11/05, 5:30pm
Motorola Corvair coming as Android 2.3 TV remote
Motorola should be acting on hints of Android integration with TV soon after a sighting confirmed its smallest tablet ever. The Corvair seen by The Verge would have just a six-inch screen and Android 2.3, but it would serve as a much more advanced TV remote. The heavily customized hardware could control a TV or a DVR set-top box directly through conventional IR but also ZigBee-based, no-line-of-sight RF4CE technology.
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12/20, 12:10pm
ZigBee Input Device spec to replace IR technology
A team of global companies devoted to wireless technology, the ZigBee Alliance, on Monday announced it has finished a new standard for a human interface. Called ZigBee Input Device, it would replace infrared technology with its radio frequency connection and allow use of mice, touchpads, keyboards and more from longer distances. It's also capable of two-way communications.
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09/10, 4:10pm
Pioneer demos Entertainment Tap
Pioneer at the CEDIA expo today provided demonstrations of its first networked media hub. The concept device shown on the floor, so far known only as the Entertainment Tap, still has a Blu-ray player but is intended for online media playback first and foremost: it can recognize media from DLNA-ready devices over Ethernet or Wi-Fi and has access to Netflix movies, Picasa photos and YouTube videos. Mobile control is also a high priority as the Tap can not only stream its content to a handheld over the Internet but could use an iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control for all of its functions.
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06/29, 4:25pm
ZigBee Green Power tech
The ZigBee Alliance on Monday it is developing the ZigBee Green Power feature set that would allow for the development of self-powered, energy-harvesting electronics devices. With 300 members from across the world, ZigBee says the new technology standard will be compatible with existing ZiGbee and ZigBee PRO networks. It will allow for the creation of new, maintenance-free products that do not require wires and batteries.
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