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Linux device links TVs to Internet videos

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| Sony used Linux to build an IP set-top box (STB) that connects to its Bravia 
| HDTVs, enabling them to display a regularly updated selection of Internet 
| videos. Sony's DMX-NV1 Bravia Internet Video Link is equipped with Ethernet, 
| HDMI, and proprietary USB-based DMeX connections.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| The link to Sony's GNU Linux source code may be found here.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8497272379.html?kc=rss


Recent:

Embedded Linux has more friends than you may know

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| Sony recently announced that one of its BRAVIA LCD TV factories will double
| production from 2 million TV sets per year to 4 million to meet growing
| demand in Europe. Sony has sold more than 20 million of these TVs, and
| they're all built with embedded Linux.
|
| So what? Embedded Linux is no surprise. Sony and tens of thousands of other
| companies, from huge to tiny, use embedded Linux every day to deliver
| successful products in every market. That is not news.
|
| Ten years ago, though, embedded Linux was a surprising-even shocking-idea to
| most people. Back in 1998, fresh from victory in the RTOS industry, I
| introduced the idea of building a software company to make Linux a suitable
| OS for developing smart devices. When I told people the idea, they gawked as
| if I was a few lines short of compilable code.
|
| "You want to build a company on software that's available for free?" I was
| asked. "Based on the gigantically bloated Unix OS? And with some oddball GPL
| license? How fast do you expect people to kick you out of their office?"
|
| Every market survey showed that the demand for embedded Linux was zero. When
| we released our first product, industry experts agreed that nobody needed it.
| Embedded Linux won't work because it is "too big, too slow, and not
| real-time," said the head of one RTOS company. The president of another
| derided embedded Linux as "a royal pain in the ass," so no developer would
| ever use it.
|
| I took heart from a quote attributed to Mohandas Gandhi: "First they ignore
| you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win."
|
| [...]
|
| Analyst firms don't agree on how many device engineers use embedded Linux,
| but they all say the number is substantial: 21% of developers use embedded
| Linux, according to last year's Embedded Systems Design survey; 36.7%,
| according to current research by Embedded Market Forecasters. This April, VDC
| reported that Linux is now the leading embedded OS. It shouldn't be
| surprising. After all, commercial Linux vendors succeed because they
| understand what design engineers are looking for.
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http://www.embedded.com/columns/guest/207602734


Satellite STB runs Linux

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| LyngBox Media is shipping a Linux-powered set-top box (STB) designed for
| European satellite TV enthusiasts. The IP-ready LyngBox combines an HDTV
| receiver/recorder, dual DVB-S2/DVB-T tuners, and a 160GB hard drive, and
| offers daily updates to LyngSat Network's worldwide satellite programming
| guide, says the Swedish company.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3148788751.html


Netflix Player runs Linux

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| Movie distributor Netflix is offering a $100 set-top box aimed at enabling
| subscribers to stream movies on demand, using a broadband Internet
| connection. The player runs an embedded Linux OS and is supplied by Roku, a
| California-based company known for its Linux-based PVRs (personal video
| recorders).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8633598605.html


$100 Netflix DVD downloader runs Linux?

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| Netflix and Roku today jointly announced a tiny set-top box (STB) said to
| offer unlimited streaming of DVDs and TV episodes on Netflix members’ TVs.
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http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/05/20/100-netflix-dvd-downloader-runs-linux/


Seatback STB runs Linux

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| Embedded computer manufacturer and Eurotech Group subsidiary Applied Data 
| Systems (ADS) announced an embedded IP set-top box (STB) intended for 
| seatback applications and digital signage. The Linux-based NetCast Player HD 
| supports high definition live video up to 1080p resolution, says the company.   
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5288587391.html


Related:

Linux-based media stack for TI's DaVinci launched

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| A developer of Linux-based, IP-media applications formally launched its 
| software for Texas Instruments's DaVinci media processor platform. DigiLink 
| Software says its Digital Media Elements (DME) IP-media stack for set-top 
| boxes (STBs) lets television viewers watch and record Internet TV (ITV), 
| including Flash-based content like YouTube.     
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2067637308.html


Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes

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| As I noted here a couple of weeks ago, current top-of-the-line offerings from 
| cable and satellite providers are really computers, with an operating system 
| (usually Linux), built-in programming, plus hard drives and memory and 
| networking.   
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http://www.latimes.com/technology/ny-bzdolinar095492695dec09,1,4787622.column?coll=la-utilities-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true
http://tinyurl.com/2q6ynr


Linux is de facto OS for TV set-top boxes

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| "The major chipset manufacturers are introducing new Linux platforms
| almost monthly," said Ken Helps, managing director of Ocean Blue Software.
| 
| The attraction is that the Linux operating system will support
| advanced functions without requiring a license fee.
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http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6426925&partner=eb&spacedesc=news
http://tinyurl.com/2zofx9


Linux STB used in award-winning eldercare product

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| Dutch telecom operator and Internet service provider KPN has
| bestowed an award for innovation on DataBalk's ZorgTV
| ("CareTV" in English) product. The product is based on
| Amino's Linux-based Aminet110 set-top box (pictured at
| left), and aims to help elderly people "stay independent"
| longer, according to DataBalk.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9694147567.html


IP-STB runs Linux, supports USB-based descrambler

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| The AccessKey Home IP-STB is optionally available with an "AccessKey
| USB" storage device, that appears to resemble a USB-based cable card.
| It may also include a bootable Linux-based OS. 
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7799346990.html


The Google Set-Top Box (Think Android For TV)

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| Google may very well want to do to the set-top box what it is trying to do to 
| the mobile phone with its Android operating system—create an open-source 
| hardware platform and attract developers to build applications on top of it. 
| At least that is the unconfirmed rumor I’ve heard from two knowledgeable 
| industry sources.    
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/20/the-google-set-top-box-think-android-for-tv/


Now that your TV is a computer

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| It is also a computer that runs Linux, the free open-source operating system. 
| I know because it crashed once, and I got a command prompt. (Plus, the Dish 
| people have Linux programming code posted on their Web site, as they're 
| supposed to under the open-source license.) Since it is a computer, it can be 
| upgraded. And it's been getting upgraded like crazy.    
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http://www.newsday.com/technology/ny-bzdolinar1118,0,866932.column


European Operators Select Motorola's Linux-Based IP Set-Tops For IPTV
Services

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| Motorola announced that it has been selected by two leading
| telecommunications providers to supply its Linux-based VIP range of
| IP set-tops for IPTV services.
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/284402_p.htm


Electronics firms plan Internet televisions

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| The new televisions will use Linux operating systems instead of
| Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature is aimed at cutting the time
| needed to boot up and reducing the risk of virus infection. 
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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments


TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards

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| The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux operating system.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/52614.html


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| The Japanese consumer electronics companies aim to develop
| broadband-enabled televisions that can download and display videos from
| the internet wihtout the need for a separate set-top box or computer.
| 
| They plan to establish a common standard for aspects of internet TV,
| based on a Linux operating system.
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http://informitv.com/articles/2006/08/05/internettvplans/


PS3 + Linux + Firefox = Office 2.0 computing

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| Sony and a technology site are using a conference to show off a confluence of 
| next-generation, monopoly-bypassing technology: a Sony Playstation 3 
| videogame console running Linux and Firefox as a foundation for 
| Web-based "Office 2.0" applications.   
| 
| IT|Redux, a site run by blogger and tech adviser Ismael Ghalimi, is showing 
| off the system at the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. IT|Redux is the 
| show organizer.   
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http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9772115-1.html


Java and Linux based IPTV kit and PVR from Amino showcased 

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| The Amino software is based on open standards such as Linux and Java,
| and Javascript and Java APIs are provided so that third party software
| and devices can interface with the set top box functions. Software
| updates can be delivered remotely using a signed software image
| authorised by the IPTV service provider. The multicast software on
| the head-end also runs on Linux.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34934


PS3 available pre-installed with Linux

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| TerraSoft is now taking direct pre-orders with no delivery
| time guarantees for a Sony PS3 pre-installed with Linux,
| priced at $650.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7863481537.html


Microsoft blamed for AT&T TV hiccups 

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| Microsoft has a spotty history on the gogglebox. In 1997 it
| spent about $425m to purchase WebTV Networks but failed to
| make the much-hyped phenomenon a success.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37231


AT&T Resumes Rollout for Cable TV

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| But because the software, provided largely by Microsoft Corp., has never 
| been deployed on such a large scale, assorted glitches have forced AT&T to 
| repeatedly delay and scale back the service rollout even though the 
| required network upgrade remains on pace.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070228/at_t_tv.html?.v=2


Windows Media center crashining at CES 2005

http://youtube.com/watch?v=j7EEbokKLHI


Verizon takes over Microsoft TV code

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| Unhappy over the memory footprint of applications and delays in rolling 
| them out, Verizon has ditched some of Microsoft's television software and 
| has chosen instead to write its own.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060914-7742.html


Microsoft shuns IPTV open standards - is a web TV format war brewing? 

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| As if consumers didn't have enough to contend with, the fact 
| Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent have shunned the Open IPTV Forum
| could mean we'll have another ludicrous format war on our hands.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/10664/1085/


SageTV shows love for Linux

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| Fortunately, one of the big names in DVR software, SageTV, has
| been supporting Linux for some time now (there are also other
| Linux-friendly DVR apps, such as MythTV). Sage is now offering a Linuxe
| dition of SageTV 5, including the add-on Placeshifter app, which we
| looked at when it was released for PCs back in April.
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http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6625067.html


FiOS TV and MSFT: When End-to-End Becomes Best of Breed

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| Quoting: "With the project in danger of running behind schedule, Verizon
| sent its own employees to oversee the work between Microsoft and Motorola.
| Engineers from all three companies had several meetings a day to nudge
| the project along. Eventually, Verizon took over the development of the
| program guide altogether from Microsoft, and ended up writing a new
| version of the software that was less memory-intensive."
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http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/laszlo/archives/017055.html


MSNTV2 cluster using Linux!

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| These MSNTVs can be networked together to distribute tasks. The great
| thing about them which made it easier for Niacin was the fact that the
| MSNTV2 had normal PC hardware with a proprietary BIOS. Here's a picture
| of the MSNTV being flashed to run Linux.
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http://gadgets.qj.net/MSNTV2-cluster-using-Linux-/pg/49/aid/66787


Vista testers get unexpected holiday gift: No TV

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| Some people testing Microsoft's Windows Vista got an unexpected
| holiday surprise: their TVs stopped working.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6147259.html


Nortel not the only winner at Telus IPTV deal

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| But now it is back as the main contractor in an IPTV deal at Telus - a move 
| that sees the Alcatel system thrown out or sidelined, the Microsoft Alcatel 
| partnership that is dominating tier one telcos, snubbed, and a number of 
| the small fry of the IPTV market getting access to the tasty 5.5m Telus 
| customers this system is aimed at.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Faultline gave a heads up about this contract in May, when we heard that 
| Microsoft's solution was internally rejected.
| 
| [...]
| 
| "To facilitate the rapid adoption of additional third party applications
| as they emerge, it is imperative that the environment be open and 
| standards-based."
| 
| The significance of this contract is that all the big guns from
| Microsoft, Alcatel, Lucent and Siemens were in the bidding and fell by
| the wayside and that Nortel was able to leverage its strength as an
| IP player.
| 
| [...]
| 
| If that results in any new business for Cisco then acquisition of
| Minerva can't be too improbable, and then it would own an end to end
| IPTV system, with or without Microsoft middleware.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/24/nortel_telus_iptv_deal/


Ex-MS security guru to dump Media Center for Linux?

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| Veteran Microsoft security expert, Jesper Johansson, says he may dump 
| Microsoft's Windows Media Center in favour of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE 
| after struggling with Redmond's DRM (Digital Rights Management) software.  
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ex-MS-security-guru-dumps-Media-Center-for-Linux/0,130061733,339282399,00.htm
http://tinyurl.com/34as9b


Windows Media Center Restricts Cable TV

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| A simple search on the subject reveals that HBO programming and, in
| my case, Braveheart on AMC are among the many selections now
| restricted for playback or recording by Windows Media Center
| Edition. What's next, restricting every piece of programming
| on television?
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/21/0138255&from=rss
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