The aim of the Institute of Research and Technology (IRT) b<>com is to accelerate the development and marketing of tools, products, and services for improving everyday living, through research and innovation in digital technologies. In concrete terms, b<>com innovates at the highest levels in the fields of hypermedia (ultra-high-definition images, 3D, smart content, and virtual and augmented reality, to name a few), ultra-high-speed fixed and mobile networks, and its starting field of e-health.
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Accelerating broadcasting innovation: b<>com presents its first solutions at the NAB Show
The NAB Show is the world's largest gathering for the broadcast industry. Once a year in Las Vegas, it attracts widespread attention and represents an opportunity for companies to unveil their new products. For the first time there, from April 18 to 21, the b<>com Institute of Research and Technology exhibits innovations based on its research.
On the program this week : How Facebook sees the future of social virtual reality, Bentley wants to put a holographic butler in your car, AI is the new HR manager and Google gives its little-used beacon technology a security upgrade. Have a good reading!
According to the firm Digi Capital, the virtual reality market is expected to reach €30 billion by 2020. At a moment when more and more headsets are coming on the market, we put questions to Ludovic Noblet, Director of Hypermedia at b<>com, about the technology that's shaking up a number of industries.
For the first time since it was created in 1997, and at the invitation of b<>com, the VSF (Video Services Forum) has decided to hold its May Meeting in Europe.
From April 4 to 8, b<>com is taking part in "Semaine Numérique," a series of events held in Quebec around the digital economy, the web, and video gaming, in the presence of a large delegation of French companies, with Western France being well-represented.
On the program this week : Computer mimics brushstrokes of Rembrandt, Facebook is using AI to describe photos to blind users, SwiftKey created a keyboard to help users write like Shakespeare and a robot inspired by an octopus. Have a good reading!
BBright has recently included the SDR to HDR up-conversion technology developed by b<>com Institute of Research and Technology (IRT) into its flagship product, UHD-Play, a quad 3G-SDI baseband video player made for broadcasters and network operators. The two partners will present their products at the upcoming NAB Show, a major conference of industry professionals, in Las Vegas from April 18 to 21.
Emmanuelle Garnaud-Gamache, Head of International Development at b<>com, presents {dive}, an immersive and experimental event. Giving center stage to innovation that puts user experience first, {dive} : event is a 18-hours journey that take place in France next summer with one ambition : to change your point of view on innovation. Interview.
On the program this week : Google celebrates April Fools' with Cardboard Plastic, Microsoft's Tay 'AI' bot returns, disastrously and Microsoft is adding the Linux command line to Windows 10. Have a good reading!
The IEEE 3D User Interface and IEEE Virtual Reality conference was held in Greenville from March 19 to 23, with nearly 500 international researchers attending. At this event, b<>com took part in the 3DUI Contest, which each year sees the world's top research laboratories (University of Rio Grande do Sul, EPFL, University of São Paulo, Virgina Tech, etc.) compete in a 3D interaction challenge.
