Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

AMIMON's Second Generation Wireless 1080p Chipset Now Available
Apr 29, 2009 – AMIMON has announced the availability of its second generation baseband chipset (AMN 2120/2220) designed for the WHDI™ standard and the first chipset capable of wirelessly delivering full uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content throughout the home.
News categories: AMIMON, WHDI, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart Home

802.11n is the Spoiler at the Wireless HD Video Party
Apr 29, 2009 – 802.11n Wi-Fi technology will dominate the wireless HD video market, at least for the next several years, reports In-Stat. WHDI, WirelessHD, and UWB are competing in this space. However, the ubiquity of Wi-Fi technology is proving unstoppable.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Smart TV

Celeno Enables Cable HD IPTV Wireless Distribution throughout the Home
Apr 28, 2009 – Celeno Communications has announced that its CL1300 Wi-Fi chip is now interoperable with TI's (NYSE: TXN) Puma 5 family of DOCSIS 3.0® products. The joint technology enables MSOs to provide whole-home wireless HD home networking.
News categories: Celeno, Texas Instruments, Cable Modem, DOCSIS, Gateway, Semiconductor, Smart Home

DiiVA 1.0 specification now available
Apr 22, 2009 – Aimed squarely at making the TV a simple, interactive hub of the digital home media network, the Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio (DiiVA) consortium has announced the availability of the DiiVA 1.0 specification.
News categories: DiiVA, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

Entropic Communications MoCA Solutions Selected by Cox Communications
Apr 21, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that Cox Communications is adopting MoCA technology for high-performance delivery of HD video and other multimedia content into the connected home.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Home Media Server Market To See Strong Growth in Game Console and STB Segments
Apr 20, 2009 – While media server PCs form the majority of the devices used to store and distribute multimedia content around the home, set-top boxes (STBs) and CE devices will capture increasing shares of the home media server market over the next five years.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Home Server, Market Research, Smart Home

Amino and Minerva to Showcase Whole-Home DVR at NAB 2009
Apr 20, 2009 – Amino (AIM:AMO) and Minerva Networks have unveiled a complete whole-home digital video recorder (WHDVR) solution. At NAB 2009 Amino is demonstrating its AmiNET530 DVR IP set-top box (STB) integrated with Minerva's new WHDVR control module.
News categories: Amino, Minerva Networks, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, NABShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ZyXEL Adopts Macrovision's Connected Platform Solution
Apr 14, 2009 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391) is using Macrovision's Connected Platform solution in its Network Storage Appliance (NSA) to support Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines.
News categories: Macrovision, ZyXEL, Middleware, Smart Home

Macrovision's Connected Platform to Support Tru2way™
Apr 1, 2009 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced its Connected Platform's support of tru2way. By deploying the new solution, manufacturers of set-top boxes and TVs now have the ability to develop tru2way-ready multi-room digital video recorders.
News categories: Macrovision, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV