Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

ARCHOS Announces Global Content Relationship With Paramount Digital Entertainment
Apr 22, 2008 – ARCHOS has announced a global relationship with Paramount Digital Entertainment that brings hundreds of Paramount movies to ARCHOS Portable Media Players (PMPs), allowing consumers to watch favorite movies on the go or in the living room.
News categories: ARCHOS, Paramount, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Renesas Technology Announces SH-MobileR2, Multimedia Host Processor With Integrated H.264/MPEG-4 Video Engine for Next Generation Multimedia Applications
Apr 14, 2008 – Renesas Technology America has announced the SH-MobileR2 (product name: SH7723), the latest member in the SH-Mobile series of application processors for portable multimedia systems.
News categories: Renesas, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet

Monsoon Multimedia Announces HAVA TV Place-Shifting for the Nokia Internet Tablet
Apr 2, 2008 – Monsoon Multimedia has announced HAVA support for the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets, and the upcoming Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition, allowing customers to view and control their home TV from anywhere in the world over WiMAX or WiFi.
News categories: Monsoon Multimedia, Broadband, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Placeshifting, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

Steady Growth Expected for Portable Consumer Electronics
Apr 1, 2008 – As consumers continue to demand content personalization and portability in their electronics products, steady shipment growth of portable consumer devices is expected through 2011, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Tablet

Sigma's Media Processor Is Selected to Power the Comcast/Panasonic Unique AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Mar 31, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated EM8622L media processor has been selected by Panasonic (NYSE:MC) to power the new AnyPlay™ P-DVR being jointly developed with Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK).
News categories: Sigma Designs, Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Tablet, USA

PMP Player Market Steps Up to the Expressway
Mar 18, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) releases its 2007-2008 Annual Report on China's PMP Player Market. The sales volume of China's PMP player market reached 1.212 million sets, up 129.1% over 2006.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, Market Research, Tablet

Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever
Mar 12, 2008 – The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Vietnam

China - DAB-based Mobile Phone TV Gains Traction
Mar 12, 2008 – Beijing Jolon Digital Media Broadcasting has revealed that there are currently already more than 10 different handsets (and many consumer electronics products) supporting DAB-format mobile television on sale in more than 400 mobile phone retail outlets.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers, Tablet

Widevine Secures Digital Media Delivery and Playback on Archos Portable Video Players
Mar 12, 2008 – Widevine® Technologies has announced it now secures motion pictures, episodic TV and music on the Archos line of portable video players and WiFi digital video recorders.
News categories: Widevine, Archos, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Smart Home, Tablet, Video Exchange