Portable (Tablet, PMP, camcorder, …) News

JVC Develops Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders
Jun 9, 2008 – JVC has become the first in the industry to develop a 'Dual Codec Compatible HD Signal Processing LSI for Camcorders' that supports two high-definition signal compression formats (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-2).
News categories: JVC, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor

Guangzhou Ready for CMMB Commercial Launch
Jun 3, 2008 – A CMMB official with Guangzhou Pearl River Mobile Media has revealed that final adjustments to the city's CMMB network will be completed this week.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Mobile, Portable

ThinkNavi Picks RMI Alchemy Au1250 Processor for ThinkNavi T7 DVB-T Portable Navigation and Mobile TV Media Player
Jun 3, 2008 – RMI Corporation has announced that Thinkware, a leader in the personal and portable navigation industry, has selected the RMI Alchemy™ Au1250™ Processor for its ThinkNavi T7, a DVB-T based Portable Media Player for the European Market.
News categories: RMI Corp, ThinkNavi, Automotive, Digital TV, Europe, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet, Terrestrial

Industry's Lowest-Power Full HD H.264 Codecs With the Broadest Feature Set Unveiled by Qpixel
Jun 1, 2008 – Qpixel Technology has unveiled, at Computex, its High Definition (HD) QL303 and QL305 codecs, the latest members of its industry-leading, low-power, H.264 codec family.
News categories: Qpixel, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

EXPWAY Electronic Service Guide Technology Further Enhances Capabilities of LG Electronics-Harris MPH Mobile DTV System
Apr 13, 2008 – Harris (NYSE:HRS), LG (Seoul:066570) and Zenith, co-developers of MPH™ (Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld) in-band mobile digital television (DTV), have implemented the Electronic Service Guide (ESG) platform from EXPWAY into the MPH system.
News categories: EXPWAY, LG Electronics, Harris Corporation, Automotive, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, NABShow, Portable, USA

Germany - DTT on course for further success
Mar 18, 2008 – Since switchover started in Berlin in November 2002 more than 7.8 million DTT receivers (more than 3 million of which were set-top boxes) have been sold. At the end of 2008 this number is expected to have reached nearly 15 million.
News categories: GfK, Deutsche TV-Plattform, Automotive, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – Results from Q1-Q4 2007 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Ambarella Introduces Third-Generation SoC for HD Camcorders with Progressive Video
Jan 7, 2008 – Ambarella has announced its third-generation low-power A3 System-on-a-Chip (SoC). The A3 is targeted at high-definition (HD) camcorders using H.264/AVC compression technology.
News categories: Ambarella, Camcorder, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor