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
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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.
7 k4 ]; b1 q/ T1 R) ]' ~Western 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.

% ~# \0 ^8 r7 @$ {6 QA 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.
7 c( {4 @+ {8 C+ k& h, rInside is a MIPS-based SMP8654 media processors from Sigma Designs.
# J0 S  X) D: _/ iThe 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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/ `$ X# g$ c3 L9 IIncluded 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.
6 r  k, _/ \. Y& z' f' ^# v) H  j$ t* ?As 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.