Valups

Valups is a South Korean consumer-electronics company based in Seoul. The company was spun off from iCube Corporation in 2008 and developed products for receiving, distributing, and viewing television content across mobile devices, personal computers, and home-entertainment systems. Its documented business included IPTV set-top boxes, mobile-television receivers, and technologies intended to connect conventional television services with broadband networks and local digital media libraries. A central part of Valups's business was the IPTV set-top box. These devices were designed to add internet-delivered video-on-demand services to traditional cable or satellite television environments. Valups also worked with Digital Living Network Alliance technology, allowing compatible devices such as televisions, set-top boxes, DVD or Blu-ray players, personal video recorders, and computers to share digital files over a home network. This placed the company within the broader home-convergence market, where television hardware served as an interface for both broadcast programming and locally stored digital content. Valups retained a relationship with iCube after the spin-off and had rights to use iCube intellectual property in the development of IPTV and home-convergence products. iCube had operated in digital media adapters and related entertainment products since the 1990s, giving Valups a technological and organizational connection to an earlier generation of networked-home devices. The company's most visible product was the Tivit, an evolution of the Valups T1000 mobile-television receiver. The device could receive DVB-T mobile-television signals and transmit them over Wi-Fi to supported Apple and BlackBerry devices. It could also connect to a computer by USB for television viewing. The product supported the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the third-generation iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices, and could operate from a battery for approximately three hours or remain connected to external power. Software from Axel Technologies enabled compatibility with the European DVB-H standard. Tivit was introduced in Japan before its planned availability in the United States and was supported by a dedicated iPhone application. Its selection for a Best of CES award at the January 2010 Consumer Electronics Show gave Valups visibility in the emerging mobile-TV accessory market. The available reference material does not establish Valups's later ownership, financial performance, current product portfolio, or present operating status. Accordingly, the company is best documented as a historically noted South Korean developer of connected-TV and mobile-television hardware rather than as a currently verified mass-market electronics brand.

Valups emerged from iCube Corporation through a 2008 spin-off. The new company was based in Seoul and focused on products that connected television services with broadband networks, mobile devices, and digital files stored within the home. Under the arrangement described in the available reference material, Valups retained a relationship with iCube and could use iCube intellectual property for IPTV and home-convergence development. The company's principal technology area was the IPTV set-top box. Rather than replacing cable or satellite television outright, these boxes were intended to add internet-delivered video-on-demand services to existing television environments. Valups also pursued interoperability through Digital Living Network Alliance technology. DLNA-based functionality enabled media files to move among compatible televisions, set-top boxes, DVD and Blu-ray players, personal video recorders, and computers, reflecting the period's emphasis on networked digital homes. Valups also developed hardware for mobile television. The T1000 received DVB-T signals and could transmit the programming over Wi-Fi to selected mobile devices. A USB connection provided another way to watch television on a personal computer. The more advanced Tivit version supported the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, third-generation iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices. It could run for about three hours on battery power or operate while plugged in. Its software stack also incorporated Axel Technologies technology for European DVB-H compatibility. Tivit was introduced in Japan before its planned American availability, and an iPhone application was developed for the product. Its Best of CES recognition in January 2010 was the clearest documented public milestone for the brand and positioned it within the early mobile-TV accessory market. The reference material does not provide reliable information about later product generations, corporate restructuring, leadership, revenue, or whether Valups remains active. The company's current status therefore remains unverified.

• 2010

  Tivit recognized at CES

  [1]Valupsen.wikipedia.org

  The Tivit mobile-television receiver received a Best of CES award at the January 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.

• 2008

  Valups spun off from iCube Corporation

  [1]Valupsen.wikipedia.org

  Valups was established as a spin-off from Seoul-based iCube Corporation and retained a relationship involving the use of iCube intellectual property for IPTV and home-convergence products.

Connected television, IPTV, mobile television, and home digital-media convergence

• Mobile-television receiver

  Valups T1000

  The T1000 was a mobile-television receiver capable of receiving DVB-T signals and forwarding television content over Wi-Fi to supported mobile devices. It could also connect to a personal computer through USB, providing another method for viewing television. The product represents Valups's effort to bring broadcast or mobile-TV services to phones, portable media players, and computers.

• Mobile-television receiver · 2010

  Tivit

  Tivit was an advanced version of the Valups T1000. It supported the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, third-generation iPod touch, and BlackBerry devices, using Wi-Fi to distribute received television signals. The unit could operate for about three hours on battery power or remain plugged in. It was introduced in Japan before planned United States availability, supported an iPhone application, and used Axel Technologies software for European DVB-H compatibility.

• Connected-TV hardware

  IPTV set-top boxes

  Valups's major business area was the IPTV set-top box. These devices were designed to add video-on-demand delivered through internet protocol networks to traditional cable or satellite television systems. The company's home-convergence approach also included DLNA-based sharing of digital files among televisions, set-top boxes, optical-disc players, personal video recorders, and computers.

• 2010

  Expansion of the Tivit mobile-TV platformProduct launch

  Background

  Valups sought to distribute mobile-television signals to smartphones, portable media players, and computers.

  Action taken

  The company introduced Tivit, supported selected Apple and BlackBerry devices, developed an iPhone application, and prepared market introductions beginning with Japan and later the United States.

  Aftermath

  Tivit received Best of CES recognition in January 2010. Later commercial performance is not documented in the available sources.

  Source

• 2008

  Spin-off and continuation of iCube technology relationshipStrategy

  Background

  Valups was separated from iCube while operating in the connected-TV and home-convergence field.

  Action taken

  The new company continued a relationship with iCube and received the right to use iCube intellectual property in developing IPTV products.

  Aftermath

  The arrangement gave Valups a documented technical connection to iCube's earlier digital-media-adapter and entertainment-product work.

  Source

1. 1Valupsen.wikipedia.org