Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

DivX Announces Broadcom's First DivX Plus™ HD Certified Digital TV Solution
Sep 2, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced that the Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) BCM3549 connected digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) is the company's first platform to complete DivX Plus™ HD Certification.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, IFABerlin, Media Player, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Lowest Cost, Lowest Power RVU Offered by Sigma Designs
Sep 1, 2010 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the immediate availability of RVU®-compatible client software for its high-performance, low-cost media processing chipsets and reference designs.
News categories: Sigma Designs, JetHead Development, RVU Alliance, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

NETGEAR® Launches NeoTV™ HD Media Players
Aug 31, 2010 – NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR) has announced the NeoTV 350 HD and NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD Media Players, enabling users to play their videos, photos, or music directly on their HDTVs whether the media is stored locally, on the home network, or the internet.
News categories: NETGEAR, Australia, Canada, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

ASUS Selects AMIMON for Its WiCast Wireless PC to TV Product Line
Aug 31, 2010 – AMIMON has announced that it has been selected by ASUS (TPE: 2357) for its upcoming WiCast EW2000 PC to TV connectivity kit. The WiCast is based on AMIMON's WHDI™ technology; it enables users to wirelessly connect their PC to their TVs.
News categories: AMIMON, ASUS, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Telstra Selects Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi as In-Home Distribution Option for T-Box Service
Aug 23, 2010 – Ruckus Wireless has announced that it has been selected by Telstra (ASX:TLS) to offer Smart 802.11n Wi-Fi systems to enable wireless distribution of its popular Internet-based broadband video service within subscriber homes.
News categories: Ruckus Wireless, Telstra, Australia, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Marvell Acquires DS2 Technology
Aug 19, 2010 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and assets of Diseno de Sistemas en Silicio S.A. ("DS2"), a supplier of high speed semiconductor solutions for powerline communications.
News categories: Marvell, DS2, MandA, Semiconductor, Smart Home

DLNA Names First Certification Lab in China
Aug 18, 2010 – The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has announced its first certification lab in the People's Republic of China. DLNA Certification will be conducted by the Advanced Digital TV Test Center (ADTC), a part of CESI Technology Co., Ltd.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, China Electronics Standardization Institute, China, Smart Home

IPTV and Multi-room DVR Driving Growth for 'No-new-wire' Connectivity
Aug 16, 2010 – Though wireless is currently king in terms of home networking technologies, the use of wired solutions, particularly 'no-new-wires' e.g. HomePlug, HomePNA and MoCA, is on the rise and forecast to experience a boom over the next five years.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Project Canvas partners further engage with device manufacturers
Aug 11, 2010 – The Project Canvas partners have formally invited expressions of interest from consumer equipment manufacturers to develop and bring Canvas devices to market in 2011.
News categories: Project Canvas, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK