Las Vegas – January 8, 2007 – tvCompass Inc.
announced the availability of tvCompass’s Smart Remote™
wireless handheld device and mobile content and services
solution at CES 2007. Playing on the popularity of
remote TV controls in the home, the Smart Remote™ is
based on the Microsoft Windows Embedded CE operating
system offering simple set up for consumers, with the
added sophistication of home connectivity to Windows
Vista-based PCs, Microsoft .NET services, the Internet,
IP enabled devices and mobile-phone style content and
services.
Microsoft Windows Embedded CE, the operating system for
pocket PCs, handheld PCs and other such mobile
information devices, is also finding wider use in a
diverse range of devices from industrial terminals to
Internet TV and car navigation systems as the market
comes to recognize the advanced functionality of this
OS. tvCompass is launching it’s Smart Remote™ wireless
handheld device and click365(SM) mobile content and
services network with multiple original equipment
manufacturing (OEM) partners at the 2007 Consumer
Electronics Show.
“We’re excited to work with tvCompass to further the
vision of the connected home with their tvCompass Smart Remote™
product, based on the Windows Embedded CE
operating system, said Ilya Bukshteyn, director, Windows
Embedded Marketing, Mobile and Embedded Devices
Division, Microsoft Corp. “The decision by tvCompass to
utilize Windows Embedded CE for their products puts the
power of a Windows handheld computer in the hands of
consumers and provides flexibility to service providers,
developers and content providers to tap into a broadband
connected TV household.”
The tvCompass Smart RemoteTM platform is an integrated
solution and offers simple to use universal remote
control functionality with color LCD display, and WiFi
connectivity to receive TV listings and one-click access
to popular content and information. As an original
design manufacturer (ODM), tvCompass offers licensed
product designs to accelerate the adoption of next
generation “second screen” handheld devices for use with
home entertainment systems. The company licenses its
hardware and software technology and generates revenues
from the click365 mobile content and services network
wirelessly delivered to the Smart Remote™ color LCD
screen.
“In the development of our Smart Remote™ device, we
carefully considered product development efficiency,
time-to-market speed, and design flexibility all
advantages of the Microsoft Embedded Windows CE
operating system. Our platform is designed to accelerate
adoption for our OEM partners and we felt that Windows
CE is ideally suited for this type of environment as a
highly optimized and flexible platform, said Edward J.
Zylka, tvCompass’s CEO. “From the consumer perspective,
Microsoft has enabled our end-to-end platform to offer
seamless connectivity between our Windows Embedded
CE-based device, network servers and web services and
interconnectivity with Windows Vista and other Microsoft
products”.
About tvCompass
tvCompass Inc. is a global technology company with an
innovative approach to interactive entertainment, at
home and on-the-go. tvCompass’ patented technology and
multi-platform solutions enable people to wirelessly
interact with television and broadcast programming
content through popular handheld consumer devices.
tvCompass provides networking, hardware, software and
content services designed to accelerate the adoption of
wireless interactive entertainment by consumers.
tvCompass products are enjoyed everyday by thousands of
customers who are seeking to enhance their TV viewing.
As an original design manufacturer, the company licenses
its hardware and software technology and generates
revenues from services provided on both the mobile phone
and Smart Remote platforms. For more information, visit
www.tvcompass.com.
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