Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Cavium Networks Introduces New Family of PureVu™ Single Chip H.264 Processors
Jan 6, 2010 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced a new family of full HD (1080p60) system-on-a-chip (SoC) H.264 video processors for consumer and enterprise applications.
News categories: Cavium Networks, CES2025, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

DISH Network® Introduces TV Everywhere™
Jan 6, 2010 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has introduced TV Everywhere™ -- a unique suite of integrated products designed to maximize the convenience and ease of watching TV anytime and anywhere.
News categories: DISH Network, Sling Media, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Israeli Satellite Provider 'yes' Announces Commercial Pilot of VoD Service Based on HomePNA
Jan 5, 2010 – CopperGate (Nasdaq: SIGM) has announced that 'yes', the leading satellite provider in Israel, has completed a successful commercial pilot of VoD services based upon CopperGate's HomePNA technology.
News categories: CopperGate, 'yes', Israel, Satellite, Smart Home

Cisco and Service Providers Aim to Reinvent the TV Experience With Videoscape
Jan 5, 2010 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced the release of Cisco Videoscape®, a comprehensive TV platform for service providers that brings together digital TV and online content with social media and communications applications.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

ProVision to Demonstrate Multi-Room Wireless HDTV System at CES
Jan 5, 2010 – ProVision Communications has created the world's first consumer electronics technology capable of securely streaming live HD video content across all the rooms of a home.
News categories: ProVision Communications, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart Home

Broadcom Extends Its MoCA-Integrated Product Family With a Low Cost HD Client Set-Top Box SoC
Jan 5, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the latest addition to its Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®)-integrated product family with the BCM7408 client high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC).
News categories: Broadcom, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Syabas Announces Popbox for Big Screen Everything
Jan 5, 2010 – Syabas has announced Popbox, a small, $129 open platform set-top box that streams music, movies, photos, games, social media updates and more to today's HDTVs. Popbox supports just about every audio and video file type.
News categories: Syabas, Popbox, CES2025, Digital TV, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Sigma Launches Next Generation Z-Wave™ Technology Aimed at Set-Top Box Applications
Jan 5, 2010 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the availability of its new SD3402 Z-Wave™ chip designed to add Z-Wave wireless control and status capabilities to radio frequency (RF) remote controls, set-top boxes and consumer electronics products.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES2025, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SiBEAM Receives Equity Investment from Best Buy
Jan 5, 2010 – SiBEAM has announced that it has received an equity investment from Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) one of the world's largest retailers of consumer electronics.
News categories: SiBEAM, Best Buy, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital