Portable (Tablet, PMP, camcorder, …) News

SiBEAM Showcases Growing Ecosystem of 60GHz-Based WirelessHD Products and Reveals Next Generation Solutions at CES 2011
Jan 6, 2011 – SiBEAM will showcase the growing ecosystem of 60GHz-based WirelessHD products at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011), which begins today. SiBEAM will also demonstrate its third generation WirelessHD technology.
News categories: SiBEAM, CES2025, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Panasonic Develops VIERA Tablet for Cloud Services
Jan 5, 2011 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has developed a new smart terminal called the VIERA Tablet to enable easy access to a variety of cloud services in conjunction with its VIERA digital televisions. Prototypes of the new tablet will be exhibited at 2011 CES.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Digital TV, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet

Newport Media Begins Mass Production Shipments of Dual Mode Digital/Analog TV IC
Jan 5, 2011 – Newport Media has announced that its NMI625 dual mode ISDB-T / Analog TV IC has begun shipping in mass production and is currently available to consumers in Latin America powering the TV operation of Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
News categories: Newport Media, Samsung, Digital TV, Latin America, Mobile, Portable, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Tablet

Looxcie Announces Wearable Video Recording Now Available In Full VGA
Jan 5, 2011 – Looxcie has announced the availability of LooxcieCam™, a mobile application that lets Looxcie wearable camcorder users record high-quality 30 frames per second (fps) video in full 480p.
News categories: Looxcie, Camcorder, Social TV

RCA is First to Launch New Line of Portable Television Products for Easy Reception of Both Standard and Mobile Digital TV Broadcasts
Jan 4, 2011 – With nearly 70 TV broadcasters now transmitting Mobile Digital TV signals in the U.S., RCA is launching a new line of portable digital television sets that have the capability of receiving both Mobile DTV and standard digital TV signals.
News categories: Digital Stream, ATSC 3, CES2025, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Freescale Delivers Dramatic Performance Advances for Tablet, Smartphone, eReader, Automotive Infotainment and Other Hot Consumer Markets
Jan 3, 2011 – Freescale has introduced the i.MX 6 series of quad-, dual- and single-core applications processors designed to deliver performance and scalability to manufacturers targeting smart mobile, automotive infotainment and embedded device categories.
News categories: Freescale, Automotive, ICs, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Ambarella iOne Camera Applications Processor Enables a New Class of Android™-Based Smart Cameras
Dec 22, 2010 – Ambarella has announced the availability of the iOne System-on-Chip (SoC), bringing advanced HD camera and multimedia capabilities to the Android platform.
News categories: Ambarella, Camcorder, ICs, Metaverse, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Streaming

Dialog Semic enables 3D experience for Smartphones and Tablet PCs with 2D to 3D video conversion IC
Dec 13, 2010 – Dialog Semiconductor (FWB:DLG) has announced the DA8223, the world's first real time 2D to 3D video conversion chip for portable devices. The chip integrates a parallax barrier screen driver that lets users view 3D content without the need for glasses.
News categories: Dialog Semi, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Ambarella Introduces Complete 3D HD Camera Solution At Consumer Price Points
Nov 22, 2010 – Ambarella has announced the availability of a complete 3D camera solution that includes the new S3D™, a 3D video pre-processor. The S3D works with Ambarella's camera SoCs to enable full HD 1080p 3D video recording and high-resolution 3D photography.
News categories: Ambarella, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor