Skifta
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Skifta is a media shifting service developed by Qualcomm Labs, Inc. It enables Android smartphone users to access their music, pictures, and videos from their phone, from cloud media services
or remotely from another location via an Android phone, and stream media to connected consumer electronics
anywhere that supports DLNA
and UPnP
standards over WiFi
networks.
or Mac
that can then be accessed by any DLNA and UPnP client from the home or remotely on mobile platforms running Android 2.2 and above. Users can control and stream their digital media within their home using the Skifta service. Downloading the Skifta mobile application enables users to access their digital media (music, photos, and videos) from their Android smartphone. If a Skifta user is not at home but near a DNLA-compatible TV, DVD, digital photo frame, game console, Blu-ray player, camera or Windows 7 PC, they have the ability to remotely stream their media to those devices through their Android smartphone. The Skifta app is currently available at the Android Market
, having officially launched in January 2010 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In early 2011, the Skifta became the first DLNA certified application.
Skifta previously partnered with NETGEAR
to distribute Skifta on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra line of storage drives. The NETGEAR boxes support Skifta as an add-on, allowing people to remotely access their media libraries on the storage drive from anywhere.
that functions to aid the development internal mobile services.
Qualcomm Labs is active in various spaces including: Digital to Physical (D2P), Mobile Payments, Communication 2.0, Emerging Markets, Home and Personal Security, Wireless Health, Education, Mobile Cloud Computing, and Multimedia.
Other services from Qualcomm Labs include: Neer, Qilroy, Vive, and Magic Link.
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
or remotely from another location via an Android phone, and stream media to connected consumer electronics
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...
anywhere that supports DLNA
Digital Living Network Alliance
The Digital Living Network Alliance is a non-profit collaborative trade organization established by Sony in June 2003, and has more than 250 member companies in the mobile, consumer electronics, PC, and service provider industries...
and UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
Universal Plug and Play is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential networks without enterprise class devices that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other's presence...
standards over WiFi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
networks.
Overview
Skifta is currently available via a single client PCPersonal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
or Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
that can then be accessed by any DLNA and UPnP client from the home or remotely on mobile platforms running Android 2.2 and above. Users can control and stream their digital media within their home using the Skifta service. Downloading the Skifta mobile application enables users to access their digital media (music, photos, and videos) from their Android smartphone. If a Skifta user is not at home but near a DNLA-compatible TV, DVD, digital photo frame, game console, Blu-ray player, camera or Windows 7 PC, they have the ability to remotely stream their media to those devices through their Android smartphone. The Skifta app is currently available at the Android Market
Android Market
Android Market is an online software store developed by Google for Android OS devices. Its gateway is an application program called "Market", preinstalled on most Android devices, allows users to browse and download mobile apps published by third-party developers...
, having officially launched in January 2010 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In early 2011, the Skifta became the first DLNA certified application.
Skifta previously partnered with NETGEAR
Netgear
Netgear is a U.S. manufacturer of computer networking equipment and other computer hardware....
to distribute Skifta on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS Ultra line of storage drives. The NETGEAR boxes support Skifta as an add-on, allowing people to remotely access their media libraries on the storage drive from anywhere.
Qualcomm Labs, Inc
Qualcomm Labs, Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of QualcommQualcomm
Qualcomm is an American global telecommunication corporation that designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access technology and other technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA...
that functions to aid the development internal mobile services.
Qualcomm Labs is active in various spaces including: Digital to Physical (D2P), Mobile Payments, Communication 2.0, Emerging Markets, Home and Personal Security, Wireless Health, Education, Mobile Cloud Computing, and Multimedia.
Other services from Qualcomm Labs include: Neer, Qilroy, Vive, and Magic Link.