E-Cast snags $17M for bar and club entertainment
E-Cast Media, a company that provides interactive media in the form of music, videos and games to display monitors located in bars, clubs and other entertainment venues, has brought in $17 million in equity, according to a filing with the SEC.
Based in San Francisco, the… Continue Reading
LG Electronics adopts ARM processors in TVs — to help with Web 2.0 features
LG Electronics, the world’s second largest maker of televisions, has adopting ARM’s processors in its line-up of future digital TVs, one more sign of momentum for ARM (ARM.L).
ARM’s chip designs have become popular in mobile smart phones, because they use little power, and they’ve largely… Continue Reading
LED TVs hit the market, but will they sell?
With Samsung leading the charge, several television makers are turning to light-emitting diode technology to build thinner, crisper and more energy efficient products, VentureWire points out today. The catch is that the LEDs take price tags up a few notches — so will consumers go… Continue Reading
Qualcomm cuts deals for its Mirasol displays
Qualcomm made about eight different announcements at the Mobile World Congress today, but most interesting was news of the company’s progress Mirasol displays, which are based on a new way of capturing light with micro-electro-mechanical semiconductor (MEMS) technology.
Qualcomm said it’s working with LG Electronics to… Continue Reading
Intel scores LG as a customer for mobile internet device that can make phone calls
Intel is announcing an important new collaboration with cell phone maker LG Electronics in a strategically important market for the world’s biggest chip maker.
Intel has been touting mobile internet devices, or MIDs, as the next big wave of innovation for a while now. These devices… Continue Reading
LG shows off watch phone, mobile digital TV, and wireless video networking
South Korea’s LG Electronics kicked off press day at the International Consumer Electronics Show this morning with a flurry of new technology and product announcements.
Other TV makers will likely match some of these announcements, but LG’s focus on mainstream consumers suggests that some technologies that… Continue Reading