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<strong>Veritas</strong> <strong>et</strong> <strong>Visus</strong> <strong>Display</strong> <strong>Standard</strong> February 2009<br />
WirelessHD Consortium compl<strong>et</strong>es compliance test specification<br />
The WirelessHD Consortium announced that the WirelessHD Compliance Test Specification<br />
(CTS) version 1.0 is now available to WirelessHD adopters and evaluators. In addition,<br />
Compliance Certification Services (CCS) has been named the first WirelessHD Authorized<br />
Test Center (ATC). First WirelessHD testing will commence in Q1’09. The WirelessHD<br />
Compliance Test Specification (CTS) 1.0 d<strong>et</strong>ails the tests, procedures and equipment specifications established by<br />
the WirelessHD promoters to assist adopters in verifying WirelessHD product compliance. Mandated by the<br />
WirelessHD adopter’s agreement, compliance testing also promotes interoperability among WirelessHD devices<br />
and is required for a product to bear the WiHD logo or to claim conformance to the WirelessHD specification.<br />
Since the announcement of the WirelessHD 1.0 specification during the 2008 International Consumer Electronics<br />
Show, the WirelessHD Consortium has experienced growth and momentum including new adopter interest and the<br />
addition of Broadcom as a new promoter. This growth and momentum is expected to accelerate with the<br />
announcement of the availability of the WirelessHD CTS 1.0. The WirelessHD CTS includes three standalone test<br />
specifications. These include an RF test specification, a protocol test specification, and an interoperability test<br />
specification. In order for adopters to ship product into the mark<strong>et</strong> with the WiHD logo, products shall be required<br />
to pass all three specifications at a WirelessHD ATC. http://www.WirelessHD.org<br />
IEEE confirms baseline for broadband-over-power line standard<br />
The IEEE P1901 Working Group has confirmed and approved the baseline for IEEE’s standard<br />
related to Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL), IEEE Std 1901, “Draft <strong>Standard</strong> for Broadband<br />
over Power Line N<strong>et</strong>works: Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications”. Three<br />
proposals addressing more than 400 functional and technical requirements in three critical areas of<br />
BPL, in-home, access and coexistence, were approved to form the baseline of the standard. The<br />
proposals received more than 85% of affirmative votes within the working group; exceeding the<br />
75% required threshold. More information about the standards process can be found at:<br />
http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/bkgnd_stdsprocess.html.<br />
OMVC launches mobile DTV<br />
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), along with major consumer electronics manufacturers, unveiled the<br />
culmination of more than 12 months of work. The OMVC is an alliance of more than 800 broadcasters whose<br />
mission is to accelerate the development of mobile digital television (DTV) in the United States.<br />
The OMVC hosted a press conference at CES with demos of live, local and national digital<br />
television – including news, traffic information, weather, sports and popular branded<br />
entertainment. http://www.omvc.org<br />
Green Plug showcases new open systems power interface<br />
Green Plug announced the lineup of consumer electronics devices that its Greentalk<br />
technology will power. Green Plug and Innergie, developer of the world’s smallest universal<br />
power adapter, announced the Greentalk-enabled Innergie mCube90G - the first<br />
implementation of the Green Plug protocol. Green Plug’s Greentalk open system universal<br />
power interface enables any consumer electronics product to obtain power from any compliant external power<br />
adapter. The Green Plug/Innergie CES demo showcased a digital media enthusiast’s toolkit, centered on an ecofriendly<br />
Fabrik SimpleTech [re]drive storage system, Ricoh R10 and GX200 digital cameras, and NEC LaVie<br />
laptop. Greentalk technology will also power an HP TouchSmart PC, Panasonic cordless phone, Canon photo<br />
printer and camcorder, Linksys wireless router, Westinghouse digital picture frame, portable Dynex DVD player,<br />
cordless power drill, and several 5V devices, including iPhones and iPods. These devices were equipped with the<br />
Green Plug power interface without vendor intervention, testimony to the ease of implementing the free, open<br />
systems power interface. While each of these products has unique power needs, Greentalk enables all to obtain<br />
power from a dynamically adaptable power hub instead of having to rely on separate, incompatible power adapters<br />
and battery chargers. http://www.greenplug.us<br />
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