digital tv

LCDs outsell CRT TVs in Europe

News Among the digital TV standards, LCD (liquid crystal display) is increasing its size over plasma. The crossover to digital TVs is occurring earlier than predicted. Worldwide, LCD TV shipments were up 99 per cent compared with the same period last year.

28 November 2006, 9:03

Photos: SpongeBob dives into digital

News The HD-ready TV, which costs $299 (£150), also offers a built-in ATSC digital tuner. The 3-megapixel SpongeBob digital camera, which costs $79 (£40), comes with character overlays that let people pose with SpongeBob and his pals as a photo is shot.

19 September 2007, 9:19

British girls more tech-savvy than boys

News Seventy-two per cent of youngsters have access to digital TV, watching an average of 14 hours of telly per week, while around 65 per cent of kids have access to a mobile phone, whether it's their own or their parents' mobile.

4 May 2006, 9:52

Amazon delivers cinema to the home

News Next month, the online retailer is planning to launch Amazon Digital Video, a service that will deliver full-length feature films and TV shows to customers over the Web, according to a source with knowledge of the offering.

25 July 2006, 9:09

Virgin set to launch mobile TV broadcasts

News Movio, which completed a successful trial earlier in the year, uses the same frequencies as DAB digital radio but enhances them to provide a limited number of TV channels, a system known as DAB-IP (Digital Audio Broadcasting -- Internet Protocol).

10 July 2006, 10:31

Domino's 'e-pizzas' going like hot cakes

News The bright spot in those figures was Domino's ecommerce channel, which includes the Internet and digital TV. Domino's launched its digital TV and web pizza ordering service in 1999. Online sales have boosted profits at Domino's Pizza, with almost...

22 February 2007, 9:30

BitTorrent launches digital media store

News The 45-employee company that calls itself BitTorrent is planning to use its software to launch a download site, called the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, that will distribute more than 5,000 titles from digital movies, TV shows, games and other...

26 February 2007, 9:58

Apple takes aim at TV

News With Apple TV, we believe we are providing a new, better way for people to seamlessly and wirelessly enjoy their digital lifestyles," Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's chief financial officer, said during a presentation at the Morgan Stanley Technology...

Tags: apple, television, demand, watching

13 March 2007, 10:31

HP expands digital-entertainment range

News The company's HP Advanced Digital Media LCD TV, for example, is designed to allow viewers to stream high-resolution videos or slideshows with music soundtracks to the 37-inch TV from their PCs. On select models, the dv8000 series will offer an...

5 January 2006, 8:30

TV catches the Web video bug

News You could call it a digital-age version of the old bloopers TV shows. And ABC News Digital plans to enhance its television news programme by drawing on video captured by viewers using mobile phones. Dirty secret or not, the Web has long been a...

23 February 2006, 9:09

TiVo looks for an edge

News Digital video recorders are similar to VCRs, allowing consumers to record TV shows, but instead of storing to tape, DVRs use a hard drive. The notebook then transmits the songs to Airport Express devices connected to stereos, which play the songs...

25 April 2005, 9:56

T-Mobile, Orange snatch more spectrum

News Spectrum in this band will be freed up by the switch over to digital TV and will support transmissions that are able to penetrate buildings and cover large geographical areas using only relatively few transmitters.

Tags: wireless, auction, band, operator

25 February 2008, 8:53

TiVo stages the death of the VCR in fine style

News TiVo's digital video recorder (DVR) and service lets users pause live TV and record broadcasts. TiVo hosted a mock funeral for the VCR on Friday as part of a promotional sales event for its digital video recorders, highlighting the expanding role...

17 October 2005, 10:01

BT closes lid on mobile TV service

News BT Movio was based on the rival Digital Audio Broadcasting -- IP (DAB-IP) standard, which reused digital radio spectrum to deliver a handful of TV channels and a range of digital radio stations. The final straw for BT, however, was the recent...

27 July 2007, 8:55

Second time lucky for LCDs, says Canon

News According to a recent study by research firm In-Stat/MDR, worldwide shipments of digital TV sets will reach 93 million units annually in 2008, up from a projected 17 million units this year. Besides Canon, computer makers such as Dell and Hewlett...

14 April 2004, 13:45