CEATEC JAPAN 2007 Video Report - HD Processing Forum
"Experience the Frontlines of Digital Convergence": CEATEC 2007
Stating the theme, "Experience the Frontlines of Digital Convergence," an international exhibition on consumer electronics involving image, information, and communication, CEATEC JAPAN 2007, was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
In CEATEC this year, record-breaking 895 companies/organizations ran their booths. Included in the exhibitor list are a major PC software vendor and a automotive manufacturer in addition to Japanese electronics giants and components manufacuring companies, all of whom showed off their latest technologies in electronics.
On this Forum, we have video reports regarding the latest digital HDTV products and/or HD stream processing technologies, expected to spread in the near future, by some major manufacturers.
Full High-Definition (Full HD), digital camcorders, including the latest models (e.g., AVCHD-compatible HDC-SD5, HDC-SD7, and so on) and relevant cutting-edge technologies from Panasonic (Japanese only)
Higher-quality, higher- performance or easier-to-use pursued for Lumix digital still cameras at Panasonic booth at CEATEC JAPAN 2007 (Japanese only)
Latest High-Vision Handycam models (AVCHD-compatible) that exemplify current trend toward high-definition in the camcorder market and relevant technologies, reported from Sony booth at CEATEC Japan 2007 (Japanese only)
Higher-quality, higher-performance, or easier-to-use features pursued for the latest models (such as Cyber-shot and Alpha-700) of digital still cameras at Sony booth, CEATEC Japan 2007 (Japanese only)
Eletronics technology geared toward high-definition and broadband. This video report covers the big picture of Toshiba's latest media processor, "SpursEngine," and related solutions that were showcased at CEATEC Japan 2007.
This video clip uncovers the design arhitecture of SpursEngine, developed for consumer electronics and PCs, based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.), a high performance multi-core processor, that is used for Sony's PlayStation3 (PS3).
"FACEMATION" demonstration, using a SpursEngine-powered laptop PC, which realizes 3D image recognition and synthesis in real-time even on a laptop PC
SpursEngine is the highlighted feature at Toshiba's laptop PC section as well. Applications such as Gesture Interface, Facemation, Face Navigation, and Super Resolutionsuch, powered by high performance SpursEngine, are demonstrated.
At CEATEC JAPAN 2007, Toshiba demonstrated video indexing, or Face Navigation, using a SpursEngine-powered laptop PC (Qosmio). Face Navigation identifies human faces from video images and displays the thumbnail list for easy, intuitive playback and other operations.
From the Toshiba booth at CEATEC JAPAN 2007, let's take a closer look at a Gesture Interface demonstration, using a SpursEngine-powered laptop PC.
At CEATEC JAPAN 2007, Toshiba demonstrates Super Resolution technology, using a SpursEngine-powered laptop PC (Qosmio). Old and blurry videos are transformed into crisp and beautiful high-definition images, which is truly an amazing experience.