Verizon is using the biggest sporting event of the year to demonstrate a new multicast streaming technology. To see it its new broadcast network, though, you’ll have to go to NYC’s… Read more »
The shift in consumer media consumption from fixed, dedicated platforms to open, IP-based platforms caused problems for both in the second quarter. The period also saw a courtroom showdown between Apple… Read more »
The smart TV market will grow from 67 million units shipped in 2012 to 134 million shipped in 2015. As it expands, a simultaneous transition to higher-speed Wi-Fi connections based on… Read more »
A survey released Monday found that only 24 percent of new TV shoppers in the U.S. want a 3D television and Nintendo is abandoning its 3D channel for the 3DS. Still,… Read more »
At the IEEE Technology Time Machine Symposium last week I listened to the world’s leading academics, engineers, executives, and government officials project what the world will look like in 2020. The… Read more »
The consumer electronics industry is always looking for transformative technologies that can drive entirely new product generations. And while smart TV is still in its early stages, the ultimate promise of… Read more »
One year ago, TV manufacturers planned a coming-out party for 3-D TV that would ignite another television upgrade cycle. Fast-forward to CES 2011 and it’s as if the standard is already… Read more »
Blame cord cutting, at least in part, for the drop in cable subscriber numbers in 2010. Looking towards 2011, we expect this trend could gather further steam thanks to bundled subscription… Read more »
Some bad news for consumer electronics manufacturers: 3-D TV is not taking off as quickly as expected. According to DisplaySearch, 3-D TV makers have been pushing the technology hard and making… Read more »
Today on the Net: Akamai has a new president, Swisscom uses your Facebook friends in a personalized movie trailer, local libraries loan more DVDs each day than Netflix, YouTube is playing… Read more »