Skifta

Skifta
Developer(s)	Qualcomm Atheros
Initial release	2009
Website	www.skifta.com

Skifta was a

DLNA and UPnP standards over WiFi or 3G

networks.

Skifta announced by email on May 30, 2014, to all their users that they would close the service on July 1, 2014.^[citation needed]

Overview

Skifta was available via a single client

Android Market, having launched the beta version of the service in January 2010 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.^[5] In early 2011, the Skifta app for Android became the first DLNA Certified(R) third-party application.^[6] Skifta 1.0 officially launched in October 2011.^[7]

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Qualcomm announced the Skifta Media Shifting Platform for entertainment-driven consumer electronics.

wireless speakers, TVs, set-top boxes, wireless routers and NAS drives. The first component of the platform will be the Skifta Wireless Audio Adapter.^[9] The technology has since been rebranded Qualcomm Allplay

Skifta previously partnered with Netgear to distribute Skifta on the Netgear ReadyNAS Ultra line of storage drives.^[10] The Netgear boxes support Skifta as an add-on, allowing people to remotely access their media libraries on the storage drive from anywhere.^[11]

External links

Skifta Homepage at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-02-03)
Qualcomm Atheros at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2013-08-09)
Qualcomm

References

^ Slashgear “Skifta promises easy DLNA media-shifting”, “Slashgear.com”, accessed November 19, 2009.
^ Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.
^ Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.
^ Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.
^ Van Buskirk, Eliot. “Skifta for Android Streams from Cloud to DLNA Screens”, “Evolver.fm”, December 21, 2010, accessed December 22, 2010.
^ Engadget “Skifta Android app nabs DLNA certification: tablets and smartphones now streaming STBs and more”, “Engadget.com”, accessed February 3, 2011.
^ Pocket-lint "Skifta Android streaming app launches with 3G functionality" “Pocket-lint.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.
^ The Verge "Skifta Media Shifting Platform wants to do what DLNA can't" “TheVerge.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.
^ SlashGear "Qualcomm Skifta Media Shifting Platform to take on Sonos" “Slashgear.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.
^ Skifta “Skifta and NETGEAR Make Shifting Simple” Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, “Skifta Exchange”, July 19, 2010, accessed December 29, 2010.
^ Fried, Ina “Netgear aims to make home storage hip”, “CNET News”, July 8, 2010, accessed December 29, 2010.

[1] Slashgear “Skifta promises easy DLNA media-shifting”, “Slashgear.com”, accessed November 19, 2009.

[2] Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.

[3] Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.

[4] Skifta “What is Skifta?”, “Skifta.com” accessed December 20, 2010.

[5] Van Buskirk, Eliot. “Skifta for Android Streams from Cloud to DLNA Screens”, “Evolver.fm”, December 21, 2010, accessed December 22, 2010.

[6] Engadget “Skifta Android app nabs DLNA certification: tablets and smartphones now streaming STBs and more”, “Engadget.com”, accessed February 3, 2011.

[7] Pocket-lint "Skifta Android streaming app launches with 3G functionality" “Pocket-lint.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.

[8] The Verge "Skifta Media Shifting Platform wants to do what DLNA can't" “TheVerge.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.

[9] SlashGear "Qualcomm Skifta Media Shifting Platform to take on Sonos" “Slashgear.com”, accessed April 15, 2012.

[10] Skifta “Skifta and NETGEAR Make Shifting Simple” Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, “Skifta Exchange”, July 19, 2010, accessed December 29, 2010.

[11] Fried, Ina “Netgear aims to make home storage hip”, “CNET News”, July 8, 2010, accessed December 29, 2010.

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