Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Entropic Communications Reports Third Quarter Results
Oct 26, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Entropic reported third quarter net revenues of $31.0 million, two percent lower than in the third quarter of 2008.
News categories: Entropic Communications, LNB, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Pace Introduces First to Market Multiroom DVR Solution
Oct 26, 2009 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has revealed an advanced multiroom DVR solution, Home Content Sharing (HCS). Pace's HCS utilizes centralized storage and Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) software to connect multiple high definition (HD) set-top boxes within the home.
News categories: Pace plc, Rovi Corp, CTAM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Entropic and ADB Announce First MoCA 1.1 Certified Set-Top Box
Oct 26, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) (SWX:ADBN) have announced that Advanced Digital Broadcast's ADB-6882CDMX set-top box has become the industry's first MoCA® 1.1 certified cable set-top box.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Skyworth Selects Entropic Communications Ethernet-Over-Coax for China MDUs
Oct 25, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that Skyworth (Hong Kong: 0751) has selected Entropic's Broadband Access solution to develop Ethernet over Coax (EoC) connectivity to multiple dwelling unit (MDU) apartments in mainland China.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Skyworth, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Semiconductor, Smart Home

MTS Allstream Launches Canada's First Whole Home PVR
Oct 19, 2009 – MTS Allstream has launched Canada's first Whole Home personal video recorder (PVR). This new and more advanced PVR is capable of recording up to three programs at the same time and playing back programs from any connected TV in the home.
News categories: MTS Allstream, Kelvin Shepherd, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Digital TVs Vie to Bring Internet Connectivity to the Living Room
Oct 19, 2009 – With digital televisions (DTVs) supplanting analog models in much of the world, manufacturers are adding new features such as Internet connectivity and wireless HD capability to broaden their appeal, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Opera Software supports HbbTV
Oct 15, 2009 – Opera Software has announced that it has joined the cross-industry consortium that is leading the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative.
News categories: Opera Software, HbbTV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Wi-Fi Still Rules as Consumer Electronics Network Connections Grow
Oct 13, 2009 – The number of connected consumer electronics devices continues to grow. Home network technologies such as coax and powerline are making inroads, but a report from ABI Research indicates that wireless connections will remain the dominant technology.
News categories: ABI Research, Gaming, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV

Sigma Designs to Acquire CopperGate Communications
Oct 13, 2009 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) and CopperGate Communications have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Sigma to acquire CopperGate in a cash and stock transaction with an agreed value of $160 million.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CopperGate, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Semiconductor, Smart Home