The Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack supports a broader range of video formats, PlaysForSure certification and digital video recorder (DVR) functionalities, and helps developers focus their time on device differentiation and innovation instead of middleware licensing and integration.
The pack is being launched with worldwide support from consumer electronics companies such as Amoi Electronics, Humax, Media Excel, and Motorola, many of which will bring to market new Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack-based devices in the coming months.
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the globe, including Cisco Systems and Tatung, currently use Windows CE 5.0 to develop set-top boxes supporting the Microsoft TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Edition software platform.
As the world’s first manufacturer to use Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack on Amoi’s IPTV running on Windows CE, we are very excited about our relationship with Microsoft, commented Chen Qiang, general manager of Amoi’s digital home division. Amoi’s IPTV can depend on Microsoft’s extensive source code to differentiate our products from the competition, and enhance user experience while reducing our development cost.
Unlike open source operating systems, the new Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack includes built-in middleware components that provide all the key networking, device drivers and codecs needed to develop a networked media device (NMD) or IP set-top box (IP STB). This feature eliminates the need for device-makers to search for compatible third-party middleware, translating to faster time to market, lower total cost of ownership and reduced device complexity.
