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

Buffalo Demonstrates 802.11ac Technology at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – Buffalo Technology will demonstrate 802.11ac technology on the show floor at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, using hardware based on the future AirStation™ WZR-1750H wireless router.
News categories: Buffalo Technology, CES2025, Router, Smart Home

Samsung Announces Set-Top 'Boxless' Viewing in All 2012 Smart TVs
Jan 10, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have unveiled plans to offer DIRECTV's customers the ability to watch live broadcast and stored content from a DIRECTV DVR on Samsung's 2012 line of Smart TVs without the need for additional set-top boxes.
News categories: DIRECTV, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

ViXS Systems Collaborates with Qualcomm Atheros to Develop Home Network Media Gateways
Jan 10, 2012 – ViXS is collaborating with Qualcomm Atheros (Nasdaq: QCOM) to deliver an n-Screen Home Multimedia Gateway platform that can distribute multiple HD quality streams across mobile and fixed screen devices on any of the widely used home networks.
News categories: Atheros, ViXS Systems, CES2025, Home Server, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Tata Elxsi Announces Hybrid CPE Reference Solution Supporting Live TV and IPTV
Jan 10, 2012 – Tata Elxsi has announced the Next Generation Hybrid STB reference solution derived from OCAP stack. This solution supports in-home distribution and content protection along with enhanced UX using Android framework.
News categories: Tata Elxsi, CES2025, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Amino and Digital Keystone Demonstrate IP Gateway for Whole-Home Content Delivery at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – Amino (AIM: AMO) and Digital Keystone will showcase the DK Maelstrom™-powered gateway solution running on the Amino hybrid/OTT media gateway at the Intel booth at CES 2012.
News categories: Digital Keystone, Amino, CES2025, Home Server, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Omek and Jinni Partner to Demonstrate Gesture-Enabled Interface for Mood-Based Video Discovery
Jan 10, 2012 – Omek Interactive and Jinni Media have announced a partnership to deliver a video content navigation system for CE manufacturers and content providers that combines gesture recognition and body tracking with taste-and-mood based video discovery.
News categories: Jinni Media, Omek Interactive, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Gracenote Launches Interactive TV Platform
Jan 10, 2012 – Gracenote® has announced the launch of Gracenote Entourage™, an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) platform. Gracenote Entourage features fingerprinting that allows smart phones and tablets to identify movies, TV programs and music in real time.
News categories: Gracenote, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet

DiiVA Ecosystem in Place for Home Entertainment Networking
Jan 10, 2012 – The Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio™ (DiiVA™) consortium will showcase products ready to enable homes with the next-generation home network architecture at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 10-13.
News categories: DiiVA, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Humax Selects SeaChange Software for Hybrid Cable Set-Top Box with Home Gateway
Jan 10, 2012 – Humax (KOSDAQ:028080) will debut its tru2way set-top box at CES 2012. The version to be shown is targeted at the North American cable market leveraging SeaChange's (Nasdaq:SEAC) Nucleus Hybrid Gateway software and Nitro applications suite.
News categories: SeaChange, Humax, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, North America, Semiconductor, Set Top Box