Portable (Tablet, PMP, camcorder, …) News

More Than A Third of U.S. Homes Will Buy 3DTV in Next Three Years
Mar 21, 2011 – Ownership of 3DTVs will accelerate rapidly over the next three years, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. The report predicts that 34 percent of US homes will own a 3D-ready TV by 2014.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, Europe, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA, Video Exchange

Chrontel Releases Family of Video Chips for ARM-based Smart Phones and Tablet Computers
Mar 21, 2011 – Chrontel has announced three video ICs for mobile and portable connected devices. The CH7033, CH7034 and CH7035 ICs convert and transmit a variety of digital video formats for external displays, digital televisions and embedded display panels.
News categories: Chrontel, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

OMVC Selects Neustar to Provide Secure and Reliable Infrastructure for Mobile Digital TV
Mar 9, 2011 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced it has selected Neustar to provide the Mobile DTV Trust Authority with the infrastructure necessary to deliver live, digital broadcast TV content to various mobile video-enabled devices.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Neustar, Content Distribution, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Portable, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Consumer Connected Device Shipments Set to Reach 712 Million Units, According to Infinite Research
Mar 8, 2011 – Infinite Research has announced the publication of its Global Consumer Connected Device Market Forecast. Consumer connected devices are set to see rapid adoption over the next 5 years, with total shipments growing exponentially.
News categories: Infinite Research, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Consumer Electronics Market Boosted by Connected Home Products in 2011
Jan 25, 2011 – Global unit shipments of CE products will climb 2.6 percent in 2010, partly driven by rising sales of products that play a role in the connected home and that focus on usability - rather than technological wizardry, according to IHS iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Khronos Group Releases Provisional OpenMAX AL Digital TV Extension Specification
Jan 18, 2011 – The Khronos Group has announced that it has publicly released the OpenMAX™ AL Digital TV Extension specification, a royalty-free, cross-platform C-language API for high-performance digital TV-related applications on mobile and embedded devices.
News categories: Khronos, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Mobile, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Khronos Group Releases OpenMAX AL Specification for Application-Level Video, Audio and Image Processing on Mobile and Handheld Devices
Jan 18, 2011 – The Khronos Group has announced that it has publicly released the OpenMAX™ AL 1.1 specification, a royalty-free, cross-platform C-language API for high-performance multimedia applications on mobile and embedded devices.
News categories: Khronos, Middleware, Mobile, Portable

Digital Video Applications Propel Hard Disk Drive Market
Jan 13, 2011 – The demand for gigabytes and terabytes of storage from PC users, game enthusiasts, and TV entertainment folks is keeping the industry growing to the degree that In-Stat forecasts HDD unit shipments will increase to over 1 billion units by 2014.
News categories: In-Stat, Camcorder, DVR, Home Server, Market Research

DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on Android Tablets
Jan 6, 2011 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the application that gives its customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now optimized for Android™ tablet screens.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Mobile, Portable, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA