For as little as $3 per month DIRECTV customers can have access to DIRECTV Whole-Home DVR service. The new multi-room service, allows customers to have more control over their television viewing experience by being able to share recorded programs on any TV in the home, begin a program in one room and finish it in another, and access DIRECTV's DVR technology on non-DVR HD receivers.
Popbox has licensed RealDFormat from Real Inc. for its PopBox on-demand media player. This is to allow customers wishing to watch 3D not having to buy a different device. The move makes Pobbox the first over-the-top set-top box to support the stereoscopic RealD Format. Popbox did not say when the Popbox will be available, only soon and that it is available for pre-order from Amazon.com.
TransGraming and Metrological announced plans to globally deploy GameTreeTV, a broadband based On-Demand games platform available to consumers through their Intel® CE Media Processor powered set-top box or other consumer electronics device. The partnership is geared towards managed service operators and cable operators, who want to offer video games to their customers as part of a fully integrated digital entertainment solution.
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, today announced that ASUS Computer has selected Roxio CinePlayer for worldwide shipment with its next-generation 3D-enabled G-series notebook computers. Roxio CinePlayer allows users to enjoy Blu-ray 3D, 3D DVDs, as well as other stereoscopic 3D content in a broad range of formats. The comprehensive media player for Windows also supports real-time conversion of 2D video to 3D, so users can enjoy their existing library of standard DVDs and personal home movies in 3D.
Crestron has announced the release of the ADMS Intermedia Delivery System, a new and advance digital media server. It features some of the latest in multiroom home entertainment delivery. The ADMS is a next generation home media server with the capability to search and serve content from almost anywhere on the web. With the ADMS Media Server there are no boundaries between movies, TV, music and the internet; if the ADMS is connected to the source of the media then it will serve it.
Onkyo has released details of their soon to be released A/V Receivers (TX-NR1008, TX-NR808 and TX-NR708). The new models feature the latest in connectivity, sound quality and compatibility. All models offer the same basic features such as compatibility with Windows 7, DLNA 1.5 certified, integrated support of Apple iPhone and iPod, network audio streaming and multi-room support.
Samsung Electronics and Samsung Digital Imaging are to merge today in a move to combine both companies specialisation; Samsung Electronics’ digital media and digital convergence technologies, and Samsung Digital Imaging’s digital cameras and imaging technology and to improve market leadership. The merger was approved by shareholders in February of this year.
Elgato, the maker of EyeTV 3, the award winning TV software for Apple Mac has released the world’s first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) solution wich provides full access to premium cable or satellite TV on a Apple Mac – EyeTV HD. With EyeTV HD and EyeTV you can watch, pause and rewind TV programs; you can also search the program guide and create Smart Series Guides* to record the entire season of a TV series.
Best Buy and TiVo announced that Best Buy exclusive television brand Insignia will be shipping with TiVo software and advanced television services already built in. By embedding the TiVo software into the televisions will give Insignia customers an intuitive user experience for accessing online content by utilizing TiVo’s non-DVR software and advance television software, said both companies.
Mvix USA launched new HD home entertainment system called HDHome. The new Mvix HDHome brings together high definition home entertainment, gaming and home computing into one device; along with enough storage space to last a very long time. Built to offer Full 1080p HD picture and sound with support for the following file formats: 3GP, AAC, AVCHD, MPEG-4, WMV, and WMA.