- Digeo Makes Guide Pitch
Five years ago, Digeo Inc. set out to build an advanced set-top box that would include a hard drive to store television programs, a DVD player and home-networking capabilities, to allow consumers to share video between TV sets in the home. The Kirkland, Wash.-based company, owned by Microsoft Corp. co-founder ......
- More Magic in the Boxes
On-screen telephony, OpenCable Application Protocol, multiroom digital video recorders, Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification signaling, home networking and all-digital configurations highlight the list of advanced set-top box applications cable operators will see in the booth’s of Motorola Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Pace Micro Technologies Americas and Digeo at this year’s ......
- Cox Kicks Tires on BMC Box
Cox Communications Inc. might roll out new digital set-tops which would enable personal video recording functionality and other advanced features, senior vice president of strategy and development Dallas Clement said last week. The MSO has taken a look at the Broadband Media Center 8000 set-top that Charter Communications Inc. recently ......
- Briefs
Las Vegas — Less than two months after launching high-definition video service, Cox Communications Inc.'s Las Vegas system has surpassed the 1,000 mark in HDTV subscriptions. Cox launched the service July 1, charging subscribers $10.15 per month to rent the HDTV digital set-top box and remote control. Cox offers the ......
- Digeo, Moxi to Combine Under Allen's Umbrella
Ending months of speculation, interactive-TV software maker and advanced set-top design firm Digeo Inc. is merging with Moxi Digital Inc., the much touted, all-in-one, entertainment gateway company created by WebTV mastermind Steve Perlman. The merger unites the development design teams for two advanced set-top/home-networking boxes under one roof. It also ......
- Set-Top Smarts
The only thing simple about today's set-top–box market is this: Tech-savvy subscribers are demanding tech-savvy set-top boxes. The days of MSOs' deciding between a low-end and a high-end digital set-top are history. Matchmaker Set-top Selections Company Model Tuner SD or HD DVR Storage Motorola DCT700 Single SD No — Motorola ......
- Digital Set-Top Boxes: Take Your Pick
Until recently, the market for digital-cable boxes has hearkened back to the old joke about early Ford automobiles: You can have any color you want, as long as it's black. Early digital deployments were focused on video delivery, so there wasn't much variety in box design or capabilities. But just ......