Smart TV (Connected TV, Integrated Digital Television, IDTV) News

Myspace and Panasonic Partner to Unveil New Social TV Service
Jan 9, 2012 – Myspace has announced the launch of Myspace TV. Available on the next generation of Panasonic VIERA Connect™-enabled HDTVs, Myspace TV puts viewers in control by allowing them to discover, share and comment on the programs they're viewing.
News categories: Panasonic, Myspace, CES2025, Smart TV, Social TV

IEEE 1905.1 industry standard moves to product design stage
Jan 9, 2012 – The IEEE 1905.1 Working Group has approved its Hybrid Networking (P1905.1) draft standard. The industry standard combines the mobility of wireless with the performance of wires to enable the next-generation networked home.
News categories: Powerline Alliance, IEEE 1905.1, Blu-ray, Gaming, Gateway, Home Server, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

PrimeSense™ Presents New Living Room Lifestyle, Showcasing Thrilling User Experience, at CES 2012
Jan 9, 2012 – PrimeSense has announced that it will present new gesture and recognition-based user experiences for the living room, focused on intuitive and visual content discovery, during CES 2012 in Las Vegas, January 10-13.
News categories: PrimeSense, CES2025, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ACCESS Showcases Solutions for Connected Home, Connected TV and OTT at CES
Jan 9, 2012 – ACCESS CO. will be showcasing market-leading solutions for multi-screen DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) media sharing, an advanced WebKit-based HTML5 browser, and a new social TV driven OTT video platform at 2012 International CES.
News categories: ACCESS CO., CES2025, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Netflix Launches in The United Kingdom And Ireland
Jan 9, 2012 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland, offering instant and unlimited access to a broad range of entertainment for the monthly price of 5.99 Pounds Sterling in the UK and euro 6.99 in Ireland.
News categories: Netflix, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Ireland, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, UK

Lenovo K91 -- the World's First Smart TV to Run Android 4.0 OS
Jan 9, 2012 – Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) (PINK SHEETS: LNVGY) has unveiled its 'Personal Cloud' vision, marking the transformation of the company from a 'personal computer' manufacturer to a 'personal cloud solution' provider.
News categories: Lenovo, CES2025, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV

Orca Systems Announces ORC5300 Family of Universal Hybrid CMOS TV Tuners
Jan 6, 2012 – Orca Systems has announced the ORC5300 family of CMOS TV tuner ICs, powered by Orca's patented DSP-RF™ technology. The tuner family devices are configurable to receive all worldwide terrestrial and cable TV standards.
News categories: Orca Systems, Cable TV, CES2025, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

LG to Introduce Google TV at CES 2012
Jan 5, 2012 – LG Electronics (KSE: 066570) will introduce its highly anticipated Google TV at CES. LG Smart TV with Google TV combines the familiarity of Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android OS with the convenience and comfort of LG's 3D and Smart TV technologies.
News categories: LG Electronics, Google TV, Apps, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA

RVU Alliance Announces Major Update to RVU Specification
Jan 5, 2012 – The RVU Alliance has announced a major upgrade to the RVU protocol standard. The RVU 2.0 specification is under development and will be released in early 2012.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Digital TV, Gateway, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV