Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Toshiba and Netgem partner to connect TVs to the Interactive world
Sep 15, 2010 – Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) and Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) have announced the launch of a multifunction adapter for the French market, which provides access to Toshiba Places, Toshiba's online interactive service.
News categories: Netgem, Toshiba, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

DLNA Device Shipments to Rise to Over One Billion Units
Sep 13, 2010 – Despite current low consumer awareness, shipments of DLNA-enabled devices will surpass a billion units by 2014, up from several hundred million in 2009, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Smart Home

Reycom presents new Connected TV Set-top Box based on Mediaroom
Sep 12, 2010 – Reycom has presented at IBC 2010 its next generation set top boxes for IPTV and Cable based on an Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) CPU and Windows® Embedded Standard 7.
News categories: Reycom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Irdeto Partners with Bluestreak Technology, APRICO Solutions and Axel Springer at IBC 2010 to Demonstrate a New Interactive Social TV Experience
Sep 10, 2010 – At IBC 2010, Irdeto (JSE: NPN) will partner with Bluestreak Technology, APRICO Solutions and Axel Springer Digital TV Guide to demonstrate a new interactive Social TV experience that unites televisions with connected devices.
News categories: Irdeto, Bluestreak, APRICO, Axel Springer, IBCShow, Media Player, Middleware, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Social TV

Connectivity the Key for EchoStar Europe at IBC2010
Sep 10, 2010 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that it will illustrate at IBC2010 how digital TV operators can unlock the potential of connected devices to provide added-value services to consumers whilst increasing network profitability.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, DVR, IBCShow, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Trident and Opera Bring an HbbTV-Compliant Browser Solution to the Set-Top Box Platform
Sep 10, 2010 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) has announced that it has been working closely with Opera to deliver a Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV)-compliant browser solution on its PNX84xx-family of system-on-chip solutions.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, Opera Software, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Pace Reveals Digital Home at IBC 2010
Sep 10, 2010 – At IBC 2010 demonstrations from Pace (LSE:PIC) will include Pace's set-top box solutions, as deployed by many of the world's leading pay TV operators, its new capability in residential gateways and the latest advances in 'whole home convergence'.
News categories: Pace plc, Gateway, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Platforms set to trump devices in the connected home
Sep 9, 2010 – According to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media, platforms that aggregate services rather than any individual device will play the most important role in the connected home in the next 5 years.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, HbbTV, Market Research, Middleware, Smart Home, Streaming

Marvell Supports RVU for 'Whole-Home' TV Entertainment
Sep 9, 2010 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) has announced the integration of the RVU protocol onto their ARMADA™ SoCs. The first adoption by Marvell of the open standard RVU protocol begins with the ARMADA 1000 High Definition (HD) Media Processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC).
News categories: Marvell, RVU Alliance, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home