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Hulu may shrink its board to move faster
Mar 11th
Hulu is reportedly set to downsize its board of directors, as part of a leadership reorganization designed to enable quicker decision making, unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal (sub. required). Several of the media executives on the current 12-seat board are said to hold conflicting views on the strategic direction the company should take.
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger and News Corp COO Chase Carey are said to be the most likely members to relinquish their seats. The sources did not indicate if the company was planning to make further reductions or other changes to the membership.
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Scientists move forward with moving holograms
Nov 4th
Scientists at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences have announced advances in hologram technology used to present 3D images. The team, led by Nasser Peyghambarian, has managed to reduce the time it takes to refresh 3D projections onto a novel photorefractive material. Like other holographic systems, viewers do not need to wear special glasses.
While older technology required approximately three to four minutes to present an image, and at least a minute to erase it, the new materials and improved methods have reduced the refresh time down to several seconds. The tech is described as the first to More >
IDC: Kinect will outsell PlayStation Move this year
Nov 1st
Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 may outsell Sony’s competing Move controller for the PlayStation 3, according to a forecast published by research firm IDC. Kinect sales are expected to fall somewhere between 2.5 million to 3 million units in the US for the fourth quarter, while Move shipments could fall between 2 million and 2.25 million.
Sony recently announced that it had already shipped 2.5 million Move controllers in just one month, with one million purchases by US customers and 1.5 million shipped to Europe. The company suggests it is having difficulty keeping up with the strong demand.
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