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Sorenson Spark Press: Verisilicon licenses Sorenson Spark Video codec

Douglas Cebik — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:46:01 +0000

I have closed another major licensing deal for Sorenson Media. The announcement was made public today, via the following press release.

This deal allows Verisilicon to optimize the Sorenson Spark video codec and offer it as part of their chipset offering, ultimately enabling a broad array of consumer electronic devices to play back video [...]

Samsung Press Release: Sorenson Media: Sorenson Spark

Douglas Cebik — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:13:42 +0000

Sorenson Media released the following press release today, which was picked up by FOX Media.

Note: I am the primary contact person. I work as a consultant for Sorenson Media, and this is one of the many Spark licensing deals I have successfully closed for Sorenson Media. Deals such as this bring the company significant revenue.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/samsung-licenses-sorenson-spark-comprehensive-playback-internet-video-mobile/

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AT&T to eliminate iPhone unlimited usage

Douglas Cebik — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:04:47 +0000

AT&T said today that 3% of its smartphone users are consuming 40% of its data traffic and compromising its networks.

Back in October at the CTIA Wireless conference AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega complained about this same issue indicating the disproportionate wireless bandwidth usage of iPhone users in a speech to [...]

Could the Electric Car Save us?

Douglas Cebik — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:41:42 +0000

CBS News and New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, discuss the future of the electric car. The clip interviews Martin Eberhard co-founded Tesla Motors.

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Digital camera market grows 27%, DSLRs up 75

Douglas Cebik — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:13:17 +0000

Full Article Here

Chip makers venture into portable HD H.264 market

Douglas Cebik — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:57:20 +0000

Shifting warily from the fast-growing but increasingly commoditized H.264 decoder IC market, several semiconductor companies are testing the waters for H.264 High Profile encoder/decoders.

Full EETimes Article Here:

Inside Nikon's 4800 digital camera, with video

Douglas Cebik — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:32:40 +0000

From an analog design perspective, the digital still camera (DSC) provides surprisingly rich turf. Far from what the product category name might imply, the DSC is loaded with mixed-signal design and components. Looking first at attributes tied to this month’s focus on line drivers, the Nikon 4800 of Figure 1 provides one view of [...]

China Netcom chooses AVS over H.264 for IPTV

Douglas Cebik — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 23:15:30 +0000

EETimes Article:

SHANGHAI, China — One of China’s major wireline telecom companies, China Netcom, plans to fully implement a domestically developed codec in its fledgling IPTV network. Use of the codec, known as AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard), is a big break for its developers, which have had a hard time selling it to [...]

Broadcom claims first universal DVD chip

Douglas Cebik — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:35:07 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — Consumer and communications chip supplier Broadcom Corp. Thurs. (Nov. 9) introduced what the company labeled the first single-chip solution to support both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD standards.The battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, competing next-generation DVD standards with powerful backers, has been billed as the next VHS versus Betamax in some corners. [...]

Skype founders plan to launch Web TV service

Douglas Cebik — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:03:20 +0000

FRANKFURT/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The founders of file-swapping service KaZaA and Internet calling program Skype plan to launch advertising-supported Internet television shortly, Skype co-founder Janus Friis told a Danish newspaper.

The project, code-named Venice, will bring quality TV programmes for free to consumers who have a broadband Internet connection, he told Boersen financial newspaper.

“We [...]