Category Archives: Broadband

NETGEAR Launches Two New Internet-Connected STBs

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2009 by MegaZone

NETGEAR is launching two new Internet-connected set-top boxes to bring Internet media to the TV. The Internet TV Player, ITV2000, is just larger than a pack of cards but it packs in a ton of features. Without the need for … Continue reading →

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Broadcom Brings Adobe Flash To TVs And STBs

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

Broadcom has partnered with Adobe to embed Adobe Flash Lite 3 into several of their latest System-on-a-chip (SoC) platforms for TVs and STBs. This will allow vendors who use Broadcom’s chips to easily add Flash support to their products. Along … Continue reading →

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Roku Adds Amazon VOD To Netflix Box

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

The $100 Roku video player, often referred to as the Roku Netflix Player, or just the Netflix STB, will have to change its reputation. No longer just a client for Netflix streaming, Roku is adding Amazon Video On Demand to … Continue reading →

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Samsung Web-Enables HDTVs With Yahoo!

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

LG isn’t the only one souping up their HDTV models, Samsung is getting in on the act too. While LG is partnering with Netflix for streaming video, Samsung is partnering with Yahoo! for a wider variety of web content. Samsung … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Beings Netflix Right To The TV

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

A year ago LG Electronics announced a deal to bring Netflix streaming content to their set-top boxes, which materialized on the BD300 Blu-ray deck. Now LG and Netflix are taking it one step further, by enabling streaming right to new … Continue reading →

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