Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 26 April 2004 | Tagged as: Cable TV, Distribution, Satellite TV, HDTV, Standards, DVD, Software
Microsoft update the codecs behind its popular media application, whilst Tandberg Television demonstrate real-time WM9 encoding.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 26 April 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal, Standards, Software
Echoing Compuserve’s GIF ruckus in the 90s, Forgent go after royalties on a compression algorithm they claim to own.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 23 April 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Mobile, Wireless, Standards
With reports estimating that the US market for wireless broadband access will be worth US$3.7 billion (€3.1 billion) by 2009, businesses are unsure if it’ll be WiFi, WiMAX or 802.20.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 21 April 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Digital TV, Standards
Dolby Laboratories have announced a new extension to the Dolby Digital 5.1 codec for use by broadcasters.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 20 April 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Digital Cinema, Standards
With partnerships with Dreamworks, Warner Brothers and more, Hewlett-Packard is promoting the Digital Media Platform to simplify production and reduce costs.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 22 March 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, DVD, Storage, Standards, DVD-Centric
Manufacturers are launching new DVD burners at CeBIT, and it looks like the format wars are settling down a bit … for now.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 22 March 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, Mobile, Standards
The PCMCIA Organisation launches the ExpressCard standard at CeBIT – look out for the orange rabbit.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 20 March 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, Standards, Events
Digital lifestyle products are big business at this year’s CeBIT conference in Hannover – but consumers need devices that will operate together, even if they come from different brands.
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 10 March 2004 | Tagged as: Mobile, IPTV, Distribution, Wireless, Standards, Portable, Cellular, Networking
It’s only two years since its inception, and there are still problems to be tackled, but DVB-H, the hand-held digital video broadcasting standard is getting nearer.
Posted by Simon Perry on 6 January 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, PVR/DVR, Cross platform, Components, Standards
Recognising the increasingly complex world of interconnected CE equipment in a Digital Lifestyle, two of the biggest consumer electronics companies, Philips and Samsung announce a Universal Home Application Programming Interface to their semiconductors.
