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

Forrester Research: The Five-Year Forecast For Consumer Technology Growth
Sep 10, 2007 – Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions (HDTVs), and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR).
News categories: Camcorder, Canada, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA

Content Mangement Specification Gets Debut at IBC
Sep 7, 2007 – The publication of the latest revision to DVB BlueBook A094 - Content Protection & Copy Management (DVB-CPCM) in August, along with the first ever public demonstration of aspects of DVB-CPCM at this year's IBC, signals a second major milestone in the work of the DVB on a specification for persistent protection of commercial content in consumer digital products and home networks.
News categories: Content Protection, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

ViXS Demonstrates Latest Video Processing Solutions at IFA 2007
Aug 31, 2007 – ViXS Systems has announced that it will showcase its next-generation of video processor ICs and video processing technology at IFA 2007.
News categories: ViXS Systems, DVR, Gaming, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Tablet

Accedo and DivX Partner to Offer Gaming Services on the DivX Connected Platform
Aug 30, 2007 – Accedo Broadband and DivX, Inc. have announced that Accedo's diverse selection of TV gaming services will be integrated into the DivX Connected platform.
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, IFABerlin, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware

Accedo Broadband launches interactive services for AmiNET130
Aug 28, 2007 – Accedo Broadband has announced that a range of its interactive services including games, karaoke and video art, have been integrated with the AmiNET130 IPTV Set-top-box (STB) from Amino Communications (Amino).
News categories: Digital TV, Gaming, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, Software

CableLabs® Approves DTCP-IP Content Protection for Digital Cable Products
Aug 23, 2007 – CableLabs and the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) have announced CableLabs approval of the DTCP-IP technology for protection of cable content using Internet Protocol for unidirectional and bidirectional digital cable products.
News categories: CableLabs, Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Licensing, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

PlayTV Unlocks Free Digital TV on Playstation 3
Aug 22, 2007 – At the Games Convention, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced the introduction of PlayTV, a combined TV tuner and PVR for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3). PlayTV will be available in UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain early in 2008.
News categories: Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Smart Home, Spain, Terrestrial, UK

184 Million Digital Media Adapters in Homes in 2012
Aug 20, 2007 – The installed base of Digital Media Adapters is expected to number about 184 million in 2012. But according to ABI Research, only a little more than 11% of those will be dedicated standalone devices - fully 85% will be embedded in game consoles.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

DS2 emerges as leading supplier of Powerline Technology solutions for US multi-media networking
Aug 20, 2007 – DS2 has confirmed that shipments to the US of its 200 Mbps chipset increased by 229% during the first half 2007. In general the Powerline market is growing at a rate of 100% p.a. while growth in other home networking technologies has stagnated.
News categories: DS2, NPD Group, NETGEAR, Digital TV, Gaming, Gateway, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA