Gaming & Games Consoles (Xbox, Playstation, PSP, Wii …) News

Vodafone Portugal Casa TV now available on Xbox 360
Dec 16, 2009 – Vodafone (London:VOD), in partnership with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), is offering the Vodafone Portugal Casa TV digital television service on the Xbox 360 console.
News categories: Vodafone, Microsoft, Xbox, António Margato, Ted Malone, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, Portugal, Set Top Box

DivX and Sonic Solutions Announce Strategic Partnership to Enable Digital Video Distribution
Dec 16, 2009 – Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC) and DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) have announced a partnership to enable the digital distribution of movies to DivX Certified® CE devices. Sonic Solutions will make movies available for download in the DivX® format.
News categories: DivX, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Wi-Fi Becomes the Multimedia Interface of Choice for Consumer Entertainment Devices
Dec 15, 2009 – Wi-Fi has taken the entertainment device market by storm, with cameras, gaming devices (handheld and consoles), and personal media players (PMPs) incorporating the technology within the past few years, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Gaming, Market Research, Smart Home, Tablet

Requiescat in Pace, DMA
Dec 8, 2009 – According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), the global market for digital media adapters (DMAs) will be virtually non-existent by 2014, as manufacturers shift to embedded solutions and consumers demand video platforms that feature native internet connectivity.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Portable Entertainment Devices Continue to Proliferate
Dec 8, 2009 – Even the weak economy can't overcome a broader migration to mobile and portable devices. Portable electronics device shipments will grow more than 10% in 2009 versus 2008 according to market research firm, In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Portable, Tablet

Internet Video: Connected TVs Play Catch Up
Dec 4, 2009 – Preliminary data from an IMS Research study shows that by the end of 2010, nearly 55% of all TV Households in the Americas will have access to Internet video, with 25% of these capable of displaying Internet video onto the TV set.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

FCC seeks comment on video device innovation
Dec 3, 2009 – The FCC has issued a Public Notice which seeks comment on how the Commission can encourage innovation in the market for video devices that will assist the Commission's development of a National Broadband Plan.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Orange shows prototype Atom-based set-top box
Nov 24, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has revealed a prototype high definition set-top box based on an Atom processor from Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). The 'Orange Box' was developed in co-operation with Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930).
News categories: France Telecom, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service for Europe Now Available for PS3 and PSP
Nov 19, 2009 – Sony (NYSE:SNE) has launched its PlayStation®Network video delivery service for Europe. Now available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK the service allows film fans to download movies straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Germany, Spain, Streaming, Tablet, UK