eHomeUpgradeConnected Home & Digital Lifestyle NewsDigital Home Trends Discussed in Webcast by Michael Wolf- June 27, 2008 Digital media are transforming our experience of entertainment more profoundly than at any time since the introduction of radio and television themselves. And in industrialized regions, growing numbers of consumers are seeking ways to distribute digital information and entertainment content around the home, creating wired or wireless home networks to do so. In an audio Webcast ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/27/digital-home-trends-discussed-in-webcast-by-michael... Sony Group Corporate Strategy Update FY2008FY2010: To Be the Leading Global Provider of Networked Consumer Electronics and Entertainment- June 27, 2008 Sony today presented a series of new initiatives designed to build on its previous three-year revitalization plan and to position the company as the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment. In particular, the company will focus on strengthening core businesses, enhancing network initiatives and leveraging international growth opportunities to build for the ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/26/sony-group-corporate-strategy-update-fy2008-fy2010-... Seagates New Central Axis Network Storage Makes Back Up and Access to Files Easier Than Ever- June 27, 2008 To address the growing consumer need for storage in the home, Seagate today announced the Maxtor Central Axis network drive, a network storage drive that can be used by the whole family. This latest drive from Seagate provides a terabyte of storage that every computer in the home can back up to. In addition to ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/26/seagates-new-central-axis-network-storage-makes-bac... DigiOn UPnP Software Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 26, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download DigiOn is another company that provides OEMs a middleware UPnP AV software stack for use in NAS and digital media adapters. However, DigiOn seems to be slightly more advanced than the competition&8230; its platform supports content aggregation from multiple devices (usually this type of software can only access content from ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/26/digion-upnp-software-demo-at-connections-2008/ Ubicom Router Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 26, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download Want a glimpse of the future in home networking gear Have a look at the following router reference design from Ubicom that not only offers cutting-edge 802.11n networking, but also embeds (get this) a UPnP AV media server, USB host, and NAS functionality! In this video, Ubicom is streaming content ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/26/ubicom-router-demo-at-connections-2008/ AwoX UPnP Software Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 26, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download Call me strange, but I&8217;m always on the look out for new, cross-platform compatible UPnP media server applications. Basically I like any software that I can install on different computing environments and still have the same experience. Anyway&8230; I learned about AwoX during a panel discussion at CONNECTIONS 2008. The ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/26/awox-upnp-software-demo-at-connections-2008/ uControl Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 26, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download One of the hot topics at CONNECTIONS 2008 is home automation in relation to the Digital Home. Being the case, I caught up with one of the up and coming companies providing a whole-home solution that ties into set-top boxes, PCs, and touch panels called uControl. In brief, the uControl ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/25/ucontrol-demo-at-connections-2008/ HomeNet Manager Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 25, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download I was a little surprised I&8217;ve never heard of this company. SingleClick Systems is a small startup that has created a software application, called the HomeNet Manager, that monitors your home&8217;s connected devices, firewalls, and broadband connection speed. It also allows for easy file and printer sharing. But, that not ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/25/homenet-manager-demo-at-connections-2008/ ZvBox Demo at CONNECTIONS 2008- June 25, 2008 VIDEO View on Blip.tv, YouTube, or Download I have to admit I got quite excited when I saw the ZeeVee booth on the showfloor of CONNECTIONS 2008. As many of you know, ZeeVee is getting set to launch their $499 ZvBox (pre-order at Amazon) that essentially creates a remote PC linkexperience to any TV in your home. ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/25/zvbox-demo-at-connections-2008/ Gyration R4000 Air Music Remote- June 25, 2008 Above is a pic of the Gyration R4000 Air Music Remote that I captured at CONNECTIONS 2008. The notable difference of this model from its predecessor is that it now offers buttonscreen backlighting (in blue) and an LCD screen display that you can use to scroll through and playback your PC&8217;s Windows Media or iTunes ...http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2008/06/25/gyration-r4000-air-music-remote/ |