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Hisense and PacketVideo Partner to Bring Twonky-Enabled Connected TVs to the Global Market
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PacketVideo today announced that its industry leading Twonky solution was selected by Hisense, a leading Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer, for use in their GoogleTV products and select Linux powered connected TVs shipped globally.
Smart TVs with Twonky software offer a true multi-screen experience, allowing users to play content from any device in their local network, or use their mobile phone or tablet to control the TV. Twonky software also makes Hisense TVs DLNA compatible, enabling support for the over one billion DLNA devices shipped globally to date. Users may also use PacketVideo's free Twonky Beam application with supported Hisense TVs to discover and transfer online video content from a tablet or mobile device to a television with the touch of a button.
"We are excited to work with Hisense, one of China's leading and most innovative TV manufacturers, to create a truly innovative and unique multi-screen experience for end-users," said Jim Brailean, CEO of PacketVideo. "Hisense shares our commitment in creating a seamless living room experience that bridges the gap between tablets and smartphones and the living room. We look forward to continuing to work with Hisense to bring the best possible experience to consumers."
"PacketVideo's Twonky solution is one of the leading products in the connected home space and we are proud to include Twonky on our GoogleTV solutions and connected TVs. We believe that Twonky empowers users by enabling them to easily enjoy their own personal content and online video directly in the living room. We look forward to continuing to work with PacketVideo in the connected application space," said Shaojiancheng, vice GM of Hisense R&D.
PacketVideo's Twonky solution enables user to watch personal content, video, music, and photos, stored on phones, tablets, PCs, Macs, and DLNA certified Network attached storage devices, on their Hisense TVs as well watch Internet content from major video sites using the TwonkyBeam application. In addition, Twonky enables a user to connect a hard drive directly to the Hisense Pulse, turning it into a DLNA certified media server.
ABOUT PACKETVIDEO
Founded in 1998, PacketVideo is the software pioneer powering the world's leading multimedia services on millions of home and mobile devices. For more information, visit http://www.pv.com. Twonky (http://www.twonky.com) is PV's line of consumer software.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or results could differ materially from the events or results predicted by such statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are discussed in greater detail in the filings of NTT DOCOMO with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such documents are available through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. PacketVideo makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect subsequent changes in events or circumstances except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.
For PacketVideo:
Tom Huntington
huntington@pv.com, 858.731.5355
SOURCE PacketVideo
PacketVideo
Web Site: http://www.pv.com
Hisense and PacketVideo Partner to Bring Twonky-Enabled Connected TVs to the Global Market
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PacketVideo today announced that its industry leading Twonky solution was selected by Hisense, a leading Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer, for use in their GoogleTV products and select Linux powered connected TVs shipped globally.
Smart TVs with Twonky software offer a true multi-screen experience, allowing users to play content from any device in their local network, or use their mobile phone or tablet to control the TV. Twonky software also makes Hisense TVs DLNA compatible, enabling support for the over one billion DLNA devices shipped globally to date. Users may also use PacketVideo's free Twonky Beam application with supported Hisense TVs to discover and transfer online video content from a tablet or mobile device to a television with the touch of a button.
"We are excited to work with Hisense, one of China's leading and most innovative TV manufacturers, to create a truly innovative and unique multi-screen experience for end-users," said Jim Brailean, CEO of PacketVideo. "Hisense shares our commitment in creating a seamless living room experience that bridges the gap between tablets and smartphones and the living room. We look forward to continuing to work with Hisense to bring the best possible experience to consumers."
"PacketVideo's Twonky solution is one of the leading products in the connected home space and we are proud to include Twonky on our GoogleTV solutions and connected TVs. We believe that Twonky empowers users by enabling them to easily enjoy their own personal content and online video directly in the living room. We look forward to continuing to work with PacketVideo in the connected application space," said Shaojiancheng, vice GM of Hisense R&D.
PacketVideo's Twonky solution enables user to watch personal content, video, music, and photos, stored on phones, tablets, PCs, Macs, and DLNA certified Network attached storage devices, on their Hisense TVs as well watch Internet content from major video sites using the TwonkyBeam application. In addition, Twonky enables a user to connect a hard drive directly to the Hisense Pulse, turning it into a DLNA certified media server.
ABOUT PACKETVIDEO
Founded in 1998, PacketVideo is the software pioneer powering the world's leading multimedia services on millions of home and mobile devices. For more information, visit http://www.pv.com. Twonky (http://www.twonky.com) is PV's line of consumer software.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or results could differ materially from the events or results predicted by such statements. Important factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially are discussed in greater detail in the filings of NTT DOCOMO with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such documents are available through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. PacketVideo makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect subsequent changes in events or circumstances except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.
For PacketVideo:
Tom Huntington
huntington@pv.com, 858.731.5355
SOURCE PacketVideo
PacketVideo
Web Site: http://www.pv.com