PacketVideo has announced that its Twonky solution was selected by Hisense, a leading Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer, for use in their Google TV products and select Linux powered connected TVs shipped globally. Smart TVs with Twonky software offer a multi-screen experience, allowing users to play content from any device in their local network, or use […]
Marvell has that its Marvell ARMADA 1500 series System-on-Chip (SoC) platform will power the new ASUS Qube with Google TV media streamer. The device represents ASUS’s foray into the Smart TV market and demonstrates one of many ways the ARMADA 1500 series creates new business opportunities for device makers looking to take advantage of the […]
Building on its successful 2012 launch in New York City, online television service Aereo has announced its expansion to 22 new US cities, and the closing of a $38 million Series B round of financing, led by IAC and Highland Capital Partners. These 22 markets represent the first phase of Aereo’s planned nationwide expansion, […]
Google has confirmed that the upcoming CES show in Las Vegas will see further details unveiled of Google TV devices and services. Writing in the Google TV blog, Suveer Kothari and Mickey Kim of Google TV Partnerships, note that last November, Google TV was updated to make it faster and easier to access users’ favourite […]
In the run-up to International CES in Las Vegas, the Smart TV Alliance – the trade group committed to providing partners with a platform to create interactive content on consumers’ TV screens – has revealed that five new industry-leading manufacturers and solution providers joined the Alliance to stimulate cross-platform Smart TV applications and services. According […]
Consumers are using the built-in features on their HDTV at a high rate, with an increasing number gaining access to Web-enabled content directly through their televisions, according to research by The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). More than one in five US adults owns a smart app-enabled HDTV and almost all (90 per cent) use the […]
Nearly a quarter of all US households currently have and use Internet-connected TV, and by the end of 2013 that percentage will approach 30 per cent, according to figures from eMarketer. Usage of connected TVs in US households was up by nearly 25 per cent last year, eMarketer estimates, and will continue to be taken […]
There are now more than one hundred million smart TVs installed in homes worldwide, according to research from Strategy Analytics. By the end of 2012, the global installed base of smart TVs had reached 104 million. In leading markets like the US household penetration now exceeds 20 per cent. The report predicts that annual smart […]
Samsung Electronics is to introduce its all-new ‘Smart Hub’ at home electronics exhibition CES 2013 in Las Vegas this upcoming January 8th. A post on the company’s Global Tomorrow Blog describes Smart Hub as a unique content platform for Samsung Smart TV, with an updated design of the initial screen for the users to enjoy […]
The Internet connected HDTV screen has so far failed to break beyond the bounds of its TV-centric heritage, with little use for the big screen beyond the obligatory video services, reports research firm the NPD Group. Nevertheless, writing in the NPD Group Blog, John Buffone, Director, Devices, NPD Connected Intelligence, suggests the connection is being […]