Android set-top boxes and media players at CES

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Android set-top boxes and media players at CES
by Steve Bush, Wednesday 06 January 2010

Processor firm MIPS Technologies is to demonstrate Android set-top boxes incorporating its cores this week.
"During CES, MIPS and complementary solution providers will demonstrate the world’s first Android-based set-top boxes, Android running on a MIPS-based netbook, and the world’s first social media centre for Android-based embedded platforms," said MIPS.
# D0 _* |9 @4 Z; \' dWestern Mediabridge and Sigma Designs, will demonstrate one of the MIPS/Android set-top boxes.
It has 1080p video, video-on-demand, ThinkFree Office (Word, spreadsheet, presentation) viewer software, a web browser, and a remote control and keyboard interface.
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1 s4 y5 K3 j5 P0 b) S6 z* \6 TA prototype of an Android IPTV set-top box developed by KDDI R&D Labs will also be on show, supporting multicasting, video-on-demand, remote control user interface, and digital rights management.
Inside is a MIPS-based SMP8654 media processors from Sigma Designs.
The netbook is the YeeLoong8089 from Lemote and runs Android on a MIPS-Based Loongson processor, and is claimed by MIPS to be is the world’s first laptop that contains completely free software.
To be demonstrated on a chip from Sigma Designs, ConnecTV is licensable social media centre software for Android systems from Home Jinni
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Included is a framework for building UPnP, DLNA and DPWS home area network applications, and a framework for integrating the home with IMS and service provider networks.
4 ^/ q) B+ R# ~3 EAs well as distributing media around the home, the software also enables consumers to search, discover, categorise and view online media content directly from a TV, and to communicate with others.