Scientific-Atlanta and Digeo have announced plans to develop, manufacture and market a new Explorer home media centre to run Digeo's Moxi service. The advanced set-top, slated to ship under the product name Explorer MC home media centre with Moxi, will enable cable operators to offer consumers a wide range of digital entertainment services, including personal video recording (PVR), digital music, games and photos, all through one easy-to-use platform.

According to a company release, Charter Communications plans to deploy the new Explorer MC set-top next year. Boasting an onboard digital cable receiver, a 80-gigabyte hard drive, and Scientific-Atlanta's PowerKEY conditional access technology, this innovative device will make it easy for consumers to navigate through and enjoy the range of entertainment options. Through the Moxi Menu, an intuitive all-media browser, consumers will be able to quickly organise, surf and access live or digitally recorded television programming, MP3s, and DVDs using their remote control. Through the Moxi Ticker - another unique feature, subscribers will have easy access to up-to-the-minute sports scores, stock quotes, news and weather, the release states.

The Explorer MC set-top will have the ability to function as a home entertainment server, simultaneously sharing PVR content, digital files and services with other TVs and devices throughout the home, making it a cost effective way to deliver compelling applications and interactive programming to multiple televisions within the household.




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