Naomi Climer, the first female President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Former IET President Naomi Climer and BBC Studios Chief Executive Tim Davie were among the technology and media leaders recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Naomi Climer Naomi Climer, the first female President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology…
Transferring quantum information using sound How can quantum information be transferred from one atom to another? June 5, 2018 Source: Vienna University of Technology Summary: Scientists have found a new way to transfer quantum information. They propose using tiny mechanical vibrations. The atoms are coupled with each other by ‘phonons’ — the smallest quantum mechanical…
Guest post by Connected Legends Peter MacAvock and his Belief in Public Service Media Head of Delivery Platforms and Services, EBU Technology & Innovation at the European Broadcast Union, Peter MacAvock kindly shares his journey from his beginnings at University College Dublin to becoming a leading figure in the European broadcast technology world. Peter MacAvock,…
How Frequency Response Affects the “Sound” of Microphones By Frank Beacham, Broadcast Bridge A microphone is a transducer that converts analog sound pressure waves into electrical impulses. We all know, however, that what goes into a microphone is not identical to what comes out. A lot of this can be attributed to frequency response, which…
Guest post: by Connected Legends, Connecting the technology players of the past and the present with tech newcomers. Tech Geek Sean Paul Shanor is a Real Millennial Entrepreneur Sean Paul Shanor: Mining Bitcoin Used to be the rebel thing to do! As well as being a tech geek Sean Paul Shanor is a real millennial…
The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence In The Everyday Lives Of Consumers By Terence Mills Terence Mills, CEO of AI.io and Moonshot, is an AI pioneer and digital technology specialist.Connect with him about AI or mobile on LinkedIn Terence Mills , Forbes Councils Artificial intelligence might conjure images of a robotic Haley Joel Osment in…
Technology and its discontents The role of technology is under attack Today a “techlash” is under way. It comes in many forms, but two stand out. First, a belief that web titans such as Facebook, Amazon and Google have grown too dominant; and, second, a view that AI and algorithms are not transparent or accountable. Both…
Is OTT TV’s Death Knell? By Philip Hunter, Broadcast Bridge Television pundits have been claiming the death knell for television has been ringing for years. Yet, new research from Vimeo indicates that the future of video is already here and that OTT (over-the-top) streaming video is how video content is now shared, viewed by…
How to assess people in online communications beyond the clothes they wear in their writing You are interviewing candidates for a position. They turn up five minutes late, their hair is dishevelled, shirt stained. Rightly or wrongly, your immediate instinct is that this is not the candidate for you. But through the course of…
IABM: “Significant M&A Activity” Still to Come March 26th 2018 – 03:00 PM By Adrian Pennington, Broadcast Bridge The traditional broadcast equipment industry is in a state of flux, with continual consolidation on the media customer side impacting M&A on the vendor side. The IABM recently reported a slight increase in sales but a worrying…