Students benefit from audiovisual tech

From January 2009, master's students at Drexel University's Centre for Graduate Studies in Sacramento will benefit from $1 million worth of audiovisual/collaboration technology, revolutionising the way higher education can be delivered, says MarketWatch.

"Drexel's Centre for Graduate Studies in Sacramento will not only offer the best technology available, but integrate those systems in creative ways that will make them easily usable for presenters and accessible to those who cannot be physically present," said Carl Oxholm III, the university's executive VP.

The facility is designed for working professionals pursuing master's degrees in the evenings, as well as businesses and associations seeking a hi-tech meeting space during the days and on weekends.

The use of computers to keep aging brains alert is a new project at IBM-Israel, running in collaboration with European Union partners, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The three-year Hermes Cognitive Care for Active Aging project will be based on audio and visual processing and reasoning.

A combination of home-based and mobile device-based solutions is planned to help older people combat the natural reduction in cognitive capabilities. Special focus will be put on developing a comfortable interface for older people with little or no computer experience.

Mixed Signals, a provider of digital content monitoring solutions, has released its new Perceptual Scoring System, reports Businesswire.

The system is said to be the first of its kind to enable cable, telecom and other video service providers to accurately determine the severity of video and audio glitches as they occur and understand how much these errors affect viewers and impact their quality of experience.

The Perceptual Scoring System is available to all users of Mixed Signals' Sentry content monitoring solution.