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Archive of posts filed under the Standards and Specifications category.

SD Memory Cards Go Wireless

The SD Association announced its new Wireless LAN SD memory card specification at CES 2012.

RVU Alliance Updates Remote User Interface Spec

The RVU Alliance announced that it will release its RVU 2.0 Remote User Interface (RUI) client/server specification in early 2012.

New Initiative Secures HD Content on Flash Cards

Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk, Sony and Toshiba announced that they will work together to develop and promote a new HD content protection technology for flash memory cards and embedded storage devices.

XQD Memory Cards Promise Higher Performance

The CompactFlash Association (CFA) announced that it has published the specifications for its new XQD memory card format.

CompactFlash Association Adopts Performance Profiles

The CompactFlash Association (CFA) announced its new Video Performance Guarantee (VPG) Profile specification for CompactFlash memory cards.

DVB Teams Up With 3D@Home Consortium

The Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) consortium announced that it is working with the 3D@Home Consortium to encourage the development of 3DTV standards and exchange information about 3D viewing.

HDMI Founders Look for New Blood

HDMI Licensing, LLC announced that it has created a new organization designed to elicit broader industry participation in developing future versions of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification.

Ultra High Definition TV on the Horizon

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that one of its working groups has agreed upon most of the technical characteristics necessary to make Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) a reality.

SanDisk Pushes for Lower SSD Power Consumption

SanDisk Corporation announced that it is spearheading an initiative to significantly lower the power consumption of Solid-State Drives (SSDs.)

CEA Seeks Input on 21:9 Video Standard

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that it is calling for industry participation in updating the organization’s DTV standards to accommodate 21:9 aspect ratio video.