Navigation, Movies and Networking Steal the CES Show, says ABI Research.OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y. -- The huge 2006 CES show closed yesterday. The exhibitor catalogue compared in size to the New York telephone The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. Predecessor companies The Telephone Company of New York directory. ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research sent four seasoned analysts, specializing in digital home entertainment and media, broadband, automotive systems and telematics, to this "greatest show on earth". Here are some of their comments. Automotive A host of new navigation devices were introduced from nearly every automotive infotainment hardware provider in the industry, including Tier Ones. Unfortunately the majority of these devices were "me too" exercises that got lost in a sea of homogeny ho·mog·e·ny n. Similarity of structure between organs or parts, possibly of dissimilar function, that are related by common descent. . "Differentiation will be the key going forward," said Frank Viquez, Director of Research, Transportion. "High-priced devices are at a major disadvantage unless they offer some sort of truly special functionality or unique user experience." Broadband video The idea of the set-top box as video content "mothership" (outlined in a recent ABI Insight) received further validation as both Motorola and DirecTV announced initiatives to send content from the digital STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box to mobile devices. DirecTV announced its own portable video player A handheld device that plays videos. The term may refer to lightweight flash-based or hard disk-based MP4 players that download video content from a computer or to heavier, but still very portable, devices that play DVDs. See portable DVD player, Portable Media Center and portable media player. , then went a step further by offering episodes of selected shows for $2.99 per download two days prior to broadcast. "The flurry of downloadable video announcements shows how Hollywood's mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. has changed over the last year," said Michael Wolf, Principal Analyst, Broadband, Digital Home and Media. "These deals, allowing premium video content to be sold online and pushed to a multitude of devices, were impossible a year ago, but now Hollywood sees the need to pursue them or be left behind." Most of the agreements are "vapor" now, he says, but by this time next year the business models will be in place and nearly all top-tier content, particularly TV content, will be available to consumers through the Internet. Home Networking Technology companies and content owners continue to embrace home networking. Yahoo's "Go TV" allows consumers to view photos and video, and listen to music on their TVs. Yahoo will provide a downloadable application and will rely on the home network for distribution. Also of interest is the first announcement of a box with a MoCA chipset. Motorola's FIOS set top boxes will include MoCA, which allows for IP networking over coax, for multi-room DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. capabilities. Digital home entertainment and media, broadband, automotive systems and telematics markets are analyzed in depth by ABI Research subscription Services. CES-related research groups include the "Broadband and Multimedia Research Practice", "Wireless Connectivity Research Practice", "Mobile Wireless Research Practice" and "Transportation Research Practice". Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , ABI Research maintains global operations supporting annual research programs, intelligence services and market reports in automotive, wireless, semiconductors, broadband, and energy. For information visit www.abiresearch.com, or call +1.516.624.2500. |
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