Hardware (DVD, TV, PMP, Set-top Box, …) News

MaxLinear Brings Full-Spectrum Capture™ Technology to Six- and Eight-Channel Video Gateways and Set-top Boxes
May 22, 2012 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced two new front-end receivers that utilize the company's Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC™) technology for cable video gateway applications and set-top boxes (STB).
News categories: MaxLinear, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Infosys to Demonstrate Natural User Interface Cable TV Concepts at The Cable Show
May 22, 2012 – Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) will show new ways that consumers may experience TV in the future via multi-channel natural user interfaces at 'Imagine Park', a platform for introducing and demonstrating new products and services at The Cable Show 2012.
News categories: Infosys, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

ActiveVideo Brings Advanced VOD Navigation to Any STB
May 22, 2012 – ActiveVideo Networks has announced the general availability of its CloudTV H5™ platform that can bring any navigation interface or application written in HTML5 to any digital set-top box or connected CE device.
News categories: ActiveVideo, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

itaas Licenses Comcast Reference Development Kit
May 21, 2012 – itaas has announced that it has licensed the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) Reference Development Kit (RDK) enabling itaas to provide RDK-related software development, integration and testing services to STB and chip manufacturers as well as MSOs.
News categories: itaas, Comcast, Cable TV, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Video and Audio Drive Doubling of Maximum HDD Densities by 2016
May 21, 2012 – Maximum areal densities in hard disk drives are expected to more than double during the five-year period from 2011 to 2016, spurring continued growth for HDDs in storage-intensive applications such as video and audio systems, according to IHS iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, DVR, Gateway, Market Research

LG Electronics Empowers Cable Operators to Harness The Power Of Smart TV
May 21, 2012 – At the Cable Show, LG (KSE: 066570) is showing cable MSOs examples of how they can harness the power of LG Smart TV for a level of interactivity between tablets and TVs, bringing live, linear programming directly to connected TVs in subscribers' homes.
News categories: LG Electronics, Cable TV, Smart TV

NAGRA Introduces Broadcast-to-IP Gateway
May 21, 2012 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) has introduced a broadcast-to-IP gateway which will allow live TV to be delivered to IP-enabled devices without impacting a consumer's existing live TV viewing experience.
News categories: NAGRA, ANGA COM, Digital TV, DRM, Gateway, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

Huawei Leads 19 Million Indian Set-Top Box Market with 24% Share
May 21, 2012 – According to ABI Research, nearly 70% of set-top boxes installed in Indian households are imported from foreign manufacturers. In 2011, Huawei was the top STB vendor in India with 24% market share, followed by Pace with 12%.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box

MaxLinear Cable Tuner ICs Power Intel 1Gbps Cable Gateway Reference Designs
May 21, 2012 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that its MxL265 / MxL267 Full Spectrum Capture™ 16- and 24-channel cable receivers are used in new DOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway reference designs based on the Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Puma™ 6.
News categories: MaxLinear, Intel Corp, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Gateway, Semiconductor, Set Top Box