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Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

China's DVD Industry Faces Role Changes
May 23, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) recently released its article on China's DVD industry. Facing fierce competition, patent fee compression and an industrial profits slide, the industry faces the challenge of four roles changes.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Blu-ray, China, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Market Research

Panasonic Develops World's First Single-Chip Signal Processing LSI for Blu-ray Disc Players
May 21, 2008 – Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric Industrial (Tokyo:6752)(NYSE:MC) is known, has developed the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) player-specific single-chip signal processing LSI (MN2WS006), in response to the latest BD standards.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Semiconductor

Panasonic to Showcase tru2way™ Leadership at Cable Show 2008
May 16, 2008 – Panasonic is showcasing its tru2way-based cable product line-up in its booth (#3005) at the Cable Show 2008.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, Content Protection, DOCSIS, DVD, DVR, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Zoran Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
Apr 21, 2008 – Zoran (Nasdaq GS: ZRAN) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
News categories: Zoran, Blu-ray, DVD, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

NetBlender Introduces Technology that Connects iPhones to Blu-ray Disc Content
Apr 10, 2008 – NetBlender has announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc.
News categories: NetBlender, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Middleware, Mobile, Smart Home

Toshiba starts sample shipping of SpursEngine™ SE1000 high-performance stream processor
Apr 8, 2008 – Toshiba has announced the start of sample shipping of the SpursEngine™ SE1000 (SpursEngine), a high-performance stream processor integrating four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores derived from the 'Cell Broadband Engine™' (Cell/B.E.™).
News categories: Toshiba, Digital TV, DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

Networking Connections Go from Nice-To-Have to Necessary in Consumer Electronics
Mar 26, 2008 – According to ABI Research, in coming years home network connections will no longer be an optional feature for many CE products, with the number for networked TV shipments alone growing to 65 million units by 2012, from 3.6 million in 2008.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

As Format War Ends, 29 Million Blu-ray Homes Expected This Year
Mar 25, 2008 – The Blu-ray Disc victory in its recent format war with HD-DVD will propel this technology into 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the latest research published by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming