Home Laptops PCs Components Printers Digital cameras Photography Displays Networking Storage Audio Home entertainment Mobile phones Video cameras Software Gadgets Peripherals Tablet PCs Car Tech Home / Home entertainment / PVRs / News Login|Register Log In Your email: Your password: Remember me
Create an account
RSS Feeds News | Forum | Store 
Gallery Posted on 14 Feb 2013 at 09:58 Intel has revealed plans to get into the set-top box business with a consumer-oriented device designed for streaming video over the internet.
Intel already produces a low-power Atom CE processor range specifically for consumer electronics, but the company has until now limited its efforts to providing components, rather than retail products.
Speaking at the Dive Into Media conference earlier this week, Intel's Erik Huggers told attendees that his company will launch a set-top box into the market designed to connect to an Intel-powered internet video service, providing live streaming and on-demand content to users over their existing broadband connections.
The idea isn't new - the recently-launched YouView service works in the same way - but Intel's involvement is novel, at least. Previously, the company has shied away from getting its hands dirty at retail - but that is beginning to change, with the launch of its Next Unit of Computing (NUC) bare-bones PCs.
Unlike the NUC, however, the video streaming set-top box won't carry Intel's brand: Huggers explained that the company is setting up an entirely new brand name specifically for its video streaming venture, but without detailing exactly what that brand might be. The presence of the reassuring 'Intel Inside' logo, meanwhile, is all-but certain: the set-top box is expected to be based on the company's existing Atom CE processor range.
At the event, Huggers claimed that the set-top box will offer several unique features including an integrated camera with facial recognition capabilities to allow programming to be customised to the user - blocking children from watching unsuitable material, for example - while also allowing groups to connect their systems together remotely to watch and discuss the same programme, creating a 'distributed living room' experience.
Intel has yet to formally announce the device, along with pricing or availability, but is expected to launch the service towards the end of the year in order to compete with YouView's growing market share.
Author: Gareth Halfacree Email to a friend Print this article Get more reviews, tutorials and in-depth advice, every month with Computer Shopper.Click here to try 3 issues for £1 < Previous News : PVRs Be the first to comment on this article You need to Login or Register to comment. Title: (optional) Comment: Find a review
advertisement
Most Commented News PS4 release date, specs & price rumours Latest PVR Reviews
Humax HDR-1000S Category: PVRsRating:
Price: £270
BT YouView Category: PVRsRating:
Price: £49
Samsung STB-E7500 Category: PVRsRating:
Price: £220
Humax YouView DTR-T1000 Category: PVRsRating:
Price: £299
HP Pavilion G6 Category: LaptopsRating:
Price: £442 Latest PVR News
BT YouView box free for new Infinity subscribers Sony announces Nasne PlayStation 3 PVR add-on Humax TV Portal to launch in January Project Canvas to launch as YouView in 2011 Humax announces Freeview HD PVR Freeview HD PVR on sale before World Cup Humax to fix faulty PVRs SagemCom launches RTI190 Freeview HD recorder Virgin Media offers HD with no monthly fee with new V HD Box Sponsored Links .storeWidget { background-color: #FFF; width: 336px; /*border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;*/ } .storeWidgetBottom { width: 336px; /*border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;*/ margin-top: 0px; } .storeWidget iframe { width: 300px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0; } .storeWidgetHeader { margin-bottom: 0px; } .storeWidgetFooter { clear: both; width: 95%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin-top: 6px; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center; } .storeWidgetBottom { /*border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;*/ height: 7px; font-size: 1px; margin-top: -2px; } .storeWidgetFooter a { text-decoration: none; color: #999; } 
Software Store Only available at Expert Reviews store advertisement
Sponsored Links
advertisement advertisement
Sitemap RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us Computer Shopper Subscriptions iGizmo Sign Up Privacy Notice Company Website Media Information TablePouncer restaurant deals Magazine Subscriptions Our Websites: The Week Auto Express Custom PC Evo IT Pro MacUser Men's Fitness Micro Mart PC Pro bit-tech Know Your Mobile Octane Channel Pro Know Your Cell Know Your Mobile India Digital SLR Photography Den of Geek Magazines Computer Shopper Mobile Phone Deals Competitions Cyclist Health & Fitness CarBuyer Cloud Pro MagBooks Mobile Test Land Rover Monthly Webuser Table Pouncer Viva Celular © Copyright Dennis Publishing Limited licensed by Felden
Printed from www.expertreviews.co.uk
Register to receive our regular email newsletter at http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/registration.
The newsletter contains links to our latest PC news, product reviews, features and how-to guides, plus special offers and competitions.
J09847.DM_tag(); var _comscore = _comscore || []; _comscore.push({ c1: "2", c2: "6036152" }); (function() { var s = document.createElement("script"), el =document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true; s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" :"http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); })();WwW.totalwap.info - Free porn gallery download, sex, pornhub, 3gp
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment