IBC 2010

L2tek had a busy IBC again this year with a lot of time spent running from meeting to meeting but the show really seemed to have a buzz this year and the official figures reported that it was the second busiest IBC ever.  Unfortunately the weather wasnt so great and sausages and songs around the L2tek campfire never really happened but we still managed a couple of beers and a few laughs.  Here are a few of our snaps.

At the start of the first day on the CoreEl stand where they launched their low cost customizable Audio-Video decoder module product and also marked their entry into the H.264 encoder arena with the demonstration of their I-Frame encoding solution.  CoreEl also announced availability of a High Bit-rate H.264 Hi422 Profile decoding solution and a Multichannel decoding solution optimized for 3D applications.

It was a very busy show for Phabrix with the successful launch of their Ancilliary Data Analyser (ADA) option.  They also celebrated their 1000th SxE unit with a rather eyecatching piece of bling - a 24 ct gold plated 'Golden Eye' version.

Gennum, L2tek and customers at the unofficial L2tek stand - the Italian across the road from the Rai!

 

Kuaky's were very much in vogue this year......(thats the ice cream dessert in case you're wondering)

Gennum launched their new 290 x 290 crosspoint at the Heineken brewery, a very popular venue and a very impressive product.  See the demo here.

Proof indeed that Gennum can organise a very splendid event in the right hostelry.

Three fine fellows - anyone you recognise?

IBC 2010

Last year at IBC was a great success for L2tek with many customer and supplier meetings keeping us all busy running from stand to stand.  The launch of the new Phabrix SxE (eye and jitter analyser) generated much interest last year and this year they are announcing their new Rx technology; the RxA and the RxE, each a 19" 2U rack mount which will be available for release in Jan 2011 - so be sure to check out the Phabrix stand at the show this year.

Above all, we had a great time at the L2tek camp that is fast becoming a Mecca for our customers to head to in the evening.  Much fun was had at the camp BBQ evening and despite our sore heads the next morning we plan to host another one this year.  Follow us on Twitter during the show for updates on when and where.

L2tek is looking forward to another excellent show this year.  Since the start of the year the industry has really started to pick up and seems to have left the recession behind.  We are seeing many new designs started and a general buzz in the the industry again.

This year we are proud to be able to go to IBC having signed a new representative agreement with Magnum Semiconductor (who produce high quality encode / decode ASICS and solutions).  Along with CoreEl, L2tek have a very strong offering of H.264 and MPEG2 encode, decode and transcode solutions for broadcast contribution and distribution.

Also, we are excited about our ability to supply FSP (range of PSU's and SBCs) as well as Axiomtech SBC's.  Along with our ability to source most types of TFT displays we have a compelling story for supplying complete embedded solutions.

Hopefully we will have a chance to meet up with most of our friends at the show, and the opportunity to make some new ones.  If anyone wishes to join us at Camp L2tek just let us know and we can arrange accomodation, you would be most welcome.

Here are a few snaps from last years show to whet your appetite.

IBC 2009

Go OK

If you are a engineer like me, you'll just love this video. I was shown this at the weekend and I am now a fan of OK Go. Check it out!!

Posted by Tim.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&feature=channel

Stunning new photos from the Farnborough Airshow

Some more pictures from the airshow taken on a Canon EOS 450D with a very serious lens (technical term).  Thanks to Steven Runnacles of Gennum for providing them, he got some really spectacular shots  and you can nearly see the whites of the pilots eyes in some of them.  These are low res for the internet but if anyone is interested in the full size files please let us know. 

News of L2tek at IBC coming soon........toodle pip!

Posted by Tina

L2tek at Farnborough Airshow 2010

L2tek had a grand day out at the Farnborough Airshow on Wednesday, it was a great pleasure to show our appreciation to a number of customers and suppliers.  The day started early for some so we enjoyed a hearty breakfast together before setting off to the show.  As was promised the weather stayed fine all day - a little too fine perhaps as there have been reports of panda eyes and sore bits since, but no-one suffered from dehydration!

These photos were taken on a modest compact digital but if anyone has any photos  of the flying display taken on some of the serious lenses that were around please feel free to send them to tina@l2tek.co.uk and  we'll put them on the blog and give you a  credit.  Click on any photo to see it bigger.

Thanks to all who came along and made it a really fun day. 

Tina

Friends of L2tek enjoying a hearty breakfast and catching up with each other.

The walking 'crocodile' sets off to the show

Meeting up for food and refreshments at lunchtime before the flying display begins.

C130J Hercules

Airbus A380

The Red Devils parachute display team.

The Blades aerobatics team

Scenic fluffy white clouds pre-booked by L2tek :)

F-18 US Fighter

F16 US fighter

The much heralded appearance of the Vulcan bomber

 BAE Typhoon Eurofighter.