Tag Archives: CES

Motorola Announces MPEG-4 Cable STBs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

I recently posted about the pending shift from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 for cable. Of course, part of that shift would have to be MPEG-4 capable cable set-top boxes. And now, according to MediaExperiences2Go, Motorola is ready to meet that need … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Announces Slingbox PRO-HD and SlingPlayer Mobile For Blackberry

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The official press releases go out in the morning, but Dave Zatz of Sling Media dropped me an email to let me know about two new products. I also spoke to him by phone to clarify a few points and … Continue reading →

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New Chips From Broadcom And ViXS Point To Future DVRs

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The CES press releases keep rolling, and both Broadcom and ViXS have announced new chips which have direct applications in the DVR market. This is particularly interesting to me as TiVo has been using Broadcom SoCs since the second spin … Continue reading →

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Ready For Another Connection Standard? WirelessHD Is Here.

Posted on Friday, January 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Another CES press release, this time the WirelessHD consortium is announcing the release of the 1.0 version of the WirelessHD, or WiHD, specification. The consortium consists of Intel Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), NEC Corporation, … Continue reading →

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Netflix To Bring Movie Streams To The TV With LG Electronics

Posted on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 by MegaZone

Well, it seems like Netflix is finally making a move to bring their Internet streaming service to the TV, as hinted at in their last quarterly call, and they’d partnered with LG Electronics to do it. They’re reportedly developing a … Continue reading →

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