Archive for June, 2009
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 by emily at 10:50 am
OhGizmo! just reviewed the new D-Link DIR-685 router. The router has a 3.2″ LCD screen and is FrameChannel compatible!
The router earned a great review for being easy to set up, very fast, good looking, and having lots of integrated options for storage and remote content access.
The author had great things to say about FrameChannel, too:
“You can customize the display options for every single thing you want to include, from the time of day that each thing shows up, to the duration that it shows up for, to the priority that it has compared to the rest of your stuff. So for example, you can have traffic and weather and news headlines show up in the morning, followed by RSS feed items in the afternoon, and pics from Flickr in the evening. Generally I find services like this to be bloated and cumbersome, but FrameChannel is refreshingly simple and full featured. You can even set how often your router updates its FrameChannel content, which is a nice touch.”
Read the full review on OhGizmo!
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 by emily at 11:57 am
An article published on CNET Saturday revealed exciting new for PSP users: A combination gadget that would meld its PSP gaming system with the cell phones made by Sony Ericsson. Sony reportedly plans to put together a team as early as July to begin development of the new gadget.
This would certainly compete with the iPhone, which has been getting more attention from game developers lately.
Check out the full article on CNET!
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 by emily at 10:38 am
A post on engadget today revealed that the new Mvix Ultio will be available on July 6th. The box packs component video inputs that will likely capture high-def video from set-top-boxes and the like. It’s also an HDD-based media player with integrated WiFi, a USB port for streaming files on external drives and UPnP / BitTorrent functionality.
Check it out on Engadget!
Posted on Jun 22, 2009 by emily at 11:43 am
An article posted on CNET today talks about Hewlett Packard’s new web connected printer. Believed to be the world’s first connected printer, the device features a 4.33-inch LCD touch screen. HP has partnered with a wide variety of online services to give you an incredibly easy way to print out maps, coupons, movie tickets, recipes, calendars, and much more.
Click here for the full article.
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by emily at 10:30 am
WELLESLEY, MA–(Marketwire – June 10, 2009) – Frame Media, Inc. (www.framemedia.com) the leader in delivering content to the “fourth screen,” has received favorable decisions from the U.S. Patent Office and Trademark Office (“PTO”) and the U.S. District Court related to a patent infringement lawsuit filed in the Central District of California by Ceiva Logic, a digital photo frame maker. The suit alleges that Frame Media’s FrameChannel service infringes on one of Ceiva’s patents. The PTO has initially rejected most of the claims of that patent, and the District Court has denied Ceiva Logic’s motion to preliminarily enjoin the FrameChannel service and has stayed the lawsuit pending the PTO’s reexamination of the patent.
The PTO has agreed to an inter partes reexamination of all claims — except for one dependent claim — of the Ceiva Logic patent. At the same time, the PTO issued an initial office action rejecting all independent claims and most of the dependent claims as being obvious in view of various prior art documents.
Frame Media Founder and CEO Alan Phillips said, “Our position from the beginning hasn’t changed. We believe that Ceiva Logic’s patent is invalid. The decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reexamine and reject the claims of this Ceiva patent are the early steps in the process. Although the process may be a long one, we are very confident in the outcome.”
According to the PTO’s statistics, 73% of the completed inter partes reexaminations resulted in all claims being cancelled or disclaimed, 20% resulted in claim amendments, and only 7% resulted in all claims being confirmed. The average time for resolution is 33 months.
Based on the PTO’s actions, the judge in the patent infringement lawsuit denied Ceiva Logic’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Frame Media. The judge found that there is “a substantial question concerning the validity” of the asserted patent claims, and that Ceiva Logic “has not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits” in the lawsuit.
The judge also stayed the lawsuit pending the inter partes reexamination. The judge found that Ceiva Logic has not shown a likelihood of success on its patent infringement assertions, that discovery in the lawsuit is not advanced, that a delay will not prejudice Ceiva Logic, and that the reexamination will likely simplify issues. As a result of the stay, the lawsuit will not advance until the PTO finishes its reexamination.
Frame Media is represented by Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks (www.wolfgreenfield.com), the largest law firm in New England devoted exclusively to intellectual property. Wolf Greenfield has a substantial and seasoned IP litigation practice that has delivered successful outcomes for clients in courts across the nation.
ABOUT FRAME MEDIA, INC.
Frame Media (www.framemedia.com) is a leader in delivering content to “the 4th screen,” or the new category of connected devices that includes WiFi photo frames, connected TVs, media players, and more. Its free FrameChannel service (www.framechannel.com) can be customized and integrated with these devices, and is today available on a growing number of products by top brands such as Kodak, Samsung, and D-Link. FrameChannel users can easily select their favorite local, national, social networking, or photo sharing content from more than 1000 channels, and program their devices to feature that content. FrameChannel intelligently streams the most timely content from the selected channels, so users can always view the very latest information as they move through their homes or offices.
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 by emily at 6:25 am
A post on VentureBeat.com today revealed that Apple may soon stop iTunes compatibility with third-party media players. No word on when this will happen, but Apple has said that future versions of iTunes may not be compatable with non-Apple devices. Apple’s decision on this issue will undoubtedly watched closely by antitrust regulators.
VentureBeat is FrameChannel’s channel of the day today. As part of the Channel A Day campaign, FrameChannel is launching one new channel everyday. Follow FrameChannel on Twitter to find out what channels are added!
Read the full article about iTunes on third party players on VentureBeat.com.
