- Sky Gnome
The Sky Gnome is a device from
British Sky Broadcasting launched under theirSky Digital (UK & Ireland) brand. It allows users to listen to sky radio channels and digital television from around the house.History
The Sky Gnome was released in September 2005 and was available until mid 2007 with a retail price of GBP 75. Although Sky no longer markets the 'Gnome', it is still possible to use existing units and (as of 2008), support is still provided on the Sky Gnome Website. [cite web |title=Sky Gnome|url=http://www1.sky.com/skygnome/ |accessdate=2008-08-12] [cite web |title=Sky Gnome User Guide|url=http://content.hmxmedia.com/sky/skygnome/Sky%20Gnome%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf |accessdate=2008-08-12]
The Gnome was criticized for being expensive and inflexible compared to a DAB receiver.
Technical information
The Sky Gnome uses a 433MHz digital communication link to communicate information to and from the sky box, the audio is sent on 2.4 GHz.
The Sky Gnome sender box connects to the main sky box using the RS232, audio out and RF2 out connections.
References
External links
* [http://www.sky.com/gnome sky.com/gnome]
* [http://www.heenan.me.uk/control-sky-from-pc/gnome-protocol.html Technical information about the gnome]
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