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# The Havi’s And Havi Not’s
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/the-havi-8217-s-and-havi-not-8217-s/
- Published: 1999-01-22T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:18:56.000Z
- Description: Philips, Sony and Sun have all got “into bed” for a new Home Audio-Video interoperability (HAVi) architecture developed…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: SEEDS, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

Philips, Sony and Sun have all got “into bed” for a new Home Audio-Video interoperability (HAVi) architecture developed by eight major consumer electronics manufacturers with Sun’s Jini technology.  
  
The companies aim to provide a solution that links HAVi compliant digital electronics appliances in the home to services provided by Jini technology over a network. Not only would this allow digital AV electronics appliances to access remote network services, such as a storage service for large video files, it would also allow users to remotely operate digital AV appliances and PCs across a Jini technology-based distributed network. For example, it will make it possible to access your home entertainment system to have a television program taped while you are away from home.  
  
Created by Grundig, Hitachi, Matsushita, Philips, Sony, Sharp, Thomson, and Toshiba, \[i.e. not Microsoft\] the HAVi specification defines software elements, application programming interfaces (APIs), and communication protocols that allow digital electronics products to be seamlessly interconnected and interoperated as a home entertainment network.  
  
Designed for use with the IEEE1394 \[see next story\] digital interface, HAVi supports the high-speed, secure transmission of data. Because the HAVi architecture allows products to reserve bandwidth and other resources, it is uniquely suited for the uninterrupted transmission of real-time AV data streams and other bandwidth intensive applications. Or in other words: “HAVi offers plug-and-play connectivity, an intuitive user interface, and future-proof expandability.” Oooo ... I love it when you talk like that.   
  
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