Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Orb Networks and Amino expand partnership
May 9, 2007 – Amino and Orb Networks have announced the integration of Orb’s MyCasting service with Amino’s AmiNET110 and AmiNET125 set-top boxes (STBs) to unlock all the digital content on users’ PCs. More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Macrovision Announces Licensing Agreement with Scientific Atlanta
May 8, 2007 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced an agreement with Scientific Atlanta, to enable Scientific Atlanta to integrate Macrovision's digital home media solution into several Scientific Atlanta platforms.
News categories: Cable Modem, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sonaecom Selects CopperGate HomePNA 3 Home Networking
May 4, 2007 – CopperGate Communications has announced that Sonaecom has selected CopperGate’s CopperStream technology for Sonaecom’s fast growing Clix SmarTV IPTV service. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Semiconductor, Smart Home

SKYWORTH launches China's IGRS-standardized high-definition TV
Apr 24, 2007 – SKYWORTH has launched a 32-inch high-definition TV in accordance with China's national 3C convergence standard known as intelligent grouping and resource sharing (IGRS), an IGRS Working Group official has said.
News categories: IGRS, Skyworth, China, Digital TV, Smart Home, Smart TV

Ruckus Wireless Selected for Sonaecom IPTV Service in Portugal
Apr 12, 2007 – Ruckus Wireless has announced that it has been selected by Sonaecom, Portugal’s second largest telecommunications provider, to supply its multimedia wireless systems for Sonaecom’s Clix SmarTV IPTV service. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Smart Home

Octalica Licenses MIPS32 Core for MoCA-Driven Applications
Mar 24, 2007 – MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) has announced that Octalica has licensed a MIPS32® core for next-generation SoCs targeted at digital home applications. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, Silicon IP, Smart Home

SAMSUNG, ST and Metalink Wireless HD IPTV Set-Top Box
Mar 22, 2007 – Samsung, STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced their collaboration to launch a revolutionary set-top box, which supports high-definition (HD) TV quality based on 802.11n wireless IPTV standard, at CeBIT. More …
News categories: IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Apple TV Now Shipping
Mar 22, 2007 – Apple® is now shipping Apple TV(TM) an easy to use and fun way to wirelessly play all your favorite iTunes® content from your PC or Mac® on your widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Motorola Invests in AMIMON
Mar 13, 2007 – Motorola Ventures has announced that it has made an equity investment in AMIMON an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video.
News categories: AMIMON, Motorola, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital