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Streaming device now shipping in the United States Santa Clara, California (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 PLAiR today announced the company has begun shipping its portable streaming device to customers in the United States. Unveiled at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), PLAiR is the first streaming device to deliver platform and device agnostic AirPlay-like functionality from Apple, Windows and Android devices to any HDTV with an open HDMI port. “While more and more viewers are holding a...
NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with education and graduation, and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For each story included in this package, you will find the first paragraph of the feature release below, as well as its headline linked to the full text. This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service. Coming...
Don't Miss Your Favorite Sports and TV Shows When Away From Home FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for graduation season and Father's Day, Sling Media has the ideal gifts for on-the-go dads and graduating students heading to college or setting off on their own: the Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/LA96146-a) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/LA96146LOGO-b) Both offer full 1080p...
RX-A830 and RX-A730 offer multi-room flexibility and control, MHL® and AirPlay® to deliver the ultimate listening and viewing experiences to the modern enthusiast. Buena Park, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Yamaha Corporation of America, AV Division, unveils the newest models of its flagship line of network AV receivers, the AVENTAGE RX-A830 and RX-A730. Like their predecessors, these models push the company’s “Powered by Music” philosophy to new heights, and exemplify...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Netflix is the favorite movie streaming service that everyone loves to hate. It’s dirt cheap and available just about everywhere, yet you’re more likely to hear complaints about the selection of movies available as opposed to its extreme accessibility. Users can access Netflix on a myriad of devices such as most video game consoles, set-top boxes such as the Apple TV or Roku, Smart TVs and all manner of mobile devices....
Former Activision Executive To Guide Corporate Policy and Business Affairs at LodgeNet SIOUX FALLS, S.D., April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, the leading provider of interactive content and connectivity solutions to hospitality and healthcare businesses and the consumers they serve, has named George L. Rose as Chief Legal Officer. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080115/AQTU120LOGO) Mr. Rose, formerly Chief Legal Officer of Activision...
Epiphan's Mediphan technology named a "potentially life-saving innovation" by the Space Foundation OTTAWA, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Mediphan, a division of Epiphan Systems Inc, an innovator in professional audio video capture and streaming technologies, has been inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame. The Space Technology Hall of Fame recognizes technologies that improve life on Earth but were originally developed for or dramatically improved by...
Reviewers Robert Wiley and Jack Burden cover the complete list of Toshiba LCD/LED TV new releases for the year ATLANTA, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Robert Wiley and Jack Burden have compiled a list of all the LED TVs Toshiba has in store for the 2013/2014 year. Readers will find a massive new 4K UHD offering as well as TVs suited for the kitchen or RV from this manufacturer. Sizes range from 23 inches all the way up to a massive 84 inch monster. Toshiba also has a smart TV...
Panasonic Introduces Two New 3D-Capable Players Featuring Wireless Capabilities for Added Content Viewing SECAUCUS, N.J., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic, a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, announced today pricing and availability of it 2013 Blu-ray Disc Player lineup which was unveiled last month at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show. The line-up features two new Full HD 3D models (DMP-BDT330 and DMP-BDT230) and two 2D...
New system offers a variety of advanced features including 4:2:2 decode, genlock, and a front-panel confidence monitor LAS VEGAS, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Telairity, manufacturer of the industry's best encoders, today announced the introduction of the BE-IRD-5600 integrated receiver and decoder (IRD), an advanced, next-generation 4:2:2/4:2:0, HD/SD, MPEG2/MPEG4 (H.264/AVC) broadcast-class system for broadcasters, cable and satellite operators, and telecom services around the...
Latest Television technology Reference Libraries
Can someone with arthritis forecast the weather? It is possible even though most people don’t think so. Anyone that has some form of arthritis can tell you when it’s about to get colder as there joints start to flare up and the pain starts to increase. This is because the temperature is getting colder and high pressure is moving into the area. When high pressure moves into an area it is made up of colder weather which is the cold air sinking from the upper levels of the atmosphere down...
A remote control is an electronic device that can operate another piece of electronic equipment wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance. Although it goes by many names, it is most commonly called the remote. They are usually small wireless handheld objects with various buttons and settings. Most of the time, the remote contains a much larger majority of controls than the small amount of primary controls the device itself has. Remotes communicate either through infrared or radio...
The Cathode Ray Tube, which has internal or external means to accelerate and deflect electron beams, is a vacuum tube containing an electron gun and a fluorescent screen. The electron beams that are deflected are used to create images in the form of light emitted from the fluorescent screen. The CRT works by using an evacuated glass envelope which is large, deep, heavy, and relatively fragile. Ferdinand Braun is credited with the first CRT in 1897. It can also be known as the Braun tube....
A monitor (also referred to as a visual display unit) is an electronic visual display for computers. The monitor encompasses the display device, circuitry, and an enclosure. The display device in contemporary monitors is usually a thin film transistor liquid crystal display thin panel, while older monitors use a cathode ray tube. At first, computer monitors were used for data processing and television receivers for entertainment. It is now becoming more common for computers to be used...
Vladimir Kozmich Zworykin (July 30, 1889 - July 29, 1982) was a Russian-American engineer, inventor, and initiator of television technology. One of his accomplishments includes the invention of a television transmitting and receiving system utilizing cathode ray tubes. In the early thirties, he was instrumental in the physical production of components used in the television, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes, and the electron microscope. Although many biographers...
