Wireless and Powerline Controls Market to exceed $3 billion in revenues by 2012

New applications and consumer demand will push installed base to 60 million in 2012 --

Consumer demand for intelligent control applications will push U.S. revenues for wireless and powerline controls from $740 million in 2008 to over $3 billion in 2012, according to Opportunities for Wireless & Powerline Controls.

This new report forecasts the installed base for these technologies will skyrocket to nearly 60 million in 2012, thanks in large part to key players entering this market. Companies including Black & Decker, Schlage, Hawking, iControl, and Wayne Dalton have all announced new products targeting access control, remote monitoring, and energy management applications.

Zilog recently announced a new control platform incorporating both wired and wireless connectivity interfaces that provides consumers with remote access and control through WiFi-enabled handheld devices, including the Apple® iPhone™ and the BlackBerry® Curve™.

The report finds entertainment controls, including advanced universal remote controllers, will drive growth in wireless controls. Lighting applications will drive the opportunities for powerline controls.

JuiceCaster Nominated for Best Mobile Social Networking Solution in the 12th Annual Webby Awards: JuiceCaster a Finalist for ‘Oscars of the Internet’

The 12th Annual Webby Awards has nominated Juice Wireless’ mobile social networking application, JuiceCaster, for the Best Mobile Social Networking solution of 2008. The Webby Awards will announce the winners on May 6, 2008 and honor them at a star-studded gala in New York City on June 10. Additionally, from now through May 1, fans around the world can cast their votes for JuiceCaster in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Nokia by visiting http://www.juicecaster.com/.

JuiceCaster instantly connects users to their online lives. It enables easy, one-touch sharing of pictures and videos from a camera phone to MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and additional online destinations. JuiceCaster has powerful integration to over 20 top online social networking and blogging sites. The latest version includes the ability for users to post and watch real-time video status updates directly on their phones. JuiceCaster members connect and communicate in a rich social-networking environment that includes profiles, pictures, videos, friend lists, comments, ratings and personal status updates, all on a mobile phone. JuiceCaster is made by Juice Wireless, Inc.

Nick Desai, CEO, Juice Wireless will speak at CONNECTIONS on June 25th at 2:30 PM on the session, MOBILE EVERYTHING: Mobile Platforms - Everything, Everywhere.