[Ti] more speculation

[Alex]

More news that shows future security for Firewire as a standard :-)

whatever Apple might or might not want for the humble Firewire 400  
port on their Laptops
as a standard, firewire is here to stay, and if its going to be all  
over commercial HD entertainment products
we can speculate that its not going anywhere on either professional  
or consumer Mac's.

Alex


http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/ 
apples_firewire_gets_the_nod_from_new_high_definition_audio_video_networ 
k_a/

In summary
HANA’s goal is to create standards-based solutions to facilitate  
commercial deployment of connected products and services that will  
enhance the consumer HD entertainment experience. To achieve this,  
HANA will work with its member companies and organizations such as  
the Consumer Electronics Association, the 1394 Trade Association,  
CableLabs, the Motion Picture Association of America and others to  
ensure that its solutions meet the needs of all stakeholders,  
including consumers. Those needs include ensuring HANA products will  
stream high definition A/V content and related services, simply and  
reliably throughout the home without compromising the rights of  
content owners or those of the consumer.

Background

Approximately 85 percent of U.S. households receive their TV  
programming services from cable or satellite broadcasters. DTV sales  
are projected to grow from 17 million units in 2004 to 77 million  
units in 2008.

Entertainment is rapidly moving toward on-demand (cable, satellite,  
IPTV) and time-shift viewing (personal video recorders), and away  
from fixed-schedule broadcasts. IEEE 1394 is the only digital  
interface that has an FCC mandate to be included in Digital Cable Set  
Top Boxes.