Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Motorola And Time Warner Cable Deliver Industry's First Tru2way™ Multiroom DVR
Mar 31, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that the company has teamed with Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) to develop a multi-room digital video recorder (DVR) solution using Motorola tru2way™ 'Follow Me TV' set-top software.
News categories: Motorola, Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

AT&T and Microsoft to Enable Shared Content Across TV, PC and Mobile Devices
Mar 31, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and AT&T (NYSE:T) have announced a collaborative effort to use Microsoft PlayReady content access and protection technology to enable shared content and converged entertainment experiences across AT&T's TV, broadband and wireless services.
News categories: Microsoft, AT&T, Enrique Rodriguez, Brian Shay, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

EchoStar Unveils World's First SlingLoaded HD DVR for Cable
Mar 30, 2009 – EchoStar Technologies and Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) have unveiled the EchoStar T2200S, the world's first SlingLoaded™, tru2way™-based, multi-tuner, HD DVR set-top box designed specifically for the cable TV industry.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Firecomms Announces OptoLock® Compatibility with Broadcom BCM7405 IP Set-Top Box SoC
Mar 25, 2009 – Firecomms has announced the compatibility of its OptoLock® Fast Ethernet optical transceiver with the Ethernet PHY integrated in Broadcom's BCM7405 IP set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution.
News categories: Firecomms, Broadcom, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

Pace pushes forward with IPTV
Mar 25, 2009 – Pace (LSE:PIC) is showcasing its range of IPTV technologies at the IPTV World Forum including: an IP-Terrestrial HD PVR with Microsoft Mediaroom; the +Le Cube IP-Satellite HD PVR; a DLNA integrated server set-top box (STB); and, a TR-069 enabled STB.
News categories: Pace plc, Mathias Hautefort, DVR, Home Server, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Video Exchange

Amino and SmartLabs make online video available to IPTV service providers
Mar 25, 2009 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO) and SmartLabs have announced that at the IPTV World Forum they will showcase an integrated solution that will allow IPTV service providers to offer new popular over-the-top (OTT) internet video services for their subscribers.
News categories: Amino Communications, SmartLabs, CPE, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Video Exchange

Entropic Communications Collaborates With Cavium Networks for MoCA-Enabled Home Networking Solutions
Mar 24, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Cavium Networks (Nasdaq:CAVM) have announced a broad-based collaboration to provide best-in-class home networking solutions that utilize high-speed MoCA® home networks.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cavium Networks, CPE, Semiconductor, Smart Home

ADB to Focus on New Technologies and Exciting 3D Applications at IPTV World Forum
Mar 19, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it will showcase a comprehensive portfolio of IPTV and hybrid solutions at the IPTV World Forum in London.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

EchoStar Europe Ready for Cable
Mar 18, 2009 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced its entry into the European cable market with a complete portfolio of products for cable operators at Cable Congress 2009, Berlin.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVR, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home