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Adobe and NVIDIA Announce GPU Acceleration for Flash Player
Jun 2, 2009 – NVIDIA (Nasdaq:NVDA) and Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE) have announced that they are collaborating as part of the Open Screen Project to optimize GPU video and graphics acceleration to enable Adobe® Flash® Player on a range of mobile Internet devices.
News categories: NVIDIA, Adobe Systems, Open Screen Project, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Streaming

Intel to use Broadcom to enhance Netbook HD decoding
May 21, 2009 – Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) plans to offer the BCM70015 graphics chip from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) as an option to improve HD video performance in its next-generation netbook platform (Pine Trail).
News categories: Broadcom, Intel, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Germany: CE Market Index (CEMIX) Q1 2009
May 20, 2009 – Results from Q1-2009 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for CE markets, are available for download - key product groups (Laptops, LCD TVs, Video Game Consoles) continue to perform while rest of market sees declines.
News categories: GfK, DVD, Gaming, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Opportunities for Internet Video on the TV
May 13, 2009 – An IMS Research study reveals that an estimated 65 million households worldwide had the capability of viewing Internet video on their television set at the end of 2008. This represents growth of 134% over year end 2007.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Fujitsu Releases New Full HD H.264/MPEG-2 Transcoder ICs
May 8, 2009 – Fujitsu Microelectronics has announced 2 new transcoder ICs that can convert between Full HD MPEG-2 and H.264 video, as well as transcoding between audio formats while featuring a low power consumption of only 1.0W including the in-package memory.
News categories: Fujitsu, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

NEC Selects ViXS XCode™ Series for VALUESTAR PC's
Apr 27, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced that XCode™ 3106 has been selected by NEC for its VALUESTAR L, N and W PCs. The XCode 3106 is able to transcode real-time HD MPEG2 broadcast video to HD MPEG4 AVC, increasing video storage capacity by six times.
News categories: ViXS Systems, NEC, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Roundbox Demonstrates First Netbook with Integrated Mobile DTV
Apr 21, 2009 – Roundbox has announced a demonstration of the first netbook with integrated Mobile DTV reception, at NAB2009. The demonstration combines a Dell Inspiron™ Mini 10 with the Roundbox Client and an integrated tuner from LG Electronics.
News categories: Roundbox, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, NABShow, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA

German CE turnover remains positive in 2008
Apr 17, 2009 – In 2008 the turnover for Consumer Electronics (CE) in Germany remained positive. The market in total increased by 1.7% to a volume of approx. 23.7 billion Euros. 63% of this turnover came from traditional CE products.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Germany, HD-DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Spain - April DTT monthly update and annual report released
Apr 13, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, February sales of DTV tuners in Spain exceeded 576,000. The total volume of DTT receivers sold since 2003 is now around 17 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial