Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

New RealPlayer Goes Portable by Providing Video Transfers to the iPod
Nov 15, 2007 – Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks® (Nasdaq: RNWK) has announced the consumer availability of its new RealPlayer® after a five-month public beta period.
News categories: RealNetworks, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Tablet

Zoran Corporation's Vaddis® Multimedia Decoder Selected by SanDisk for SANSA® TakeTV™ Video Player
Oct 22, 2007 – Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has announced that its Vaddis® multimedia decoder is the processor in the new Sansa® TakeTV™ (formerly "USBTV") PC to TV video player from SanDisk Corporation.
News categories: Zoran, SanDisk, Digital TV, Hardware, Media Player, Semiconductor, Streaming, Tablet

MediaPhy Licenses Tensilica's Diamond Standard 108Mini Processor Core
Oct 15, 2007 – Tensilica has announced that MediaPhy has licensed the Diamond Standard 108Mini, the industry's lowest power 32-bit processor core for SOC (system-on-chip) design. MediaPhy will use the Diamond Standard 108Mini in its next generation mobile audio and video entertainment designs.
News categories: MediaPhy, Tensilica, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Shipments of Video PMPs to Exceed 130 Million Worldwide in 2011
Oct 11, 2007 – Worldwide shipments of video portable multimedia players (PMPs) will grow at an annualized rate of 30% over the next five years, reaching 132 million units in 2011, according to Parks Associates' report Portable Multimedia Players: Analysis and Forecasts, Second Edition.
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, Market Research, Tablet

RMI Alchemy Au1200 Processor Chosen for XENT X3 Multifunction Portable Media Player from HyOn - A World Leader in DMB and GPS
Oct 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics (RMI) has announced that HyOn Corporation has selected the RMI Alchemy™ Au1200 Processor for its XENT X3 multi-function Portable Media Player.
News categories: RMI Corp, HyOn, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Synovate PAX media survey shows non-traditional television platforms are taking hold across Asia Pacific
Oct 4, 2007 – Synovate has released results from its PAX media survey showing that four in ten affluent Asians are watching television on the move: be it via their personal computers, mobile phones, MP4 players, while outdoors, or even in their cars.
News categories: Synovate, Asia, Australia, Automotive, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, Mobile, Philippines, Singapore, Streaming, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand

Atmel Licenses Hardware Video Decoder from Hantro
Oct 3, 2007 – Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML) and Hantro have announced that Atmel has licensed the new Hantro 8170 multi-format video decoder RTL. Atmel will integrate the decoder alongside an ARM9™ processor core in a chip targeted for multifunctional next-generation video devices such as personal media players and navigation systems.
News categories: Hantro, Atmel, Digital TV, Licensing, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Tablet

Portable entertainment market growth slowing through 2009, Digitimes Research says
Oct 2, 2007 – Although the portable entertainment consumer electronics market will top 500 million units in 2008, growth momentum will wane through 2009, as the mainstream market is maturing fast, according to Digitimes Research.
News categories: Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Tablet

DLNA Launches Expanded Certification Program for Home Networking Products
Oct 1, 2007 – Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) has announced the expansion of its Certification and Logo Program to now cover four DLNA device classes: Digital Media Server, Digital Media Player, Mobile Digital Media Server, and Mobile Digital Media Player.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet