Blog articles from 10/2009

Kurt Scherf , Vice President of Research and Principal Analyst at Parks Associates will present new research and analysis with Motorola during a free webcast, "IP Video: How to prepare for anywhere, anytime, any device" on Thursday, October 15. Kurt and Buddy Snow of Motorola will talk about the exploding consumer demand for IP video content & services and discuss the state of the market, specifically how operators can plan, implement and future-proof their IP video...

WD's digital media players have gone from "Sneakernet" (the WD TV product) to home network-connected with the introduction of the WD Live Media Player today. The product features network capability and Full-HD 1080p resolution. The WD TV Live media player connects directly to a users' HD TV and plays almost any file stored on a connected USB drive such as My Passport™ portable drive. The WD TV Live media player features powerful media processing, which enables playback in...

Sigma Designs is building quite a home networking portfolio. First, there was the acquisition of Zensys , and now today an announcement of their purchase of CopperGate , they look like they're going to go head-to-head even more with the likes of Broadcom in the advanced gateway, set-top box, and connected CE space, as Broadcom is a big proponent of MoCA.

BluFocus Inc , an advanced testing and certification facility, announced it has established the first, and currently only, Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) approved Testing Center in the United States for Movie Player Verification. BluFocus has also been approved by the BDA as a Testing Center for BD-ROM Audio Visual Content and is in the process of finalizing its approval for BD-ROM PC Application Software. BluFocus recognizes that in order to continue ensuring the quality of...

Sometimes, it's worth it to be an insomniac. I was awake at 4:50 this morning for the Marketplace Morning Report on NPR, and heard the story of the man from Oregan who demanded a signed contract from Verizon that a $77.99 bundled service offer would be honored as such, with no additional or hidden fees. Those of us who have such contracts realize, of course, that the base price is just that - the starting point for pricing that will invariably include additioanl fees (taxes, regulatory...

After the Consumer Electronics Show in January, I had written some thoughts about whether low-cost PCs (like netbooks) would be more widely used to bring online content and application straight to the TV and eliminate the need for digital media adapters, home networks, or other complicated solutions. At the time, I had said that was was needed was a way for the user to easily interact with the on-screen content and guide with a good remote. The folks at GlideTV think they've come up...

Harry Wang , Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will be moderating the panel "Chronic Disease Management and Care Compliance Assurance" at CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego on Thursday, October 8, at 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM in room 29B. Combating rising healthcare costs is a top priority in our nation’s economic struggle. This session will explore the application of wireless to chronic disease management for the benefit of...

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will present "Market Trends, PHR Buzz, & Wireless for Healthcare: Implications for Continua" on Wednesday, October 7th at the Continua Health Alliance Fall Summit in Boston, MA. This two-hour presentation have three mini-tracks that will cover the latest market trends in the personal health technology market, discuss adoption trends and use cases of Personal Health Records (PHR), and...