Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Wi3 Inc. Demonstrates Patented New In-Wall IPTV/SmartTV Home Networking Product Based on Existing Coax Cable Infrastructure at CES 2011
Jan 13, 2011 – Combining the MoCA IPTV/SmartTV standard, the WiFi Direct spec, and a patented in-wall wallport design, Wi3 is set to solve the problem existing in homes today of delivering Internet services to TVs.
News categories: Wi3, Entropic Communications, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home

ACCESS DTV Browser and DLNA Solutions to Support Electra Entertainment's Hybrid DVB/IP Connected TV
Jan 7, 2011 – ACCESS CO. (TOKYO: 4813) has signed a software license agreement with Electra Entertainment. The agreement brings ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser for TV and NetFront™ Living Connect to Electra's Trove™ hybrid DVB/IP connected TV software platform.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Electra Entertainment, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

HD-PLC Alliance Certifies Powerline Coexistence Recommended by NIST SGIP PAP15
Jan 7, 2011 – The HD-PLC Alliance has announced that it has started the certification program for powerline coexistence that the U.S. NIST SGIP PAP15 recently approved as a mandatory requirement for all Broadband over Powerline (BPL) systems.
News categories: HD-PLC Alliance, Broadband, CES2025, Smart Home

Samsung and DIRECTV Partner to Deliver World's First RVU-Compatible Production Television
Jan 7, 2011 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN,SMSD) have announced that they have partnered to present the world's first RVU-compatible production televisions.
News categories: Samsung, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Rovi Launches Cloud-Based Digital Entertainment Web Services Platform to Drive Innovation in Connected Devices and Applications
Jan 6, 2011 – Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) has announced Rovi Media Cloud, a suite of entertainment web services that is designed to enable the rapid creation of innovative new products, services and applications for the connected consumer.
News categories: Rovi Corp, CES2025, Content Distribution, Middleware, Smart Home, Streaming

Ocean Blue and STMicroelectronics Partner to Deliver HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – Ocean Blue Software has partnered with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) to demonstrate a proof of concept HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) solution at the CES show, Las Vegas.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Digital Keystone Demonstrates Expanded Gateway Connectivity with Live TV Services on Multiple Client Devices at CES
Jan 6, 2011 – Digital Keystone has announced an increased level of integration between the Digital Keystone Maelstrom distributed gateway software and the Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) Atom™ processor CE4200.
News categories: Digital Keystone, Intel Corp, CES2025, Content Protection, Gateway, Middleware, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Synerchip's DiiVA ICs Power Affordable Home Entertainment Network Solutions at CES
Jan 6, 2011 – Synerchip will demonstrate DiiVA™ devices powered by its DiiVA 1.1 semiconductors at 2011 CES. On display are digital televisions from Hisense, Konka, LG, Skyworth and TCL -- all using Synerchip's SC6010™ DiiVA Receiver IC.
News categories: Synerchip, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

HyperPanel Lab Selects ACCESS NetFront™ Browser for New HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that HyperPanel Lab, the digital-TV solutions provider, has selected ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition for its new HyperPanel HbbTV solution.
News categories: ACCESS CO, HyperPanel, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming