| HD consumer electronics set for triple growth
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2009-04-07 |
| As high definition (HD) becomes the ubiquitous video standard worldwide, global shipments of HD STBs, camcorders, DVD players and video-game consoles are expected to triple from 2008 to 2012, according to iSuppli Corp. |
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| Samsung ups power-efficiency efforts
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2009-03-30 |
| South Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd disclosed a host of "green" products, including the disclosure of a new, low-power DDR3 DRAM device. |
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| Employ CEC in HDTVs to meet Energy Star 3.0
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2009-03-23 |
| A TV designer is faced with a host of design challenges to meet Energy Star's 1W or less standby mode requirement. Here's how designers can meet this stringent power requirement without sacrificing any display performance or features that consumers highly value. |
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| Digital frames audition for home's 'third screen'
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2009-03-12 |
| Digital photo frame is emerging as a connected "third screen" at home, and the product's evolution has chip suppliers, consumer electronics companies and even wireless carriers seeing dollar signs. |
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| Agreement promotes standard specs for RF remotes
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2009-03-05 |
| The Zigbee Alliance and the RF4CE Consortium have reached an agreement to deliver a standardized specification for RF remote controls. |
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| Will DisplayPort get a second chance?
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2009-02-26 |
| With the of widespread emergence and popularity HDMI, why is there more than 180 computer and consumer electronics companies—and counting—actively supporting DisplayPort, another audio/video interface standard? |
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| Power up your digital home
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2009-02-04 |
| Today's home networking applications, which include gaming and high-definition (HD) video streaming across all rooms of the home, put high demands on existing home networks, and not just in terms of connectivity, but also in QoS. |
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| The role of semiconductors in energy conservation
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2009-02-04 |
| The most interesting thing is that underlying all of those technologies (and many others) are the semiconductors that provide the computational engines, the sensing and signal conditioning as well as the power conversion. |
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| Infrastructure needs to keep up with HD demands
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2009-01-13 |
| The rapid adoption of HD and improvements in TV technology are outpacing the capabilities of the current network infrastructure, according to Peter Bocko, chief technology officer for East Asia at Corning Research. |
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| Will Blu-ray finally fly in 2009?
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2009-01-13 |
| The Blu-ray drives have won a historic battle but the proponents of the technology are finding some of the fruits of that victory a little less than sweet. |
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| Sony CEO stays positive despite economic crisis
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2009-01-12 |
| Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer cheerfully depicted the current worldwide economic crisis as a temporary "challenge" that will eventually succumb to—among other forces—the "innovative" power of the CE industry. |
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| Toshiba shelves 3D, pushes Cell TV
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2009-01-09 |
| Diverging from the path that most consumer electronics vendors are taking, Toshiba Corp. appears to be eschewing 3D TV. |
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| Panasonic, Comcast to bring HDMI-CEC to STBs
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2009-01-09 |
| Panasonic and Comcast Corp. are collaborating to bring HDMI-CEC technology to the latest generation of digital cable STBs. |
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| Energy consumption in consumer electronics
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2009-01-08 |
| As consumers buy more, it is even more imperative that the energy efficiency of these devices continues to improve. |
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| Will PMPs survive the digital video world?
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2008-12-25 |
| With online digital video content inching its way to different viewing channels from mobile handsets to the PC monitor and right onto the living room TV, how does the traditional personal media player (PMP) compete in a digital video future populated with more multifunction devices? |
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| Coming soon: 3D movie experience in homes
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2008-12-22 |
| Altera Corp. and DDD Group plc team up to bring 3D digital cinema-quality images to the living room. |
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| 3DTV format war looms
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2008-12-19 |
| Efforts to set standards are just getting started for everything from 3D content mastering to distribution and displays. There's potential for enough format wars here to make the VHS versus Betamax debate look like a picnic. |
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| The Future of Display Technology
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2008-12-05 |
| While wandering the isles at our local department store, I had to pause in the home electronics section and admire the collection of large format LCD and plasma HDTV systems on display. I slipped back in time to when I was a young engineer and could only imagine displays that large and thin |
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| Amimon boasts WHDI tech in HDTV design win
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2008-11-07 |
| Consumer electronics makers are differentiating TV tuner and media receiver units from HDTV displays, thus releasing the first round of a wireless home network struggle emphasizing on simple, two-way HD wireless connectivity between display and tuner |
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| Order delays haunt LCD tool makers
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2008-11-07 |
| It's a double-whammy for the equipment industry. First, fab-tool makers face a major IC downturn. Now, they see a big slowdown in LCD production. |
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| Internet TV: Next attraction
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2008-11-05 |
| Now, the pieces are being integrated to turn today's appealing flat-panel screens into full Internet clients. |
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| ST, Arkados co-develop 'first' HomePlug AV SoC
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2008-11-04 |
| Arkados and STMicroelectronics have partnered to develop and manufacture a 200Mbit/s HomePlug AV wideband powerline modem SoC. |
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| iSuppli: HDTVs to hit 241.2M units by 2012
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2008-10-29 |
| Most consumers don't exactly know what high definition (HD) is, but they know they want it. |
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| Setting the stage for 3DTV
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2008-10-16 |
| Stereoscopic 3DTV could be the next home entertainment blockbuster, the logical sequel to today's high-definition flat-screen TVs. But the path to 3DTV winds through more twists and turns than the road to the Emerald City, passing through forests of alternative file formats, compression schemes, display technologies and patents. |
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| GE-Tatung births HDTV company
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2008-09-25 |
| GE announced the formation of General Displays & Technologies LLC (GDT), a new joint venture with Tatung Co. |
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| UWB finds place in wireless HD videos
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2008-09-08 |
| UWB isn't about to distribute video around the entire home via a wireless link, but it may finally offer an alternative to the HDMI cable. |
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| Mobile video tackles HD challenge
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2008-09-01 |
| For the mobile video market to move beyond the early adopter phase, device manufacturers must push the limits of today's technology and embrace the future of high-definition (HD) mobile multimedia. This vision includes cellphones that can record and playback HD videos. |
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| Buzz: Intel to drive stereo 3D to TVs
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2008-08-22 |
| Though details remain unclear, early reviews hold that Intel has taken a "great leap ahead" in extending its x86 jewel into consumer electronics. |
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| Home networking to reach 168M households this year
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2008-08-11 |
| Rapid growth in home networking, approaching 168 million households worldwide in 2008, is laying the foundation for expansion of multimedia services internationally and especially in the European markets, according to Parks Associates. |
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| NXP chips sharpen images of Loewe LCD TVs
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2008-07-24 |
| Loewe has chosen the video postprocessor from NXP, PNX5100, to deliver full-HD picture quality on its latest 37-inch and 40-inch LCD TV line-up. |
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