| SmartBuild Solution Suite debuts device development |
Jul. 15, 2002
Bellevue, WA -- (press release excerpt) -- Bsquare Corporation today announced that Motorola, Inc's Broadband Communications Sector selected the SmartBuild Solution Suite to develop software components for a new handheld, color, touch-screen tablet. The Motorola EVr-8401 Enhanced TV Viewer wirelessly connects to any cable modem or modem-equipped digital set-top terminal to enrich the television viewing experience. As one of the first devices based on Microsoft Windows CE .NET under development, the Motorola EVr-8401 Enhanced TV Viewer demonstrates BSQUARE's potential to help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) shorten product development cycles.
Motorola leveraged many of BSQUARE's device development products and services to build software components for its EVr-8401 Enhanced TV Viewer. The SmartBuild Solution Suite provided pre-integrated, tested, and certified components, including Windows CE .NET system platform software, application framework, and applications such as e-mail, chat, instant messaging, and Web browser. Motorola also utilized BSquare's consulting services to customize components and create a rich graphical user interface (GUI).
The SmartBuild Solution Suite provides all the key components required to bring a smart device to market. The development package includes pre-qualified hardware platforms, OS integration, UI design tools, browser plug-ins (Insignia JVM, Macromedia FLASH, Stellent Quick View Plus), applications and device management tools. The development package is fully integrated into Microsoft's Platform Builder IDE so components (device drivers, plug-ins, applications, remote management) can be selected for integration into the target embedded device. The interface design tool allows creation of 'skinnable' user interfaces to provide full control of the design, look, feel, and functionality of the device. The remote management software allows ISPs to update and maintain IA devices remotely with little or no user intervention. This software also makes it possible to add new features to the devices once they've been deployed.
The Motorola EVr-8401 Enhanced TV Viewer connects to either a Motorola advanced-interactive digital set-top terminal's cable modem or a stand-alone cable modem for an 'always-on,' high-speed connection. When wirelessly connected to a high-speed data cable service, the Motorola EVr-8401 offers users a second screen for accessing Internet content relating to the TV programming they are watching. Users are able to casually view content from the Internet on the Motorola EVr-8401 while they and those also in the room continue watching the TV programming ' uninterrupted and in full-screen video.
The Motorola EVr-8401's interactive programming, Internet, e-mail, chat, and instant messaging applications are accessible through a remote IR keyboard, touch-screen keyboard, or on-screen handwriting recognition. EVr-8401 users can also play MP3 audio from the Web, link simultaneously to the Web site of the television program being watched, and tune channels ' via the remote-control function ' on a Motorola advanced digital set-top terminal or other consumer electronic product such as a TV or VCR. In addition to its second-screen and remote control functionalities, the Motorola EVr-8401 can be used as a portable device to access the Internet, e-mail, and other online services from anywhere in and around the home.
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