|
Android set-top boxes and media players at CES% @, @* ^3 r9 D1 P3 t
by Steve Bush, Wednesday 06 January 2010
! ^) B% B! o% v( X% C9 ]& J5 ?
& ?* B5 D4 Z: j- y* m/ f: yProcessor firm MIPS Technologies is to demonstrate Android set-top boxes incorporating its cores this week.
" u. B# D+ p+ d5 v) ["During CES, MIPS and complementary solution providers will demonstrate the world’s first Android-based set-top boxes, Android running on a MIPS-based netbook, and the world’s first social media centre for Android-based embedded platforms," said MIPS.6 g Q+ Y$ F7 Y
Western Mediabridge and Sigma Designs, will demonstrate one of the MIPS/Android set-top boxes.
7 i7 I5 l' Y! u+ F4 z6 l) `7 _5 |It has 1080p video, video-on-demand, ThinkFree Office (Word, spreadsheet, presentation) viewer software, a web browser, and a remote control and keyboard interface.
1 I4 Q9 m8 F$ ~$ m
. {' _ h* Y& LA prototype of an Android IPTV set-top box developed by KDDI R&D Labs will also be on show, supporting multicasting, video-on-demand, remote control user interface, and digital rights management.
$ b2 o/ |) w/ GInside is a MIPS-based SMP8654 media processors from Sigma Designs.
# ]$ l V0 m1 d0 w$ |+ `& iThe netbook is the YeeLoong8089 from Lemote and runs Android on a MIPS-Based Loongson processor, and is claimed by MIPS to be is the world’s first laptop that contains completely free software.
y4 h9 m! [$ X) K1 c: T! sTo be demonstrated on a chip from Sigma Designs, ConnecTV is licensable social media centre software for Android systems from Home Jinni
8 m2 p; w: F7 D9 p! g
! q: }, V% V0 y: B* `7 SIncluded is a framework for building UPnP, DLNA and DPWS home area network applications, and a framework for integrating the home with IMS and service provider networks.! D5 S& T' y ] V# F- x; g7 X
As well as distributing media around the home, the software also enables consumers to search, discover, categorise and view online media content directly from a TV, and to communicate with others. |
|