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Thomson Multimedia and MS announce interactive TVs
News French consumer electronics group Thomson Multimedia announced Tuesday a range of interactive televisions that will support Internet access and email. The Thomson TAK television will also let viewers interact with television programmes -- by voting...
[December 5, 2000, 13:40]
US electronics giant backs MP3
News In a sign that the MP3 digital music format is heading for the home entertainment centre, consumer electronics giant Thomson Multimedia SA announced Wednesday a 20 percent equity stake in MP3 player and management software maker MusicMatch Inc.
[April 29, 1999, 9:10]
Thomson focuses on cheap memory cards
News In the second half of this year, Thomson Multimedia will incorporate Matrix's 3-D Memory in memory cards that can be used to store digital photos or music. Because of Matrix's chip design, a 64MB Thomson multimedia card will cost about as much as...
[January 8, 2002, 16:41]
No free ride for MP3Pro
News These rivals -- particularly Microsoft's Windows Media format -- are beginning to eat into MP3's dominance of the online music world, as patent holders, Fraunhofer Institute and Thomson Multimedia, are keenly aware.
[May 17, 2001, 17:57]
MP3 alternative to shield developers
News The Fraunhofer Institute and Thomson Multimedia, the patent holders behind MP3 technology, are working on an improved version of MP3, due later this year. A spokesman for Thomson Multimedia, which maintains the MP3 technology licensing programme...
[February 28, 2001, 7:55]
More music for your memory
News Thomson Multimedia is working to develop a new version of its patented MP3 technology in a bid to stave off rival Web audio formats that achieve similar or better quality using smaller files. I'm surprised that (Thomson) reacted to the threat so...
[January 11, 2001, 8:04]
Home networking gets a jump start from new tech
News Thomson Multimedia, which builds consumer electronics products under the RCA brand, is expected to announce plans to sell networking kits next month that let people connect PCs using existing power outlets in the home.
[January 5, 2001, 9:20]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Here comes Gadget Claus
News Half a dozen other players have hit the market since last Christmas, including the Nomad from Creative Technologies, the RCA Lyra from Thomson Consumer Electronics and the I-Jam player from I-JAM Multimedia LLC.
[December 6, 1999, 8:58]
Can RCA jam with other MP3 players?
News That's the question facing Thomson Consumer Electronics which bought the RCA brand in 1978. While Thomson is the first major consumer electronics maker to introduce an MP3 player in the US, one analyst thinks it faces a rough road to success.
[October 7, 1999, 9:43]
Windows XP and MP3s may not mix
News Thomson Multimedia, which licenses the rights to MP3 technology, on Thursday plans to respond with an upgrade to its format, dubbed MP3Pro. The new codec will reduce file sizes while improving the sound quality, Thomson says.
[June 13, 2001, 9:50]
Psiloc Total irRemote Control for SE P800/P900;Motorola920/925;BenQP30
Downloads The list of supported brands is long and contains following manufactures and their compatibles: Admiral, Aiwa, Akai, Allsat, Anitech, Apex, Aristona, Avex, Barco, Blaupunkt, Bush, CCE, Crown, Cyberhome, Daewoo, Denon, Elemis, Elitron, Finlux...
[October 2, 2003, 8:00]
Microsoft releases XP add-ons for MP3
News Rather than pay a licensing fee to Thomson Multimedia for the right to copy CDs in the MP3 format, Microsoft has partnered with third-party vendors who are picking up the charges. According to its MP3 licensing Web site, Thomson Multimedia charges...
[October 23, 2001, 10:26]
AOL may eject CD division
News Possible suitors include Technicolor, a unit of France's Thomson Multimedia, and Canada's Cinram International, according to The Wall Street Journal. AOL Time Warner is considering selling its CD and DVD manufacturing business in an effort to level...
[March 7, 2003, 15:11]
Jamming with new MP3 player
News Both Creative Technologies Ltd.and Thomson Consumer Electronics plan to release players this year. Currently, Diamond Multimedia Inc.is the only major company with a player in the market. The I-Jam player will ship with 32MB of memory -- enough to...
[June 15, 1999, 7:32]
Philips' blue lasers shrink discs
News Other Blu-ray founders include Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Pioneer, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Sony and Thomson Multimedia. Consumer-electronics giant Philips is demonstrating a prototype miniature disc drive that uses...
[June 20, 2002, 13:59]
3Com warns, discontinues cable, DSL
News French network equipment maker Alcatel sold its DSL business to Thomson Multimedia in a stock deal worth $389m. 3Com issued a profit warning for its fourth quarter Thursday and discontinued its cable and digital subscriber line modem business.
[June 8, 2001, 8:52]
MS plans broadband control
News Notable acquisitions include buying WebTV Networks, its purchase of a share of Comcast and its stake in Time Warner's RoadRunner, followed by a taking a 7.5 percent stake in French consumer electronics maker Thomson Multimedia, which owns the RCA...
[May 13, 1999, 9:49]
TiVo shares rocket on AOLTV pact
News Earlier this week, the company struck a deal with DirecTV and Thomson Multimedia to create a combination set-top box and digital satellite service. America Online will develop a set-top box featuring personal television services from TiVo, the...
[June 14, 2000, 13:54]
HP backs Blu-ray DVD format
News The group has about 88 members, including Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Pioneer, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Sony and Thomson Multimedia. PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times...
[November 17, 2004, 7:50]
Germany exits pan-European Google rival
News Quaero — intended by the French as a multimedia search engine focused around indexing photos and videos — will now become a solely French project, led by Thomson, with the support of Arvato, start-up Exalead, France Telecom, or LTU Technologies...
[January 9, 2007, 8:33]
