Sep 29, 2000 — Samsung Electronics claimed today that it has become the first to develop a 128Mbit double data rate SDRAM graphics memory chip that operates at 500 Mbit/sec.
Samsung said it has applied the DDR to boost its graphics memory chip performance by two and a half times using a 0.17-micron design rule, enabling [...]
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Digital audio is advancing by leaps and bounds—out of the PC and into your living room. A number of companies have intriguing product concepts that merge computer and consumer-electronics technologies to bring digital audio streams into the living room. As you might guess, some make more sense than others.
Micronas Semiconductor has released a reference design [...]
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In the wake of DVD mania, the double-density CD (DDCD) demands another look. DVD, still in its formative years, has found great success among consumers as a video format. But its ultimate goal is to replace the tried-and-true CD, which, holding but a mere 650 Mbytes of information, pales in comparison to DVD’s boasts of [...]
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According to Cahners In-Stat, the wireless data market alone will grow from about 170 million subscribers worldwide in 2000 to greater than 1.3 billion in 2004. However, carriers, ISPs, and the content providers they partner with are finding that, in order to manage the delivery of new content, they must deploy a new infrastructure and [...]
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In the wake of DVD mania, the double-density CD (DDCD) demands another look. DVD, still in its formative years, has found great success among consumers as a video format. But its ultimate goal is to replace the tried-and-true CD, which, holding but a mere 650 Mbytes of information, pales in comparison to DVD’s boasts of [...]
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Ready to watch moving pictures while you’re on the move? If PacketVideo has its druthers, next-generation cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices will be yet another way to consume video entertainment and information. PacketVideo develops standards-compliant MPEG-4 software for encoding, decoding, and delivering digital audio and video via wireless networks. The company is charting [...]
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We’ve all heard about the Internet appliance boom, but we’re mostly still waiting for compelling devices. Other than MP3 players, appliances so far have largely missed the mark due to poor designs, high prices, and/or burdensome Internet-service contracts.
But vendors with compelling ideas are on the horizon. One such company, RocketPod, plans stackable modular appliances for [...]
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Never mind getting lost on Route 80 somewhere in Middle America without your own personal GPS unit feeding directions to your PDA. Imagine that you’re an EMT on your way to save a seriously ill patient. While a tracking system might help you find the person quickly, will you know what to expect when you [...]
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Fans of the 1980s TV drama Knight Rider are still waiting for cars as intelligent as David Hasselhoff’s KITT. But thanks to the ongoing efforts of GPS companies, we’re getting a bit closer.
Pharos recently launched Pocket PC Navigator, a GPS software navigation system that’s compatible with Windows CE-based Pocket PCs and other devices. The software [...]
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Ready to watch moving pictures while you’re on the move? If PacketVideo has its druthers, next-generation cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices will be yet another way to consume video entertainment and information. PacketVideo develops standards-compliant MPEG-4 software for encoding, decoding, and delivering digital audio and video via wireless networks. The company is charting [...]
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