Haha, It's been one year since my last post. I was quite busy during that time as I need to prepare for my Malaysian Examination of Certificate and sure I got a quite good result(straight As). Hehe!!! Well! back to my topic that is "Is Pixel about to die?" Okay... Why do I say this? This is because I just saw a video this evening regarding the new technology that is vector-based video codec. Wao!!! (What the heck is this) Yes, I have no idea about it when I was being introduced to this term for the first time.
At present, we are using digital camera to take photo. According to Wikipedia, digital photography uses an array of electronic photodetectors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film. The captured image is then digitized and stored as a computer file ready for digital processing, viewing, digital publishing or printing. We often heard people talking about pixel determines the quality of a photo. Actually, what is pixel?
Pixel(n) is the product n = w × h for a given maximum resolution (w horizontal pixels by h vertical pixels). This yields e. g. 1.92 megapixels (1,920,000 pixels) for an image of 1600 × 1200. The majority of compact as well as some DSLR digital cameras have a 4:3 aspect ratio, i.e. w/h = 4/3. According to Digital Photography Review, the 4:3 ratio is because "computer monitors are 4:3 ratio, old CCD's always had a 4:3 ratio, and thus digital cameras inherited this aspect ratio."
Just because digital pictures are built from a rectangular grid of coloured cells, or pixels, it needs huge amounts of data and have to be compressed which lead to losing visual quality. Besides, it is also difficult to process a digital picture hence a new technology had been invented to solve this problem.
A vector-based video codec is a computer programme capable of encoding or decoding a digital video stream by using contoured colours to present the image. The researchers at Bath have developed this new, highly sophisticated codec, which is able to fill between the contours, overcoming the problems previously preventing their widespread use. The result is a resolution-independent form of movie and image, capable of the highest visual quality but without a pixel in sight. This is a significant improvement in photography field and I truly wish to see the final product of it after a few years. 
Below are some links which I get all the required informations:
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