Multimedia Technology

Small Multimedia PC

Every so often I get the pleasure of writing a review where the biggest challenge is finding something, anything, to nitpick in order to ensure I don’t sound like I’ve been bought off by the company. Such is the case with the Meerkat, by System76. A small device that, at first blush, one might think a toy. I can assure you, this 4.5” by 4.5” device performs with the power of…

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Pandigital Multimedia Novel 7

If you know of Pandigital, you probably know it for its photo frames. However, the company is moving into the hot e-book reader market with a device that a lot of people have been waiting for: an affordable color-screen e-book reader with ties to a major bookseller. Integrated with the Barnes & Noble s e-book store, the Pandigital Novel is an Android-powered e-book…

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Define Multimedia authoring

Nalin Sharda Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Definition: Multimedia authoring involves collating, structuring and presenting information in the form of a digital multimedia, which can incorporate text, audio, and still and moving images. Introduction Authoring involves collating, structuring and presenting information in the form of a document created in some medium…

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Multimedia container

Disclosure Fully documented. Developed as an open source project; see history section of the below which also reports on the CELLAR IETF standardization project launched in 2015. Documentation Adoption Modest adoption in heritage repositories. The City of Vancouver Archives uses FFV1 encoded video wrapped in the Matroska container, as discussed briefly on the archives blog…

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Top Multimedia laptops

Windows and Touch Input Microsoft s Windows 8 was supposed to make computing more touch-centric, but general dissatisfaction with its interface meant that Microsoft made the next version of its operating system easier to use with a keyboard and touchpad. These days, Windows 10 is likely to be the OS on your new laptop. Windows 10 combines elements from the Windows 8 touch-based…

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IK Multimedia Amplitube Custom Shop

Hook up with Slash. Want to rock Slash’s Rig? Now you can with the new AmpliTube Slash gear models available in the new release of the AmpliTube Custom Shop. Play through a rock icon’s pedals and amplifiers, all from the convenience of your personal playing space - your studio. AmpliTube Slash for Custom Shop is a suite of Slash s signature guitar effects, amplifiers and speaker…

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