Powerline technology that allows devices to be seen and managed over existing electrical cables is set to be big at CES 2009 with several Companies ranging from audio distribution Companies to traditional networking Companies set to roll out new poweline based products.
Panasonic has said that it plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices such as a HD TV or Media Centre via electrical wiring at January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The new technology will compete head on with products standardized on the HomePlug Powerline Alliance and Universal Powerline Association.
The electric car networking prototype allows people and devices inside the home to check on an electric vehicle while it is being recharged. It will be one of several research developments on show at the HD-PLC Alliance stand in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall, Panasonic said Friday. Other prototypes will include an HD-PLC adapter for a security camera and an electrical monitoring system.
The Panasonic-developed technology utilizes the electricity cabling already present inside a home or building to send and receive data. Panasonic is trying to become the dominant standard for data connections over such cabling. All three systems have the advantage of not requiring dedicated Ethernet cabling, but all three are largely incompatible.
The technology made its first appearance at CES in 2004 when the company unveiled it as a prototype system during a keynote speech. At the time it had been proposed to the HomePlug Powerline Alliance to become their standard. A rival system was later chosen and Panasonic decided to continue development on its own.
