SMSC’s JukeBlox® Platform Enables Wireless Audio Streaming with Windows 8
June 04 2012 - 4:52PM
Business Wire
SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC), a leading semiconductor company enabling
content rich connectivity systems, today announced that it has
added Windows 8 support to its JukeBlox® 3.0 wireless audio
platform. JukeBlox 3.0 is the one of the industry’s first
independent platforms to enable wireless audio streaming with
Windows 8. Leading consumer electronic brands are powered by SMSC’s
JukeBlox technology which brings wireless and Internet connectivity
for music streaming throughout the home.
According to Gene Sheridan, senior vice president and general
manager of SMSC’s Wireless Products Group, “This collaboration with
Microsoft, which delivers compatibility between the ubiquitous
Windows platform and SMSC’s emerging JukeBlox standard, opens the
door to simple wireless music streaming for the mass market with
Windows-enabled PCs and tablets.”
JukeBlox technology connects tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs and
other consumer electronics products to a new world of audio
entertainment. With the industry's only system-on-a-chip (SoC) and
Software Design Kit (SDK) for networked audio, SMSC is making the
connected home a reality and enabling consumers to access their
local or cloud-based music library from any device and from any
room in the home. Offering integrated Wi-Fi® support, the JukeBlox
software platform enables music streaming to virtually all home
audio equipment including home theater systems, A/V receivers,
radios, wireless speakers and portable music player docking
stations. Some of the biggest brands in consumer electronics,
including Denon, Pioneer, Harman-Kardon, Nokia and Philips, are
using JukeBlox technology in their products.
More on SMSC’s Wireless Audio Platform
SMSC’s focus on wireless audio solutions propels the company to
a leadership position in the wireless audio market. The JukeBlox
platform offers popular music applications along with the industry
standard Ethernet and Wi-Fi interfaces to give customers access to
music content from all over the world via their home networks or
the Internet. Kleer technology enables high quality, low latency
wireless distribution of digital content to headphones, speakers
and other audio devices to enhance the consumer’s listening
experience. SMSC’s KleerNet technology gives consumers the option
of choosing among KleerNet-enabled audio products from various
consumer brands for use in their home, office, or portable
applications. Examples of wireless audio products that incorporate
KleerNet technology are 5.1/7.1 surround sound home theater
systems, sound bars, sub-woofers, headphones, and gaming and VOIP
headsets. KleerNet wireless audio products are designed to co-exist
with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® traffic and support multi-band RF, low
latency, low power and high bit and sampling rates. For more
information on Kleer, KleerNet or JukeBlox products, visit
www.smsc.com/wireless_audio.
About SMSC
SMSC is a leading developer of Smart Mixed-Signal Connectivity™
solutions. SMSC employs a unique systems level approach that
incorporates a broad set of technologies and intellectual property
to deliver differentiating products to its customers. The company
is focused on delivering connectivity solutions that enable the
proliferation of data in personal computers, automobiles, portable
consumer devices and other applications. SMSC’s feature-rich
products drive a number of industry standards and include USB,
MOST® automotive networking, Kleer® wireless audio, embedded system
control and analog solutions, including thermal management and
RightTouch® capacitive sensing. SMSC is headquartered in New York
and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia,
Europe and India. Additional information is available at
www.smsc.com.
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