Gear & Gadget Reviews

LD Systems Acquires Solid State Logic ‘L550 Plus’ Audio Mixing Console

Written by USTimes, 2023-09-14

(2023-08-22, Boston, MA) Solid State Logic, a United Kingdom-based audio console manufacturer, announced their L550 Plus sound mixing console was adopted and utilized by LD Systems, a Houston company providing state-of-the-art video, audio, and lighting equipment for live events such as concerts, television specials, and corporate events. Earlier this year, the L550 Plus console proved…

Is “Spatial Computing” What Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Should Have Been?

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Looking back at the WWDC 2023 (2023-08-11, Boston, MA, Editorial by Jake Bourke) Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry as the final forty minutes of their livestream spotlighted the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. With this new product concluding the show, the company has officially made its…

ZEISS Acquires Camera-Tracking Pioneer Ncam Technologies

Written by Jake Bourke, 2023-08-11

(2023-07-18, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) German optoelectronics manufacturer ZEISS has acquired Ncam Technologies Ltd., an award-winning UK-based company known for its flexible camera-tracking solutions. With Ncam as a wholly-owned subsidiary, ZEISS now dips its toes further into the landscape of virtual production for professional producers of cinema, broadcast, and visual effects. “We…

6G Bricks and Brainstorm's workflow illustrated

FORGET 5G – 6G Is On the Ten-Year Horizon With Brainstorm and the 6G Bricks Project

Written by USTimes, 2023-07-01

Brainstorm Contributes to 6G Bricks: Pioneering Interactive Video-Conferencing in Virtual Spaces (Madrid, Spain, March 13, 2023, Special to the US Times in collaboration with Cirina Catania) As the world awaits the advancements of 6G technology, Brainstorm, a leading company specializing in real-time 3D graphics, virtual sets, and augmented reality solutions, has made significant strides in…

Select Highlights from WWDC 2023

Written by Jake Bourke, 2023-06-13

(2023-06-10 Cupertino, CA by Jake Bourke and Cirina Catania) Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference generated plenty of buzz as the company took to the stage to announce several products, updates, and innovations coming to Apple’s ecosystem of hardware and software. During the highly-produced 2-hour event, Apple unveiled an array of new products including cutting-edge Mac…

Award-Winning High School Film “Tsiiyééł” Showcases Native American Culture and Blackmagic Design Technology

Written by USTimes, 2023-06-05

(June, 5, 2023 – by Cirina Catania with Blackmagic Design) Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory‘s high school filmmakers, in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film and Television, have crafted an exceptional film titled “Tsiiyééł” that highlights the strength drawn from Native American culture. This remarkable production, created using Blackmagic Design digital film cameras…

Need gear? OWC’s Larry O’Connor on Docks, Hubs, Envoys…and Steamrollers.

Written by USTimes, 2022-09-26

Gear…always an important topic…We all need external peripherals that drive pre-production, production and post, and manage our data via the entire ecosystem of our companies, no matter the type. Larry O’Connor, the Founder and CEO of Other World Computing (OWC) talks with OWC RADiO host, Cirina Catania, about some of their new and proven go-to solutions. They…

The Art of Sound: Mixing “Sound of Metal”

Written by USTimes, 2021-04-24

(Editorial by Cirina Catania, Senior Editor, US Times. 2021-04-23, California, USA) One of my favorite movies of the 2021 Awards Season is, “Sound of Metal,” nominated for SIX ACADEMY AWARDS! Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Sound. This team went above and beyond the norm and…

11th Gen Processors and Thunderbolt 4 – Love these New Products from Intel!

Written by USTimes, 2020-12-14

Jason Ziller, General Manager of the Client Connectivity Division of Intel Corporation, speaks with Oh! Zone Host, Cirina Catania about Intel’s new products that are out NOW for the holidays. Click on the podcast link above to listen in! It is entertaining and educational. Plus, you’ll know what to put on your last-minute Santa list…

Aiden Loves Keys & Kingdoms! Learning to play the piano is fun with this adventure game from MeloQuest.

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(Review for USTimes.biz by Cirina Catania, Dec 13, 2020) Our family loves the Keys and Kingdoms adventure game…and here’s why. Let’s assume you have a musical child (or one that would like to be). But you can’t get them to stay with their piano lessons? (In fact, 80% of students eventually drop their lessons.) Let’s…