Monthly Archives: October 2009

TV White Spaces: New Frontier Could Be Especially Helpful In Rural Areas

Written on October 30, 2009 at 10:18 am, by

Donny Jackson at Urgent Communications has a very good article on last week’s launch of the first network operating on the unused frequencies between active TV channels, known as TV […]  More

VIZIO Licenses Digital TV Patent Portfolio to Sony Resolving Ongoing Patent Disputes

Written on October 30, 2009 at 10:17 am, by

[Press Release From PRNewswire] — VIZIO announced that Sony Corporation has become a licensee under VIZIO’s patent portfolio.  VIZIO, a leader in the American LCD HDTV market, owns a  substantial […]  More

Seduced. And Abandoned?

Written on October 30, 2009 at 6:04 am, by

It’s possible that you’ve never heard of AUO; it’s unlikely you’ve never seen their products.  They’re one of the world’s largest makers of LCD displays, ranging from 1.2-inch to more […]  More

3-D is The Future of Television

Written on October 29, 2009 at 8:56 pm, by

Rupert Neate of the UK’s Telegraph says that 3-D will be a big hit for broadcasters next year. To find out why he feels that way, see: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/6455635/3D—the-future-of-television.html To find […]  More

Toshiba Unveils Highly Sensitive CMOS Image Sensor Using BSI Technology

Written on October 29, 2009 at 8:48 pm, by

Nikkei Electronics Asia reports that Toshiba has introduced a CMOS image sensor that will bring 14.6 million pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video imaging. The sensor […]  More

WNYC Radio Rolls Out Innovative Radio Program

Written on October 27, 2009 at 5:42 pm, by

Reuters is reporting that WNYC, America’s most listened-to public radio station, has selected ViewCast’s Niagara GoStream SURF portable encoding system for the station’s newly-opened The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. […]  More

San Jose Police to get UniformCam

Written on October 27, 2009 at 5:39 pm, by

KGO (san Francisco) has a video report on how the San Jose police are about to become the first in the nation to have HD cameras integrated with their uniforms. […]  More

Electronics Industry Fights Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use

Written on October 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm, by

The San Jose Mercury news reports that California’s effort to regulate the energy efficiency of televisions has sparked an enormous backlash from the electronics industry, which is banking on consumers’ love […]  More

Not All Consumers Are Idiots

Written on October 22, 2009 at 5:31 pm, by

Doug Lung’s RF Report today discusses an FCC report on the testing of 136 digital-television converter boxes, presented at the IEEE Broadcast Symposium. Twelve boxes failed to work, 30% couldn’t […]  More

First Unlicensed Television Spectrum Broadband Network On-Air

Written on October 22, 2009 at 3:53 pm, by

Network World reports that after years of battles, Microsoft and Dell fired up the first public broadband wireless network based on unlicensed television spectrum when the service officially launched on Wednesday in […]  More

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