Now Humax's Xfinity-branded XI3-H has been revealed in an FCC filing spotted by Wireless Goodness.

ENGADGET: Humax's take on an IP-connected TV box for Comcast passes through the FCC

May 5, 2005 - TiVo (and OEM Humax) are named in a patent-infringement lawsuit by EchoStar, owner of Dish Network.

ENGADGET: TiVo Deathwatch

The following partners also showcase Opera on their devices: AirTies Wireless Networks (Hall 5, B33), Albis Technologies (Hall 4, C71), Amino Communications (Hall 5, B40), CreNova Technology (Hall 5, B15b), Entone (Hall 13, 266), Ericsson (Hall 1, D61), HUMAX Co.

ENGADGET: Opera promises cross-platform apps for Smart TVs, gives us little to complain about

As reported by Light Reading, Cisco, Humax, Pace, Technicolor and others are working on hardware for a new multiroom setup based on a central gateway (or maybe a Cablevision-style network DVR) that streams video to IP-connected extenders called the XI3.

ENGADGET: Humax's take on an IP-connected TV box for Comcast passes through the FCC

Finally, there's some hope that the CE and cable industry can actually work together, as seen in Comcast's RDK program that's pushing the development of this box and others (like that Humax box we spotted floating through the FCC) with similar capabilities.

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