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MIPS scientific & technical corporation announces multiply excitingly and helping Android and becoming to direct against the set-box, show, cooperative programme and technology of feasible platforms of digital household equipment such as blue light player, digital television, VoIP solution,etc.. Consume the electronic exhibition (CES) in world During this time, MIPS science and technology will be complemental with much one a solution supplier will show first Android-based set-boxes in the world, MIPS-Based of Android surfs the Net one, the first in the world adopt social media center and other critical technology of Android-based embedded platform to run.
MIPS scientific and technological marketing executive vice president Art Swift shows: “MIPS is for the digital family’s leading framework, our optimization on Android platform is that the customer can be to the digital family of networking of new generation and key to the other products. Through the cooperation of the cooperative partner’s concerted effort, we have obtained progress greatly in optimizing Android for various consumption apparatuses. We have brought the whole high definition to Android to experience, we are offering required multi-channeled audio frequency and enhanced user interface for digital household equipment now. We expect to be able to see the digital family products initiated of more Android-based in 2010. ”
The set-box of first Android-based in the world, Android based on MIPS framework surf the Net in one and the first Android social media center in the world
During CES, constituent company Western Mediabridge Inc. of Celrun, a main supplier who offers the intact and totally Integrated digital television broadcasting end-to-end system solution, deal with SoC solution supplier Sigma Designs and show the first commercial Android set-box in the world with consuming the digital media of electron together. This set-box based on MIPS framework has video on demand, ThinkFree Office (characters, electronic spreadsheet, demonstrates) Browser software, browser of the webpage, report controller / functions such as keyboard interface and 1080p video quality,etc.. Sigma Designs and Western Mediabridge will release this news respectively.
The President & CEO Ernest Bang of Western Mediabridge Company shows: “Combine the open and flexible platforms of Sigma Designs and MIPS characteristic and Android with leading scientific and technological industry, we Android-based’s set-box will become one of the richest and innovativest set-box solutions on the market. We estimate that will have a lot of products and application that can interconnect Android-based s to present in the near future. We believe, Android set-box play an important role in the multimedia apparatus of home Android-based. We will continue increasing more application, will develop Android set-box with more abundant function. ”
KDDI researches and develops the executive director Hiroki Horiuchi doctor of the laboratory to represent: ” MIPS will show too that will be researched and developed the laboratory (KDDI R&D Labs by KDDI. Inc.) Develop IPTV set-box prototype of Android-based. KDDI researches and develops the constituent company that the laboratory is Japan telecommunication operator KDDI. This set-box can support multicast (multicasting) , the video on demand (VOD) , user interface remote control, digital rights management (DRM) Wait for the functional requirement for IPTV set-box. This prototype, because of integrating, based on MIPS SMP8654 media processor high of Sigma Designs. In offering the digital family platform of networking of new generation, Android has maximal successful potentiality. ”
MIPS will be also shown to operate Android, Lemote YeeLoong8089 with browser function and other utility programs to surf the Net one. Kelon’s dream (Lemote) in China The company shows, YeeLoong8089 adopts Long Xin (Loongson) based on MIPS The processor is the first notebook computer that totally adopt the free software in the world.
In addition MIPS show ConnecTV also, this it is the intersection of Home Jinni and whom Inc. offer that can authorize the software solution while being brand-new, also global first one adopts the social media center of Android-based embedded platform. Home Jinni can and control and offer an automatic solution to the house for the programming of final user of the digital family, include employing the chassis in order to set up the local area network applied Android of UPnP, DLNA and DPWS family, and can reach Android framework of one of IMS and service provider network integration. ConnecTV can make consumers realize that search for, find, classify and appreciate the online media content from the TV directly, and can communicate and share the content with the friend at home easily. It can realize the media content in whole family’s inner control and distribution at the same time. ConnecTV will carry on the show on MIPS-Based platform of Sigma Designs.
The chief executive officer Shidan Gouran of Home Jinni shows: “Through adopting Android, MIPS science and technology has started the software revolution of the consumption electronic product, this will bring unprecedented time and cost to save for product development life cycle. We are the preferably witness. We and what the MIPS science and technology is shown in CES are not merely the recreation center of family of a new of Taiwan; Say, ConnecTV is a flexible and open application chassis, can make Android become most suitable for the operating system of the household equipment from essence. ”
Critical technology milestone and software optimization bring Android into family’s application
Because Android direct mobile phone set against at first, most function deal with, consume the intersection of apparatus and required different function, make up and use the mode unless expand. For example, on the set-box, necessary ruggedization Android could be realized and broadcast content protected high definition video and multi-channeled audio frequency on the large-scale, high-resolution flat panel display. Strengthen the hardware accelerator that the function also needs to utilize SoC usually directed against these apparatuses.
Multi-channeled audio frequency
MIPS science and technology and silicon cooperative partner Sigma Designs have already overcome the challenge of the high definition video, have shown a system of the expicity 1080p video Android-based on the whole high definition plateform. Now, the cooperative partner AllGo Systems of MIPS science and technology has already increased the multi-channeled audio frequency to support in Android, this is another important milestone applying Android to the digital family. The software of audio frequency of AllGo can realize and specially accelerate on Android on MIPS platform to the hardware of Tensilica HiFi 2 Audio DSP.
The chief executive officer K Srinivasan of AllGo Systems Company shows: “As the cooperative partner of MIPS science and technology in Android plan of platform, AllGo is very glad to show our Android on MIPS solution in CES. We will carry on two shows: One is that integrated MIPS32 processor and multi-channeled audio frequency broadcasting of Tensilica HiFi 2 Audio DSP are designed, another to adopt on the basis of the intersection of MIPS and Sigma Designs Vantage 8654 platform of framework, operate the video flowing solution of high definition based on UPnP/DLNA of Android. Our multimedia solution and system integration ability can accelerate customer’s developing the media apparatus of future generation in Android on MIPS platform of group. ”
Customize user interface
Another key factor of making Android become the feasible platform of digital family utilizes the large screen and lets domestic consumers experience the ability to customize user interface remotely. Android on MIPS ecosystem partner KatDC is UI and application scheme of offering embedded Linux and Android-based for walkie and digital family products Company,last TV menu, browser, photo application, DLNA, music, video and weather,etc. second generation solution – -All these run on the platform based on MIPS of Sigma Designs.
Creator and concurrently chief framework teacher Kyo Li of KatDC Company show: “We see very cheerfully, the cooperation relation between us and MIPS science and technology contributes to promoting Android to stride into the digital family’s market. Katdroid of KatDC is a unique solution of product development of Android-based. Katdroid not only GUI of ruggedization Android demonstrates, but also that the digital family brings the exciting new function at the same time, including DLNA, report controller, multimedia player, Twitter,etc.. We expect to see more customers utilize the advantages of Katdroid and MIPS, enrich their digital family products. ”
The executive vice president Ken Lowe of marketing of strategy of Sigma Designs shows: “Sigma and MIPS science and technology will continue promoting Android platform to expand to the progress of the digital family of networking. At the beginning, we are absorbed in solving the challenge of the high definition video. On CES exhibition of this year, we have leapt ahead, have exhibited the commercial set-box of first Android-based in the world. Through the cooperation of our concerted effort, we hope this will be the important turning point of development of industry. ”
In CES stand, Sigma will show the platform based on MIPS, including 3D figure, 3D video, cable composite (hybrid) DOCSIS gateway, low-cost media broadcast platform, remarkable blue light broadcaster, PC and connect the products, and Android running on the high definition plateform.
Beyond Android: Digital family’s show of other networking on CES exhibition
Besides promoting the work of Android, MIPS will also optimize other important platforms and IP, experience with the users on the abundant arbitrary screen. Rely on extensive the intersection of IP and kernel and in multimedia and leading position to connect market, MIPS users whose science and technology will offer real networking experience.
The president Jon Peddie of the research institution Jon Peddie points out: “Become the wining embedded processor framework of the networking products of new generation, can possess the best ability which abundant users experience. The key of this kind of experience lies in utilizing interdynamic users to experience and visit the content, deal with high-quality audio frequency and video content high-efficiently, and can move the content fast and effectively among consuming the apparatuses. ”
During CES, MIPS science and technology also show the networking family’s interface scheme based on MIPS platform from Fluffy Spider Technologies and ISB Corp.. MIPS science and technology show the varied digital media adapter based on MIPS, including Popcorn Hour media center of new Roku player and Syabas too, in order to represent many kinds of Internet to connect connection among application, apparatus,etc..