Analysis

Broadcom Bluetooth Technology Built for TiVo's New Keyboard Remote Control, TiVo Slide

25th August 2010
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Broadcom Corporation announced that TiVo Inc has adopted Broadcom Bluetooth technology in an advanced remote control that enables consumers to take full advantage of the features, applications and services available through TiVo Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo Premiere boxes. The new TiVo Slide QWERTY keyboard remote control is the first TiVo remote to feature Bluetooth, enabling comfortable text entry for search and discovery of content.
The enhanced functionality of this remote control highlights the increasing attractiveness of Bluetooth as a wireless connectivity technology in consumer electronics, enabling non-line of sight and two-way operation. With Bluetooth, the TiVo Slide remote enables consumers to enjoy a more intuitive user-experience, Using a QWERTY keyboard for text entry on the TV is becoming more and more prevalent as leading online content providers (such as Netflix, YouTube and others) transition the HD television experience in the living room.

Highlights/Key Facts:

* TiVo offers access to millions of pieces of content in the living room for subscribers from providers including Amazon Video on Demand, Netflix, Rhapsody, YouTube, and more.
* In order to enable consumers to more easily take advantage of these 'over-the-top' services and applications, consumer electronics (CE) makers are introducing more advanced remote control devices to enable a more natural user experience.
* Broadcom has emerged as a leader in enabling CE makers to add Bluetooth to consumer products in new and innovative ways, enhancing capabilities and transforming the user experience to make these products more engaging.
* Broadcom Bluetooth technology is particularly well-suited for advanced remote control and other consumer electronics applications:
o Mature Technology - The Broadcom BCM2042 single-chip Bluetooth solution is field proven with some of the most popular video game controllers on the market, as well as in a majority of the wireless keyboards currently available.
o Set-Top Box Leverage - As a leading supplier of other key set-top box (STB) technologies, Broadcom has been able to leverage its experience and position in the STB market to ensure solid end-to-end solutions.

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