Dolby Atmos has made its way into spaces like movies, home theaters and headphones in the more than a decade since its launch in 2012. Now, it’s entering the live theater space for the first time with Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s play based on King Lear. However, it has been used for live events before, such as Dolby Live in the Park MGM Las Vegas concerts.
Kenneth Branagh, who stars in this production, has previously used Dolby Atmos as a director for films such as Belfast. Jed Harmsen, Head of Cinema and Group Entertainment at Dolby, said, “Kenneth Branagh’s brilliant implementation of Dolby Atmos in a film such as the Oscar-winning Belfast shows that actors have the power to captivate audiences in a way never before possible.”
He added that “the collaboration with Dolby will mark a new beginning in bringing Dolby Atmos to the world of stage performance and using intentional sound design to immerse the audience in the world of the play.”
King Lear will run for nearly two months at The Shades Griffin Theatre in New York City, from October 26 to December 15. Dolby Atmos will create audio effects and music around the audience and above the actors.
After CES and ahead of Samsung’s Unpacked, the Engadget crew had a quick chance to catch its breath this week. But we took a look at the deal machine to find out which tech sales are worth your money. Right now, we’re seeing some good Apple deals — one on the latest iPad mini and another on the new 15-inch MacBook Air — as well as a first-time discount on the Kindle Colorsoft ereader.
There are some Bluetooth tracker discounts to help you keep track of your keys and bag. And Best Buy is still running a promotion for three free months of Apple TV+ so you can start watching the recently released season two of Severance. Here are this week’s best tech deals you can still find today.
If you’re a Prime member, you can save $50 on the recently released ColorSoft Kindle, also known as the first Kindle with color.
This is the first discount we’ve seen on this model since it launched. We encountered a “yellow band” problem with our review unit, but we later received an updated reader for which Amazon made “reasonable adjustments” to solve the problem. The software and display adjustments the company implemented worked — and we actually liked the overall effect better. Check out our review for the full story.