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Sarnoff Now Licensing QCIF, CIF Codecs For MPEG-4 Video On Cell Phones, Other Portable Devices; Embedded Software Runs on General Purpose Processors
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Sarnoff Silicon Strategies, the silicon IP business within Sarnoff Corporation (www.sarnoff.com), is licensing two codecs to bring efficient, high quality MPEG-4/H.263 video to the portable device market. The products, Common Intermediate Format CIF and Quarter CIF QCIF embedded software codecs, are designed to run on the general-purpose...
Tags: cell phone, MPEG-4, phone, portable device, Sarnoff Corp.
Research articles 2004-06-29
Sarnoff H.264 Decoder Delivers High-Quality Video On Portable Devices, Cell Phones; Silicon IP Makes High-Def Video Portable
PRINCETON, N.J. -- New silicon intellectual property IP for microchips from Sarnoff Corporation - http://www.sarnoff.com - will decode video based on the H.264 standard, so that PDAs, cell phones, and other portable devices can display vivid high-resolution video for movies, games, and other business and entertainment uses. The silicon IP,...
Tags: cell phone, IP, phone, portable device, Sarnoff Corp.
Research articles 2005-05-03
Analog Devices' Blackfin Combines Processing Power, Security and Ease-of-Programming to Deliver Live Video to Mobile Phones; IRIS Wireless Camera Uses Blackfin to Secure and Stream Video from a Camera to Portable Devices
NORWOOD, Mass. -- Looking for a quiet restaurant? Or, wondering if the party has started at your favorite night club? Live video streams to the mobile phones of would-be diners and dancers lets them look inside. An innovative new wireless application called the IRISTM camera uses the BlackfinR processor from...
Tags: Analog Devices Inc., camera, cell phone, mobile, phone, portable device, security, video
Research articles 2006-08-07
Semtech First to Offer Six-Line Protection Device; 5V uClamp0506P a Natural Fit for Mobile Phone Keypads and Other Portable Devices; Ultra-Small Leadless Design Measures Only 1.6 mm Squared
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for communications, portable devices, computers, and industrial equipment, today announced the uClampTM0506P, the industry's first ultra-small six-line 5V protection device for portable systems.
Tags: cell phone, mobile, phone, portable device
Research articles 2006-06-13

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Diodes, Inc. Releases Second Generation Contact-less Switch for Cell Phone and Portable Consumer Electronics Market
-- Expands Diodes' Reach Into Portable Device Markets
Tags: cell phone, consumer electronics, phone
Research articles 2007-06-26
Project-a-Phone Launches Audio Visual Display System for Cell Phone and Handheld Communications Devices
CONCORD, Mass. -- Wireless sales, marketing and application development professionals can now easily display and project mobile phone images using a new device called Project-a-Phone. Developed by Project-a-Phone, Inc., a Massachusetts-based privately held corporation, this highly portable imaging system links the screen image of any major cell phone or handheld...
Tags: Communications Devices Inc.
Research articles 2006-01-03
GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Manufacturers of standalone GPS products will have to move quickly and smartly to transform their dumb map readers into...
Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Garmin Ltd., Device, TomTom
News items 2009-12-02
Teen Cell Phone Ownership Nearing Adult Numbers
A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that the gap between the numbers of teens and adults who own cell phones is closing. Despite the climbing numbers of teen tech toters, an even higher percentage reported owning iPods or MP3 players and game consoles than cell...
Tags: phone, cell phone, teen
News items 2009-08-20
Quantum Intech, Inc. Introduces emWave™ Personal Stress Reliever™; A Sleek, Compact Portable Device for Reducing Stress Anytime, Anywhere
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. -- Quantum Intech, Inc., introduces their new product, emWaveTM Personal Stress RelieverTM (www.emwave.com), which becomes available through its subsidiary HeartMathR LLC on June 27, 2006. emWave is an entertaining mobile handheld device the size of a cell phone. At only 2.2 ounces, it's the smallest, lightest personal...
Tags: HeartMath, portable device, Quantum Corp.
Research articles 2006-06-22
Using phone while walking perilous for seniors
For older people, gabbing on a cell phone while walking across the street may increase the chances of being run over, according to a new study, although earlier research did not find the same connection among younger people. Just listening to music on an iPod or other portable device doesn't...
Tags: street, Phone, Cell Phone
News items 2009-11-25
Archos 5 a Media Rich Android Device
Click here to see slideshowIf I had to stand behind one prediction on where high-tech devices are going, I'd pick my strong belief that single purpose devices are going the way of the dodo. I mean, why carry a device that only does one thing when you can carry something...
Tags: tablet, Device, Archos
News items 2009-10-08
Lyra Research Survey Finds Low Consumer Interest in Watching TV and Videos on Cell Phones; Marketers Must Overcome Hurdles to Spur Adoption
NEWTONVILLE, Mass. -- Television-enabled cell phones are on the horizon, but is there strong consumer interest in this new technology? Not yet, according to a study conducted by Lyra Research's DTV View group. Conflicting Signals: A Cell Phone Television Interest Survey polled more than 1,300 U.S. cell phone users, finding...
Tags: cell phone, phone, survey, TV, video
Research articles 2004-09-27
Solar uptake for cell phones still 'limited'
Solar technology in mobile computing devices is still impeded by performance and price issues and isn't likely to entirely replace batteries anytime soon, according to analysts.James Hines, Gartner's research director for semiconductor, told ZDNet Asia in an e-mail interview that performance is the "primary inhibitor to the practical application of...
Tags: mobile, device, Battery
News items 2009-08-18
Nokia and Symbian Head For Open (Source) Water
When Nokia announced that it was ready to buy the outstanding 52 percent of mobile device OS vendor Symbian for about $410 million, the handset manufacturer's stock started heading up, and for good reason. Nokia decided that it would make the software royalty-free open source. In one move, it had...
Tags: Nokia Corp., Handset, Symbian Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2008-06-24
Soyea's MID Z5 features an Atom CPU, 3G, and a significant price tag
Sure, there are some of us who like to play around -- and a first-generation Android MID might be lots of fun to those folks -- but how about the peeps out there that need a portable Internet device with serious muscle? Soyea's Z5 features a 5-inch (800...
Tags: 3G, Intel Atom, China Telecom
News items 2009-11-02
DoubleTwist: Like iTunes for your cell phone
Yesterday, I blogged about how the forthcoming Droid won't be an iPhone killer because it lacks the simple sync interface provided by the iTunes desktop application. I neglected to mention an excellent application called DoubleTwist, which offers the easy sync experience of iTunes for a much wider variety of devices,...
Tags: Apple iTunes
News items 2009-10-20
Old Ears on Young Bodies May Affect College Students' Learning.
Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 28 AScribe Newswire -- Parents packing their college-bound sons and daughters a new cell phone or portable digital music device may not realize these devices are one reason why more young adults are walking around today with...
Tags: Purdue University
Research articles 2005-07-28
Intersil's LDO Provides Stable Power for GSM-Based Cell Phone Applications
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today introduced the ISL900 3ALDO low dropout regulator. This device combines superior PSRR power supply rejection ratio for stability and low noise for integration, making it ideally suited for...
Tags: cell phone, GSM, Intersil
Research articles 2007-01-02
Apple Wants to Patent Augmented Reality
Back in June, my colleague Michael Hickins called augmented reality the "killer app" of the cell phone and mentioned two companies, Layar and Mobilizy. There's just one problem. An Apple patent getting press this week could mean that such vendors might have to get permission to do what they do,...
Tags: Patent, Apple Inc., Erik Sherman
Blog posts 2009-07-10
Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA?
President-elect Barack Obama checks his BlackBerry while riding on his campaign bus in Pennsylvania last March.(Credit: Pete Souza/ Rapport Press )Bill Clinton sent only two e-mail messages as president and has yet to pick up the habit. George W. Bush ceased using e-mail in January 2001 but has said he's...
News items 2009-08-07
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