HydraConnect announced its new HSS-3 Matrix Processor for Control4 systems, which features eight HDMI inputs and outputs with built-in HDBaseT transmitters.
Onkyo Receivers Feature InstaPrevue and MHL
Onkyo announced a new line of Audio/Video Receivers (AVRs) that feature Silicon Image’s InstaPrevue and Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) technology.
T-E Unveils HDMI Conditioners/Splitters
Transformative Engineering announced its new two-way (HDS-12) and four-way (HDS-14) HDMI conditioner/splitters.
ViXS Launches Blu-ray and PVR Reference Design
ViXS Systems announced its new turnkey hardware and software Blu-ray PVR Reference Design for consumer electronics manufacturers.
PNY Unveils XLR8 GeForce GTX 560 Ti Graphics Card
PNY Technologies announced its new XLR8 GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB graphics card.
STMicroelectronics STB Chips Support New Security Technologies
STMicroelectronics announced that it is sampling Set-Top Box (STB) decoder chips that support the latest security and content protection technologies, including the NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel and DVB-CSA3 descrambler system.
ViewSonic Launches 1080p DLP Projector
ViewSonic Corp. announced its new Full HD 1080p Pro8200 ($999) home theatre projector.
National Ships Automotive Entertainment Chipset with HDCP
National Semiconductor Corp. announced its FPD-Link III Ser/Des chipset with High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) for automotive entertainment systems. According to the statement, National’s FPD-Link III chipset supports in-car distribution of protected video and audio content, such as Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies, at up to 720p resolution.
1394 Trade Association Releases New Specs on Blu-ray
The 1394 Trade Association announced that it has issued new specifications focused on video compression and on audio and music transmission. Both can be applied to use of the 1394-Automotive standard. According to the statement, the revised BT.601 specification on the transport of uncompressed or compressed video addresses the upcoming Analog Sunset directive that applies [...]
Mobile High-Definition Link Specification Released
MHL, LLC announced the availability of the Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) specification version 1.0 and Adopter Agreement. According to the statement, the MHL standard defines a new mobile interface to directly connect mobile phones and other portable consumer electronics devices to high-definition televisions and displays. One of the key advantages of the MHL specification is [...]
Belkin Unveils Mini DisplayPort Converter for iMac
Belkin announced its new AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter (F2CD007) that adapts the signal from an HDMI audio/video source, such as a Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PS3 or cable box, to a DisplayPort-compatible signal. According to the statement, the AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter converter ($149.99) supports high-resolution video and audio, allowing users to display HD [...]

