In an agreement with Cello, a manufacturer of LCD TVs, Sky the UKs leading digital TV supplier and 3View, a provider of hybrid DTT (digital Terrestrial Television) and IPTV set-top boxes; the Sky Player is to launch on a new range of set-top boxes and internet ready television sets.
Netflix customers can now watch movies released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment 28 days after their release. Universal Studios Home Entertainment made the announcement today. In the deal new releases on DVD and Blu-ray will have a four weeks period by which time Universal should make enough sales of its physical and digital offerings. After this window Netflix customers will be able to stream the latest Universal releases from Netflix to their TVs and computers.
Renesas president Yasushi Akao issued a letter to shareholders outlining his plans for the newly merged Renesas and NEC Electronics. In his letter Mr. Akao said they will focus on three key areas of technology; microcontrollers, SoC solutions, and analog & power devices as its core product areas. He also said he hope to attain operating for profit for fiscal year ending March 2011, and net profits for fiscal year ending March 2012.
Our homes are changing in many ways; they are design different, automated and smarter. At the centre of this evolution is the digitising of how we communicate, entertain ourselves and interact with the appliances in our home. Within the next 5 years most of our broadcasting signals will be completely digitised. Below are Eleven of these devices that I believe is ushering the digital lifestyle.
Since the return of Steve Jobs to Apple we have been buying more Apple products than we did before. Their sleek design and beautiful colours have captivated world and has become a must have for many. Apart from the Apple Mac the other apple products are making a steady march into our homes not just for the mobile entertainment but also as part of our household appliances. Here on connectedhomeworld.com we have covered close to twenty products that will work with some Apple products whether it’s the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Apple Mac to help us control and manage the equipment in our homes.
The Prime minister of the Britain today outline new measures to put British‘s home internet access inline with the rest of Europe and the world. At the moment majority of the homes in the country only has access to speed less than 4.5Mbps (megabit per second). The government is proposing a £6-a-year charge on landlines to fund the project.
Within the last three or more years the idea of living a digital life style or having a connected home has come closer to being a reality than it has for the last ten. With organizations such as DLNA and UPnP working to establish standards the industry has come leaps and bounds. As things are at the moment the solutions are there for us to access our home from anywhere and at anytime. There is a huge push in technology development that is accelerating the implementation of the digital home areas that I see are: media streaming, home automation, embedded technology (android, system-on-chip), connectivity and always on internet.
HAI, a manufacturer of integrated home automation and security products is celebrating 25 years in the home automation industry with the release of the Snap-Link mobile application for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. With the Snap-Link mobile homeowners can now control their entire HAI home from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Panasonic and Best Buy have joined to offer a new range of full HD 3D capable VIERA Plasma HDTVs and a fully-featured 2D Blu-ray Disc Player. The range will deliver full 1080p resolution images to each eye by creating a 3D experience that easily rivals the best that can be seen in the cinemas. The systems will be sold exclusively at selected Best Buy stores via Magnolia Home Theater.
Web content and services have become more accessible with the release of the new ARCHOS Android Tablets. Designed to enhance your digital lifestyle the ‘Home Tablet’ as they are called fill the gap between the Smartphone and the desktop PC to provide always on access to the internet. The two devices ARCHOS 7 and ARCHOS 8 Home Tablets are flexible, accessible and interactive. They can be placed almost anywhere in the home to provide access to news and keep you in touch with your friends and family.