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Set Top Boxes Poised To Dethrone The PC In Xmas Rush
News The plan is to wire two million UK households who currently can't get online via a free Net-enabled set-top box allowing surfing through the TV. PowerChannel, which is backed by Granada Media Group, is the latest entrant to the increasingly...
[October 31, 2000, 10:31]
Set-Top Box Client Software
White Papers The Client is the software on the set-top box (PC) that allows the user to search, browse, and access digital media. This paper first outlines the features of a set-top box, then, it discusses the applications running on the set-top box and their...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Dreamcast's Next Target: Set-top Boxes
News Amid reports that Sega will stop selling Dreamcast as a standalone gaming console, the company is finalising plans to incorporate its technology into other devices such as next-generation set-top boxes.
[January 24, 2001, 8:20]
Set Top Boxes A Leading Edge Stamping Challenge
White Papers With potential sales of STB's (Set Top Boxes) reaching more than one billion units over the next ten years, cost-effective manufacturing will be critical. Precision stamping, which is uniquely suited to reducing costs in high-volume applications...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
US Report: New Generation Set-top In The Works
News The new set-top is tailored for EchoStar's new satellite-TV subscribers (currently there are about 1.8 million) and could boost WebTV's base of some 700,000 subscribers. The company has vigorously pursued deals with cable and satellite companies...
[January 6, 1999, 16:30]
Windows CE .NET 4.2 And Windows XP Embedded - Scalable Software Platforms For Building Flexible, IP Set-Top Boxes
White Papers This paper discusses today's IP set-top box industry trends, defines the types of IP set-top boxes currently available on the market, and describes the latest Microsoft embedded software solutions for IP set-top boxes.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
IP Digital Set Top Box: Scalable Platform For Video-On Demand With TV-Out
White Papers The IP-Digital Set Top Box (IP-DSTB) enables the implementation of "triple-play" data, voice and video services in the home including the sharing of photos, music, data, voice and video with networked consumer electronics devices, entertainment...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Remote Software Update For Intel Digital Set Top Box BSP For Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
White Papers The recommendations contained in this whitepaper have been verified on Intel 854 and 830 Digital Set Top Box platforms for Microsoft Windows CE 5.0. The information contained in this whitepaper explains how to set up and configure a Microsoft...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Breaking Open The Set Top Box
White Papers This work is based in the idea of breaking open the set top box by physically separating the access network specific functions (for example demodulation and error correction) from the application specific functions (for example MPEG-2 video...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
News Burst: PowerChannel To Give Away Two Million Set-top Boxes
News Two million UK consumers will be given free set-top boxes to surf the Internet by PowerChannel over the next three years, in return for submitting details of their shopping habits, the company said Friday.
[October 30, 2000, 10:34]
Ntl Puts Broadband On Set-top Boxes
News Engineers have now found a way to work around the problem by running broadband services through the subscribers' existing set-top boxes. Instead of running a line directly into their PCs from a wall socket, users will be able to run an Ethernet...
[June 28, 2001, 17:06]
Xilinx At Work In Set-Top Boxes
White Papers This White Paper gives an overview of different set-top box technologies and how Xilinx high volume programmable devices can be used to implement complex system level glue in a variety of set-top box designs.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Linux Powers Panasonic Broadband TV Set-top Box
News Panasonic has selected MontaVista Software to provide the operating system for its new Broadnow Internet-enabled television set-top box. The Broadnow device, available in Japan, is the first of several products Panasonic plans that receive video...
[April 16, 2003, 8:05]
German Set-Top Box Manufacturer Cuts Development By 10 Months With Embedded Solution
White Papers TeleGent, a German manufacturer of home entertainment devices, was developing a software infrastructure called Evolution 1 for a new set-top box system. The organisation needed an operating system for small-footprint devices that shipped with a...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Motorola Picks Lineo For Set-top Box
News Lineo's version of Linux will be an option for upcoming set-top boxes from Motorola, and the company announced a product to ease the legal complexities of mixing open-source and proprietary software. Motorola, an investor in Lineo, will include...
[August 29, 2001, 10:44]
US Report: Motorola Plans Set-top Box
News Motorola is preparing to enter the digital television business, with a set-top box capable of handling bit-by-bit transmissions over the air, from satellite and through cable, according to parties close to the company.
[August 25, 1998, 6:37]
Tcom&dtvro Finds A Competitive Edge In Developing High-Performance Set-Top Box Solutions
White Papers Tcom&dtvro develops Internet Protocol (IP) set-top boxes and systems for a variety of customers. Customer requirements for set-top boxes include delivery of secure, high-quality content and all the popular multimedia features and services that end...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Designing 1394 In A Digital Set-top Box
White Papers The set-top box (STB) is fast becoming a multifunction device that may need to connect to a Digital VCR or to a PC. This article explains the generic STB architecture, the IEEE 1394 audio/ video layer, and other important design considerations.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
COSTRON Company Limited Leverages Embedded Operating System Technologies To Develop A Full-Featured Set-Top Box
White Papers COSTRON Company Limited is a leading developer and manufacturer of IP-enabled set-top boxes. Customer requirements for set-top boxes specify support for a growing number of popular multimedia applications.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
New Chip Powers Tiny Linux Set-top Box
News Current Freeview-style set-top boxes have already dispensed with the VCR-type form factor in favour of an alarm clock-sized box that manufacturers prefer to call a digital television adapter. There is more demand now for the smaller form factor set...
[November 27, 2002, 15:14]
