Connected Home Research Service

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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:

  • Consumer Electronics Forecasts
    • Digital TV, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Cameras, Digital Camcorders, Digital Media Adapters, Video Game Consoles, Portable Game Players, Portable Media Players
  • Connected CE Platforms
    • Connected HDTVs, Web-connected Consumer Electronics, non-carrier IP set-tops, portable/mobile connected devices including gaming and media players, software and middleware
  • Converged Video Devices
    • Media servers, PVRs, Placeshifting devices
  • Physical Layer Standards and Home Networking Technologies
    • Wi-Fi, HomePlug, MoCA, G.hn, 1394, ZigBee, and Others
  • Software and Services Layer in the Home Network
    • DLNA, HANA, DTCP over IP, UPnP AV and Other Standards, as Well as DRM
  • Broadband Gateways and Service Providers in the Home Network
    • Service Providers, the Broadband Client, and CPE in the Home Network
  • Home Media Servers and Entertainment PCs
    • Storing, Managing, and Distributing Content through PCs, CE Devices, and Set-Top Boxes
  • Entertainment Networking Hardware, Software, and Content Analysis
    • Distribution of Digital Content Throughout the Home

Perspectives

The digital home has developed quickly in the last few years, evolving from a theoretical concept to one very much based in reality. As consumer device markets mature, the need to add incremental value to these products/services mounts as companies look to spur demand. Examples of differentiation have included HD, interactivity, and tailored over-the-top services. While these endeavors have had mixed degrees of success, over time these markets will continue to engender new levels of complexity.

Consumers are continually discovering the benefits offered by these connected and interoperable devices, throughout the home. As a result, the market for connected consumer electronics devices is growing at a rapid pace. Making this evolution easier are home networking devices that have become easier to set up and use, as well as standards including DLNA, Wi-Fi, MoCA and others.

Interactivity in the home is gaining traction. Consumers have been accustomed to interaction with the PC, but now interactivity is moving to the living room, through tru2way and ETV from cable providers, IPTV, and even remote controls. The question remains though: who will provide the network connectivity and devices in the home? Will it be the consumer, a service operator, or a yet to be determined third party? As content delivery continues its move to IP-based systems, the opportunities for interactivity and advanced applications will continue to increase. Developers are working on new user interfaces, search tools, and interface devices that will create the 'wow' factor for consumers while also easing their navigation through the plethora of content that is being delivered.

The Connected Home Research Service comprehensively examines the issues impacting key consumer electronics devices as they evolve into connected pieces of the home network, along with distribution of data, video, audio, and other content within the connected digital home. The Service follows the key technologies that enable the connectivity of these devices, including physical and software layer standards, as well as key devices including broadband gateways and media servers.

Forecasts in this Service

Companies

  • Acer
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • AMD
  • Amimon
  • AMX
  • Apple
  • Asustek
  • Audiovox Accessory Corporation
  • Avtrex
  • Belkin
  • BitBand
  • Broadcom
  • Buffalo
  • C-Cor
  • CEDIA
  • Celadon
  • Cisco
  • Cisco/Linksys
  • Concurrent
  • Control4
  • Corel
  • Cyberlink
  • D2 Audio
  • Dell
  • Dell/Alienware
  • DigiOn
  • D-Link
  • DLNA
  • Ember Corporation
  • Entone
  • Freescale
  • Freescale Semiconductor
  • Hauppauge
  • Hitachi
  • Hitachi Joint Venture in China for BD
  • HP
  • ICTV
  • Infrared Remote Solutions Inc.
  • Intel
  • I-O Data
  • Kasenna
  • Lenovo
  • LG
  • Lifeware/Exceptional Innovation
  • Lite-On
  • Logitech Harmony
  • Macrovision
  • MediaGate USA
  • MediaMall Technologies
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft
  • Monster Cable
  • Motorola
  • Neosonik
  • Nero
  • Netgear
  • Nintendo
  • Niveus
  • NoviiMedia
  • NTT DoCoMo
  • NXP
  • Onkyo
  • Other 60GHz Companies
  • Panasonic
  • Philips
  • PulseLink
  • Radiospire
  • Remote Technologies Inc
  • Sage TV
  • Salling Software
  • Samsung
  • Samsung Electronics
  • SanDisk
  • Sanyo
  • SeaChange
  • Sharp
  • SiBeam
  • Sigma Designs
  • SMK Electronics Corporation
  • SMSC
  • Snapstream
  • Sony
  • STMicroelectronics
  • Syabas
  • Tandberg Television
  • Texas Instruments
  • TI
  • Toshiba
  • tvCompass
  • Tzero
  • Universal Electronics
  • Universal Remote Control
  • UTStarcom
  • Velocity Micro
  • Wellton Way
  • Zensys
  • Zilog