GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us about some exciting technology that will help provide better functionality for our DVD hardware in the future. This new software standard will help facilitate the development of applications that will further empower the consumer through a new software interface called, "Universal Home Appication Interface" or UH-API.
 Dutch Philips Electronics and South Koreas' Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday they had agreed on a single software standard for chips used in devices like digital televisions. Such applications for TVs, home servers and DVD and hard disk recorders could include electronic programing guides, shopping applications, and music and video stores. "This is another example of how the industry is driving toward open, interoperable standards," a Philips spokesman said. Philips said the standard will also be complementary with the leading operating systems across the industry. This means that software like Microsoft"s Windows, Linux and other proprietary programs that are currently popular in the consumer electronics industry will run on the chips. Philips Nexperia set of chips, for home electronics and handsets, will be UH-API compliant. It and Samsung will initially introduce the new standard to its high definition TV chips and expand to other applications, beginning in 2004. |
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