From the country that brought you NTSC television…
It’s a funny animation that discusses how the government dictates the AV industry must use technology that doesn't make sense.
And who says Yanks don’t have a good sense of humour?.
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System Integration for the Connected Home
From the country that brought you NTSC television…
It’s a funny animation that discusses how the government dictates the AV industry must use technology that doesn't make sense.
And who says Yanks don’t have a good sense of humour?.
Western Digital reveals additions to the My Net router family-- the My Net AC1300 HD Dual-Band Router and the companion AC Bridge, both with 802.11ac wireless technology.
The company claims the two devices are ideal for high-bandwidth entertainment services, thanks to FasTrack technology prioritising streaming performance.
The AC1300 uses 802.11n wireless on the 2.4GHz and 802.11ac on the 5GHz band. Both bands work simultaneously, with a "unique" horizontal 3x3 antenna array supposedly boosting throughput and signal quality.
Meanwhile the AC Bridge allows customers to convert up to 4 devices (such as TVs, consoles or Blu-ray players) from wired-ethernet to wireless, reducing the amount of cabling needed to connect devices to the internet.
The saga of Palm's webOS mobile operating system gets an unlikely new chapter-- the ill-fated OS now belongs LG, where it will find use not in tablets or smartphones, but in smart TVs.
The news comes from MWC 2013, Barcelona.
According to the announcement LG now owns the webOS source code, documentation and related websites, as well as licenses and patents Palm had transfered to HP following its 2010 acquisition and "stewardship" of the open source webOS and Enyo projects.
What remains of the webOS team will also find employment in the LG Silicon Valley Lab.
There are 2 reasons why LG will employ webOS in smart TVs-- the company is committed to Android as mobile OS, and most of the webOS team working on mobile devices at HP has already left for (hopefully) greener pastures.
Elan updates the g! home automation system to version 6.2-- adding global weather-based event triggers, a native Apple OSX app, GUI enhancements, improved security features and simplified integrator customisation procedures.
Perhaps most of interest to customers are the weather triggers. The result of a partnership with Weather Underground, the update provides global customers with up to date weather updates and enables installers to program specific automation trigger events based on local forecasts. Thus the system activates devices such as motorised window shutters, irrigation system, thermostats and email alerts depending on temperature, humidity and wind conditions.
The update also simplifies customisation by adding Power Variables, Boolean logic and structure work to the Configurator.
Bang & Olufsen announces its smallest Bluetooth speaker yet-- the BeoPlay A1, a puck-shaped number measuring 13.3cm across and 4.8cm thick the company claims offers 24 hours of use before the battery needs recharging.
Inside the speaker are two 30W Class D amps powering a 3.5-inch full-range driver and a 0.75-inch silk-dome tweeter. Peak power output is rated at 2x 140W, while effective frequency range is of 60 to 24000Hz. A built-in microphone allows speakerphone use.