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CPE manufacturers embed BitTorrent

by Stuart Corner
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
! BitTorrent is collaborating with a number of global hardware manufacturers - ASUS, Planex and QNAP initially - to promote BitTorrent-embedded consumer products. ASUS, Planex and QNAP will embed BitTorrent's download manager and client into their respective digital home products: wireless routers, media servers and network attached storage devices. A BitTorrent-based router will enable users to connect to the Internet, schedule and download files all without the need for a traditional PC to be used, according to BitTorrent. According to Parks Associates, in the US alone, 30 million households will have an entertainment network by 2010. BitTorrent quotes Harry Wang, research analyst with Parks, as saying: "To move beyond the early-adopter stage, CE manufacturers must ally with content and service providers, software developers and silicon designers to build elegance and usability into the product design and bring popular digital content to consumers' fingertips anywhere in the home. BitTorrent, known worldwide as the standard for high-quality digital content delivery, is being recognized as a key ingredient in the world of Internet-connected devices." {moscomment} Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Internet Video Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now

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