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3DTV Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
Sure, the images look great on the tradeshow floor and the device ecosystem seems to be coming together very nicely, but are we looking at a market where the products are a bit ahead of the mainstream consumer? In reality, 2010 is probably not the year of 3DTV, but maybe it will be remembered as…
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The Austin Electrical Grid – A Smart Enterprise
The so-called smart grid is more than just putting out smart meters in the network. Andres Carvallo talks about the challenges Austin Energy has faced as they evolved their electrical grid into an enterprise network that today controls over 500,000 devices. Carvallo explains how these devices collectively generate, on an annual basis, hundreds of terabytes…
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Home Networking, Over the Top and Off-Air – New Ways to Add Value
Old friend and frequent Viodi View sponsor, Entone’s Steve McKay will be a panelist at TelcoTV next week on the panel, “Connected Home Gateways”. In this video interview, shot at Parks Associates Connections Conference last June, McKay talks about what Entone is seeing with over the top services, as well as hybrid models that combine…
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Z-Wave Applications and More
Ken Lowe of Sigma Designs will be speaking at TelcoTV next week on the panel, “Connected Home Gateways”. Unfortunately, we will miss that panel, but fortunately, we did catch up with him at Parks Associates’ Connections Conference last June. In this video interview, he discusses the role of Z-Wave; integration of Z-Wave into residential gateways…
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Not Just Playing Games
Accedo Broadband’s newly announced deal with the AETN International, a division of A&E Television Networks, shows that Accedo Broadband offers more than just casual games. Utilizing the same platform as what they developed for game applications on the television, Accedo Broadband is helping AETN International monetize and create new value from existing video content through…
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Look Out Google and Microsoft – Another Internet OS Is Here
One of the more intriguing booths at the Parks Associates’ Connections Conference was ViaCube and their Web OS. Via Cube is a cloud computing solution that can be configured as sort of a hybrid solution, whereby a home appliance can be used as a local store of data. At the same time, the customer benefits…
