Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

NetBlender Introduces Technology that Connects iPhones to Blu-ray Disc Content
Apr 10, 2008 – NetBlender has announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc.
News categories: NetBlender, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Middleware, Mobile, Smart Home

Pirelli selected by Alice France as the new supplier for triple-play gateways
Apr 9, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions and Alice France have signed an agreement for the supply of broadband Gateways in the frame of the latest ADSL2+ and FTTH access offers.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Alice, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

dotTV Consortium to Demonstrate Next Generation Digital Television Service at NAB
Apr 9, 2008 – The dotTV Consortium, whose mission is to develop and promote specifications for the next-generation digital TV service, will demonstrate its service at NAB in Las Vegas.
News categories: dotTV Consortium, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, NABShow, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Monsoon Multimedia Announces HAVA TV Place-Shifting for the Nokia Internet Tablet
Apr 2, 2008 – Monsoon Multimedia has announced HAVA support for the Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets, and the upcoming Nokia N810 Internet Tablet WiMAX Edition, allowing customers to view and control their home TV from anywhere in the world over WiMAX or WiFi.
News categories: Monsoon Multimedia, Broadband, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Placeshifting, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet

Bell Aliant Chooses Corinex for its IP Based Service, Aliant TV
Mar 31, 2008 – Corinex has announced that Bell Aliant (TSX: BA.UN) has selected its home networking technology to aid in the deployment of Aliant TV.
News categories: Corinex, Bell Aliant, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Home Networks Diffusion to Top 1 Billion by 2030, Penetrating Eight of Ten Global Broadband Households
Mar 26, 2008 – According to The Diffusion Group (TDG), home network systems are slowly but inevitably moving away from an early market characterized by tech-enthusiasts and hobbyists toward a more mature market stage where user experience takes precedence.
News categories: TDG, Broadband, Market Research, Smart Home

Networking Connections Go from Nice-To-Have to Necessary in Consumer Electronics
Mar 26, 2008 – According to ABI Research, in coming years home network connections will no longer be an optional feature for many CE products, with the number for networked TV shipments alone growing to 65 million units by 2012, from 3.6 million in 2008.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

25 Million Home Theater PCs Installed Worldwide by 2013
Mar 21, 2008 – While a multitude of non-PC devices will play a role in the connected living room of the future, that doesn't means the PC will fade away. In fact, according to a new study from ABI Research, PCs are destined to play an ever-increasing role.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Streaming

Entropic Communications to Showcase c.LINK® Product Solutions for Broadband Access and Home Networking at CCBN International in Beijing
Mar 19, 2008 – Entropic Communications has announced that it will exhibit its c.LINK suite of product solutions for broadband access and home networking in its booth at the China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) trade show held on March 21st - 23rd.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Broadband, Cable TV, CCBN, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home