The canvas project is in its final stage of consultation and has been given a provisional approval by the BBC Trust. Project Canvas was setup to allow UK viewers with broadband connection to watch on their Television set on-demand TV such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player.  Homes with compatible set-top box connected to the internet could access content provision through Canvas without needing to pay for the content.

Maxim and Celeno have combine their spcecialities to offer manufacturers a reference design for whole-home wireless HDMI solutions manufacturer of devices such as game consoles, digital video recorders (DVR), Blu-ray players, home gateway and set-top boxes will be able to use the reference design to build devices that distribute full-HD content wirelessly to remote HDTV displays.

This announcement coincide with the release of the of the AR7400 Homeplug AV and IEEE 1901 compliant chipset.  The new development kit is to accelerate the adoption and development of hardware and software among independent software vendor and smooth the intergration with other powerline Ethernet appliances and applications.

Within the next few weeks or months the BBC Trust will announce their decision of whether the BBC should go ahead with canvas project.  In the meantime Pace, a Digital TV technology supplier announced that they have released a new set-top box called “Vision+” for BT Vision IPTV customers.

If you are planning on buying a home media storage solution or just upgrading then I would suggest you have a look at Pogoplug.  The system has been recently upgraded to offer new and improve features.  The new version of Pogoplug offers web access, safe and simple sharing, anywhere data access and iPhone application support. The system acts as a gateway for your home PC or office through the internet.

Atheros recently announced the availability of the AR7400 chipset. The new Powerline Ethernet communication technology is capable of using the existing electrical wiring inside the home to transfer data at up to 500Mbps, a capacity that is 2.5 times faster than what is currently available among Homeplug AV products.  Atheros said with this capacity household should be able to experience HD quality entertainment from every power outlet in the home.

With the potential of being the platform for the next generation of internet-connected digital home, MIPS technology announced that it had started an Android early access program.  The program allows key customers and partners access to MIPS Android technology, and to take Android into the digital home.  At this year’s CE show MIPS along with other partners were a

Home Control is now a must have among home automation enthusiast, but there are home control and home control. The Philips Pronto home control set itself apart from many others. The gap was widen with the release of two wand style control panel (TSU9300 and TSU9400) and the tablet style panels (TSU9600 and TSU9800).

MIPS and Yahoo have partnered to develop a platform with Yahoo Widgets already integrated. The agreement is that MIPS will develop an optimised reference platform running the Yahoo Widget Engine for digital TV and set-top box applications.  This partnership will enable vendors to develop consumer solutions based on the MIPS architecture incorporating Yahoo Widget Engine.

Packet Video the company that gave us TwonkyMedia Server is at it again.  This time with the release of TwonkyServer Mobile, Design specifically for Android handsets, TwonkyServer Mobile transforms your handset into a media sharing server.