{"id":145960,"date":"2010-01-06T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=12070"},"modified":"2010-01-06T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T21:00:22","slug":"ces-2010-first-android-set-top-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/145960","title":{"rendered":"CES 2010: First Android Set-top Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MIPS Technologies<\/a>, one of the leading provider of the processor architecture and cores that power products from home entertainment, communications, networking to portable multimedia devices, has announced<\/a><\/strong> a line-up of demonstrations, partnerships and technologies aimed at making Android a viable platform for digital home devices such as set-top boxes, Blu-ray Disc players, DTVs and VoIP solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are already aware that Android is likely to enter our home as the back-end software running our appliances<\/a><\/strong> but it would be more interesting to see the development of Android on MIPS<\/a><\/strong> as it would let Android drives more “home entertainment” appliances.<\/p>\n

During CES, Western Mediabridge Inc.<\/a><\/strong> and Sigma Designs<\/a><\/strong> will demonstrate the first Android set-top box. The MIPS-Based STB features video-on-demand, ThinkFree Office (Word, Spreadsheet, Presentation) viewer software, web browser, remote control\/keyboard interface and 1080p video quality.<\/p>\n

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“With Sigma Designs’ and MIPS Technologies’ industry-leading performance and Android’s open and flexible platform, our Android-based STB is one of the most innovative STB solutions in the market. We anticipate there will be a lot of Android-based products and applications in the near future which will be connected to each other. Our belief is that the Android set-top box will be positioned as a main device among in-home Android-based multimedia devices. We will continue to add more applications, making a more feature-rich Android set-top box,” said Ernest Bang, president and CEO of Western Mediabridge Inc.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

MIPS will also demonstrate a prototype of an Android-based IPTV set-top box developed by KDDI R&D Labs. Inc.<\/a><\/strong>, it will support IPTV set-top box functionality such as multicasting, video-on-demand (VOD), remote control user interface, and digital rights management (DRM) requirements. The later is, obviously, very important to get content from the music and film industries.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Also, MIPS will also demonstrate the Lemote<\/a><\/strong> YeeLoong8089 (some renaming should be done before releasing to Western markets!), a 8.9″ netbook computer running Android. According to Lemote, the YeeLoong8089, powered by a MIPS-Based Loongson processor, is “the world’s first laptop that contains completely free software<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Finally to complete the line-up, MIPS will demonstrate ConnecTV, a new licensable software solution from Home Jinni Inc.<\/a><\/strong>, billed as the the world’s first social media center for Android-based embedded platforms. ConnecTV enables consumers to search, discover, categorize and enjoy online media content directly from a TV, and to communicate and share with friends from the comfort of their living room. It also enables control and distribution of media content throughout the home.<\/p>\n

Android will be more and more present in devices other than phones and rather than a fragmentation of the market that few fear, we might see the birth of a real ecosystem where all these devices will be communicating and sharing contents. The future looks great!<\/p>\n

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