The Apple TV is an incredibly relevant device today. It’s Apple’s attempt to augment the Netflixes and Hulu Pluses of the world with an on-demand cable TV alternative. Other companies are working on the same problem, with different solutions. Even Intel recently threw its hat into the ring. Apple famously refers to the Apple TV as a hobby, but I view it as more of an experiment. A test for the infrastructure, the delivery mechanism and a test of how to work with content companies. Long term if the Apple TV is to become something much more than it is, it’ll have to be more aggressive in delivering content, but for now it exists as a very successful experiment. Apple shipped five million Apple TVs last...
Samsung's TV Discovery Service Enables TV to Smartphone/Tablet Streaming
I'm not entirely sure I understand the point of MWC this year if everyone is going to pre-empt the show with announcements of their own (or in the case...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/22/2013
Anand's Thoughts on Intel's TV Initiative
Earlier this week Intel announced what we'd heard rumors of in months past, that it would be creating an IPTV service along with a custom software and hardware platform...
97 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/14/2013
Times are Changing: Intel Building an IPTV Service + Box
The most interesting things at CES were the things that weren't at CES. While I'll discuss the others in due time, one notable absence from CES was the often...
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/12/2013
Qualcomm MPQ8064 Reference Design Shown Off at CES 2013
The Avenger MPQ8064 Reference Design Tucked away in the Qualcomm both were a few reference designs intended to show off the potential of the Snapdragon S4 Prime SoC (MPQ8064), a...
5 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/10/2013
Sony SMP-N200: Smarting Up Your Old TV
Moving TVs off the shelf is no easy task, so the industry joins in hyping initiatives every year. Last year it was 3D, this year it's Smart. We haven't...
6 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/19/2011
Westinghouse Brings LED & Netflix Enabled TVs to Budget Conscious Consumers
At CES 2011, Westinghouse introduced flat screen TVs ranging from 26" to 60" in size. All the models are targeted towards the budget conscious customer, implying probably lowest cost...
9 by Ganesh T S on 1/12/2011