UNIX Everywhere in the House
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| I just found out that my DVD/HDD recorder is probably a UNIX box. No way of
| finding out for sure as there is no network connection but it seems so. It’s
| a Pansonic I believe. Toshiba makes a more geeked out version that I might
| buy at a future date with full networking and even file transfers to other
| network connected computers. I guess it’ll depend on whether I’ll watch that
| much TV on the commuter train or not.
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http://baron.vc/unix-everywhere-in-the-house/
Related:
Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes
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| As I noted here a couple of weeks ago, current top-of-the-line offerings from
| cable and satellite providers are really computers, with an operating system
| (usually Linux), built-in programming, plus hard drives and memory and
| networking.
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http://www.latimes.com/technology/ny-bzdolinar095492695dec09,1,4787622.column?coll=la-utilities-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true
http://tinyurl.com/2q6ynr
Linux is de facto OS for TV set-top boxes
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| "The major chipset manufacturers are introducing new Linux platforms
| almost monthly," said Ken Helps, managing director of Ocean Blue Software.
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| The attraction is that the Linux operating system will support
| advanced functions without requiring a license fee.
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http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6426925&partner=eb&spacedesc=news
http://tinyurl.com/2zofx9
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