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| Digeo, Inc. | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Kirkland, Washington, USA |
| Key people | Paul Allen, Chairman; Mike Fidler, CEO; Greg Gudorf, President |
| Industry | TV/Video equipment |
| Products | Moxi digital video recorders, Moxi software |
| Website | www.moxi.com; www.digeo.com |
The Moxi media center utilizes an industry leading user interface with a two-tuner HDTV DVR unit.
The Moxi software is widely acknowledged as setting a new category standard for usability. Moxi has won two consecutive Emmy Awards for its user interface (2004) and for its media center feature set (2005).
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[edit] Operation
The Moxi box is roughly the same size as a standard set-top box or home entertainment component. It can digitally record two programs at once while playing back previously recorded content. Users can choose what content they would like to record by using a number of search options or the record option available with every program.
Standard User Functionality
- Trick play modes Pause and rewind live TV. Fast-forward (3 speeds) through previously recorded/buffered content.
- One-click record option (available on remote)
- Search features Moxi searches broadcast and On Demand programs simultaneously in a variety of parameters: search by title, keyword, category or channel
- Auto-record series
- Advanced record options Skip re-runs, start/stop recording early or late
- Mini-TV window Program continues to play while in menu. Pause option available in this mode.
Additional Features
- Jukebox Application (certain models)
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- Captures music from CDs and stores on hard drive as MP3 files
- Identifies and displays song info: title, album, artist
- Stores up to 5Gb (approximately 800 songs, depending on the selected encode rate)
- Default encode rate: 192k (can be adjusted in settings category to 128 or 256)
- Browsing and playback options through Moxi Menu
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- Play options: play album, shuffle songs, play individual songs
- Sort by artist, genre, alphabetical song listing
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- Photos Application
- Requires external memory card reader. Supports all popular memory card formats, including CompactFlash-I, CompactFlash-II, Smart Memory, Memory Stick, MicroDrive, Multimediacard and Secure Digital Card
- Upload groups in individual albums, labeled by date
- Supports JPEG format
- Basic editing functionality: rotate photo by 90 degrees; delete photo or album
- Slideshow. Plays back photos full screen (or in Mini-TV) with smooth transitions and audio track. User can manually fast-forward or rewind.
- Browsing and playback options through Moxi Menu
- Games
- Wide choice of single or two player games that can be played with the remote. Titles include: Solitaire, Battleship game, Checkers, Video Poker, Blackjack, Bijoux, Blast It, Tomato, and Invasion Wave.
All of the above features may vary by region, depending on the cable provider.
Hardware Configurations
- High definition recording and playback
- CD/DVD player (Motorola BMC9022 model)
- USB 2.0
- Firewire
One box has access to standard and high definition cable programming, as well as everything in the Moxi Service. Depending on location, the cable provider will deploy either a Motorola Broadband Media Center (BMC9012 or BMC 9022) or a Moxi Media Center for PowerKEY.
The remote control features large buttons, logically grouped to make it easy to use in a darkened room.
The Moxi platform has been designed with extensibility, scalability and customization in mind. Applications can be quickly developed for Moxi using common languages and developer tools.
The complete Moxi platform—including current and next generation set-top boxes—is designed to facilitate development by third parties, and Digeo has created a Software Developer Kit (SDK) to get them started. Moxi does not currently have an ISV program.
The software has been architected to maximize both speed and flexibility. Running a Linux operating system provides a wide library for device support. The software runs Java platform and C++ applications with access to the system's core services. In addition, Flash is supported for development of games and other graphic applications. Digeo embraces standards such as OpenCable Application Platform OCAP, which allow the company and 3rd parties to build applications in that environment.
[edit] Features
Moxi Menu (User Interface)
Moxi’s intuitive user interface is widely considered to be the best in the industry, having won two consecutive Emmy Awards for innovation and usability. The menu clearly displays content choices at the top of the screen, and category filters let you browse by category HDTV, Movies, Sports, Kids, News and Music). The Mini-TV window and Moxi Flip Bar allow users to browse program info and set programs to record without leaving the current program. The integrated menu displays cable programming and media applications like Jukebox, Photos and Games. Action menus present choices (such as watch and record) in clear pop-up menus.
From the Moxi Menu, users are able to search two full weeks of guide data, including On Demand and Pay-Per-View listings, by title and keyword. Parental controls block shows by TV rating, movie rating, channel, or On Demand and PPV purchase options. The turbo speed function enables speedy surfing through hundreds of channels and dozens of categories.
HDTV
The Moxi DVR lets you watch and record channels broadcast in High Definition (HDTV). The device supports a variety of resolutions, including 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i. It also supports down-conversion to Standard Definition TV (SDTV) for output to a second TV with Multi-Room Moxi. For TVs that support multiple resolutions, Moxi allows automatic resolution switching to pass through the native resolution of source programming.
Output options are 16:9 and 4:3 with Digital Video Interface (DVI) and Component video outputs (in addition to RF, composite and S-Video connectors).
Dolby Digital and surround sound decoding also add to the Moxi viewing experience.
DVR
The Moxi DVR can record up to 50 hours of shows, pause and instantly replay live TV, and fast-forward and rewind shows at a variety of speeds. Its two tuners let you watch one show while recording another, or record two shows while playing back a third.
Other noteworthy features include HDTV recording and playback, as well as the ability to automatically record the entire season of a favorite series.
On Demand
Moxi’s interface makes it easy to browse, preview and purchase On Demand programming. Users can surf through On Demand titles in a designated menu category, or find On Demand titles included within the search and browse results alongside Pay-Per-View (PPV), live TV and recorded show listings.
SuperTicker
The Moxi SuperTicker provides one-touch access to weather, sports scores, news and other information. It appears as an info crawl at the bottom of the screen and plays beneath the program, so as not to interrupt the viewing experience. Unlike bound tickers, Moxi’s SuperTicker stays on the screen even while you change channels. The SuperTicker allows you to back up to catch a missed headline, scroll ahead to change topics or click through to read the story behind the headline. It also allows you to lock on a specific topic (to follow a football game, for instance). Topics are updated throughout the day.
Photos
Moxi’s Photos option features one-touch import from memory cards, which stores photos on media center hard disk drive. Photos can also be imported from a digital camera via the USB port. Once imported, users are able to view their photos in an easy-to-use slideshow format. The Photos feature can be accessed directly from the Moxi Menu.
DVD (certain models)
Moxi’s built-in DVD player uses the same interface and is controlled by the same remote as all other Moxi applications. Features such as skip forward and instant replay are consistent with the Moxi DVR. When playing DVDs, an on-screen pop-up menu displays options for switching to alternate commentary and language tracks or subtitles. Multi-room access allows users with a Moxi Mate to view DVDs from either room. The player also plays audio CDs, with the option of storing the music in the Moxi Jukebox.
Games
Moxi Games range from casino favorites to arcade classics to intuitive family games. The games have been optimized for the Moxi remote control, and are designed to be played with the arrow keys and OK buttons. Game titles include: Solitaire, Battleship game, Checkers, Video Poker, Blackjack, Bijoux, Blast It, Tomato, and Invasion Wave.
One game, Tomato, appears to be a fan favorite. The Moxi-exclusive game allows you to throw a virtual tomato and watch it splat on anything that appears on your TV screen.
PC Link
PC Link allows your Moxi Media Center to access photos and music stored on your networked computers. Any streamed media are then available on your TV or home theater audio system. Using Windows Media Connect 2.0 or later, photos and music files appear in the Photos or Jukebox categories, just like photos and music loaded directly on your Moxi Media Center.
PC Link can also connect to your home network through Ethernet or with a wireless Ethernet adapter.
Jukebox (certain models)
The Jukebox feature allows you to import music from CDs—as well as browse your collection by album, artist, genre, and song—all directly from the Moxi Menu. Your music can then be accessed from multiple rooms on any TV that has Moxi. The Jukebox is also equipped with a shuffle feature that randomly plays songs from your whole collection, or just from a specific genre, artist or album.
Search & Record
Moxi has numerous options for finding programs to record. Search options include find by title, keyword, category and channel. In addition to search broadcast EPG data, Moxi also includes metadata from On Demand sources to provide users with combined results of available content.
Recording is available anywhere in the menu that programming content is displayed. There is also a quick key on the remote to instantly record live content. Recording options include: series record, skip repeats, start early and end late.
Parental Controls
Moxi provides access to parental controls through the settings category. Users can lock shows by TV, movie rating or channel. On Demand and Pay-Per-View purchase options can also be restricted.
[edit] Multi-Room Moxi
Moxi Mate is a small, secondary box that works with the BMC9022D. It allows Moxi programming to be played in multiple rooms. Moxi Mate lets you schedule recordings, pause live broadcasts and use all other transport controls—including instant replay, rewind and fast forward—from both TVs. Applications such as DVD, Jukebox and Photos are also accessible from either room, and parents can set separate parental controls for each room.
[edit] Hardware
Motorola BMC9012 Broadband Media Center with Moxi
- Two analog/digital/HDTV video tuners
- 80 GB hard disk drive with expansion through USB 2.0
- 733 MHz x86 CPU, 128 MB DRAM and 4 MB Flash
- 3D graphics processor with 32 MB of dedicated DRAM allows you to move through menus and control richly enhanced graphics screens smoothly and quickly
Motorola BMC9022D Broadband Media Center with Moxi
- Two analog/digital/HDTV video tuners
- 160 GB hard disk drive with expansion through USB 2.0
- 733 MHz x86 CPU, 256 MB DRAM and 4 MB Flash
- Dual 3D graphics processors with 64 MB of dedicated DRAM allow you to move through menus and control richly enhanced graphics screens smoothly and quickly
Moxi Mate
- Uses existing coaxial cable to reduce installation time or provide self-install option
- Connects to TV through RF or composite video
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 10.3” x 2” x 6”
- Weight: approximately 3 lbs.
Remote Control
- Ergonomic design optimized for single-hand use (all buttons are within reach without repositioning your hand)
- Frequently-used buttons fall within thumb’s reach and are larger for quickest access
- Five simple keys drive entire Moxi Menu
- Same controls for all applications
- Basic controls for TV and A/V receiver
- Direct one-button access to On Demand, SuperTicker, and live TV
- Compatible with all Moxi set-top boxes
[edit] Emmy Awards
2005: Advanced Media Technology Emmy Digeo’s Moxi Media Center was recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for outstanding achievement in the category of the Creation of Non-Traditional Programs or Platforms. The award recognizes the Moxi Media Center’s innovative new features in multi-room technology and digital lifestyle applications. The features highlighted were Multi-Room, Photos, Games and Jukebox.
2004: Best TV User Interface Digeo, Inc. was awarded an Advanced Media Technology Emmy for its innovative Moxi Media Center User Interface, called the Moxi Menu. The Moxi Menu’s unique dual-axis navigation puts content choices on the menu’s top level, minimizing the number of clicks a user needs to go through. In addition, the Mini-TV window allows viewers to watch programming while surfing through the menu.
[edit] History
Corporate Info Digeo, Inc. was founded in 1999, and is based in Kirkland, Washington. Digeo was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 1999 as Broadband Partners, Inc. In the same year, Rearden Steel was founded by Steve Perlman, who later spun out Moxi Digital in 2000. Moxi merged with Digeo in 2002.
Digeo developed the Moxi Media Center to enable cable providers to provide their subscribers a whole-home digital entertainment experience. Leading edge software technologies and full OCAP support allow Digeo to provide content-rich media solutions to cable customers nationwide.
[edit] Advertising
Moxi’s current advertising campaign features simple white headlines on bright orange backgrounds. The campaign was created by advertising agency Sedgwick Rd. in Seattle.
Traditional media such as billboards and magazine ads use cheeky headlines to drive traffic to the newly redesigned Moxi.com. Current headlines include: “Give your boob tube a lift,” “My-definition television,” and “It’s not the size of your TV. It’s how you use it.”
The campaign also incorporates a variety of non-traditional elements. An orange Moxi Hummer with the headline, “Trick out your telly,” drives to popular public areas, creating interactive pop-up events. The Hummer’s back door lifts open, displaying a Moxi-equipped television for people to demo the Moxi interface. Orange Moxi-branded t-shirts that read, “My TV is smarter than yours,” and, “Either you got it or you don’t,” are given away at these events. Branded pizza boxes featuring the line, “TV with all the toppings,” are also being distributed by select pizza delivery companies.
[edit] DVR Market Overview
Since TiVo launched in 1997, DVRs have gained recognition for their ability to allow viewers to watch TV on their schedule. Prompted by the popularity of TiVo as a standalone device, satellite and cable operators began bundling DVR service with other offerings. DirecTV initially partnered with TiVo to offer DVRs to their subscribers before launching their own unit. Satellite providers as a whole have launched DVRs with nearly 20% of their subscribers—compared to a 17% penetration within the cable market.
Time Warner Cable began offering DVRs in 2002, and now 25% of their digital cable subscribers have one in their home. Additionally, since Comcast started deploying DVRs, 16% of their digital subscribers have added one. Most cable operators offer some type of DVR service and have seen equally good results in their adoption.
Other service providers have added DVRs to their packages. Telephone companies (Telcos) entice customers with low- or no-cost units to drive higher penetration among their subscribers. In fact, Verizon and AT&T will make a multi-room DVR solution available as a standard offering for their customers. The Telco market share is smaller, projected to reach approximately 5.8 million by 2008.
Recording shows on a PC has been available for quite a few years, but the learning curve and lack of hardware and software support has curbed its growth. Only about 1% of households record TV to their computer, and this number is not expected to top 3% in the next few years.
As the DVR market expands, projections place satellite saturation at 70% and cable deployments at 60% by 2011. Increased competition between providers will influence the types of features included in DVRs. Multi-room capability, Internet applications and multimedia features such as music and photos will continue to drive customer choices.
Statistical Source: Forrester, June 13, 2006, Toward DVR Ubiquity
[edit] Service Availability
Moxi is currently available only through its partnerships with cable providers across the nation. Currently Charter, Comcast, BendBroadband, Eagle Communications, New Wave, Service Electric and Sunflower provide the Moxi service. Check the alphabetical list below to see if Moxi is available in your town. If your town isn’t listed, call your local cable provider to find out when Moxi will become available.
Note: This list is for general reference only. Moxi is not available in all neighborhoods of each city listed. On the other hand, unnamed cities that neighbor the cities below may have access to Moxi.
Alabama
Auburn — (Charter)
Birmingham — (Charter)
Hoover — (Charter)
Montgomery — (Charter)
Sylacauga — (Charter)
Tarrant — (Charter)
California
Anaheim — (Time Warner Cable)
Brea — (Time Warner Cable)
Carlsbad — (Time Warner Cable)
Central Orange — (Time Warner Cable)
Chino — (Time Warner Cable)
City of Industry — (Time Warner Cable)
Diamond Bar — (Time Warner Cable)
Eagle Rock — (Time Warner Cable)
E San Fernando Vly — (Time Warner Cable)
El Monte — (Time Warner Cable)
Glendale — (Charter)
Glendora — (Time Warner Cable)
Hermosa — (Time Warner Cable)
Hesperia — (Charter)
La Habra — (Time Warner Cable)
Long Beach — (Charter)
Malibu — (Charter)
Manhattan Beach — (Time Warner Cable)
Moreno Valley — (Time Warner Cable)
Newbury Park — (Time Warner Cable)
Ontario — (Time Warner Cable)
Oxnard — (Time Warner Cable)
Palmdale — (Time Warner Cable)
Redding — (Charter)
Redlands — (Time Warner Cable)
Redondo Beach — (Time Warner Cable)
Riverside — (Charter)
San Luis Obispo — (Charter)
Santa Monica — (Time Warner Cable)
Sherman Oaks — (Time Warner Cable)
Simi Valley — (Time Warner Cable)
Southgate — (Time Warner Cable)
Turlock — (Charter)
Ventura — (Time Warner Cable)
W Sacramento — (Charter)
Whittier — (Charter)
Yorba Linda — (Time Warner Cable)
Victorville — (Charter)
Villa Park — (Time Warner Cable)
Colorado
Colorado Springs — (Time Warner Cable)
Georgia
Athens — (Charter)
Carollton — (Charter)
Cedertown — (Charter)
Columbus — (Charter)
Gainesville — (Charter)
Gwinnett — (Charter)
Henry — (Charter)
Lanett — (Charter)
Newnan — (Charter)
Smyrna — (Charter)
Thomaston — (Charter)
Illinois
Belleville — (Charter)
Kansas
Basehor — (Sunflower)
Eudora — (Sunflower)
Hays — (Eagle)
Lawrence — (Sunflower)
Lindwood — (Sunflower)
Piper — (Sunflower)
Tonganoxie — (Sunflower)
Kentucky
Murray — (Charter)
Louisiana
Hammond — (Charter)
Michigan
Allendale — (Charter)
Bay City — (Charter)
Marquette — (Charter)
Mid MI — (Charter)
Traverse City — (Charter)
Minnesota
Duluth — (Charter)
Sthrn Minnesota — (Charter)
Missouri
Cape Girardeau — (Charter)
Dexter — (New Wave)
Imperial — (Charter)
Overland — (Charter)
St Peters — (Charter)
St. Louis City — (Charter)
St. Louis County — (Charter)
North Carolina
Asheville — (Charter)
Boone — (Charter)
Hickory — (Charter)
North Wilkesboro — (Charter)
Nebraska
Kearney — (Charter)
Nevada
Carson City — (Charter)
Fallon — (Charter)
Reno — (Charter)
Oregon
Bend — (Bend) Grant’s Pass — (Charter) LaGrande — (Charter) Medford — (Charter) Pendleton — (Charter)
Pennsylvania
Birdsboro — (Service Electric)
Hazelton — (Service Electric)
Sunbury — (Service Electric)
South Carolina
Greenville — (Charter)
Sparta — (Charter)
Tennessee
Alcoa — (Charter)
Clarksville — (Charter)
Cleveland — (Charter)
Columbia
Jackson — (Charter)
Manchester — (Charter)
McKenzie — (Charter)
Washington
Kennewick — (Charter)
Walla Walla — (Charter)
Wenatchee — (Charter)
Yakima — (Charter)
Wisconsin
EauClaire — (Charter) Fond du Lac — (Charter) Janesville — (Charter) Madison — (Charter) Stevens point — (Charter)
[edit] External Links
- [Official Website]
- [About Digeo]
- [Moxi Product Demo]
- [Moxi Interactive Tour]
- [Moxi “In The News”]
- [Viewer’s Guide]
- [“Jim’s Tips”]
- [“Partnering with Moxi” Datasheets]
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- Service and Software
- Moxi Mate and PowerKEY
- Development
