The advantages of DS2 technology for Networked Entertainment

The Rise of the Digital Home
Over the last couple of years, the digital home " a home where electronic devices communicate and interact " has emerged as the key driver for the electronics industry. For the first time the way in which products communicate is as important as the features that they support. Most industry analysts agree that the key differentiator for new consumer products over the coming years will be their ability to network:

According to Paul Jackson of Forrester Research, "The digital home — a single networking environment that allows a household to control and share entertainment, communications, and applications — will liberate consumer experiences from technology shackles. Killer applications will include video distribution, flexible storage, and enriched voice communication. But an explosion in functionality will lead to an explosion in control complexity. A universal, voice-enabled browser will solve this UI complexity and give the digital home mass appeal."

"As home networking matures globally, the key will be to explore not just the adoption of home networking but the intensity of home networking usage. Various regions in the world will go through different stages of intensity, ranging from simply sharing a broadband connection to multimedia networking of consumer electronics to whole home automation," said Jonathan Gaw, research manager for IDCs Consumer Markets: Home Networking program.