Archive for 'TV & movies' Category
PixelView TV Tuner Cards Turn on in India
4 January 2008Prolink Microsystems has launched its newest models in the PixelView TV tuner card series for PCs in India. These include the PlayTV Xpress, PlayTV Mobile and PlayTV USB 415.
The PlayTV Xpress delivers portable PCTV entertainment with both TV and FM radio receivers that support worldwide standard audio decoding. It uses the PCI Express interface […]
TV Soaps Break into India’s Mobile Phones
4 January 2008Rajshri Productions’ Rajat Barjatya will be providing the first serial series for handsets in India. The series will be a 90-episode, humor-based soap opera. “Earlier there was cinema and TV,” said Barjatya, who is the younger brother of Rajshri founder Sooraj Barjatya and head of Rajshri Media, a new company specializing in producing content for […]
China Wants Its Own Mobile TV Market
4 January 2008Chinese regulators from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television are giving a boost to the budding mobile TV industry by forming a 400 million Yuan ($54 million) governmental fund to help develop this technology over the next three years. The goal is to help Chinese firms develop mobile TV standards and technology, […]
Blockbuster Considering a Move to Mobile
1 December 2007Movie rental chain Blockbuster is talking with several major mobile phone companies about exploring technology that lets users watch movies over their handsets, according to an article on TechWhack.com. Blockbuster’s chief executive James Keyes said that he is currently able to watch movies on his BlackBerry device, thanks to help from the device’s manufacturer […]
HandHeld Finally Zvue, Completes eBaum’s World Buy
10 November 2007As announced back in August, HandHeld Entertainment has officially changed its name to Zvue Corporation and completed its acquisition of entertainment site eBaum’s World.
When the company first launched, its primary focus was its line of Zvue inexpensive handheld media players. It now has a worldwide network of user-generated and other video Web sites as […]
Starz Vongo 2.0: Better Viewing, More Devices, Wireless Streaming
10 November 2007Starz Entertainment upgraded its Vongo online movie service at the end of October with enhancements meant to deliver a better user experience. The company also wants to make it more convenient for subscribers to use Vongo, both on the PC and on portable devices.
New features and functions in Vongo 2.0 include the ability to […]
Best Buy Launches Online Video-Sharing Service
4 November 2007Best Buy this week launched Best Buy Video Sharing, an online solution for customers to safely store and share home movies and videos via the Web. Best Buy Video Sharing is a subscription-based service for users to upload their personal videos for sharing on Web sites and blogs, with family and friends or in e-mail […]
SanDisk Uses Sneaker Ware to Bridge PC to TV Gap
27 October 2007- Plug, Copy, Walk, Plug, Play - No Network Required
- Launches Fanfare Online Media Store
- Downloaded Content Can Be Played on any TV
SanDisk took dead aim at Apple this week by launching an online music and video store called Fanfare and a new widget called Sansa TakeTV that competes with Apple TV. Sansa TakeTV uses […]