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Geniatech Brings Android TV to Market

Geniatech has introduced a very small settop box that is called Enjoy TV.  The small white box packs a lot of features into it, including a MicroSD card slot, infrared remote control, ethernet, HDMI, USB, and WiFi.  App Makers will be able to tailor the apps they build to this box and make them ready for the big screen TV. 

Diamond Wireless Range Extender and Set-Top Box Preview

I remember building a PC many years ago and at that time, Diamond Multimedia was one of *the* graphics card companies. I even seem to remember that it was VL-bus card, so that dates it to a pre-Pentium era. Anyway, it's great to see that Diamond is still around when so many others have fallen by the wayside. Todd interviews

Peel Recommends TV Shows For You

In the "old days" finding enjoyable TV programmes relied on three sources - in programme advertising for another show, flicking through the channels or your friends saying, "Did you watch xxxx last night? It's brilliant!" At CES, Andy and Courtney discover Peel, a fourth way of discovering great new TV shows. Peel is an iPhone and Android app which offers

Siano Brings Broadcast TV To iPhones and iPad

Although not present in the USA and Europe, viewing broadcast TV on mobile phones is very popular in Asian countries and parts of South America. Andy and Don talk to Guy from Siano Mobile Silicon about the technology behind this cultural phenomena. Watching broadcast TV on mobile phones has been very popular in China, Japan and Korea, particularly with people who

Nyxio Introduces Android-based SmartTV

Nyxio, a designer of cutting edge Smart TV and consumer electronics devices, is showing off a new Android Smart TV platform which is made for both consumer and business customers.  The new software will be available for the Nyxio Android OS Smart TV 21.5-inch, which has touch-screen capability and is perfect for business users. The platform is compatible with screens

Sony Connects Up At CES

Sony's CES focus this year is on electronics, content and network services combining to deliver high quality entertainment anytime and anywhere. Supported by a slew of product announcements, new connected devices range from TVs, Blu-ray players and A/V receivers through to tablets, smartphones and PCs and on to camcorders and mobile music players. Sony is combining these with online services

Trendnet Compacts Powerline Adapter

At CES, TRENDnet has launched the world's smallest 500 Mb/s Powerline adapter with the new TPL-406E model. Look at the picture below to see the difference in size between a standard Powerline adaptor and the new model on the left. When trying to get all the modern gadgets plugged in and networked, this will certainly help where there is limited