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Intel unveils tools for developing interoperable digital home products
Feb. 18, 2004

Intel announced test tools today that are intended to help developers create interoperable digital home products for the home. Additionally, Intel announced the first building block products validated for the Intel Networked Media Product Requirements (Intel NMPR). Intel NMPR is a set of development guidelines for use in building digital home products that define common usage models and an interoperability framework delivering the best experience in connecting devices to Intel-based platforms.

According to Intel, NMPR-validated middleware solutions available from BridgeCo, icube, Mediabolic, and Oregan Networks will enable device manufacturers to deliver interoperable consumer products in the coming months. Additionally, Intel's own software has been NMPR-validated and is currently used in PC manufacturer Lenovo's recently announced digital media adapter.

Intel and other companies have already used the newly released Intel NMPR validation test tools to fully test products for interoperability, Intel says. These tools complement a comprehensive suite of development tools and reference code that Intel released last year at IDF.

NMPR-validated products and those under development are included in a new Solutions Catalog, an online listing of products. Intel's tools and the Solutions Catalog can be found on the Intel Developer Network for the digital home.

Intel says it has been working with content and service companies to extend their services beyond the PC to other devices around the home. Specifically, Intel is developing a digital home content program and guidelines to help software vendors and content providers so that consumers will be able to move content between NMPR-connected devices.

Intel's content enabling efforts have resulted in other key announcements, such as RealNetworks' development support for its Rhapsody Internet jukebox service, which is now available on multiple Universal Plug-n-Play (UPnP) technology-based digital media adapters. Additionally, Intel is working with America Online to extend access to the leading Internet broadcast service, Radio@AOL, beyond the PC to UPnP enabled devices. Intel developed and licensed the UPnP technology-based code to AOL to accelerate the availability of Radio@AOL on networked devices in the digital home.

"In Intel's vision of the digital home, consumers will be able to enjoy content anywhere, anytime and on any device. Seamless interoperability among PCs, consumer electronics devices, and content applications and services is critical to delivering on the consumer experience," commented Kevin Corbett, vice president and chief technology officer, Intel's Desktop Platforms Group. "The availability of these new tools and solutions will accelerate the availability of interoperable products in 2004."



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