Mobile Entertainment Devices like the iPod are going WiFi
We said that network enabling the iPod is the next big thing for the iPod and for mobile entertainment devices in general and we are starting to get confirmation from the market. Here is a scoop: we have received confirmation from Philips that it is working with Cyberhome to add WiFi support in their next generation of mobile entertainment devices (which also happens to be based on Philips Nexperia). This means that companies out there get it and are interested to go beyond the built in hard-drive and explore other sources of content and that these devices will soon be able to work with TVersity. In fact the specific product we are referring to has UPnP AV support and is believed to be tested with TVersity as it is being developed, which of-course is great news to all those that will end up buying it!
Looks like this unit was also showcased behind closed doors in CES.
Posted by Ronen Mizrahi | 2:18 PM
It's not IPod's that are catching my interest, but the next generation of mobile devices using processors such as the Nexperia. Recent Philips press release.
Philips unveils next-generation Nexperia multimedia processor for advanced mobile devices.
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com
/news/content/file_1215.html
Let's hope that someone has the courage to really go against the grain and globally release a mobile phone that can make use of wireless and/or the mobile phone network for A/V streaming to these types of mobile device.
Posted by MikeL | 4:05 AM