CD player production ends at Linn Nov 21, 2009
Gilad Tiefenbrun, managing director of Linn Products, said: "Our customers have fast recognised the limitations of CD players and in the age of home networking, people now want better control of their music and the ability to enjoy it in any room of their home. "CD players no longer belong in the specialist domain. " The company reckons that the CD format will continue to be useful as a way of recording and storing music. It claims that a CD recorded onto a hard disk can achieve a higher quality... (BBC News -- Technology)
Intel, Google take seats on smart grid board Nov 20, 2009
Board members include Internet veteran Vint Cerf of Google; Brian Markwalter who heads up standards efforts for the Consumer Electronics Association and Matt Theall of Intel who also heads the Home Grid Forum that promotes the ITU G.hn home networking standard. Three at-large board members were elected including Paul Di Martini, vice president of advanced technology for Southern California Edison and representatives of Electric Power Research Institute and GE Energy. (EETimes)
Hooking landlines to cell phones Nov 10, 2009
Q: I just bought a new Windows 7 computer for my main PC and have been unable to set up home networking so that my Windows XP computer can share the printer. I followed the instructions to set up a Homegroup for networking in Windows 7, but the two computers can't find each other. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Thomson Partners with SIMtone to Provide Operators with Seamless Mobile Home Computing and Entertainment Solutions Nov 7, 2009
Designed specifically to meet the needs of large-scale carriers and content providers, the SIMtone platform can be utilized to build and deliver all types of convergence solutions such as triple- and quadruple-play services, home networking, mobile and interactive TV, and gaming, as well as other virtualized computing environments, explained Mario Dal Canto, Chairman and CEO of SIMtone Corporation. Our partnership with Thomson will further enable operators, service and content providers to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Best Buy Movie Downloads: Is the Death of the DVD Nigh? Nov 4, 2009
Now, the emergence of multimedia niceties such as Windows 7s Internet TV and home networking standards such as DLNA 1. 5 are starting to make streaming video all the more appealing. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
For example, he recalls when he was a director at Tivo in the company s early days when its focus was on home networking and licensing its technology to companies like Sony and Philips. That was in the late 1990s when they hadn t figured out entertainment was the opportunity, he recalls. (CIO Information Network)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
For example, he recalls when he was a director at Tivo in the company s early days when its focus was on home networking and licensing its technology to companies like Sony and Philips. That was in the late 1990s when they hadn t figured out entertainment was the opportunity, he recalls. (eSecurityPlanet)
Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan Nov 1, 2009
For example, he recalls when he was a director at Tivo in the company s early days when its focus was on home networking and licensing its technology to companies like Sony and Philips. That was in the late 1990s when they hadn t figured out entertainment was the opportunity, he recalls. (Datamation)
Windows 7 Available Thursday Oct 23, 2009
Its also intended to look less cluttered than Vista, streamlining operations with fewer clicks and fewer annoying notifications, which includes making it easier to set up home networking to share photos, plugging in new devices and adding new software. Windows 7 also adds better support for touch-screen controls, leading such PC makers as Dell and Hewlett-Packard to add "multi-touch" screens that respond to finger gestures. (KWTX.com, TX)
Tips on How to Upgrade to Windows 7 Oct 22, 2009
It has the features most consumers and professionals will care about, including the improved user interface, the ability to watch, pause, rewind and record TV programs on tuner-equipped PCs) and easier to set-up home networking. My favorite feature is the new task bar that shows you thumbnails of windows of all running programs, making it easier to manage running several programs at a time. (CBS News)
Windows 7 May Bring The Fun Back To PCs Oct 22, 2009
Setting up home networking to share photos and music won't require an advanced degree in information technology. Plugging in a new device won't set off a mad hunt online for driver software, which tells the equipment how to work with an operating system. (Click2Houston, TX)
Windows walk-through Oct 21, 2009
Microsoft has added a few new bells and whistles for home networking, as well. Each computer that is running Windows 7 on a network can dictate what kinds of files will be shared - documents, videos, or music - and which will remain private. (BBC News -- Technology)
Inside Windows 7 Oct 9, 2009
Homegroups Simplify Networking, Then Complicate it Again: Windows 7s new home networking setup, dubbed Homegroups, makes linking home computers almost painless ... A simpler, more intuitive approach to home networking. (The Palm Beach Post)
How to Choose a Wireless Router Oct 9, 2009
Truthfully, wireless n promises a lot, but so far its promise has yet to be realized reliably and affordably enough for basic home networking. Resist the marketing. (Datamation)
Full Story » Oct 7, 2009
EnGenius Technologies Introduces a Wireless N Router and USB Wireless Adapter to their Family of Powerfully Efficient Wireless Home Networking Technol - Yahoo ... EnGenius Technologies Introduces a Wireless N Router and USB Wireless Adapter to their Family of Powerfully Efficient Wireless Home Networking Technol ... "To begin, we listened to the complaints and needs of the home wireless user. Simply stated, they wanted their home wifi experience to work as seamlessly as that in hotels, cafes and... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
EnGenius Technologies Introduces a Wireless N Router and USB Wireless Adapter to their Family of Powerfully Efficient Wireless Home Networking Technol Oct 7, 2009
"To begin, we listened to the complaints and needs of the home wireless user. Simply stated, they wanted their home wifi experience to work as seamlessly as that in hotels, cafes and other public venues. Little do they know that these public wifi networks are, in many cases, supported by our products and technological expertise. Now we are offering this same technology directly to them," explains Eric Deming, Home Networking Product Manager. The ESR-9753 uses 802. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Arris Buys DVR Maker Digeo For $20 Million Sep 23, 2009
Arris will acquire not only the products and employees but also Digeo's intellectual-property portfolio in technologies covering DVR, home networking, e-commerce, and multimedia. "As the global leader in broadband technology for the cable industry, Arris delivers the market position necessary to take the Moxi vision to the next level," Digeo CEO Greg Gudorf said in a statement. (Multichannel News)
ARRIS Purchases Digeo, Inc. in Cash Transaction Sep 23, 2009
In addition to a highly talented work force and award-winning products and technology, ARRIS will acquire an extensive intellectual property portfolio in technologies including Digital Video Recording, Home Networking, E-Commerce, and Multimedia. "As the global leader in broadband technology for the cable industry, ARRIS delivers the market position necessary to take the Moxi vision to the next level," said Greg Gudorf, Digeo CEO. "ARRIS recognizes the value of adding Digeo's highly-innovative... (PR Newswire)
CableLabs ITV Interop Lab Includes Comcast, TWC And Cox Guides Sep 23, 2009
That will give manufacturers "barrier-free entry to the market," along with the ability to rapidly incorporate changes and extensions to the platform, such as DVR and Home Networking, according to CableLabs. In June, CableLabs announced the availability of the -- more than 1 million lines of code -- under GPL 2. (Multichannel News)
Inverto Builds On Family of Unicable Solutions Powered by Entropic Silicon Sep 14, 2009
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home networking and entertainment, today announced that Inverto, a leading set-top-box design house, controlled by FTA Communication Technologies, has introduced the latest in its family of Black Unicable Multiswitches utilizing Entropic's RF5219 channel stacking switch (CSS) silicon technology ... Entropic... (Primezone Releases)
Entropic Communications, ViXS Systems Inc. Collaborate to Develop MoCA Enabled, Network Attached Storage Reference Design Sep 11, 2009
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Demonstrating continued leadership in delivering cutting-edge, MoCA compliant silicon to market, Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home networking and entertainment, and ViXS Systems Inc., a leading developer of video processing semiconductor solutions, today announced their cooperative relationship to develop an advanced HD Network Attached Storage... (Primezone Releases)
Apple Debuts iTunes 9 Sep 10, 2009
The pillars of the new iTunes software improvements are the addition of new, interactive album and movie features, Genius Mixes, media sharing via home networking, a more polished user interface, and improved syncing ... For those who enjoy he finer points of iTunes' library music streaming over a wired or wireless home network, Apple announced today that they would be adding to their home networking features with the addition of Home Sharing, a feature that will allow users to not only stream... (IGN Gear)
Wi-Fi, powerline to merge in Atheros-Intellon deal Sep 9, 2009
Communications chip rival Broadcom is developing a chip for home networking over coaxial cable, having chosen not to make an acquisition. High-definition video will be the main motivation for consumers to move beyond Wi-Fi for home networking, Gaw believes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Entropic Communications, NXP Collaborate to Develop High-Performance Home Networked Set-Top Box Reference Design Sep 9, 2009
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home networking and entertainment, and NXP Semiconductors today announced that they will demonstrate a MoCA(r) (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) enabled, high-performance, set-top box (STB) reference design for the satellite, cable and IP STB markets at the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) 2009 in Amsterdam ... The... (Primezone Releases)
Broadcom Becomes World's First to Introduce Single Chip IAD with Integrated ADSL2+, 802.11n and DECT, Enabling Voice, Video, Data, and Wireless Bundled Services Sep 8, 2009
The integrated DSL+WLAN solution eliminates the need for consumers to purchase a separate DSL modem, wireless router and DECT cordless base station, significantly reducing the cost of home networking. Broadcom has developed several innovative combination ('combo') chips that integrate multiple technologies onto a single monolithic silicon die, thus, enabling smaller and more efficient devices with a rich set of features. (PR Newswire)
Demand for electricity sputters and bills may fall Sep 6, 2009
Intellon Corporation ( Nasdaq : ITLN ), a leading provider of HomePlug -compatible integrated circuits (ICs) for home networking, networked entertainment, Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) and smart grid applications, announced that KMC Controls, a provider of pneumatic and electronic controls for HVAC, building automation and energy management, is using Intellons HomePlug powerline communications technology in an innovative programmable communicating thermostat (PCT) device that can communicate... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Verizon Joins RVU Alliance as Founding Promoter Sep 3, 2009
Verizon joins Broadcom, Cisco, DIRECTV and Samsung, in the alliance to develop a specification for a new pixel accurate Remote User Interface (RUI) that will form the core of the new RVU home networking technology. The objective is to make it simple and easy for consumers to connect multiple electronic devices to create powerful home entertainment systems. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gateways, Web shape next-gen home networks Aug 28, 2009
"It's surprising that we still see relatively limited use of even these basic home networking features," Scherf said. The vast majority of today's nets are based on Wi-Fi routers bought at retail, but service providers are driving adoption of wired links as they deploy residential gateways. (EETimes)
Differentiate Yourself: Build With Home Gateways, Digital Possibilities in Mind Aug 19, 2009
" The growing market adoption of home networking is leading to increased demand for gateways, which will only grow in the next 18 to 24 months, Culver added. "One bright spot in the VoIP market continues to be the fast-growing digital home gateway segment, as more telcos use them to bundle broadband services," she noted. "Most analysts agree that broadband connections that deliver converged services will grow at a healthy clip from 2010 to 2013. " Key findings of Home Gateways: Door Opens for... (RealtyTimes)
Safari crosses software divide Aug 14, 2009
Anyone downloading the free browser can choose to have it bundled with Apple's video software QuickTime or its Bonjour service, which is designed to make home networking simpler. "Potentially Apple could be using it as a distribution channel for new software," said Mr Fogg. (BBC News -- Technology)
Entropic Demo Sets Aside Bandwidth For Video Streams Aug 11, 2009
The new CableLabs Reserved Service Domain (RSD) specification, part of the OpenCable Home Networking Extensions (OCHN) specification, includes support for UPnP QoS 3. 0 and the parameterized QoS capability offered by MoCA 1. (Multichannel News)
LG Electronics Showcases New Products with 'Unparalleled Performance by Design' for Holiday Season Jul 31, 2009
LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player: The BD390 boasts all the same core functionalities of the BD370 model but takes performance and connectivity a step further, featuring integrated wireless home networking for easy connection to the home network, and 1GB of built-in memory, offering consumers a simpler option for enjoying BD-Live content from their favorite Blu-ray movies without the need for a flash drive. Discrete 7. (PR Newswire)
Research and Markets: The Study 'New Television Insider: The Business of Emerging Technologies' Features IPTV, Interactive Services, TV over Mobile and High Definition Television Jul 31, 2009
Hardware developments covering: Set-Top Boxes, home networking, Personal Video Recorders (PVRs). New software deployments and downloads. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
» View More Jul 15, 2009
Home networking with consumer electronics (CE) devices always connected still hasn't reached the mainstream. More consumers are using a home network for more than just Internet sharing, but most still just do that. (Multichannel News)
CBS College Sports Network and The Mtn. Launch on Cox Cable in Arizona, and Orange County, Calif. Beginning Aug. 1 Jul 8, 2009
Cox's 18,500-mile hybrid fiber coaxial cable network throughout Phoenix and Southern Arizona provides homes and businesses with digital television, high speed Internet, home networking, high-definition television and digital telephone service over its own nationwide IP network. During the past seven years, Cox has topped numerous J.D. Power and Associates' studies of customer satisfaction, most recently receiving top honors for residential telephone speed Internet, and business data services. (Themwc.com)
Entropic Hires Former PolyCipher CEO Lookabaugh Jul 2, 2009
Entropic Communications, a provider of silicon and software to provide home networking over coaxial cabling, announced it has hired Tom Lookabaugh as its chief technology officer. Prior to Entropic, Lookabaugh was CEO at PolyCipher, a joint venture owned by Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications that had been developing a downloadable conditional access system, or DCAS, for the U.S. cable industry. (Multichannel News)
Hi-tech home Jun 16, 2009
Other consumer-focused purchases included home networking firm Linksys. set-top box maker Kiss Technologies and TV equipment firm Scientific Atlanta. (BBC News -- Technology)
CableLabs Releases Tru2way Reference Code Jun 16, 2009
The tru2way reference implementation includes the OCAP DVR extension, and future versions will track with other OCAP extensions such as home networking, according to CableLabs. The code includes a PC Emulator, to let Java developers run precompiled OCAP applications within a Windows-based PC development environment without the need for a cable headend. (Multichannel News)
ACA Praises Addition Of HD To Set-Top Waiver May 30, 2009
The commission also modified its requirement that HD boxes have to have an IEEE connection to allow for home networking and recording, saying the added costs would outweigh the benefits. The Consumer Electronics Association disagrees that granting the HD waiver will not adversely impact the market for retail competitors to the boxes. (Multichannel News)
Translation Please: Best of NCTA Tech Papers, 2009 May 25, 2009
Then there's Wireless and Home Networking: A Foundation for Service Provider Applications, by Liberty Global's Tim Burke and UPC Broadband's Michael Eagles ... Mark it as a one-stop-shop, should you ever wonder what's going on in wireless home networking. (Multichannel News)
Windows 7 to open user-friendly door May 15, 2009
A multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, a home networking system and performance improvements. Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch (much like in some mobile phones) and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, and kernel improvements, says Arun Subramanian, senior product manager, Windows Client. (India Times)
Gigle Semiconductor's Entertainment-Grade System-on-Chip Family Secures HomePlug Powerline Networking Certification Apr 29, 2009
" Gigle's system-on-chip family comprises two devices which are interoperable with other certified HomePlug(R) AV integrated circuits. The GGL541 dual-channel integrated circuit combines HomePlug(R) AV on powerline with a second channel delivering Gigle's mediaxtream(TM) 1Gbps technology simultaneously on powerline, coaxial cable or phone line. The two channels form a self-configuring mesh network that increases network coverage and reliability. The GGL301 is a pure HomePlug(R) AV device. Unlike... (Canada Newswire)
Intellon Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results Apr 28, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intellon Corporation (Nasdaq: - ), a leading provider of HomePlug-compatible integrated circuits (ICs) for home networking, networked entertainment, Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) and smart grid applications, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 ... Intellon (Nasdaq: - ) is a market leader in powerline communications, providing HomePlug compliant and other powerline integrated circuits for home networking, networked entertainment, BPL... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Digeo Summons More Moxi To Take On TiVo Apr 9, 2009
Paul Allen's DVR Company Adds Internet, Home Networking Features ... Other enhancements: the ability to access Rhapsody's streaming digital music service; eControls, a home-automation feature that allows users to control products; a mosaic view for the Flickr online photo service; and certification for the DLNA standard for home networking. (Multichannel News)
Cable Show 2009: Macrovision Moves On Multiroom DVR, Tru2way Apr 1, 2009
Initially the company is targeting both guides for Motorola's DCX set-tops, which include support for the Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) standard for home networking. "Getting a guide in the market with tru2way is critically important," said Corey Ferengul, Macrovision's executive vice president of product management and marketing. (Multichannel News)
CopperGate Launches New MDU Chipset Mar 26, 2009
In the home networking market, CopperGate's HomePNA technology is being deployed by four of the five largest IPTV providers in North America ... "The big operators in North America are focused on home networking," not MDUs. (Multichannel News)
Entropic Communications Collaborates With Cavium Networks for High Performance MoCA-Enabled Home Networking Solutions Mar 25, 2009
SAN DIEGO, March 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entropic Communications, Inc. (NasdaqGM: - ), a leading provider of silicon solutions to enable connected home entertainment, and Cavium Networks (NasdaqGM: - ), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, video and wireless applications, announced today a broad-based collaboration to provide best-in-class home networking solutions that utilize high-speed MoCA(r) home networks. Related Quotes. (Primezone Releases)
Cisco Snags Flip Video Camera Maker for $590M Mar 21, 2009
While Cisco is well known in the enterprise space for its networking gear, it has been active in the consumer space since at least 2003, when it acquired home networking vendor Linksys for $500 million ... At CES it also showed off new home networking efforts with the Home Network Administration Protocol (HNAP). (SmallBusinessComputing)
Cisco to pay $590M for Pure Digital, maker of Flip Video Mar 20, 2009
Jonathan Kaplan, chairman and CEO of Pure Digital, will become general manager in Cisco's consumer business group, which includes Linksys home networking, audio and media-storage products. In addition to the purchase price, Cisco said it will provide up to $15 million in retention-based equity incentives for continuing employees. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Cisco Buys Flip Video Maker Mar 20, 2009
After the acquisition is complete, the Pure Digital team will become part of Cisco's Consumer Business Group, which includes Linksys by Cisco home networking, audio and media-storage products. Jonathan Kaplan, chairman and CEO of Pure Digital, will become general manager of the combined organization. (CBS News)
CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe to Examine Opportunities, Implications as Home Networking Exceeds 150 Million Households Worldwide Mar 19, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. Dallas based Research and Consulting firm, Parks Associates illustrates growth in data networks worldwide. (PR Newswire)
IMDB: movie distributor? Mar 19, 2009
As home networking continues to become a reality, digital distribution is clearly going to become a business, but it's still far off. If anyone could make it work, it's IMDB. It has the brand and it has the traffic. (Variety)
Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV Mar 12, 2009
Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV. Telsey's BLOBbox Absorbs the Web's Free Content and Services to Enjoy Directly on Your HDTV. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
CableLabs Previews CableNET 2009 Lineup Mar 12, 2009
Other applications and services that will be showcased in the exhibit are to include advanced network management -- featuring demos by Mixed Signals, Motorola, Sandvine and SupportSoft -- social networking, advanced advertising and home networking. As in past years, CableNET '09 will include a theater with project primers and presentations by CableLabs staff. (Multichannel News)
Tru2way Platform and Advanced Interactive Services Highlight CableNET® 2009 Technology Showcase Mar 12, 2009
Other applications and services that will be showcased in this industry exhibit include online broadband video, social networking, advanced advertising and home networking ... Irdeto will exhibit its end-to-end solutions for home networking, and its digital to analog (DTA) converter that includes a state of the art, low cost, high security downloadable CA system ... NDS plans to show a range of set top box and home networking technologies that are made possible by tru2way technology. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Set Up Your Network for Many Remote Desktop Connections Feb 21, 2009
He is also the author of many networking and computing books, including Home Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (Wiley 2008) and 100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft Windows Vista (Que 2007). This article was first published on. (Datamation)
New tech start-ups can rise from the economy's ashes Feb 18, 2009
That has forced the networking company to cut discretionary spending by $1 billion this fiscal year and invest in growing areas such as home networking and home entertainment systems. "It's comparable to the (dot-com bust in the early 2000s), but this climate affects all industries," says Cisco CFO Frank Calderoni. (USA Today -- Tech)
Trend Micro unveils anti-virus software for routers Feb 18, 2009
BOSTON (Reuters) - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses. The company, which touted the product as the first of its type, is also getting ready to unveil software that protects USB flash drives from infection, said Trend Micro Vice President Carol Carpenter. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
