Set-top box (STB) vendor Amino has added a new model to its line of incredibly small embedded Linux powered STBs for IP television (IPTV). The AmiNet110 resembles the AmiNet100 model we reported on in October, but adds a number of new… interfaces. Amino markets its STBs to IPTV and video-on-demand (VOD) broadcasters around the world.

Like the AmiNet100, the 110 model is powered by a Linux system running on a circuit board that's just 2.9 x 2.9 inches (75 x 75 mm) in size. Like the 100, the 110 offers Ethernet input and flexible audio/video output. However, the 110 offers additional features, including an RF modulator output, RGB and S-Video output, S/P-DIF digital audio output, and a USB interface.

Amino's AmiNet110 adds interfaces

Amino says that the new features in the 110 model will enable broadcasters to deploy IPTV and video on-demand services in different geographical markets. The device can reduce the network equipment installation costs for online service providers and telecoms, Amino claims.

The 110 can deliver sophisticated interactive digital TV including multicast and video on-demand, and can provide Internet access, according to Amino. The USB interface could, for example, support a game controller.

The device is capable of booting from NAND Flash memory, or over the network in cost-sensitive applications. The primary user interface is HTML 4 compliant, and accessed through an embedded browser. Amino's JMACX API and JavaScript extensions provide for easy customizationm, according to Amino, and enable the device to control sophisticated VOD and IP multicast systems. According to Amino, “Full 'trick-play' functionality and picture-in-graphics” are supported.

Amino says its range of small, low-cost, high-functionality set-top boxes and gateway products are available as manufactured units or as licensable designs for hotels and hospitality markets, healthcare, retail and education, as well as the network and broadcast markets. The company offers a shared risk and reward approach that enables the rapid implementation of cost-effective services, it claims.

For more details about Amino's line of tiny STBs, be sure to review our earlier story on the 100 model.

 
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