China is ensuring that the 2008 Olympics in Beijing fully embrace the digital age, by broadcasting them on mobile phones.
The will start testing mobile TV services using DMB in the middle of 2007.
China's State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), said that transmission of TV signals to mobiles would be tested in mid 2007, and the satellite system activated in the first half of 2008.
China Mobile and China Unicom, major players in the Chinese market, are expected to sign agreements at the end of the month with mobile phone makers to buy TV handsets.
Big-screen PDAs and MP4 players will also be able to receive TV signals.
China has over 400 million mobile phone users, increasing by 5 million a month, according to the Ministry of Information Technology.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The Heraldry Olympics
St Andrews in Scotland is hosting the Olympics of genealogy and heraldry this week.
The the international event was officially opened by its patron, HRH The Princess Royal.
Around 300 heraldic experts and aficionados from across the globe have gathered in what is the greatest single gathering of heralds since the Middle Ages.
Delegates and heralds have come from 26 countries including; South Africa, Russia, Canada, Spain and Norway.
To mark the event, the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland, Robin Blair, has granted supporters (Saint Andrew and a lion) and a crest to the university to add to its arms.
The university and the Burgh of St Andrews was presented with keepsakes in the form of specially created heraldic processional banners, 'gonfannons', which were blessed by The Bishop of Edinburgh and presented during the opening ceremony.
The the international event was officially opened by its patron, HRH The Princess Royal.
Around 300 heraldic experts and aficionados from across the globe have gathered in what is the greatest single gathering of heralds since the Middle Ages.
Delegates and heralds have come from 26 countries including; South Africa, Russia, Canada, Spain and Norway.
To mark the event, the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland, Robin Blair, has granted supporters (Saint Andrew and a lion) and a crest to the university to add to its arms.
The university and the Burgh of St Andrews was presented with keepsakes in the form of specially created heraldic processional banners, 'gonfannons', which were blessed by The Bishop of Edinburgh and presented during the opening ceremony.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Beijing Runway Trials
Beijing's Capital Airport will test its three runways this coming October, in the configuration designed for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said that it had signed a contract with the Boeing Company to conduct a study of the operating mode for the three runways, using Atlanta International Airport as a comparison.
After six months of trial operation, the three runways, two old ones and the newly constructed one, will begin official operation in May 2008.
Computer simulation modeling and analysis will maximise the efficient operation of the three runways.
Under CAAC's air traffic control plan for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Capital Airport will upgrade its existing facilities and build two new radar navigators and a series of signal processing systems for communication and weather observation.
The Capital Airport is being expanded to cope with rising passenger volumes, and the inflow of tourists expected for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said that it had signed a contract with the Boeing Company to conduct a study of the operating mode for the three runways, using Atlanta International Airport as a comparison.
After six months of trial operation, the three runways, two old ones and the newly constructed one, will begin official operation in May 2008.
Computer simulation modeling and analysis will maximise the efficient operation of the three runways.
Under CAAC's air traffic control plan for the 2008 Olympic Games, the Capital Airport will upgrade its existing facilities and build two new radar navigators and a series of signal processing systems for communication and weather observation.
The Capital Airport is being expanded to cope with rising passenger volumes, and the inflow of tourists expected for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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