This report examines the catalysts and inhibitors for connected consumer electronics. It specifically focuses on the key technology components – including home networking, media processing, and device discovery and media server software. The report also provides definitions and profiles of various CE devices and includes worldwide forecasts.
1.0 Notes on Methodology
1.1 Data Sources
1.2 Companies Briefed
2.0 Why Connected CE and Why Now?
2.1 Taking Home Networking Beyond the Pure Data Play
2.2 Connected CE and Media Trends: Served and Streamed
2.2.1 Drivers for the Media Server-Connected CE Vision
2.2.2 Drivers for the Cloud Media-Connected CE Vision
3.0 Connected CE Product Overview
3.1 Connected Game Consoles
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Nintendo Wii
3.2 Media Center PCs
3.3 Multi-room DVR and Connected Set-top Boxes
AT&T
Bright House
Cox Communications
DISH Network
Time Warner Cable
Verizon
3.3.1 PC-to-Set-top-Box Links
3.3.2 Place-shifting
EchoStar Technologies
3.4 Digital Media Adapters
Notable Digital Media Adapters
Buffalo LinkTheater™ HD Digital Media Player
D-Link (DSM-330 ) DivX Connected™ HD Media Player
KODAK Theatre HD Player
NETGEAR Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000)
Popcorn Hour A100
Media Center Extenders
D-Link DSM510 & DSM-750 MediaLounge
Linksys Media Center Extender DMA 2100 and DMA 2200
Microsoft Xbox 360
3.5 Network-attached Storage/NAS Media Servers
Buffalo
Cisco
Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
Helios
HP
Iomega
LaCie
Philips
Promise Technology
TranquilPC
ZyXEL
DVR Storage Expanders
Apricorn DVR Xpander
Seagate Showcase™
Western Digital My DVR Expander
3.6 Cloud Media Set-top Boxes
2Wire MediaPoint Digital Media Player
Apple TV
NETGEAR Internet TV Player (ITV 2000)
NeuLion Sky Angel
Personal Web Systems @CCESS
Popcorn Hour (Syabas)
Roku Digital Video Player
Sezmi Digital Media Player
TiVo
TVBlob BLOBbox
Verismo Networks VuNow VN1000HD
VUDU
WhereverTV Receiver
ZillionTV
3.7 Connected TVs
LG Electronics
Panasonic
Samsung
Sony
Toshiba
VIZIO
3.8 Connected Blu-ray Players
LG Electronics
Panasonic
Pioneer
Samsung
Sony
3.9 Networked Audio Systems
Cobra
Linksys by Cisco Wireless Home Audio
Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom
NETGEAR Digital Entertainner Elite EVA9150
Philips Streamium Network Music Player
Roku SoundBridge
Sonos
Sooloos
3.10 Connected Photo Frames
Coby
D-Link
GiiNii
HP
Haier
Ipevo
4.0 Key Technologies for Connecting CE
4.1 Home Networking Technologies
4.1.1 “No-New-Wires”
Home Networking Deployments by Service Providers
HomePNA
HomePlug
DS2/UPA
MoCA
Panasonic HD-PLC
Ruckus Wireless
Consumer Electronics with Certified Networking
HomePNA
MoCA
“No-New-Wires” Networking Solutions
HomePNA
MoCA
DS2/UPA
HomePlug
Panasonic HD-PLC
“Single-chip” Standards Efforts
ITU G.hn 9960
IEEE P1901
4.1.2 Wireless
802.11b
802.11a
802.11g
802.11n
Wi-Fi Enhancements for Consumer Electronics
Aceurity
Celeno
ProVision Communications
Quantenna
Ruckus Wireless
Next-generation Wireless Solutions
WHDI™ (AMIMON)
WirelessHD®
4.1.3 Extending the Interface
Gennum
HANA
Icron
Synerchip/Diiva
Valens Semiconductor
4.2 Connectivity Software
4.2.1 Device Discovery Solutions
4.2.2 Connectivity/Media Server/Media Player Software
ACCESS
Allegro Software
Avega Systems
AwoX
BridgeCo
Digion
J. River
Macrovision
PacketVideo
Syabas
Wyplay
4.3 Silicon – Media Processing and System on Chip
Broadcom 35xx and 74xx series
Intel CE 3100
Mediatek MT5xxx, MT8xxx, and MT13xx
Micronas
NXP 225 and TV550
Sigma Designs 86xx series
STMicroelectronics STi71xx
4.4 User Interfaces
4.5 Security and Content Protection
Content Protection and Rights Management Entities of Note
Coral Consortium
Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE)
Digital Transmission Licensing Authority
DVD Copy Control Assocation
Marlin Community
Open Market Initiative (OMI)
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
New Efforts in Conditional Access
Verimatrix
Widevine
4.6 Bringing Web Services to the TV
Accedo Broadband
ActiveVideo Networks
Adobe
Alitcast
AnySource Media
AwoX
chumby®
ClearLeap
DivX
Dreamer
FrameMedia
GridNetworks
Mediafly
MediaMall Technologies
MediaMelon
Move Networks
Opera Software
Oregan Networks
Personal Web Systems
Rallypoint
SEN-CE
sofatronic
Sonic Solutions
Syabas
SyncTV
Verismo Networks
Vuze
WhereverTV
Windows Live FrameIt
Yahoo!
5.0 Connected Consumer Electronics Forecasts
5.1 Connected TVs
5.2 Cloud Media Set-top Boxes
5.3 Connected Game Consoles
5.4 Connected Blu-ray Players
5.5 Network-attached Storage Devices
5.6 Multi-room DVR
5.7 Digital Media Adapters
6.0 Conclusions and What to Watch
Worldwide Data Networks and RG Forecasts
Stages of Home Networking Development
Applications Enabled on the Home Network
Monthly Users of Premium Online Video
Media Server Concept for Connected CE
Cloud Media Concept for Connected CE
Portable Media Device Penetration
Millions of Internet Video Users: U.S. and Western Europe
DVR Penetration and Downloading Online Video
Gigabytes Needed for Household Digital Media
Watching VoD Movie and Streaming Online Video
Cloud Media Services and CE
Forecast for U.S. and Western European Online Video Consumption
U.S. Households with Networked Consumer Electronics
Interest in Networked Applications
How are Game Consoles Used?
Internet-connected Game Consoles, by Country
Growth of Broadband-connected Game Consoles: U.S.
Growth of Xbox LIVE Registered User Accounts
Xbox LIVE Revenue Sources
Type of Video Watched on Xbox LIVE
Identifying Xbox LIVE Paying Video Users
Game Consoles and Internet Video Content
Media Center PC-to-TV Connection
Multimedia Users for the Media Center PC
Multi-room DVR Deployments: U.S.
Appeal of Multi-room DVR, by Countries
Appeal of Networked Set-top Boxes and Willingness to Pay
What Do Consumers Want from STB-to-PC/Internet Convergence?
Place-shifting Applications at the Set-top Box
Appeal of Place-shifting Features, by Countries
Notable Digital Media Adapter
Media Center Extenders
Digital Media Adapter Adoption and Purchase Intentions
How do Consumers Backup Content?
NAS Adoption and Purchase Intentions
Network Attached Storage Media Servers
Appeal of External Storage for DVRs
DVR Storage Expanders
Premium Video-on-Demand Use: Digital Cable Households
Preference for Receiving VoD Content
TiVo Subscribers
TiVo Capabilities
Interactive Services Accessed via TiVo
Cloud Media Set-top Boxes
Connected TV Product Announcements
Appeal of Television Features
Value of Connected Television Features
Stand-alone Blu-ray Players Sold in U.S.
U.S. Theatrical Box Office and DVD Revenues
Connected Blu-ray Players
Appeal of Blu-ray Player Features
Value of Connected Blu-ray Features
Networked Audio System Penetration and Purchase Intentions
Networked Music Systems
Appeal of Digital Photo Frame Features
Key Players in the Connected Photo Frame Market
Recent Connected Photo Frame Announcements
U.S. Home Network Node Growth
Network Media Market Share
Home Networking Deployments by Service Providers
Consumer Electronics with Certified Networking
“No-New-Wires” Networking Solutions
“Single-chip” Standards Efforts
Wi-Fi® Certified Products
Performance of Wi-Fi® Standards
Wi-Fi Enhancements for Consumer Electronics
Next-generation Wireless Solutions
Extending the Interface
DLNA Vision
DLNA Interoperability Stack
DLNA Certified Product Categories
Connectivity/Media Server/Media Player Software
Connected TV System-on-Chip Solutions
Content Protection/Rights Management Solutions of Note
Content Protection and Rights Management Entities of Note
New Efforts in Conditional Access
Web-on-TV Solutions
Annual Sales/Net Additions: Connected Consumer Electronics
Connected TVs: Unit Sales
Millions of Households with Broadband and No Wireline Pay TV Service: Europe and Asia-Pacific
Cloud Media Set-top Boxes: Unit Sales
Current Generation Game Console Annual Sales
Households with Connected Consoles
Connected Blu-ray Players: Unit Sales
Network-attached Storage: Unit Sales
Multi-Room DVR: Net Additions
Digital Media Adapters: Unit Sales
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