What if the next time you called DirecTV, the service tech didn’t bring a set top box but a server and several thin clients?  And what if this server would allow you to watch live premium HD content as well as recorded TV, videos and movies from your PCs and possibly content from the internet?
That’s the dream of the RVU Alliance.  The group, composed of DirecTV, Cisco, Broadcom and Samsung is looking to provide a full home entertainment solution.  This solution would consist of a server that would be …

Bluetooth is more than just jawbone headsets for your mobile phone.  That’s what Broadcom and LG are showing by adding the technology to LGs newest line of TVs which are now shipping.
While most people use bluetooth to make calls with their phone or to listen to music with wireless headphones, LG is using the tech in a different way.  By adding the Broadcom chips to their TVs, they will allow consumers to stream music from Bluetooth enable smartphones and PMPs to their TVs for playback.  Consumers will also be …