We all know the name Dolby is generally synonymous for high quality sound. Now, Dolby Labs just announced at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress details about a Media Generator. Sounds pretty darn impressive doesn’t it?

So what is this Media Generator? It’s a “preprocessing and encoding solution for mobile multimedia content.” So what this means is that is uses specific coding efficiencies. These efficiencies make file sizes smaller while at the same time helping to deliver great sound. This part of the whole Dolby release is actually geared toward service providers and content distributors, not joe schmoe phone user-although it obviously will affect him or her.

You probably remember sitting in a movie theater, wearing those crazy blue and red glasses, the big monster seeming to come off the screen right at you. Well, 3D has come even further, and is even more amazingly lifelike. And one of the latest steps forward is actually a step into the past to Ancient Egypt.

Dolby Laboratories just announced yesterday that their 3D Digital Cinema was chosen to present the Giant Screen Films’ “Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Mummies.” This is a companion movie to “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age,” the National Geographic exhibition that tours all over.

Read more to find out about what tech Dolby is using with 3D movies.

Philips showcased their new home theatre device recently at IFA 2008. Granted, it kind of looks like a cross between a pet’s feeding dish, a humidifier, and a soccer ball…and one might think “what can this really do?”…but it’s getting some decent feedback. The CinemaOne is one of the smallest home theatre devices out there. more »

Cambridge Audio just announced today in Denver that they too will be joining the ever popular Blu-ray club by coming out with their version of Blu-ray technology, the 640BD, in Spring 2009. The player is meant to complement the Azur range of AV receivers, and from the spec sheet/release, it looks like it isn’t too shabbily put together.

The 640BD will have a full set of analog video outputs, full HDMI 1.3 output (which will include bitstream output of all the latest Dolby/DTS tracks), S/PDIF, Ethernet, Toslink and a set of separate, dedicated 7.1/stereo analog outputs. And no…they haven’t put a price tag on this baby yet.

Asus joins the multimedia notebook race with its new M50. Touting the M50 as a personal entertainment center, Asus has included Altec Lansing Speakers and Dolby Home Theater software in the M50’s elegantly designed body. Asus even went further with the M50’s overall look and covered the body with super glossy finish to serve as a tough coat and hopefully offer additional protection from abrasion.

But aside from the external design, what could probably make the M50 click among notebook consumers is its HD Blu-ray capabilities that support HDMI transfer. Making the Asus M50 even more appealing is its innovative interface that is said to be both easy and convenient to control. The M50’s touch pad doubles up as a control deck to control video and music entertainment. With a mere tap of the finger the user can access the controls to play, stop, pause, mute and skip audio and video files.

ASUS is by-far the number one producer of motherboards in the world. Last year, they provided the motherboards for one out of three desktop PCs, which was over 50,000,000 boards. When you produce this many of anything, the customer will listen. A new motherboard which is Dolby-certified, and from ASUS, will make consumers listen. According more »