Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Sigma/CopperGate to Demo Leading IPTV Set-Top Box Processors and Home Networking at IPTV World Forum
Mar 22, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) and its subsidiary, CopperGate, will demonstrate a complete range of IPTV solutions at IPTV World Forum from March 23 - March 25, 2010, at the Olympia National Hall in London.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

ViXS Announces 3D-Ready Dual HD Transcoder SoC for IPTV PVRs
Mar 17, 2010 – ViXS Systems has announced a new family of advanced networked multimedia SoC solutions. The XCode® 4210, the first device of the new family, is a highly integrated processor designed for IPTV set-top boxes.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Metaverse, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

ViXS Introduces Transcoder SoC for DLNA Networked Devices
Mar 8, 2010 – ViXS Systems has introduced its XCode®4111 Network Media Processor. The HD Transcoder/Encoder is targeted at side-loaded DLNA networked devices and enables the transfer of content across a range of consumer electronic devices, PCs and mobile phones.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, Home Server, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

HDMI Licensing Releases HDMI Specification Version 1.4a
Mar 4, 2010 – HDMI Licensing has released HDMI Specification Version 1.4a, which features key enhancements for 3D applications including the addition of mandatory 3D formats for broadcast content plus the addition of the 3D format referred to as Top-and-Bottom.
News categories: HDMI Licensing, Metaverse, Smart Home

Sigma Designs Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results
Mar 3, 2010 – Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ:SIGM) has reported results and highlights for the quarter ended January 30, 2010. Net revenue for the fourth quarter was $68.1 million, an increase of 44% from $47.3 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Cablevision Service Connects Computer and Television Screens With the Press of a Button
Feb 24, 2010 – Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) has announced the development of a service, called PC to TV Media Relay, that will allow its digital cable customers to relay the contents of their computer screen to their television in real-time.
News categories: Cablevision, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Sony 'dash' Personal Internet Viewer to Feature Movies and TV Episodes Streamed from Netflix
Feb 16, 2010 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) has announced that its dash™ personal Internet viewer will feature a dedicated application for Netflix (Nasdaq:NFLX), allowing Netflix members to instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes directly on the unit.
News categories: Sony Electronics, Digital TV, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Ericsson IPTV Remote for media control in the home
Feb 15, 2010 – The Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) IPTV Remote is a device for controlling the TV and other media devices in the home. It also provides a second screen for previewing content, exploring program guides, web browsing and chatting with friends and family.
News categories: Ericsson, IPTV, MWC24, Smart Home

Imagination adds Wi-Fi and ATSC to ENSIGMA UCCP310, demonstrates SoC test chip
Feb 15, 2010 – Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG) is demonstrating two of Imagination's latest ENSIGMA UCCP310 IP platforms running real time Wi-Fi and ATSC integrated on an advanced SoC test chip at MWC 2010 in Barcelona (15-18 February 2010).
News categories: Imagination Technologies, ATSC 3, MWC24, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart Home