PacketVideo has released an update to its popular connected home tool TwonkyBeam. The new version 1.1 is to allow customers with Firefox browser and Apple Mac computer to get the same benefit that was available only to customers with PC and Internet Explorer. TwonkyBeam tool allows user to beam media content from popular Social Media websites such as YouTube, Last.fm and Flickr to connected devices throughout the home.
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.
Owners of a Crestron digital home management system can now use their iPad as a Crestron Touchpanel at home or from out of the home. Using the latest wireless technology the Crestron Mobile Application allows you to access and manage your in home appliances from over the web. The Apple tablet screen provides real-time control of your Crestron AV systems, lighting, shades, room temperature and any other area of your Crestron system.
A technology collaboration between Ericsson and Netgear has created a new 3G mobile broadband router, the MBRN3300. The new MBRN3300 3G wireless router with internal 3G radio, is a combination of Netgear’s wireless, routing, firewalls and IP network technology and Ericsson’s expertise in 3G mobile networks. The MBRN3300 is available now and will be demonstrated at this month’s GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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 ot
At last week’s CE (Consumer Electronic) Show in Las Vegas D-Link under the theme “Link Your Life” announced and demonstrated some of its latest in connected home technology. The innovations covered Home Entertainment, Home Security and Home Connectivity. According to D-Link the solutions are affordable and easy to setup, so consumer can start implementing then now.