Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

ACCESS Exhibits Industry's Broadest Range of Mobile Solutions at GSMA Mobile World Congress
Feb 16, 2009 – ACCESS will be exhibiting its menu of advanced home-network solutions. Attendees will be introduced to a DTV solution developed with integrated ACCESS technologies that allows users to access seamlessly various types of content on a TV.
News categories: ACCESS CO., Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home

Ericsson launches Connected Home Gateway software enabling multimedia services to the home
Feb 12, 2009 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has launched its Connected Home Gateway software, giving consumers the freedom to access and interact with their home multimedia devices, services and media, wherever they are.
News categories: Ericsson, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, MWC24, Smart Home

PacketVideo and Nagravision turn WiFi-enabled devices into mobile TVs
Feb 11, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) and PacketVideo (PV) [NASDAQ: WAVE] have introduced the first conditional access (CA)-enabled version of the Telly device. Telly turns iPhones, WiFi-enabled phones, portable media players and PCs into mobile television sets.
News categories: Nagravision, PacketVideo, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Intellon Surpasses 26M Shipment Milestone for HomePlug-based Powerline ICs
Feb 9, 2009 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that it has now shipped over 26 million powerline communications integrated circuits (ICs) based on the HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV standards.
News categories: Intellon, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

HDMI Moves Beyond HDTVs to Set Top Boxes, DVD Equipment, Mobile PCs and More
Feb 9, 2009 – As adoption of HDMI ports approaches 100% in digital televisions, the interface is now moving into set top boxes, DVD Equipment and Mobile PCs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, UK, USA

244.5 Million IP-Connected Consumer Electronics Devices in 2013
Feb 5, 2009 – MultiMedia Intelligence believes that the necessary technology platforms are in place for the IP-connected home and forecasts 244.5 million IP-Connected devices will be shipped in 2013.
News categories: Multimedia Intelligence, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gaming, Home Server, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Oregan Networks unveils Onyx browser application for connected TVs
Feb 5, 2009 – Oregan Networks has announced availability of Oregan Media Browser 4.0 for connected DTVs, branded as Onyx, which also comes in a Set Top Box edition for network operators.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Game Consoles are Most Connected Current Consumer Electronics (CE) Device
Feb 4, 2009 – Those that have permanent connections between their CE devices and their home networks most commonly connect their game console. As more connected CE devices become available, In-Stat expects Blu-ray DVD players/recorders to lead client growth.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Motive reaches digital home milestone with more than ten million devices under management
Jan 22, 2009 – Motive (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has more than ten million devices under management with its Home Device Manager (HDM). Deployed with more than fifty service providers, Motive's HDM simplifies the management of services such as broadband, IPTV and VoIP.
News categories: Motive, Alcatel-Lucent, IPTV, Middleware, Smart Home