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Mobile Viewpoint to showcase Artificial Intelligence-driven production and storage solutions at NAB 2018
MUMBAI: Mobile Viewpoint, a leader in IP contribution solutions, will use NAB to showcase three new products that use Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to automate low-cost delivery of content from remote locations, and improve efficiency of content indexing, storage, and search. In addition, Mobile Viewpoint will also exhibit its broader range of IP contribution solutions at the event, which takes place in Las Vegas, 9th-12th April 2018.
Artificial Intelligence is the subject of much industry hype but is now maturing to feature in practical applications. Mobile Viewpoint is incorporating AI capabilities into two new products that will allow smaller broadcasters and brand owners to automate live content production and delivery without having to invest in costly camera crews, production facilities and distribution platforms. They are targeted at sports stadia and other live events, including studio and field news production.
In addition, Mobile Viewpoint will also launch a new Smart storage solution that uses AI for voice, object and speech recognition to enhance video content indexing, logging and search.. Details for all three products will be announced in late March.
Mobile Viewpoint’s solutions meet the broadcasters’ requirements for fast, simple and cost-efficient content contribution as they adapt their strategies to meet the rapid rise in online content consumption. Alongside its new AI-based solutions, Mobile Viewpoint will also exhibit its complete Multicam Wireless IP transmission portfolio at NAB, which includes the WMT TerraLink-4C Multicam rack mount bonded transmitter, and the WMT AirLink H.265-enabled encoder backpack device. Both transmitters feature multiple (2-4) H.265- encoders and 8 channel audio, enabling multicamera, OB and 360 productions that can be remotely controlled.
Mobile Viewpoint will also showcase the EyeLink wearable 4G action camera, and demonstrate LinkMatrix, an online dashboard that allows users to manage their complete live IP-based production workflow. LinkMatrix provides a clear overview of all live feeds from the field, and turns them into real online TV channels by creating playlists, adding logos and graphics, advertising insertion, and pre-roll. Content can then be published live on any social media platform or CDN instantly.
Finally, and following a strategic OEM agreement reached in February, Mobile Viewpoint will also demonstrate its IP-based multicamera transmission solutions with CP Communications, a provider of live event broadcast production solutions in the USA. These solutions are used by CP Communications to produce live coverage of sports events – large and small – such as the New York Marathon and college football games. CP Communications’ customers include MLB Network, IMG, and New York Road Runners’ (NYRR).
Mobile Viewpoint, CEO, Michel Bais said: “As the industry continues to adapt to new consumption habits and a thirst for live content grows, broadcasters must adapt to new ways of working. We are also adapting our solutions to meet those needs: artificial intelligence will bring new and exciting capabilities to the next generation of content solutions, and we’re delighted to be able to showcase our own AI products at NAB this year. These will add to our existing, strong line-up of mobile content contribution solutions, already in use globally with customers such as BBC News and Sky Sports..”
To find out more about Mobile Viewpoint’s solutions visit its booth in Central Hall, stand C2807 at NAB at 7th-12th April.
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Meta showcases Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses at Lakmé Fashion Week
Wearable AI brings hands-free creativity to India’s biggest fashion stage.
MUMBAI: Meta just put its Ray-Ban glasses on the runway because when fashion meets AI, even the front row wants to strike a pose without lifting a finger. Meta showcased its latest Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses at Lakmé Fashion Week, India’s most influential cultural and fashion platform, blending wearable technology with high-fashion storytelling in a seamless, hands-free experience.
The highlight was the Ray-Ban Meta Red Chairs integration, placing the smart glasses at prime front-row vantage points. Select creators, including Mohak Narang, Vishal Pandey, Aastha Shah, Rohit Khandelwal, Sanket Mehta, Manav & Unnati, and Sufi Motiwala, captured runway moments in real time, offering audiences a unique first-person perspective of the shows.
Beyond the catwalk, Meta hosted an exclusive dinner with leading designers such as Falguni and Shane Peacock, David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore, and Amit Gupta, allowing the fashion community to experience the glasses firsthand. An interactive “Strike a Pose with Ray-Ban Meta glasses” installation let attendees simply say “Hey Meta, take a picture” to capture high-resolution images that were instantly transformed into stylised, high-fashion magazine covers.
Meta vice president & head og India and South East Asia Sandhya Devanathan said, “Lakmé Fashion Week is a powerful national moment that continues to shape India’s fashion landscape. Bringing Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses into this space enabled creators to capture and share experiences in real time, unlocking new possibilities for creative expression.”
The collaboration underscores Meta’s push to make its technologies more accessible and relevant to India’s growing creator and fashion ecosystem, demonstrating how wearable AI can enhance storytelling and become an integral part of cultural moments.
In the glamorous chaos of Lakmé Fashion Week, where every look is carefully curated, Meta quietly reminded everyone that the future of style might just be hands-free letting creators see, capture and create without ever missing a beat (or a pose).
