foundry ‘Imagination Engineered’ - What’s New With Foundry Products
• Foundry ‘Imagination Engineered’ - Skill Up With Nuke 2018
• AWS Thinkbox (Amazon Web Services)
• ACM SIGGRAPH - Session Recordings
• Side FX ‘Houdini Hive’
• Allegorithmic ‘Substance Day’
• NVIDIA
• StarVR
• Unity
• Annex Pro
• Khronos Group ‘BOF’ - Sessions Recording
• Intel Software
• ChaosGroup ‘V-Ray Days’
• postPerspective - Interviews
• Maxon ‘Cineversity: Rewind’
• Isotropix

You can also have a look at my personal ‘SIGGRAPH 2018′ playlist with lot’s of studio and vendor videos.

2018 IBC Show

The IBC Show (2018) is home to Europe’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After visiting this years show I’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements.

Top 20

1. H3-VR Handy Recorder by Zoom
   
2. X-T3 Mirrorless Camera by FUJIFILM
   
3. Deity Connect Wireless Audio System by Deity
   
4. Cinema Grade (for NLE’s) by Color Grading Central
   
5. Teradek RT ACI [Assistant Camera Interface] by Teradek
   
6. Insta360 Pro 2 by Insta360
   
7. Ninja V by Atomos
   
8. Pro Convert HDMI 4K Plus [NDI] by Magewell
   
9. Dante Domain Manager by Audinate
   
10. Stellar (iOS/Android App) by ARRI
    
11. ELEMENTS All-NVMe Media Storage by ELEMENTS
    
12. Cinegy Multiviewer [NDI supported] by Cinegy
    
13. XF705 4K UHD Professional Camcorder by Canon
    
14. Turing Codec [HEVC] by BBC R&D
    
15. AtomX (Ethernet/NDI module) by Atomos
    
16. Network Attached Processor [NAP] by AXON
    
17. StudioLink 4K by Amimon
    
18. Agito MagTrax by Motion Impossible
    
19. AW-UE150 4K 50p Professional PTZ Camera by Panasonic
    
20. Spherical Drone Display by NTT Group

What also caught my eye (alphabetical order)

• AJA HDR Image Analyzer
  
• BirdDog Eyes P200 PTZ NDI Camera
  
• BirdDog PTZ NDI Keyboard
  
• Blackmagic Design RAW [beta]
  
• Canon XF-HEVC Format [H.265 in MXF]
  
• Core SWX FLEET FF [Quad Charger for MoVI Pro Battery’s]
  
• Detu MAX Camera [3D 8K 360 VR Camera with Ai]
  
• Ereca Stage Racer 2 [8x12G]
  
• FieldCast Monitor Monk One
  
• FieldCast Power Station One
  
• Ikegami HQLM-3125X HDR 4K DCI Master Monitor
  
• Innovativ Insight Monitor Mount
  
• Magewell Bridge software for NDI
  
• Medialooks NDI Software Converters [Free, Windows only]
  
• MobileViewpoint VPilot
  
• Motion Impossible Agito Core [Tower, Trax, Sports]
  
• Newtek NDI 3.7
  
• NTT Group Real-time 8K/120p HEVC Encoding and Decoding
  
• Radeon Pro WX 8200 Graphics Card
  
• Riedel Bolero Wireless Intercom Standalone Series
  
• Røde NT-SF1 Ambisonic Microphone (SoundField)
  
• Røde SC6-L
  
• Røde SoundField Plugin [macOS/Windows]
  
• Ross Video Carbonite Ultra Switcher
  
• Ross Video Expression Go [NDI-capable]
  
• Saramonic SR-VRM1 Digital Plug-on Linear PCM Recorder for XLR
  
• Seagate 14TB Disks [BarraCuda Pro, IronWolf, IronWolf Pro]
  
• SmallHD FOCUS OLED [SDI & Touch]
  
• Sony BVM-HX310 Trimaster HX Reference Monitor
  
• Sony RX100 VI Compact Camera
  
• Swit LA-WR8 Wireless DMX Controller
  
• Telestream Project Orchid
  
• Teradek Bolt DSMC2 (for RED)
  
• Tilta Nucleus Nano
  
• Tokina 11-20mm T.29 Cinema ATX Zoom Lens
  
• TVlogic F-7H 7″ FHD HDR Field Monitor Monitor [3600 Nits]
  
• Vaxis Storm 055 5.5” Wireless Monitor/Receiver
• Wooden Camera Metal Battery Plates
• Wooden Camera v2 Top Handles
  
• YellowTec AoIP update for Intellimix Desktop Mixer

The Future Likes its Media Fast, Immersive, Everywhere

Featuring

• Glenn Gainor, President, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
  
• Kim Crawford, Vice President Sales Americas, Artesyn Embedded Technologies
• Dave Ward, CTO of Engineering and Chief Architect, Cisco Systems
• Lynn Comp, VP, Data Center Group & GM, Visual Cloud Division, Intel

2018 NAB Show

The NAB Show (2018) is home to the world’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After visiting this years show we’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements. Aside from this list, we also made an extensive alphabetical list of interesting product announcements. (see here)

Top 20

1. ProRes RAW Codec by Apple
   
2. DaVinci Resolve 15 by Blackmagic Design
   
3. SANLink3 T1 NBase-T (10GGbE adapter, bus powered) by Promise
   
4. OBM-X310 True HDR 4K Monitor by Postium
   
5. Ninja V (5” ProRes RAW Recorder) by Atomos
   
6. Digital CFexpress Card by ProGrade
   
7. G-DRIVE Mobile Pro SSD by Western Digital
   
8. AX20 Atlas FHD Field Monitor by Ikan
   
9. Soundfield NT-SF1 Ambisonic Microphone by RØDE
   
10. Mistika VR by SGO
    
11. aiWARE [cloud-based AI] by Veritone
    
12. E2 Pro Cinematic Camera by Z CAM
    
13. Smooth 4 Smartphone Gimbal by Zhiyun
    
14. Connect Spark Pro 4K to NDI Converter by Newtek
    
15. ARwall [Experimental Demo] by ARwall
    
16. Real Light (captures real-world lighting) by NCAM
    
17. Titan 10K Camera by Insta360
    
18. LUM-310R DCI 4K HDR Reference Production Monitor by TVLogic
    
19. Pocket Cinema Camera 4K by Blackmagic
    
20. USB Capture HDMI 4K Plus by Magewell
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Inovativ Apollo EVO | NXT Carts
  
• Edelkrone MotionBOX
  
• Google ZYNC [google cloud rendering solution]
  
• Panavision 8K Millennium DXL2 Camera
  
• PDMOVIE Live Air Wireless Follow Focus (Bluetooth)
  
• Livestream Studio One [compact desktop encoder]
  
• SLR Magic APO Full-Frame Cine Lenses (EF, with built in PL mount)
  
• Sonnet SF3 Series RED Mini-MAG Pro Card Reader (Thunderbolt 3)
  
• Visbit 8K VR Player [the all-in-one VR video service]
  
• Z CAM K1 Pro Cinematic VR180 Camera [Google VR180]
  
• Deity Vmic D3 Pro (with smart universal 3.5 TRRS connector)
  
• ProCyc PC160 Portable Green Screen Kit [Pro Matte IV]
  

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• LumaForge “Faster, Together”
• Las Vegas SuperMeet
  
• Adobe at NAB Show
• Maxon ‘C4D Live’

ISE 2018 | Top 20

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018 is Europe’s largest (professional AV and Electronics Systems) trade show.

1. Flowbox by Kendu
   
2. Flip by Samsung
   
3. Transparent OLED Signage by LG Electronics
   
4. Dante AVIO Adapters by Audinate
   
5. UMT Support for Clickshare (Prototype Demo) by Barco
   
6. Jamboard by Google (made by BenQ)
   
7. The Wall by Samsung
   
8. Vertex by HDFury
   
9. Sonic Surf VR by Sony
   
10. Transparent Color LED Film by LG Electronics
    
11. SOLO by Screen Innovations
12. 2183 4K UHD Media Cable (for HDBaseT) by Belden
    
13. vSolution Matrix by WolfVision
14. SpeechLine Ceiling Mic by Sennheiser
    
15. Frameless OLED (55EF5C) by LG Electronics
    
16. Smart Shelf by NEC Display Solutions
    
17. Pearl Mini by Epiphan
    
18. DeepFrame by Realfiction
    
19. Series 4 Player Range (Dolby Vision, HDR10+) by BrightSign
    
20. AudioPoint 3.0 by Barix
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Advoli HDBaseT Certified Graphics card (world’s first)
  
• Advoli HDBaseT Receiver (world’s smallest)
  
• Allsee Technologies Digital A Board [Prototype - battery powered]
  
• Altia Systems PanaCast (5K, Whiteboard capture, intelligent zoom, 3D)
  
• Audix Corporation M3 tri-element hanging microphone (AVB-enabled)
  
• Barco UniSee
  
• Barix AudioPoint 3.0 (audio signage)
  
• Basalte Eve Plus (for Apple iPad)
  
• Beabloo MINERVA
  
• BenQ InstaShow
  
• Biamp Systems Beamtracking ceiling microphones
  
• Bluestream Drag and Drop TV
  
• Casio XJ-L8300HN 4K Projector
  
• Catchbox DECT Wireless Microphone
  
• Cerevo LiveShell X
  
• Christie Crimson Projector
  
• Clevertouch Pro Series
  
• COMM-TEC Joan Room Reservation System
  
• Crestron AirBoard
  
• Crestron AirMedia 2.0
  
• Crestron DM XiO Director Network Management Appliance
  
• Crestron FreeForm
  
• Crestron Remote Controls
  
• Dataton Watchout + BlackTrax (Real-time mapping)
  
• Displax Round capacitive Touchscreen
  
• DisplayNote Technologies Mosaic
  
• ELMO Huddle Space
  
• ELMO PX-30 4K Visualizer
  
• ErgoXS Flexline
  
• FIBBR 8K HDMI
  
• HDBaseT Alliance HDBaseT v2 standard
  
• HDFury AVR-Key
  
• Hitachi SL-B1 Smart Lighting (Concept)
  
• Hogar Controls Home Controller (HC) Pro
  
• Hogar Controls Milo
  
• Hogar Controls Pro Solutions
  
• Hogar Controls Video Doorbell
  
• Huddly GO
  
• Interactive Scape Capore Magnify and Scape Pro
  
• Interactive Scape Capore Objects
  
• iPort LuxePort iPad Dock
  
• Keonn AdvanSafe-200 (RFID)
  
• Kindermann Klick & Show
  
• Kino-mo HyperVSN Wall
  
• Kramer Electronics VIA Connect Plus
  
• Leon Horizon Interactive FIT Soundbar
  
• Leyard/Planar LED MultiTouch
  
• Lightact Lightact 3.0 (Preview)
  
• Logitech Screen Share
  
• Marantz professional Turret
  
• Merging Technologies ANEMAN
  
• Modulo Pi Kinetic
  
• MSolutions (Media Solutions) HDBaseT spec. 2.0 Tester Module
  
• NEC Display Infinity Board
  
• NEC Display Solutions Smart Shelf
  
• Netgear M4300-96X (10Gig Switch)
  
• Niio 4K Art Player
  
• Nureva Wall WM408i
  
• Origin Acoustics Valet System (for Amazon Echo Dot)
  
• Panasonic LinkRay
  
• Polycom Pano
  
• ProWise ProLine+
  
• Pulse Eight Alexa matrix
  
• Revolabs (part of Yamaha UC) CS-700 Soundbar
  
• Revolabs (part of Yamaha UC) YVC-1000MS USB speakerphone
  
• Roland V-60HD
  
• Samsung 3D Cinema LED Screen
  
• SDVoE Alliance Converged Networks
  
• Sennheiser Control Cockpit (Digital Control System)
  
• Sharp 8K Camcorder
  
• Sharp Electronics 4K Big Pad (PN-70TH5)
  
• Sharp LV-70X500E 8K Display
  
• Showlogix Showrunner
  
• SMART Technologies 7000 Pro Series
  
• SMART Technologies SMART Podium
  
• SpectraCal Auto-calibration for LG 2018 OLED Series
  
• Studer (by Harman) Micro Series (digital audio mixing system)
  
• SurgeX Axess Elite
  
• SY Electronics Link 18H range
  
• T1V Interactive ThinkHub Visual Collaboration
  
• Teledyne LeCroy 280-serie Video Generator & Analyzer
  
• WolfVision vSolution Cynap
  
• Wyrestorm EX-70-H2X
  
• Wyrestorm NetworkHD 600 Series [SDVoE]

CES 2018 | Top 20

1. 85” 10.000-nit 8K HDR Prototype Display by Sony Electronics
   (powered by the new X1 ultimate processor)
   
2. Light Field Camera by Insta360
   (prototype array of 128 cameras, 6DoF of roughly 1.5 feet (0.5 meters)
   
3. Intel Studios in Los Angeles by Intel (the world’s largest and most advanced volumetric video capture and creation facility)
4. VIVE Wireless Adapter (powered by DisplayLink XR) by HTC 
   
5. 65” Rollable OLED Prototype Display (world’s first) by LG Electronics
   
6. 88” 8K OLED Display by LG Electronics
   
7. ‘The Wall’ Modular MicroLED TV by Samsung 
   
8. Flip Smart Whiteboard by Samsung
   
9. HDMI 2.1 Transceiver Chip by HDMI Forum
   
10. VIVE Pro Headset by HTC
    
11. Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 Chipset (8K@60, DisplayPort 1.4) by Intel
    
12. Performance Portable SSD (2.6GB/s, Thunderbolt 3) by Dell 
    (“the world’s most compact thunderbolt storage device”)
    
13. VP3278-8K 32” Monitor by ViewSonic
14. WPA3 Security Standard by Wi-Fi Alliance
    
15. VR One Connect Mobile Headset (SteamVR, 3DoF) by Zeiss
    
16. HDMI Alt Mode for USB Type-C Connector by HDMI Forum
    
17. Juice Mobile Power by Bretford
    
18. UltraBright MultiView Screen by MirraViz
    
19. AMBEO Prototype Soundbar by Sennheiser
    
20. Horizon VR180 Camera by YI
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Abode Systems Lota (Apple HomeKit Security System) [Q1]
  
• Absolute Audio Labs PYOUR Audio
  
• Acer Swift 7 Laptop
  
• Aces Spin 3 Laptop
  
• AKG Marquee M5005 N-Series Headphones
  
• Alcove Mobile Woprkstation for Creators
  
• Anker Eufy Wi-Fi Bulbs & Switches
  
• Anker Nebula Camera
  
• Anker PowerHouse
  
• Anker Zolo Liberty+ Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5)
  
• Ashley Chloe Fuse Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5, Qi Charging)
  
• ASUS AiMesh System
  
• ASUS AiO V272 All-in-One (27”,100%sRGB, i7-8th Gen,GeForce MX150)
  
• ASUS Chromebox 3 (Google Chrome OS)
  
• ASUS Lyra Trio Wi-Fi Router
  
• ASUS Lyra Voice (Mesh Router, Amazon Alexa Speaker)
  
• ASUS ProArt PQ22UC (21.6-inch [55cm], 1KG, Portable OLED Monitor)
  
• ASUS ROG Bezel-free Kit
  
• ASUS RT-AX88U Wi-Fi Router (802.11ax, 6,000Mbps)
  
• ASUS XG Station Pro (eGPU Support to PCs and Mac’s, TB3)
  
• Audio-Technica ATH-ADX5000 Audiophile Open-Air Dynamic Headphones
  
• Audio-Technica ATH-ANC700BT QuietPoint Over-Ear Wireless Active Noise-cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
  
• Audio-Technica ATH-DSR5BT Wireless In-ear Bluetooth Headphones
  
• Aura Digital Picture Frame (UHD, Wi-Fi)
  
• Belkin Boost Up Bold (wireless charging pad )
  
• Belkin Boost Up Wireless Charging Stand
  
• Belkin Dual Wireless Charging Pad
  
• Belkin Wemo Bridge (Apple HomeKit)
  
• Belkin Wireless Charging Car Mount
  
• Belkin Wireless Charging System
  
• Bonx Grip Group Talk Technology
  
• Canary View (Apple HomeKit Indoor Security Camera)
  
• Chord Qutest DAC
  
• Circa Smart Alarm
  
• Clazio Spark (Amazon Alexa, Google Home)
  
• Clementine SnowOwl (personalized audio experience)
  
• Corsair MM1000 Qi Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
  
• Creative X-Fi Sonic Carrier (17-driver system, 11.2.4 config, Dolby Atmos)
  
• D-Link AC2600 Wi-Fi Router (powered by McAfee)
  
• D-Link AX11000 (Tri-band, 11,000 Mbps, 4x4 MU-MIMO)
  
• D-Link AX6000 (Dual-band, 6,000 Mbps, 4x4 MU-MIMO)
  
• D-Link Covr Mesh Systems (Dual-band and Tri-band model)
  
• D-Link One Wire-free Home Honitoring System
  (Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT) [Q2]
  
• Daplie Home Server
  
• Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (InifinityEdge 4K UHD)
  
• Denon AVR-X8500H Receiver
  (13.2 channels, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D)
  
• DJI Osmo 2 (Smartphone Stabilizer)
  
• DJI Ronin-S (DSLR & Mirrorless Camera Stabilizer)
  
• Dotdot (Zigbee Alliance)
  
• Elgato EveButton (Apple HomeKit)
  
• Elgato EveRoom (Apple HomeKit)
  
• Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Mini Dock (HDMI 2.0 4K@60, DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.1, and gigabit Ethernet) [Spring 2018]
  
• Fibaro Smart Button (Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant)
  
• Fibbr 8K/HDR-ready Optical HDMI Cable
  
• FirstAlert Onelink ‘Safe & Sound’ (Apple HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Speaker)
  
• FITT360 360º Camcorder
  
• Go Touch VR VRtouch (Haptic Interface)
  
• Grenoplus iMate Charger
  
• Harman Kardon Allure Speaker (Amazon Alexa)
  
• HDR10+ (plus) Alliance (standard)
  (by Samsung, Panasonic, PrimeVideo, Warner Bros, TwentyCenturyFox)
  
• HiSense 150-inch 4K ‘Laser TV’ Projector (Prototype)
  
• Hogar Controls Milo Smart Home Speaker
  (Z-Wave Plus, Zigbee, Google Assistant)
  
• HP Envy x2 Hybrid Laptop
  
• HP Spectre x360 15 Laptop
  
• HP Z 3D Camera
  
• Huawei VR2 Headset (3K, 1600x1440 per eye, 90Hz)
  
• Huawei Wi-Fi Q2 Mesh System (Hybrid Router, 1867 Mbps) [Q2]
  
• Human Eyes Vuze Plus Camera (new optics, spatial audio capture)
  
• Human Eyes Vuze Zone (VR Websites)
  
• Hyko Smart Polar Bear Lamp
  
• InCase IconConnected Power Sleeve for MacBook Pro (14,000mAh)
  
• Insta360 Nano S Camera (4K) 
  
• Insta360 Pro 10K Camera (8 lenses, 4/3″ image sensors, stereoscopic)
  
• Intel “Hades Canyon” NUC (Intel i7-8809G, AMD RX Vega M, TB3) [Q2]
  
• Intel Realsense Depth cameras
  
• Intel True View Technology (partnering with Paramount Pictures)
  
• Intel True VR (VR Broadcast)]
  
• Intel VR Olympics
  
• IOGear Quantum Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station Pro 85
  
• iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Mini Pad
  
• iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Pad [Q1]
  
• iOttie iON Wireless Fast Charging Stand
  
• Jabra’s Elite 65t Wireless Earbuds
  
• Jam Audio Wireless Earbuds
  
• JBL Iconic L100 Loudspeaker
  
• JBL In-Ear Everest Wireless Headphones (Google Assistant)
  
• JBL Link View (Google Assistant, Chromecast) [Summer ’18]
  
• Kingston Nucleum 7-in-1 USB-C Hub
  
• Kodak Pixpro ORBIT360 4K Camera
  
• La Banque Postale (La Poste) Monimalz (manage you money)
  
• LaCie DJI Copilot
  
• LaCie Rugged Secure (2TB)
  
• Lenovo Miix 630 Tablet (Win 10)
  
• Lenovo Mirage Solo VR Headset (Google Daydream)
  
• Lenovo Mirage VR180 Camera (Google VR, Daydream, 3D)
  
• Lenovo Smart Display (8- and 10-inch, Google Assistant)
  
• Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop
  
• Lenovo ThinVision P32U Monitor (4K 3840x2160, 300Nits, TB3)
  
• LG 2018 C-Series OLED
  
• LG 32UK950 32” 4K Display (Nano IPS, 98% DCI-P3, TB3)
  
• LG 34GK950G 34” Quad HD Display (Nano IPS, NVIDIA G-Sync)
  
• LG 34WK95U 34” Ultra-Wide 5K Display (DisplayHDR 600, TB3)
  
• LG CLOi Robot (concept)
  
• LG HU80KA 4K UHD Projector (150” screen)
  
• LG Smart Speaker
  
• LG Sound Bar (Dolby Atmos)
  
• Libratone Track+ Wireless In-Ear Earphones (water- and sweat-resistant)
  
• Linksys WRT32XB Wi-Fi Gaming Router (Xbox One, Dual, 802.11ac w2)
  
• LinTo Vitural Assistant (OpenSource)
  
• LXORY Dual Qi Wireless Charging Pad
  
• Marantz AV8805 Pre-amplifier (4K, Multichannel Audio)
  
• Matias Wired Mac Keyboard (RGB backlighting, Space Gray model)
  
• MERGE 6DoF Blaster
  
• MERGE Cube (MERGE VR Goggles, MERGE Miniverse)
  
• MERGE Mini (VR Goggles)
  
• Mi VR Standalone Headset (Oculus partnered)
  
• Mikeme Microphone
  
• MJI Robotics Tapia
  
• Moodo Smart Air Freshener
  
• Motiv Fitness Tracking Ring (Smart Ring)
  
• MyManu Click+ Wireless Earbuds
  
• Mymanu’s Clik+ Wireless Earbuds (real-time translation, 37 languages)
  
• Nanoleaf Remote (Apple HomeKit)
  
• Nanoleaf Square Lighting Panels (Apple HomeKit, touch sensitive) [Q4]
  
• Naver Mars Wireless Earbuds
  
• Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming GS810EMX 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch
  
• Netgear Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 WiFi Router
  
• Netgear Orbi Outdoor Satellite (RBS50Y)
  
• Nuheara IQBuds Boost Wireless Earbuds (Active Noise Cancellation) [Q2]
  
• NVIDIA “65 ‘Big Format Gaming Displays’ with G-Syncs (4K, HDR)
  
• Optoma UHDHD51A 4K UHD Projector
  (2400-lumen, 500,000:1 contrast ratio, HDR-compatible, HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2, RGBRGB Color Wheel, Amazon Alexa)
  
• Orbbec Persee (‘The world’s first 3D camera-computer’)
  
• Orbi Prime Glasses (360-degree camera glasses)
  
• OWC Envoy Pro EX (SSD External Storage, TB3)
  
• OWC ThunderBay 4 (TB3)
  
• OWC ThunderBlade V4 (SSD External Storage, TB3)
  
• OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dual Display Adapters (DisplayPort or HDMI 4K@60)
  
• Panasonic DP-UB820/824 UHD Blu-ray Player (Dolby Vision, HDR10+)
  
• Panasonic FZ800 OLED TV (HCX Processor for Dynamic LUT, HDR10+)
  
• Panasonic FZ952 OLED TV (HCX Processor for Dynamic LUT, HDR10+)
  
• Panasonic GH5s Mirrorless Camera
  
• Philips 4K TV Line-up (Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Macro Dimming, WCG, Dual-band 802.11ac, HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2)
  
• Philips BDP7303 UHD 4K Blu-ray Player (HDR, Dolby Vision)
  
• Philips HUE 3.0 for iOS & Android 
  
• Philips HUE Exterior Lighting [Summer ’18]
  
• Philips HUE Sync for macOS High Sierra & Win 10 [Q2]
  
• Pimax 8K VR Headset (Prototype)
  
• Pisofttech Pilot Era 360 Camera (Realtime Stitching, 8K@25, H.265) [Q2]
  
• Plantronics Voyager 5200 Bluetooth Headset
  
• Plugable 480GB NVMe SSD External Storage (TB3)
  
• Pluggable Thunderbolt 3 SSD (2.4GB/s read, 1.2GB/s write, TB3) [Q2]
  
• Polk Audio Command Bar (Amazon Alexa, Dual HDMI 2.0b inputs) [Q2]
  
• Propeaq Light Glasses (Jetlag Glasses)
  
• Razer Chroma integration for Philips HUE Lighting
  
• Razer Hyperflux Wireless Mouse
  
• Razer Project Linda (Prototype)
  
• Realfiction DeepFrame
  
• Realmax AR Headset (Prototype, 100º FOV)
  
• Ring new home security product
  
• Roav VIVA In-Car Kit (Amazon Alexa)
  
• Rokid Glass (Prototype AR Glasses)
  
• Rokid Glass AR Smartglasses (OLED, Samsung Exynos 8890 processor)
  
• Roku Connect
  
• Roland 4XCAMERA iOS App
  
• Roland R-07 Portable Audio Recorder
  
• Root Robotics (Coding Robot)
  
• Rowkin Ascent Wireless Earbuds (Bluetooth 5.0)
  
• Samsung CJ791 Curved QLED Display (4ms, 21:9, 3440x1440, TB3)
  
• Samsung Q9S 85” 8K TV (AI powered upscaling)
  
• SanDisk 1TB USB-C Dongle (Prototype)
  
• SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (250GB/500GB/1TB, IP55)
  
• Satechi Aluminum USB Type-C Clamp Hub Pro for Apple iMac
  
• Satechi Aluminum Vertical Stand for Apple Macbook
  
• Satechi Bluetooth Aluminum Remote Control
  
• Satechi Smart Dual Charging Stand [Q2]
  
• Satechi Type-C 75w Multiport Travel Charger
  
• Seagate Fast SSD (read/write 540/520MBps, Gen 2 USB 3.1) [Q2]
  
• Sennheiser CX 6.00BT Wraparound Bluetooth Earbuds [Q1]
  
• Sennheiser GSP 600 Gaming Headset (PC, Mac, mobile, consoles) [Q1]
  
• Sennheiser HD 820 Headphones [Q2]
  
• Sensiks Reality Pod
  
• Somfy Outdoor Camera
  
• Sony AIBO Autonomous Robot
  
• Sony Bravia OLED A8F Series (Acoustic Surface, X1 Extreme Processor)
  
• Sony Camera Control Box for the RX0
  
• Sony HT-Z9F Sound Bar (3.1 channel, Dolby Atmos)
  
• Sony LSPX-A1 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector (2500-lumens, 120”)
  
• Sony MDR-1AM2 Headphones (High-res Audio)
  
• Sony SS-CSE Dolby Atmos speakers (SS-CS3 or SS-CS5 speakers)
  
• Sony STR-DH790 7.2ch 4K HDR AV Receiver
  (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby Vision, HDR10)
  
• Sony WF-SP600N Nekstyle Wireless Earbuds (Noise Canceling, Splash)
  
• Sony WF-SP700N True Wireless Earbuds (Noise Canceling, Splash)
  
• Sony X700 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player
  
• STARK (Apple Macbook Privacy screen)
  
• SteelSeries Rival 600 Mouse
  
• Tabs LoRa line mesh (LoRaWan)
  
• Targus DOCK220USZ Docking Station (TB3, 85W, 4K@60)
  
• Taro M1 (Infrared Module for Taro Tracking Stabilizer)
  
• Taro T1 Tracking Stabilizer (Smartphone & GoPro stabilizer, AI powered)
  
• Taro TX Tracking Stabilizer (DSLR  & Mirrorless stabilizer powered by AI)
  
• TCL 6-Series 4K Roku TV Line (Dolby Vision, HDMI 2.0a, 802.11ac)
  
• TCL 6-Series Roku TVs
  
• TCL Alto Roku Connect Soundbar
  
• TiledMedia ClearVR
  
• Toshiba Symbio (Amazon Alexa, Security Camera, Sound Detector, Intercom, Smart Home Hub; Z-Wave, Zigbee)
  
• TPCAST Plus Wireless Solutions for VR HMDs
  
• Travis the Translator
  
• Trinity VR (Immersive Training and Management for Modern Athletics)
  
• Ultra-D 4K glasses-free 3D
  
• ViewSonic VP2768-4K 27” Monitor (4K@60, WCG, TB3) [Q3]
  
• ViewSonic XG3220 Monitor (4K, HDR10, FreeSync for AMD GPUs)
  
• Viotek Fastpad Wireless Charging Range (Qi)
  
• Vuzix AR Glasses with Alexa-enabled
  
• Wacom Cintiq Pro “24 & “32
  
• WD My Passport Wireless SSD (250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB, 802.11ac, SD Card Reader, 65MB/s, USB 3.0, 390MB/s, 6700mAh Battery)
  
• We.Stream Secure Mobile WiFi Hotspot 
  
• Whirlwind FX Vortx
  
• Whirlwind FX Vortx (‘The World’s First 4D Environmental Simulator’)
  
• ZLINK (World’s smallest easiest, and most affordable Smart Hub)
  
• Zotac Amp Box eGPU (TB3, 250W, USB 3.0)
  
• Zotac Amp Box Mini eGPU (TB3, 150W, USB 3.0)
  

IBC 2017 | Top 20

The IBC Show is home to the Europe’s leading Media, Entertainment and Technology show. 
After visiting we’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements at this year’s 50th anniversary show. Aside from this, we also made an extensive list of interesting product that didn’t make the top twenty list, but are very much worth mentioning in ‘What also caught my eye’.

1. DSC-RX0 Camera by Sony
   
2. VENICE CineAlta Camera by Sony
   
3. Fusion 9 (Studio) by Blackmagic Design
   
4. Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive by Sonnet
   
5. Ultimatte 12 by Blackmagic Design
   
6. The Ones by Genelec
   
7. AU-EVA1 Cinema Camera by Panasonic
   
8. XM310K Monitor by Flanders Scientific
   
9. Large flexible LED panel light (3′x3′) by Aladdin
   
10. SMPTE ST 2110 (Prof. Media over Managed IP Networks) by SMPTE
    
11. Talon G2 by Osprey Video
    
12. MFC-3F Follow Focus by Vocas Systems
    
13. Sumo19M by Atomos
    
14. Gemini by Litepanels
    
15. flowtech 75 MS Tripod  by Sachtler
    
16. eGFX Breakaway Puck by Sonnet
    
17. Canvas by Dell
    
18. 360 VR Collection by Manfrotto
    
19. VideoMic Pro+ by Røde
    
20. A12 Monitor by Lilliput
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• RX0 Stabiliser (prototype) by Sony
  
• Steadicam Air by Steadicam
  
• GLM 3.0 by Genelec
  
• Connect Converters [15 diff. boxes] (ConnectOS) by Atomos
  
• Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) by SRT Alliance (Haivision)
  
• 2200nits 4k Monitor by Seetec
  
• SSG (8K) by RadeonPro (AMD)
  
• Canon Modular Camera (prototype) by Canon
  
• A16T3-Share by Accusys
  

2017 NAB Show

The NAB Show (2017) is home to the world’s largest collection of vendors driving the future of media and entertainment. After visiting this years show we’ve made an personal list for the top twenty most innovative and important introductions and announcements. Aside from this list, we also made an extensive alphabetical list of interesting product announcements. (see here)

Top 20

1. HypeVR (Volumetric Video) by Intel
   
2. Elara by Foundry
   
3. HyperCharge V16 by HyperChargeBatteries
   
4. DaVinci Resolve 14 by Blackmagic Design
   
5. HP DreamColor Z32x Studio Display by HP
   
6. Sphericam 2 by Sphericam
   
7. TriCaster TC1 by Newtek
   
8. Tangent Wave 2 (prototype) by Tangent Wave
   
9. NanSense by NanSense
   
10. OZO+ Platform by Nokia
    
11. Insta360 Pro by Insta360
    
12. Bolero by Riedel
    
13. KY-PZ100 by JVC
    
14. RealSpace 360 Cinema by VisiSonics
    
15. 8ball by Hear360
    
16. Idealens K2 (HMD) by JVC/Idealens
    
17. Sumo by Atomos
    
18. Studio NDI by Bird Dog
    
19. Genie II by Syrp
    
20. Instamic Pro by Instamic
    
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Mocka VR by Imagineer Systems
  
• ZERO by Broken Anchor
  
• Obsidian by KanDao
  
• Tao-S Smart-telecaster by Soliton
  
• Intellimix By Yellowtec
  
• Active Diffusion (prototype) by Chimera/Zylight
  
• Lumix DC-GH5 by Panasonic
  
• F-Control FRC-8 by ZOOM
  
• MixPre-3 Series by Sound Devices
  
• UltraBright Series by SmallHD
  
• ADX1M by Shure
  
• Creamsource Micro by Outsight
  
• Nitrotech N8 by Manfrotto
  
• Jaunt One by JauntVR
  
• Focus by SmallHD
  
• YI 360 VR Camera by YI Technology
  
• Project Beyond (Prototype) by Samsung
  
• Marantz Turret by Marantz
  

Next to interesting product announcements, there are a lot of interesting educational programs presented by industry leaders. A lot of these great sessions has been posted online.

• LumaForge “Faster, Together”
  
• ProMAX “Digital Saloon”
  
• Las Vegas SuperMeet
  
• Adobe at NAB Show
• Foundry “Imagination Engineered”

The cards (available in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB sizes) also have a slightly higher top read speed of 300 MB/s. Speed is a priority, so the cards also support the UHS-II interface, which adds a second row of connecting pins to the card for increased transfer rates on compatible hardware. More than any card before it, the SF-G series will be able to handle quick-shooting cameras smoothly, as well as capturing 4K video and other technically demanding uses.

To fully take advantage of the tremendous speed, Sony also revealed it will offer a specialized card reader so users can quickly transfer files to and from their computers. The SF-G series will take good care of your files, too. In addition to being compatible with Sony’s file rescue software, these SD’s are also waterproof, temperature resistant, shockproof and X-Ray proof.

For more information on Sony’s SD card lineup, including the SF-G series, please visit https://www.sony.com/electronics/sd-cards/sf-g-series.

Pixar opens a free Khan Academy course on storytelling

It’s the latest installment in a series of free courses from the studio.

Pixar is offering a free course through Khan Academy that can help you find the kind of stories you want to tell – and help you tell them better. The “Art of Storytelling” is the latest installment in a series of free courses from the studio called “Pixar in a Box.” It discusses ways to build worlds and characters, how to make sure your stories reflect your unique perspective, along with other relevant advice. And if there’s anybody qualified to give storytelling advice, it’s the creators of Wall-E, Toy Story and Up.

Pixar’s older courses are also still available on the educational website if you want to learn more about animation, colors in films and environment and character modelling. Of course, if you’d rather learn about something else, you merely need to browse other areas of Khan Academy.
The famous online education platform has an enormous catalog of lessons and is available as an Android and an iOS app.

ISE 2017 | Top 20

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016 is Europe’s largest (professional AV and Electronics Systems) trade show.

1. In-Glass Wallpaper OLED by LG Electronics
   
2. Parallax by Projecta (Milestone)
   
3. CSE-800 Clickshare by Barco
   
4. Pearl 2 by Epiphan Video
   
5. SDVoE Technology by SDVoE Alliance
   
6. Series 3 Player Range by BrighSign
   
7. 8430A IP Series studio monitors by Genelec
   
8. DigitalMedia NVX Series by Creston
   
9. MS TestPro by MSolutions
10. Overture by Barco
    
11. XJ-L8300HN Projector by Casio
12. Desk Booking Screens by Condeco
13. TeamConnect Wireless by Sennheiser
14. ListenWifi by ListenTechnologies
    
15. TF-Rack Digital Mixer by Yamaha
    
16. Fox and Hound HDMI Sidekick by Murideo
    
17. Microflex Advance by Shure
18. DisplayNote Mosaic by DisplayNote Technologies
19. Black Diamond Zero Edge by Screen Innovations
20. VXS series M Compact Surface-mount Speaker by Yamaha

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Spark Board by Cisco
• Watchpax 4 by Dataton
• SJ9 Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 ch Sound Bar by LG 
  
• Mercury Tabletop Conference System by Creston
• DLA-Z1 Projector by JVC
  
• SIM2 HDR System by SIM2
  
• Mondopad Ultra by InFocus
  
• Dry Erase Screen by Projecta (Milestone)
  
• TesiraLUX by Biamp Systems
  
• Dante-Enabled IP Speakers by SoundTube Entertainment
  
• M3 Microphone by Audix
  
• ATEM TV Studio HD by Blackmagic Design
  
• HyperDeck Studio Mini by Blackmagic Design
  
• Web Presenter by Blackmagic Design
  
• Infinity Board by NEC
  
• Velocity by Atlona
• HELO by AJA
• WiCS-2100 by wePresent
  
• TE10 by Huawei Technologies
• 8K 65in glasses-free 3D LCD display by Dimenco
  
• AIRxTouch Bar by AIRxTOUCH
  
• Brio by Logitech
  
• HD Venue by Revolabs
  
• Watchout update by Dataton
  
• MediaDS by NewTek
  
• VariHite Screen Stand by TeamMate
  
• AV.io 4K by Epiphan Video
  
• Mobile Span System by Nureva
  
• PanaCast 2 by Altia Systems
  
• Blackbird series by Dal
  
• Wings Player by AV Stumpfl
  
• Cynap by WolfVision
  
• CLEDIS by Sony
  
• TeamConnect Ceiling by Sennheiser
  
• MAX Series by HDanywhere (OneAV)
  
• HDbaseT standard by HDbaseT Alliance
• MX-1 4K Mobile Visualiser by ELMO Europe
• Zappiti NAS RIP by Zappiti
• Zappiti Mini 4K HDR by Zappiti
• Dante Domaine Manager (DDM) Platform by Audinate
• Huddly GO by Huddly
• Savant Ultra HD IP Video Switching Platform by Savant
• Powerwall 2 by Tesla
• SigmaXG by Technolution
  

Filmmakers aren’t just working on cranes and dollies anymore. Gimbals and drones are now some of the most popular cinematic tools to come out in the last three years, and they require quite a bit of finesse in order to control camera pans and tilts. That’s where the Alpha Wheels come in.

Developed by 1A Tools, the Alpha Wheels has a bunch of interesting features, like support for MōVI and Ronin gimbals, support for pre-visualization software like CineDesigner, and a digitally reprogrammable board that gives users the ability to control virtually any remote head, gimbal, or camera. This open API essentially makes the Alpha Wheels future-proof; when new software and tools become available, users just have to do a little programming to get it to work.

If you prefer a more tactile experience or if you want to get really hands-on during previsualization, you might want to take a look at the Alpha Wheels.

Keep reading at No Film School

CES 2017 | Top 20

1. W-Series Wallpaper Signature OLED TV by LG Electronics
2. Cannon Lake (10nm) processor by Intel
3. HDMI 2.1 Specification by HDMI Forum
   
4. ProArt PA32U UHD 4K HDR Monitor by ASUS
   
5. FF 91 (Electric Vehicle) by Faraday Future
6. UP3218K Ultrasharp 8K UHD Monitor by Dell
7. Project Alloy (All-in-One Merged Reality Headset) by Intel
   
8. 360º 6DOF Volumetric Video by HypeVR
9. EZW1004 4K Pro OLED TV by Panasonic
10. LUMIX GH5 by Panasonic
11. A1E-Series BRAVIA OLED TV by Sony Electronics
    
12. AMBEO Smart Surround Earphone (3D Audio Recording) by Sennheiser
    
13. VR Headset (220 Degree) by Panasonic
    
14. SJ9 Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 ch Sound Bar by LG Electronics
    
15. Compute Card by Intel
    
16. VPL-VZ1000ES Ultra-Short Throw 4K HDR Projector by Sony Electronics
    
17. Boost by Lego
18. ST5000 Dolby Atmos Sound Bar by Sony Electronics
19. Project Valerie by RAZER (AMD)
    
20. Sprout Pro by HP
    

What also caught my eye (random order)

• Crystal Sound OLED Prototype by LG Electronics
• UP970 4K UHD Blu-Ray Player by LG Electronics
• 32UD99-W 4K UHD HDR10 IPS LED Monitor by LG Electronics
• Hub Bots by LG Electronics
• QLED TV Series by Samsung
  
• Dolby Atmos 7.1.2 ch Sound Bar by Samsung
• X930E LED 4K HDR TV by Sony Electronics
• Laser Cast 4K TV by Hisense
• 70MU9700 ULED 4K TV by Hisense
• Vive Tracker by HTC
• Vive Deluxe Audio Strap by HTC
• TPCast (Vive Ready) by TPCast
• Bamboo Folio Small (A5) by Wacom
• Intuos Pro Paper Edition by Wacom
• Intuos Pro 2 by Wacom
• Cintiq Pro by Wacom
• Pro Pen 2 by Wacom
• Spot by NVIDIA (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/smart-home)
• SHIELD TV (Pro) by NVIDIA
• (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield)
• GeForce NOW (for Mac and PC) by NVIDIA
• ZenFone AR by ASUS
• ZenFone 3 Zoom by ASUS
• ROG Swift PG27UQ UHD 4K HDR Monitor by ASUS
• Canvas by Dell
• ENVY Curved AIO 34 by HP
• YI 4K+ Action Camera by YI Technology
• YI Erida Drone by YI Technology
• Mi TV 4 65” (Dolby Atmos Home Theater) by Mi (Xiaomi)
• Mi WiFi Router HD 8TB by Mi (Xiaomi)
• TS3 (Lite) Thunderbolt 3 Docks by CalDigit
• USB-C Dock by CalDigit
• GTD732 Thunderbolt 2 KVM Docking Station by IOGear
• GUD3C01 USB-C Docking Station by IOGear
• Thunderbolt 3 Dock by Elgato
• Rugged (USB-C/T3) by LaCie
• Hypervsn by Kino-mo
• R-9 by ODG [OsterhoutDesignGroup]
• Beoplay M5 by Bang & Olufsen
• Orbit 360 4K (Pixpro VR Camera) by Kodak
• NVX 200 by Invoxia
• Smart Remote by Sevenhugs
• Helix Cuff by Ashley Chloe
• Fuse by Ashley Chloe
• Predator X 17 (Gaming) Notebook by Acer
• Prototype VR Headset by Lenovo
• Mini PC NUC Kit NUC7i7BNH by Intel
• Project Ariana (Video Projector) by RAZER (AMD)
• D-ILA X-Series (THX Certified) HDR Projectors by JVC
• LINK by LINK
• Tanvas Surface Haptics by Tanvas
• Aristotle by Nabi (Mattel)
• HD 4.50 BTNC Wireless Headphone by Sennheiser
• Technicolor HDR by Technicolor
• Flag Mapping by Panasonic
• Nighthawk S8000 Switch by Netgear
• Stance by Kenu
• Go Mic Mobile by Samson Technologies
• AirLine 88 Headset (UHF Wireless System) by Samson Technologies
• Go:Mixer by Roland
• RT2600ac Router by Synology
• Core Router by Norton
• Royole Moon (3D Virtual Mobile Theater) by Royole Corporation
• VP3268-4K UHD Monitor by Viewsonic
• Extreme PRO USB 3.1 Solid State Flash Drive by SanDisk (WD)
• DataTraveler Ultimate GT (Generation Terabyte) by Kingston Technology 
• WD Black PCIe SSDs by Western Digital (WD)
  
  

Scott Wilkinson and Robert Heron go through the calibration process with CalMAN from SpectraCal and watch HDR content on an LG B6 OLED TV.

LG OLED Calibration Followup

lytroinc :

This is a big day for Virtual Reality. Today, Lytro is proud to announce “Moon,” the first ever live-action 6DoF VR experience in history.

To understand why this is a historic day for VR, let’s take a step back and look at the current landscape. Today, there are two kinds of experiences available in VR.

High Immersion (6DoF), Low Realism. The first type of experience is produced using real-time game engines. These experiences are highly immersive - they allow the viewer to move around a virtual space in six degrees of freedom - 6DoF (3 to rotate your head, and 3 to move around in the space). But, the imagery these experiences can show is limited to computer-generated content that renders in just a few milliseconds. Despite advances in real-time game-engine technology, these experiences cannot yet be photorealistic. And of course, they cannot capture the real world.

Low Immersion (3DoF), High Realism. The second type of VR experience available today is 360 video. These experiences are “high realism” - they can show imagery created by filming the real world or by spending tens or hundreds of hours rendering a single computer-generated frame. But, these experiences aren’t “high immersion” because the viewer is stuck to a single point in space - in fact, the viewer is really just watching video projected on a sphere around her head. We call this 3DoF - the viewer has only the 3 degrees of freedom to rotate her head.

Neither of these brings us the “jet-packs and flying cars” future VR has promised. The true promise of VR is to transport us to real and fictional places with full fidelity - to feel like we’re there with all our senses, and to believe that we’re there because of the realism of our new surroundings. This promised future requires BOTH “high realism” AND “high immersion” (6DoF) - a combination that no technology has been capable of. Until now.

“Moon” is the first VR experience of its kind - combining live-action and film-quality graphics with true 6DoF movement in a seated experience. This is the first taste of the true promise of VR.

We created “Moon” using our Lytro Immerge Light Field camera, processing pipeline, and playback technology. The piece demonstrates several key benefits of Light Field tech for VR:

• Parallax or the ability to look around objects. This is a key ingredient for an immersive experience where you feel like you’re “there.”

• Truly correct stereo. No matter what part of the scene you’re looking at or how you’ve tilted your head, “Moon” displays correct stereoscopic images. This is in sharp contrast to stereoscopic 360 video, which only really works if your head is level, and if you’re looking at the horizon.

• Seamlessly integrated live-action and film-quality computer graphics. The CG in “Moon” is not bound by the constraints of real-time rendering so it can seamlessly integrate with the live-action elements.

• View-dependent lighting effects like reflections. Only Light Field technology can accurately reproduce shiny or mirror-like real-world objects like the astronaut’s helmet in “Moon.”

• No stitching artifacts. Because capturing the Light Field gives us an accurate reconstruction of the scene, “Moon” exhibits none of the stitching artifacts common to 360 video.

Of course, these are early days for Light Field technology in VR and for VR as a whole. “Moon” is the first experience produced with Lytro Immerge - since we filmed it, the engineering team at Lytro has improved the system by leaps and bounds. Future experiences will be easier to film, faster to process, lighter-weight to download and play, and - above all - will look even better. At Lytro, we’re unapologetic about building for the long game, and we can’t wait to continue working with content producers to make the true promise of VR a reality.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be writing much more about the production of “Moon” and the Light Field technology that powers it. Watch this space for more. Onward!

-Tim Milliron, VP of Engineering at Lytro

The Osmo+ integrates the Zenmuse Z3 camera, until now only available for
DJI Drones, to the Osmo line and brings with it  optical zoom and adds the ability to shoot motion timelapse, all controllable through the DJI Go app
(on both iOS & Android).

DJI’s Osmo holds an interesting place in the gimbal market with a relatively low price point, when compared to DJI’s own Ronin and Freefly’s Movi system, and its integrated camera is tailored more to a prosumer crowd of shooters in my opinion. It seems clear that DJI is working to move its lowest cost gimbal into the professional arena with both the Osmo+ and the Osmo RAW.

Ideally as a professional filmmaker you would probably want the Zoom functionality of the new Osmo+ with the image quality of the Zenmuse X5 and X5R cameras.

Key Features of the DJI Osmo+ Include:

• Video – 4K/30fps video and 1080p/120fps with improved sound capture.
  
• Stills – 12 megapixel stills in Adobe DNG RAW.
• Motion Timelapse – Osmo+ has a motion timelapse function. 
  From DJI: “Mark where you want the camera movement to start and end, and tap ‘Start’ to create moving timelapses without additional specialist equipment.”

The new Bolt transmitters from Teradek are not just some new transmitters. Both models offer greatly improved wireless performance at more affordable prices, while maintaining visually lossless image quality.

Teradek says that “the Bolt 1000 and 3000 feature new firmware that allows the device to achieve its maximum range and potential right out of the box, even if you’re operating in difficult environments.” And adds that “reconnect times are now instantaneous following a dropped signal and each of the new models performs better under extreme conditions.”

One of the most significant changes to the line is the introduction of an all new RF radio for the Bolt 3000, allowing the device to operate over 20MHz channels. When enabled, this feature helps the transmitter maintain a robust wireless link in the worst possible conditions. The use of 20MHz channels also means that more than twice as many Bolts can operate simultaneously at the same location without interfering with one another. In addition to the 3000’s new radio, both models can make use of 2 new DFS channels, which gives you more options for an interference-free experience in the USA and Europe.

Keep reading at ProVideo Coalition via Teradek

Size, dynamic range, and color found in the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, and Pocket Cinema Camera, help elevate Blackmagic’s smallest digital cinema cameras to become the go-to POV and crash camera for big budget action films. Second Unit DP Igor Meglic used multiple Micro Cinema Cameras and Pocket Cinema Cameras to capture action scenes for Universal Pictures’ “Jason Bourne.” To help with framing, a Blackmagic Video Assist monitor/recorder was also used, which makes complete sense because the Micro Cinema Camera and Video Assist feel like they were made to be used together. Actually, I think they were made to be used together.

VR Camera Array
If you hold a Micro Cinema Camera up to a corner of a room you will see Blackmagic made the body of the camera to be flush with the two walls with just enough space behind the camera to fit a battery. This means one can mount several Micro Cinema Cameras in a row to make a VR system. This is exactly what they did on “Jason Bourne.” The production used Micro Cinema Cameras set up as a four camera array system, all shutter and genlocked together with a single point trigger, the footage captured was then displayed on overhead panels while shooting the corresponding green screen plates with the actors. The Micro Cinema Cameras were positioned to shoot left, right, front and rear, creating a 360º shot of the area. Along with the plate cameras in the vehicles, all cameras recorded timecode so each exact frame of the plate shot would correspond to the lighting environment shot, creating a perfect match up.

In the end, Blackmagic has found a way to make an incredibly small camera capable of capturing incredible footage. I think we’ll see many more DPs turn to the Micro Cinema Camera as a great addition to any action scene they need to capture.

Keep reading at ProVideo Coalition

Sony is expanding the capabilities of the BVM-X300 OLED master monitor, giving users more flexibility and more features for HDR and 4K production applications. Starting in October 2016, this updated version of the BVM-X300 will feature upgraded firmware including additional HDR EOTF and function support, new hardware with an HDMI input for easy connection to cameras or Blu-ray players, and a second 3G/HD-SDI 4K input for simpler system integration.

The BVM-X300/2 firmware update also delivers new display functionality for HDR production, including:

• Hybrid Log Gamma HDR EOTF setting supporting the new ITU-R BT.2100 standard
  
• New EOTF called S-Log 3 (Live HDR) supports easier camera control for live production
  
• New relative contrast modes (½, 1/3 and ¼), allowing display of HDR images with higher peak luminance
  
• Faster access to the status menu page (Color space, EOTF, User Preset and more)