Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

ViXS delivers over 30 Million XCode Multimedia Processors
Jan 11, 2012 – ViXS' XCode network media processors, now extending to the XCode 5100 family, have been designed into headed gateways, advanced set-top boxes, headless gateways, residential gateways, and standalone media gateways.
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Market Research, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Entropic Powers Pace HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV
Jan 11, 2012 – Entropic (NASDAQ:ENTR) has announced its silicon and software based on the MoCA® standard has been deployed by Pace (LSE:PIC) in its HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV).
News categories: Entropic Communications, Pace plc, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

AMIMON and Lenovo to Demo WHDI-Integrated Tablet at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – AMIMON and Lenovo have integrated WHDI technology into Lenovo's IdeaPad to enable wireless transmission of content to any TV. With zero delay, users can enjoy and share the same great Android user experience on the bigger living room TV.
News categories: AMIMON, Lenovo, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Monsoon Multimedia Adds Placeshifting to C2 Micro and Zenverge ICs
Jan 10, 2012 – Monsoon Multimedia has announced that it is porting its TV Anywhere placeshifting software engines to additional semiconductor platforms developed by C2 Microsystems, Inc. and Zenverge, Inc.
News categories: Monsoon Multimedia, C2 Micro, Zenverge, Middleware, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Streaming

Buffalo Demonstrates 802.11ac Technology at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – Buffalo Technology will demonstrate 802.11ac technology on the show floor at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, using hardware based on the future AirStation™ WZR-1750H wireless router.
News categories: Buffalo Technology, CES2025, Router, Smart Home

Samsung Announces Set-Top 'Boxless' Viewing in All 2012 Smart TVs
Jan 10, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have unveiled plans to offer DIRECTV's customers the ability to watch live broadcast and stored content from a DIRECTV DVR on Samsung's 2012 line of Smart TVs without the need for additional set-top boxes.
News categories: DIRECTV, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

ViXS Systems Collaborates with Qualcomm Atheros to Develop Home Network Media Gateways
Jan 10, 2012 – ViXS is collaborating with Qualcomm Atheros (Nasdaq: QCOM) to deliver an n-Screen Home Multimedia Gateway platform that can distribute multiple HD quality streams across mobile and fixed screen devices on any of the widely used home networks.
News categories: Atheros, ViXS Systems, CES2025, Home Server, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Amino and Digital Keystone Demonstrate IP Gateway for Whole-Home Content Delivery at CES
Jan 10, 2012 – Amino (AIM: AMO) and Digital Keystone will showcase the DK Maelstrom™-powered gateway solution running on the Amino hybrid/OTT media gateway at the Intel booth at CES 2012.
News categories: Digital Keystone, Amino, CES2025, Home Server, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

DiiVA Ecosystem in Place for Home Entertainment Networking
Jan 10, 2012 – The Digital Interactive Interface for Video & Audio™ (DiiVA™) consortium will showcase products ready to enable homes with the next-generation home network architecture at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 10-13.
News categories: DiiVA, CES2025, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV