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

Parks Associates forecasts sales of Internet-connectable TV devices soaring to 350 million by 2015
Jan 4, 2011 – Consumer desire for on-demand and online video content will motivate sales of Internet-connectable TV devices to nearly 350 million units worldwide by 2015, setting the stage for intense competition in app development, Parks Associates reports.
News categories: Parks Associates, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Softkinetic Presents Fully Integrated Gesture-Based TV Experience on Intel® Atom™ Processor CE4100 at CES 2011
Jan 4, 2011 – Softkinetic has announced that it will reveal a complete new interactive consumer experience utilizing the Intel® Atom™ Processor CE4100 (NASDAQ: INTC) during the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
News categories: Softkinetic, CES2025, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Brings 'Hollywood Experience' to the Living Room at CES 2011
Jan 4, 2011 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it will showcase at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, new products and award-winning solutions that bring the first studio-quality entertainment experience to the living room.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Thinh Tran, Blu-ray, CES2025, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

RealD and Samsung LCD Jointly Develop New LCD Based RDZ™ 3D Display Technology
Jan 4, 2011 – RealD (NYSE: RLD) and Samsung Electronics LCD Business have announced that the companies are jointly developing a new 3D display technology called RDZ™ that offers full resolution high definition 3D video.
News categories: RealD, Samsung Electronics, CES2025, Metaverse, Smart TV

DivX Continues to Expand DivX Plus™ HD Certification on Broadcom® Platforms; Demonstrates Support for DivX TV™
Jan 4, 2011 – DivX® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced its first DivX Plus™ HD Certified chip for set-top boxes (STBs) with Broadcom's BCM7208 HD IP STB system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. In addition, Broadcom has certified its latest BCM35230 connected DTV platform.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, CES2025, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

RCA is First to Launch New Line of Portable Television Products for Easy Reception of Both Standard and Mobile Digital TV Broadcasts
Jan 4, 2011 – With nearly 70 TV broadcasters now transmitting Mobile Digital TV signals in the U.S., RCA is launching a new line of portable digital television sets that have the capability of receiving both Mobile DTV and standard digital TV signals.
News categories: Digital Stream, ATSC 3, CES2025, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Haier Selects AMIMON's WHDI Technology for Its Wireless HDTV Products
Jan 4, 2011 – AMIMON has announced that Haier has selected AMIMON for its upcoming wireless HDTVs products. Haier will offer HD wireless adapters based on AMIMON's WHDI™ technology and will integrate AMIMON's WHDI technology into its upcoming wireless HDTVs.
News categories: AMIMON, Haier, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Trident to Showcase Its Newest Internet Connected TV and Set-Top Box Solutions During CES 2011
Jan 3, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (Nasdaq: TRID) has announced that it will be showcasing its latest platform innovations enabling a new dimension in consumer entertainment in a private suite at the Wynn Hotel during CES 2011.
News categories: Trident Micro, CES2025, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

VIZIO Announces VIA Plus, the Connected CE Ecosystem that Delivers a Unified User Experience From the Big Screen to Mobile Devices
Jan 3, 2011 – VIZIO has announced its VIA Plus ecosystem, the next generation of VIZIO Internet Apps™. The new ecosystem will allow for unified on-demand content and application consumption across multiple VIZIO consumer electronic devices.
News categories: VIZIO, Blu-ray, CES2025, Middleware, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet