Amino Communications has sold and shipped its four millionth set-top box. The four millionth device – an M540 PVR IPTV set-top box – will be deployed by Netherlands-based fibre network operator Glashart Media, who have been working with Amino for the last six years. Glashart Media’s Managing Director Bert Meijerink said: “We are pleased to […]
The likelihood of Apple bringing its own TV set to market is increasing with Gene Munster – renowned Apple watcher – declaring it will do so. Munster revealed that Apple was looking to create a total home entertainment package contained within the television set – a premium price flat panel (Munster reckons about twice the […]
Vestel and Beesmart have announced a partnership to bring Beesmart middleware and services to Vestel Set-Top-Box and jointly drive the development of attractive applications and services. Beesmart middleware and services has been deployed for numerous Service Providers running an exceptional advanced interactive TV services. Vestel, as a major player in consumer electronics develops its own […]
D-Link and Boxee have confirmed that the Boxee Box by D-Link now features support for SlingPlayer for connected devices. The Boxee Box set-top device supports a full web browser, full HD streaming from the Internet, all popular media file formats, and integrated social networking delivering personal recommendations straight to your TV. With the addition of […]
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor expert serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a supplier of set-top box ICs, has obtained MoCA 1.1 certification for its STi7108M video decoder, enabling HD STBs or DVRs to share content and services easily throughout the home. The MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) standard for home-entertainment networking uses […]
The US cable industry has announced a new initiative dedicated to improving the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and other devices and developing advanced cable-enabled services designed to promote innovative consumer energy conservation measures. A key element of the initiative is the “CableLabs – Energy Lab,” a new facility within the cable industry’s R&D […]
Streaming platform Roku has revealed plans to expand beyond its US base. Roku expects that consumers in the United Kingdom and Canada will be able to purchase Roku streaming players beginning in early 2012. Roku is expanding its open platform to support region-specific channels. Publishers of video, games, music and other Internet-delivered content can now […]
UK-based set-top technology company Pace is to take a $12 million “exceptional charge” to fund the reorganisation of Pace Europe. Fuller details of the restructuring have yet to be finalised. Pace is expected the move to then start showing savings of about $7 million each year, with about 50 per cent of that saving kicking […]
Boxee has announced it will introduce a Live TV dongle in January that will connect to the Boxee Box and let users watch channels like ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for no extra fee. The Live TV stick is available for pre-order now for $49. “If you are like us then the way you watch […]
Humax and Opera Software have announced that the HD set-top-boxes (STB) model, ‘iCord HD+/ME, IR-2020HD’, powered by Opera’s browser technology is now available in the Middle East and will soon appear in other regions as well. This HD set-top-box features the Humax TV Portal, which enables viewers to have a more enhanced experience of full […]