Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

ReplayTV Introduces "Personal HD" Solution for the PC with HDTV, Multi-Tuner and iPod Support
Sep 19, 2007 – ReplayTV®, the pioneer of personalized digital video recording, has announced its new "Personal HD" all-in-one solution for the PC with HDTV, multi-tuner, and iPod® support.
News categories: ReplayTV, Pepcom, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DVR, Streaming, Tablet, Terrestrial, USA

Forrester Research: The Five-Year Forecast For Consumer Technology Growth
Sep 10, 2007 – Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions (HDTVs), and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR).
News categories: Camcorder, Canada, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA

Newport Media, RMI and Softronix Combine to Offer Price-Performance Advantages for MobileTV Providers
Sep 8, 2007 – Raza Microelectronics®, Inc. (RMI) has announced that Mobile TV focused companies Newport Media and Softronix Corporation, have been added to the most complete MIPS-Based™ eco-system, the RMI® Partner Alliance (RPA).
News categories: RMI Corp, Newport Media, Softronix, Digital TV, DTMB, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet

Texas Instruments and Thomson Showcase Video over IP Services in Inaugural IPTV Zone at IBC 2007
Sep 7, 2007 – Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) are working together to create inventive products for digital video customers based on TI's DaVinci™ technology and Thomson's leading expertise in digital video technologies.
News categories: Texas Instruments, Thomson, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Tablet

Nagravision and G&D Introduce World's First Fully Operational and End-to-End Solution based on MicroSD/SD Card with Embedded Security for Mobile TV Services and Mass Storage
Sep 7, 2007 – Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have joined forces to revolutionize the mobile TV sector and today introduce the world's first fully functional and integrated microSD/SD card with embedded security featuring the Nagra Mobile TV security solution.
News categories: CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Tablet

Content Mangement Specification Gets Debut at IBC
Sep 7, 2007 – The publication of the latest revision to DVB BlueBook A094 - Content Protection & Copy Management (DVB-CPCM) in August, along with the first ever public demonstration of aspects of DVB-CPCM at this year's IBC, signals a second major milestone in the work of the DVB on a specification for persistent protection of commercial content in consumer digital products and home networks.
News categories: Content Protection, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Analog Devices and SIDSA Demonstrate DVB-H on the Blackfin Processor
Sep 7, 2007 – Analog Devices has announced that it will demonstrate DVB-H receiver technology running on the Blackfin® processor at the IBC conference, in Amsterdam, September 7-11.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Breakthrough in Media Freedom: Apple TV Functionality to Be Available on an OEM Basis
Sep 5, 2007 – C2 Microsystems and Orb Networks have announced a new reference platform that delivers digital media from the internet or a consumer's PC, to the TV. The open design is expected to be licensed on an OEM basis by set top box, Cable, Satellite and Media providers and deliver consumer TV and media options far beyond those offered by Apple TV or Sling Media.
News categories: Orb Networks, C2 Micro, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Texas Instruments Launches Low-Cost Processor to Spur Growth of Portable, HD Video Applications
Sep 4, 2007 – Driving the market growth for next-generation, portable, high-definition (HD) video products, Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced the availability of a new embedded DaVinci™ processor with ARM host control and complete development tools.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Tablet