Multimedia search engine uses no tags
IBM's new image recognition search technology operates using audio-visual content rather than tags to search, states CMS Wire.
'Search in audio-visual content using peer-to-peer information retrieval' (SAPIR), analyses photos, sound files and even video queries.
Once feeding the engine any of these file types, it scours the Internet and hands back similar pieces.
Will DiiVA kill HDMI?
A new high-speed interface is about to appear in the world of audio-visual equipment called 'Digital interactive interface for video & audio' (DiiVA), for which specifications were finalised at the end of April, according to Tech-On.
DiiVA combines speed surpassing high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) with the network functionality of Ethernet.
It has been referred to as the "Chinese HDMI" because of support announced by Chinese government agencies and industry groups.
Volume-levelling device out soon
SRS Labs plans to market an SRS-branded TV-audio processor said to eliminate abrupt and annoying changes in perceived volume levels when TV channels are changed or loud TV commercials interrupt a broadcast, reports Twice.
The company's MyVolume processor, which consumers insert between a TV and cable/satellite set-top box, will be available in time for Christmas in two active versions, both small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.
One version connects to HDMI cables running between a set-top box and a TV and the other device will connect via audio RCA cables.
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