Verizon and Motorola to Trial Energy-Efficient Set-Tops
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| April 15, 2010
Verizon and the Mobile Devices and Home business of Motorola have teamed to create and trial set-top boxes that are up to 30 percent more energy efficient than current models, with one new model offering double the amount of storage capacity for digital video recordings.??
Verizon will begin trialing the two new Energy Star-rated boxes, the Motorola QIP7232 and Motorola QIP7100, in select FiOS TV markets later this year. The QIP7232, the DVR model, boasts a faster processor and more memory.
The new Motorola QIP set-tops use environmentally preferred materials that do not contain lead, cadmium, mercury or other substances of concern. Packaging for the new set-tops will be 100 percent recyclable and made from 75 percent recycled cardboard.