MUMBAI: BridgeCo Inc. (www.bridgeco.com), a leader in consumer electronics connectivity, announced the next generation of its JukeBlox platform at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. The worlds' largest consumer electronic brands are powered by BridgeCo's JukeBlox technology, adding network and Internet connectivity for streaming music to all types of consumer electronics.
With over 1 million products deployed in the market over the last 5 years, BridgeCo's connectivity platform has established clear market leadership. In fact, JukeBlox has the broadest CE brand adoption in the industry with almost 70% of home-audio tier 1 brands using BridgeCo to bring connectivity to iPod docking stations, clock radios, mini-systems and A/V receivers.
The JukeBlox 2.0 platform integrates fast growing streaming music apps such as Pandora, Rhapsody, Napster & LastFM with popular digital music content like iPod, DAB and Sirius satellite radio programming. In addition, BridgeCo's patented whole home audio... technology gives consumer electronic products the capability to offer synchronized streaming music in every room in the house. All of these features are delivered to the consumer with a graphical and intuitive color display, completely revolutionizing the home listening experience. JukeBlox 2.0 also provides the industry's only Software Design Kit for networked consumer electronics, allowing customers and partners to customize their unique product solutions. In addition, BridgeCo's Design Partner program permits design houses or ODMs to become licensed and trained on the JukeBlox platform, providing an additional avenue for participation in this high growth market.
Demand for streaming music and network connectivity in consumer electronics has never been greater,... said Jordan Watters, BridgeCo's Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing. The comprehensive software, low-cost hardware and popular music apps in our new JukeBlox 2.0 platform can bring streaming music to every CE device in every home....
The JukeBlox 2.0 platform is built on the new CR-Series of networked media modules which lower system costs by 25% over the previous generation. This small, convenient and cost effective sub-assembly is based around BridgeCo's unique DM870 network media processor, featuring integrated WiFi. These new networked media modules come with on-board options for Ethernet, WiFi, DAB/DAB+/DMB radio and USB2.0. JukeBlox 2.0 incorporates all the complex high-speed digital and RF design aspects into a single low-cost module with interface support for all the BridgeCo platform features and capabilities. The CR860 and CR870 modules operate seamlessly in both embedded/slave implementations, as well as stand-alone/SOC implementations. Each module will be fully WiFi certified, including an FCC pre-certification....