HP Labs India

Press Coverage

A comprehensive brief of Vayu and VInD appeared in the media.

Times of India, Jan 17, 2012
HP India brings Internet TV for the masses

Competitive Landscape:

The aim of the VinD prototype was to be able to demonstrate a user experience for living rooms in the emerging markets at a reasonable price point. While we wanted to explicitly support features like pairing with mobile phones, packaged-web interaction and interaction modalities like paper-based interactions and gestures we wanted to accomplish this at a reasonable cost. We believe that we have been successful in demonstrating that rich interactions and modalities may not necessarily come at a high price point. Unlike other products available in the market today, VinD supports multimodal interactions and paired interactions with mobile device - no matter where they are. In recognition of the fact that in many homes, this may be the only at-home computing device VinD also supports (HD) video conferencing, (HD) media playback and a host interface for ZigBee to enable smart homes for e.g. security and lifestyle choices - note again our emphasis that rich user experiences do not necessarily mean a higher price point. Finally, we have designed VinD to be an open platform. Any HTML5 application can be used on VinD and we do not require tie up with any service provider since VinD can connect to the TV independent of the set-top box - either via HDMI port or via Composite Video.

FAQ

When people don't even get 512Kbps broadband how will be Vayu useful?

How the product is positioned? As computing device or TV add-on?

Which is the Target consumer segment for this device?

Can I replace the Set-top-box with VInD?

Do I need to have internet connection to use VInD?

How does this compare with other similar devices in the market place?

Can I use this VInD as a computer?

Can I store my media content on VInD?

When will the VInD available to buy? How much does the VInD cost?

Future plans

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