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Dish Hops Into 4k

by Tom Allen

Dish has announced its first UltraHD STB, the 4k Joey. Said to be on the way ‘very soon’, the box can decode HEVC, and supports UltraHD at 60fps over HDMI. It is also capable …

Amazon Ditches Apple and Google

by Tom Allen

An Amazon email, sent to marketplace sellers, has revealed that the retailer will soon stop selling the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The message said that the decision was taken because these devices do …

TiVo Adds UltraHD

by Tom Allen

TiVo’s new Bolt STB is UltraHD-capable (for Netflix and YouTube) and includes an improved ‘SkipMode’ feature to wind past adverts. The box can handle cable and Verizon’s FiOS service, but not satellite or AT&T’s …

Nvidia Spreads Shield Over Europe

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has launched its Shield STB in the UK, France, Germany and the Nordics. It is an Android TV media player (with UltraHD support), with Nvidia’s game streaming service, Geforce Now. It costs €160 …

Amazon STB Limited to 30fps and No HDR

by Tom Allen

While Amazon’s new Fire TV STB (UltraHD for $100 With Amazon) can show UltraHD content, a significant failing has been discovered by Consumer Reports – it is limited to 30fps. Amazon has chosen to …

Amazon Sticks With Mediatek

by Tom Allen

Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s …

MediaTek Chipsets Power New Amazon Devices

by Tom Allen

MediaTek, a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC), today announced that it will power an array of Amazon consumer products, including the Amazon Fire TV, and Fire HD …

Amazon intros 4K Ultra HD Fire TV STB and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote

by Tom Allen

30386Last year, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) introduced the first Amazon Fire TV, combining voice search that actually works, fast and powerful performance, and an open ecosystem to deliver the easiest way to watch Netflix, Amazon …

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UltraHD for $100 With Amazon

by Tom Allen

Amazon has been active in the TV STB/dongle space for more than a year now, and is stepping up its game to challenge the new Apple TV. The company’s newest Fire TV STB not …

Ruwido Highlights “Organic Haptic” Experience

by Bob Raikes

We caught up with Ferdinand Maier of Salzburg-based Ruwido, which makes high quality remote controls and software for the STB user interfaces to go with them. First we looked at one of the regular …

Marvell and Leading European Telecom Provider Swisscom Expand Collaboration to Launch Ultra HD Android Set-Top Boxes

by Tom Allen

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) — a worldwide leader in providing complete silicon solutions from mobile communications to storage, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment, in-home content delivery and Kinoma® software enabling the “Smart …

iWedia Scores HiSilicon Design Win

by Tom Allen

iWedia’s Linux-based ‘Teatro 3.0’ software has been ported for Hisilicon’s Hi3798/Hi3796 SoC family. Teatro 3.0 is designed for hybrid (DVB+IP) set-top boxes featuring HbbTV.