E-LIFE a UK based home automation installer was selected to provide connected Home entertainment solution for a new luxury development in London, UK. The four-property development will offer buyers to option to bespoke their in-home entertainment solution, from a price tag of £1 Million. To get all the appliances networked and manage, E-LIFE has selected Control4 multi-room entertainment solution.
Comcast has partnered with Technicolor and Entropic to extend its Xfinity Home services solution to include Xfinity HD Video conference calling. The Xfinity HD video services will enable customers to make video calls with friends and family while watching TV via their set-top box or connected TV. The platform was built on Technicolor’s 720p HD telepresence adapter and is powered by Entropic’s ARM Cortex-A9 high performance media processor.
IronGate Security Networks is developing a new manage security solution for the home, called iHomeDefender. iHomeDefender will help to protect customers from treat in accessing social media sites, online gaming, chat room and general browsing and unlike other home security solution iHomeDefender offers a hands free installation said ironGate.
British Gas has selected AlertMe to offer what it calls “Personalised Energy Efficiency Advice Service” (PEEAS) to its smart meter customers in the UK. Under the agreement, data from customers smart meters will be manage and analyse by AlertMe to help customers manage their energy. According to AlertMe they will be conducting a pilot of up to 10,000 homes starting this summer.
For over 20 years, cable operators have enjoyed being the choice for television entertainment above satellite and analogue broadcasting. With the arrival of digital services such as connected TV and other on-demand services cable-TV for the first time face the challenge of remaining relevant and competitive. According to a group of analyst at Informa they have found ten things that cable operators can do to remain competitive.
Cable operators are being given the opportunity to expand their revenue stream with a new set of solutions from D-Link. At this year’s Cable Show in Boston, D-Link is promoting a range of home security solutions for Multi System Operators (MSOs). Included are the latest IPv6 ready DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem and Gateway solutions, PowerLine routers, MoCA solutions, and a range of IP camera home-surveillance solutions.
Pulse Technologies today launched a new smart thermostat reference design for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The platform offers a fast track development path for manubactures looking for an extensive array of advanced features to optimization their air conditioning and heating products. The new reference design includes all of the hardware, firmware, software, and cloud services needed to create end-to-end connected HVAC solutions for residential homes.
Entropic has launched a new System-on-Chip solution for set-top box (STB) market. The new “TSC17x/18x” STB SoC family features a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processors and advanced security to provide the latest platform for service operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It offers support for a wide range of mobile software technologies such as Google Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandiwich” and established industry security standards (NOCS, CSA3, AES, NDS NSK etc).
Lenovo has decided to launch its first smart TV in China with the support from DTS. The new Lenovo 55-inch K91 smart TV features DTS 2.0 + Digital Out technology and the latest Android operating system, allowing consumers to access their favorite songs and videos, share files between connected devices, and control the TV via their tablet and smartphone.
After launching the “AT&T Digital Life” for service provider in February they have now announced trials of the product for this summer. The AT&T Digital Life services will give users control and security of their homes and appliances using any web-enabled device, PCs, tablets and smartphones, regardless of wireless carrier.