INHD Working On Three New HD Programs

By Ian Bell Updated February 16, 2005

INHD is continuously working to develop and acquire the best original programming that takes advantage of the amazing visuals and powerful 5.1 surround sound that high-definition offers.

INHD’s original new series concepts in development include:

Zero Gravity (working title)
A new way to get high. An HD odyssey into the race to commercialize space travel. Come along for the ride with the rocketeers and modern space-ship builders in their quest for the stars and theexperience of a lifetime.

20 Minutes to Curtain (working title)
Get behind the Lights! Camera! Action! FOR REAL. Nerves, egos, sound checks, celebs. Go behind the scenes and see what goes into planning the world’s biggest spectacles including The Super BowlHalftime Show, The Academy Awards, NYC Fashion Week, The Warped Tour and even The Presidential Inauguration.

Chasing Greatness (working title)
Doesn’t Everyone Want Just a Little Immortality?Follow those who won’t take no for an answer as they attempt to shatter world records and milestones: scaling Mt. Rainier in record time; swimming theEnglish Channel faster than anyone ever has; shattering the world record in the triathlon.

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How does a record player work?

Person in Gray Sweater Holding Black Vinyl Record Player

In the age of streaming music, it might be an odd question to ask how a record play works. But the magic of the record player is continuing to sway people to an older and, arguably, more cumbersome format. What is it about a record spinning on a turntable that keeps our eyes amused and our ears and hearts warmed? We take a look at how a record player works, and how your favorite artists can seemingly be conjured from a mere piece of plastic.
Teaching wax to speak: The origin of records
A photograph of Thomas Edison with his second phonograph in 1878. Levin Corbin Handy/Public Domain

Let’s start by going back -- way back. It’s the middle of the 19th century and a French inventor, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, has discovered that he can create a physical transcription of sound by running a bristle gently across the surface of a smoke-blackened piece of paper or glass. The bristle was connected to a flexible diaphragm that would vibrate when hit by sound, which in turn caused the bristle itself to vibrate, making marks on the piece of paper or glass. As fascinating as this development was, there was no way to reproduce, or playback, the audio after recording; it was purely for visual analysis.

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Google may be working on a new Chromecast Ultra with an external remote

A Google chromecast ultra in a hand.

Google’s Chromecast Ultra, the popular streaming device that separated itself from the rest of the pack by forgoing a remote in lieu of your own connected device, is reportedly making a comeback. And it’s adding a remote.

According to a report by 9to5Google, a second-generation Chromecast Ultra featuring Android TV is in the works at Google, and it may be released later this year. The device will reportedly continue to have a dongle-like design but will add the first external remote in the history of the Chromecast lineup.

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Netflix confirms a new Witcher anime film is in the works

Henry Cavill as Geralt in season 1 of The Witcher.

THE WITCHER | MAIN TRAILER | NETFLIX

We already knew Netflix would produce more content from the world of The Witcher, as the show was renewed for an eight-episode second season ahead of its first season premiere but now, the world is expanding. According to Netflix's sci-fi Twitter account, NXonNetflix, a new Witcher story for the streaming giant is already in the works.