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

Sigma Designs Teams With Avtrex and Syabas Middleware Providers for Ultra Thin Set-Top Box Solution
Jan 12, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it has teamed with Avtrex and Syabas Technologies to add software and middleware technology to its advanced platform reference design, the Ultra Thin Set-Top Box.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Avtrex, Syabas, CES2025, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

CrestaTech Intros the Future of Smart TV System Design
Jan 12, 2012 – Cresta Technology has announced its vision for the future of TV reference designs introducing the concept of the global Smart TV, offering the latest features, reducing system cost and improving profitability for TV manufacturers using universal receiver technology.
News categories: CrestaTech, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart TV

JVC Unveils World's First Handheld 4K Camcorder
Jan 11, 2012 – JVC has announced the GY-HMQ10, the world's first handheld 4K camcorder, which captures, records, and plays video images at four times the resolution of HD TV. Powered by JVC's Falconbrid chip, it delivers real-time 3840x2160 footage at 24p, 50p, or 60p.
News categories: JVC, Camcorder, Digital TV

STMicroelectronics Reveals Most Powerful TV System-on-Chip for Even Smarter TVs
Jan 11, 2012 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has announced details of the first member of the Newman family of TV SoCs. The FLI7680 'Newman Ultra' delivers unrivalled performance and represents a giant leap forward in the state-of-the-art in SoCs for Smart TVs.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV

ViXS delivers over 30 Million XCode Multimedia Processors
Jan 11, 2012 – ViXS' XCode network media processors, now extending to the XCode 5100 family, have been designed into headed gateways, advanced set-top boxes, headless gateways, residential gateways, and standalone media gateways.
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Market Research, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home

TiVo Research Shows OTT and Recorded TV Surpassing Live TV
Jan 11, 2012 – As consumer television viewing habits continue to shift, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has released research showing that the consumption of recorded television and Internet-delivered programming is quickly surpassing live TV viewership.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial

Vivante GPU Powers Leading Smart TV Platforms
Jan 11, 2012 – Vivante has announced that it has been selected to power the Marvell® (NASDAQ: MRVL) ARMADA® 1500 Media SoC. Products showcasing the ARMADA 1500 can be seen in the Marvell booth at CES in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
News categories: Vivante, Marvell, CES2025, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart TV

LG and Verizon Offer FiOS TV App On LG's Smart TV Platform
Jan 11, 2012 – LG (KSE: 066570) and Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) have announced an alliance that will offer a new entertainment experience for the LG Smart TV platform, when LG introduces the Verizon FiOS TV app to LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players in 2012.
News categories: Verizon, LG Electronics, Apps, Blu-ray, CES2025, IPTV, Smart TV, USA

Entropic Powers Pace HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV
Jan 11, 2012 – Entropic (NASDAQ:ENTR) has announced its silicon and software based on the MoCA® standard has been deployed by Pace (LSE:PIC) in its HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV).
News categories: Entropic Communications, Pace plc, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA