Fujitsu Microelectronics recently announced what it bills as the industry's first large-scale IC capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video in H.264 format. The MB86H50, scheduled to be released in March 2007, is based on an H.264 processing algorithm developed by Fujitsu Laboratories. The IC is designed with Fujitsu's high-performance audio and video processing technology, and will be manufactured using the company's 90-nm process technology.
The Fujitsu MB86H50 supports the H.264 High Profile, Level 4.0 standard used in next-generation DVDs. ...
Anchor Bay's ABT2010 video processing ASIC features all of the processing power of Anchor Bay's Video Reference Series (VRS) technologies, including 10-bit precision deinterlacing that provides five-field motion adaptive and edge adaptive processing for an artifact-free viewing experience; and 10-bit Precision Video Scaling II that can independently scale an image horizontally and vertically to achieve outstanding picture quality for today's high-definition video displays.
The ABT2010 also features Anchor Bay's new VRS Progressive Re-Processing (PReP) technology, a processing method ...
The Planon DocuPen RC800 color handheld scanner can achieve full-color 24-bit scanning in a compact and light form. The RC800 is capable of storing hundreds of pages into memory and takes just seconds to scan a page. The user chooses from multiple modes: black and white, standard color or high 24-bit color, and resolution from 100 to 400 dots per inch (dpi). The RC800 can scan letters, color documents, and pictures, and bring them into Paperport software (included with the DocuPen). Planon says that the DocuPen is different from other pen-sized scanners in that it scans a full page width, ...
Lite Appliances, a developer of a new category of "Lite" IP-enabled computing devices with broad functionality and breakthrough price points, recently announced its entry into the $150 laptop marketplace with its LiteComputer, a complete hardware and software solution built by the engineering team at Unicoi Systems, an Atlanta software solutions company.
The design is built around a Blackfin Processor from Analog Devices, and offers everything a user needs to take advantage of the Internet, including:
An Internet browser to view your favorite websites, get email or download music and videos
Honda will debut the newest version of its ASIMO advanced humanoid robot for the first time in North America at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). A
news conference will take place on Tuesday, January 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the Honda booth #4006 inside the North Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
For the first time outside of Japan, ASIMO will demonstrate its latest advancements and even more fluid and quick movements, including the ability to run at nearly 4 mph. The newest ASIMO also has other new mobility and artificial intelligence capabilities.
CodexNovus introduces the HDcodex DML-1600 standalone digital media player. Featuring 1.6 terabytes of memory, the DML-1600 will allow the media lover to access his or her entire collection of movies, music, and other media at the touch of a button. The new server will support all commonly used digital media formats, in SD and HD formats at resolutions up to 1920 × 1080p. High-resolution audio is delivered in multi-channel 5.1 and 7.1 formats — all in a self-contained platform
designed for ease of use.
"Our goal is to take the best digital playback technology ...
Hillcrest Labs will now license its patented Freespace motion control technology for use across a wide range of consumer electronics products, expanding its application beyond television remote controls.
With Freespace motion control technology embedded in handheld devices, consumers can operate CE equipment and use natural movements to navigate and select content on-screen with point-and-click interactivity. Hillcrest's first Freespace-enabled product, The Loop, is a bracelet-shaped television remote control with just two buttons and a scroll wheel. Users hold The Loop in one hand, ...
CES will see the announcement from Toshiba America Electronics Components about several new products, as well as a demonstration of emerging technologies.
Toshiba will announce its strategy for addressing the growing embedded NAND flash market and its selection of four embedded flash solutions. They will display their latest high-density removable storage products for digital cameras and camcorders, cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, portable and desktop computers. Also on display will be an assortment of current and future high-capacity, high-speed memory cards, including SD, ...
