| 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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| India seeks to boost efforts in IP firms
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2008-07-09 |
| Indian technology companies facing cost pressures from a global economic slump and domestic competition are seeking a way out by boosting R&D investments to develop semiconductor intellectual property. |
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| Now showing in Shanghai homes: digital TV
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2008-07-03 |
| Shanghai residents can start receiving digital TV broadcasts this month, reports China Tech News. |
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| Hardware secures standards
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2008-07-01 |
| With global competition growing in ferocity, standards of conduct getting looser, and the manufacturing supply chain operating in countries with weak intellectual-property protection, what's the best way to safeguard the security keys integral to standards-based security schemes for everything from HDTV to iPods |
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| PDPs pursue HDTV victory
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2008-07-01 |
| PDPs clearly had a very good 2007, but the picture for 2008 is clouding over. How the PDP-vs.-LCD duel in HDTVs will look one year from now will depend on many variables, including relative supply and demand, continuing or aborted investment in new factories, the speed of manufacturing ramp-ups at new plants, and TV makers' pricing patterns. |
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| Chips embed CEC to support HDMI 1.3
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2008-07-01 |
| In an effort to help manufacturers easily add CE control (CEC) functionality to digital systems, interface chip vendors are designing transmitters and receivers, as well as switches and repeaters, with features that allow them to embed CEC capability with fewer parts into DTVs, PCs, video recorders and other A/V products. |
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| Will wireless STBs take off?
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2008-06-30 |
| Wireless is set to invade cable TV STB. But which wireless and when is still not clear. |
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