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Samsung, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Communications announce that interactive digital cable services are now live on the Samsung HL-S5686C Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) compliant DLP HDTV and SMT-H3050 High Definition Set-top Boxes.
The new interactive cable service is currently available in NYC and is supposed to be soon coming to Milwaukee (=beer city).
Time Warner Cable's new interactive cable service includes its OCAP Digital Navigator and its in-house developed Interactive Program Guide. In 2007, Time Warner Cable and Advance/Newhouse Communications will continue to rollout OCAP on Samsung OpenCable products in other divisions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. .
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Hewlett-Packard showed off a broad range of new Microsoft Vista-enabled desktops and notebooks as well as an ultra chic iPAQ at its product showcase held in Seoul recently. Aimed to meet the needs of families, students and active professionals, these new models come in stylish black and silver designs, which the company claims are in tune with modern consumer lifestyles. The highlights of the day were the two touchscreen models, namely the Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment notebook and the company's first all-in-one TouchSmart desktop PC. The tx1000 features a 12.1in swivel screen that can be twisted at up to 180 for more flexible viewing angles. HP says this allows users to easily convert the notebook into a writing slate (ala a Tablet PC) for scribbling notes and sketches in a classroom or in a business meeting. .
Consumer Trendsetters Showcase MIPS Everywhere at CES 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., - January 18, 2007 MIPS Technologies licensees and their customers were front and center at last weeks Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More than two dozen companies demonstrated and displayed design innovations and new products based on the industry-leading MIPS® architecture.
For well over a decade, CES has been an ideal forum for our customers to showcase hundreds of MIPS-Based products as the digital consumer market continues to explode worldwide, said Jack Browne, vice president of marketing at MIPS Technologies. This year was no exception, with MIPS at the center of major product advancements in digital home entertainment, portable media, GPS, broadband access, next-generation networking and communications.
Honored this year with a Best of CES Award was the MIPS-Based LG BH100 high-definition video disc player from LG Electronicsthe industrys first player capable of accommodating both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
Philips 63PFP7422D Plasma HDTV pre-viewed
It seems that Philips wants its share of the big plasma HDTV market and for that reason they have announced the launch of the Philips 63PFP7422D plasma HDTV, a 63-inch widescreen flat television that will hit the shelves in June this year. The new Philips 63PFP7422D provides 1080p resolution so users can enjoy the full potential of Blu-ray and HD DVD discs from the comfort of their living room. The Philips Plasma TV features several HDMI ports, USB connectivity and MP3 playback, as well as a motorised swiveling stand to allow users to change the orientation of the screen with the push of a buttom.
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