Monthly Archives: February 2007
Sennheiser hits NAB with new receiver, mic head
Written on February 26, 2007 at 2:40 pm, by SVG Staff
Sennheiser heads to NAB with the lightweight EK 3241 true-diversity portable receiver as well as a new microphone head for its top RF wireless mic. The receiver, known as the […] More
NBA and YouTube Challenge Fans around the World to Post Their Best Basketball Moves
Written on February 26, 2007 at 1:46 pm, by SVG Staff
YouTube, Inc. and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of Post Up the NBA on the new NBA Channel on YouTube. The new channel will provide fans […] More
CEA: All TVs now shipping with digital tuners
Written on February 26, 2007 at 12:48 pm, by SVG Staff
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA ) celebrates the arrival of the next phase of the historic digital television (DTV) transition this Thursday as all products shipped with analog television tuners […] More
NHL Tests Center Ice Broadband Package
Written on February 26, 2007 at 9:49 am, by SVG Staff
The National Hockey League is close to skating its live games to broadband. The league is currently testing distribution of its cable and satellite NHL Center Ice out-of-market game package […] More
Ericsson makes $1.6 billion play for Tandberg TV, outpacing Arris offer
Written on February 26, 2007 at 9:37 am, by SVG Staff
Ericsson has announced a voluntary public cash offer to acquire Tandberg Television for NOK 106 in cash per share, or an aggregate price of approximately SEK 9.8 billion. The Cash […] More
Grass switchers ties that bind at Daytona for Fox, Game Creek
Written on February 24, 2007 at 8:23 am, by SVG Staff
Game Creek Video and Fox Sports used a unique combination of Grass Valley high-definition (HD) production switchers from Thomson to handle coverage of the the Daytona 500 on Sunday February […] More
Video of the week: mPhase Magentometer Technology
Written on February 23, 2007 at 9:12 pm, by SVG Staff
This seems kind of cool. mPhase Technologies has released a video demonstration of its ultra-sensitive sensor magnetometer. “Based on the success of our nano battery video posted on You Tube […] More
Dish to dish out Cricket World Cup
Written on February 23, 2007 at 9:07 pm, by SVG Staff
EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite TV service will offer the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup on Pay-Per-View. Coverage of the event begins March 5 with four warm-up […] More
HD advocate, CEA spokeswoman Cynthia Upson succumbs to lung cancer
Written on February 23, 2007 at 4:30 pm, by SVG Staff
When someone, someday writes the story about the consumer electronics revolution at the turn of the century, and especially focuses on the adoption of the next generation of television standards, […] More
The Week in Geek: Another reason to fear the Net
Written on February 23, 2007 at 4:14 pm, by SVG Staff
By Jonathan Blum and Seth Elkin Does anyone quite know what to make of the Arena Football League? Somehow, these guys are now starting their third decade and they keep […] More