Smart Home (connected home, home networking) News

Consumer Electronic WLAN-Enabled Unit Shipments to Surpass 419 Million by 2015
Jun 28, 2011 – Though the WLAN attach rate of stationary CE devices remains relatively low in comparison to their portable counterparts, the size of the combined WLAN-enabled CE markets will surpass 419 million units shipped by 2015, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Automotive, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVR, Gaming, Gateway, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

HomePNA® Approved by DLNA for Inclusion in its Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines
Jun 28, 2011 – The HomePNA Alliance has announced that its technology standard has been approved by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) for incorporation into the next version of its Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines.
News categories: HomePNA Alliance, Digital Living Network Alliance, Smart Home

RVU Alliance Certification Program Goes Live
Jun 20, 2011 – The RVU Alliance has announced that its certification program for RVU client devices is now open. The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) will be the first independent vendor to handle the certification program.
News categories: RVU Alliance, UNH-IOL, Gateway, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Unveils Industry's Most Advanced, Ultra-Thin Set-Top-Box Design
Jun 20, 2011 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) is poised to energize the set-top-box market by unveiling the industry's most advanced platform reference design, enabling an experience only found in devices that are combined with networking gateways.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

LG Electronics TV Model 42LW6600 First to Pass DiiVA Compliance Testing
Jun 20, 2011 – The DiiVA™ Consortium has announced that LG Electronics TV Model 42LW6600 has passed the full DiiVA Compliance Test at the DiiVA Authorized Test Center (ATC) in Guangzhou, China.
News categories: DiiVA, LG Electronics, Middleware, Smart Home, Smart TV

ViXS Announces the First Network Media Processor with Quad Transcoding and Integrated MoCA®
Jun 15, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced the XCode® 5195, the first network media processor, with quad transcoding and an integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) networking functionality.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Smart Home

TiVo Uses Entropic Communications' Silicon to Deliver Unparalleled Home Entertainment Performance
Jun 14, 2011 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has adopted its MoCA®-based silicon to support its multi-room streaming solution.
News categories: Entropic Communications, TiVo Inc, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Entropic Communications and Intel Collaborate to Deliver Industry's First MoCA 2.0 Based Video Gateway
Jun 14, 2011 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced a collaboration to develop video gateway and client set-top box reference designs, based on the Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) Atom™ processor CE4200 and powered by Entropic's MoCA® 2.0 solution.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Intel Corp, Gateway, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Motorola Mobility Introduces Live Streaming Device for All the Other Screens in the Home
Jun 13, 2011 – Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) has announced the availability of Motorola Televation™, a broadband device that works with a Wi-Fi router to allow consumers to watch live TV on a connected IP device anywhere around the home.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA