http://www.rock-chips.com shows their newest Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor integrated in already a range of 9.7″ tablets being made by a series of Rockchip partners, also being optimized for the Set-top-box (I guess possibly Google TV!), and they are also talking about Google Certification, and their new RK2906 processor which removes the HDMI output and other things to further lower the cost of entry level tablets. Rockchip also announces RK31XX for Q2 and RK32XX for Q3 2012, bringing 28nm Single-core ultra-low power consuming ARM Cortex-A9 and bringing even Quad-core.
Category: Set-top-boxes
Zenithink ST-Ericsson U8500 3G 7″ 1024×600 Tablet for $150
Posted by – March 15, 2012
Zenithink shows their new ST-Ericsson U8500 Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 based tablet designed by ontim with a built-in 3G HSPA+ modem, bluetooth, WiFi, and a decent 1024×600 screen resolution. The price is $150 for an order of at least 1000 units. They also show a $65 AmLogic based Android set-top-box with a built-in DVB-T tuner.
Shenzhen Victory Electronics ATVD-001, HDMI Stick on ARM Cortex-A9
Posted by – March 12, 2012
Shenzhen Victory Electronics shows their new HDMI Stick design (just a mockup for now?) with an ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The price is $50 per unit when bought in bulk of at least 1000. Please write in the comments if you know which processor they are using.
RealPlay shows $60-$90 1.5Ghz ICS Set-top-boxes
Posted by – March 9, 2012
Right now they are showing it with the AmLogic Single-core ARM Cortex-A9 but the pricing they are talking about is using a Dual-core 1.5Ghz processor which they have yet to confirm the chip maker.
Valueplus TizzBird Stick N1
Posted by – March 6, 2012
Using the new Telechips 8925 ARM Cortex-A5 processor platform, here’s the new computer/set-top-box on a USB Stick, with a full sized HDMI port on one side, a full sized USB Host port on the other, a Micro-USB port for power, MicroSD card slot, that’s it. Valueplus plans for a sub-$100 retail price, my guess is that the Bill of Materials for something like this can be done below $30 if mass manufactured. The market for these ARM Powered HDMI Sticks is going to be huge! Imagine a fully smoother Chrome on Android 4.0, a fully smooth Google TV user interface, this is awesome.
Coolech shows HiSilicon Single-core ARM Cortex-A9 Android Set-top-box with DTV support
Posted by – March 6, 2012
It supports the DVBT standard and to use any RJ11 telephone as a VOIP phone through that device. IT can record and timeshift any DTV signal to any USB storage.
Coolech HbbTV DTV Set-top-box
Posted by – March 6, 2012
Hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) is a new standard to combined Video-on-demand with Digital VIdeo Broadcasting standards, somehow. Coolech provides a set-top-box that already supports that.
Dream Chip xBounds mirroring to their OMAP3 HDMI dongle
Posted by – February 29, 2012
xBounds is a new solution for low bitrate Android mirroring.
Google Entertainment System (GES)
Posted by – February 10, 2012
Can be as cheap as $49 or $99, run a full ARM Powered Google TV with advanced 3D video-gaming. For example using Mali-T604 graphics, the graphics are comparable to an xbox360. It basically plays all Android games on the TV. Use a Bluetooth or RF Keyboard/mouse and you’ve got a full Chrome Desktop on your HDTV. It also includes the Android@Home RF protocol for connecting all your home appliances to the web. USB host for hard drives, becomes a WiFi hotspot, may also dock a White Spaces modem/router later so you share your unused home bandwidth to your whole neighborhood. Google can brand as much hardware they want, and I think they should, they just also make that hardware and software open source and let any other hardware makers sell it also.
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Source: my logic/speculation and the Wall Street Journal