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Lois, you might be wise to remember that Hy-Tek may not necessarily be the first in line at Hango's shipping docks.
doni, I don't foresee a problem there. The DataPlay drive will be an added feature for 3rd gen jukeboxes. A 10 GB JB will still beat a DP disk capacity-wise (could hold 20 full DP disks). Just another input/playback feature to offer.
Must be tough trying to see through all that dust.
DataPlay on Tom's Hardware:
(Courtesy of g_adolf @ RB)
http://www6.tomshardware.com/smoke/01q2/010403/smoke-01.html
DataPlay - It's Small, But Hard
How would you feel if digital content security was specifically tied to the media itself? Don't baulk. It's already the case with a lot of PC games, certainly with Nintendo cartridges on N64 and Game Boys, DVD, and there's an interesting twist from a company called DataPlay. DataPlay has developed an optical disk, closer to a DVD in technology terms, competitively a descendant of CD-ROM, physically an endomorph in the same vein as CompactFlash, and priced at around $6-7 for a five pack. Not to far off, it will cost cents to buy, and produce Gigabytes of storage. So, the vendor hopes.
I got a chance to talk to Ray Uhlir, vice president of marketing for DataPlay who had this say, "Our main value proposition is we are a universal media that is portable for every digital device."
Actually he had a lot more to say, but that's the quote I'll use because, it's the main reason why I like the DataPlay approach - the media is the thing. Media is the future of digital content protection, and it has absolutely nothing to do with a hard disk. Hard disks are not a lot of fun, or easy to port. They're expensive, and unwieldy, and not standardized. They're mostly stuck in PCs, too.
I held a DataPlay disk in my hand, it looks like a quarter in a jewel case, and had an epiphany. 250 MB single sided, or 500 MB double sided storage. The drive is licensed by DataPlay to third party manufacturers, and the company hopes to make money on the sales of the actual disks. You store eBooks on it (can hold about 500 novels), or MPEG4 video, about two hours worth of a movie. It's lower resolution than MPEG2, but it might be playing on a small 320x240 pixel screen on a handheld so, it's good enough. It may hold games for handhelds. It may be in a portable audio player, which connects to your PC through a USB cable, which acts as a disk drive for DataPlay disks for your PC audio, or data files. Hmmm. Like the sound of that. We'll all have file sharing parties where we pop DataPlay disks.
A PS: we also remove duplicate posts, OT posts like "you have mail", etc just to keep the flow of EDIG/related posts moving smoothly. Those deletions don't count towards free time off; only those that are judged to be true and malicious TOS violations are considered in making a boot decision.
Phil, anyone can register and post here. However, 5 posts removed for cause within a 30 day period earns the poster a free vacation. Deceptacon just got 2 weeks off : - )
EDIG: Info for Investors (4/3 AM rMT)
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http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66673 (revised 3/8)
Recent News and Opinions:
http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?2551 (FedEx buys wearables from XYBR)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=653732 (Another new TI DSP)
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29558-2001Apr2.html (Another take on the RNWK deals)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=70219 (Triples00 note from Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=70061 (Putnam re Toshiba status)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69897 (QDesign opens new office)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69790 (A recent BusyBump post)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69657 (Creative cuts prices on players)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69343 (Digging into DataPlay)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69108 (RNWK hooks up w/MSFT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69084 (Wireless going VTT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68416 (QDesign a standard?)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68324 (Article re digital dictation)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68314 (D.inkie chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68313 (More re CeBIT from zibel)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68238 (TI's mobile vision)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68224 (NEC's VTT robot)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67977 (Audiovox PDA/Phone)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67885 (Toshiba/Sony/IBM Cell CPU)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67858 (DDI Pocket to support AAC content)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67950 (RNWK cuts deals)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67934 (Billwilke re Falk's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67944 (EDIG mention on CNET)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67933 (From Trillium on RB)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67595 (3/29 CEO letter to shareholders)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67872 (JimC1997 re Fred's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67231 (Zibel's report from CeBIT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67117 (MP3 Market forecast)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650773 (DABOSS re the state of EDIG)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650618
and http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67012 (Video player thoughts)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66913 (Update from QDesign)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66611 (BusyBump chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66313 (New anti-piracy CDs)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=649578 (Panasonic multi-codec SD car audio system)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648672 (TI does a little gloating)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648205 (A Compaq reminder)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648292 (Secure Scour enters beta testing)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647359 (Copyrights & electronic warfare)
http://samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/ads_awards/trade_shows/cebit_2001_pdaphone.html (Samsung PDA-phone debuts at CeBIT)
http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/21-01-10.htm
and http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/20-11-15.htm (Gmate/Samsung Yopy gets VTT/TTV from Conversay)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647271
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647312 (Keeping an eye on things)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647296 (Some TA courtesy of JBH)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646937 (Napster woes continue)
http://www.eastech1.com/english/newsletter8.htm (A reminder re IBM & Eastech)
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/pressroom/cebit2001/overview_e.html (IBM CeBIT website)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646824 (Eastech/EDIG LOI for DataPlay products)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646477
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646507 (Look Sharp now)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646423 (Some EMMS info)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646275
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646290 (Yepp; we're multi-codec)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646161 (Putnam e-mail to elkin)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645862 (New release of IBM's EMMS due)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645820 (Putnam e-mail to User57)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645542 (EDIG products at CeBIT)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645371 (Party over for EDIG MMs?)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645144 (Packers1 e-mail from Eastech)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645106 (Jpumper e-mail from Putnam)
EDIG news and opinions (pre-3/23/01):
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGNW&read=466
Common Abbreviations:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGOT&read=4488
A look back at the early days on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=642371
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Re ET 700 pricing:
This is the only independent pricing info I have:
"The MP3, WMA, and AAC-compatible ET700 from ATLMultimedia also sports 6 GB of drive space. Due out around March, this digital jukebox will cost roughly $300."
http://www.techtv.com/products/consumerelectronics/story/0,23008,3304934,00.html
Anyone can cut and paste any number in an e-mail. A 66% overrun ($499 per Longtooth) is ludicrous.
milplease, you have mail here. (EOM)
Creative Introduces NOMAD Jukebox C-Series Starting at an Estimated Internet Price of
$269
NOMAD(R) II C-Series and NOMAD Accessories Also Debut to Offer a Bevy of
Listening Options
MILPITAS, Calif., April 2 /PRNewswire/ --
Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital
entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, today
introduced the C-series of NOMAD products to its already #1 selling line of
digital audio players. The NOMAD Jukebox C and NOMAD II C offers consumers
attractive price options when looking for one of the most sought after digital
audio players.
The NOMAD Jukebox C, boasting an impressive 6 GB of storage capacity, will
ship with an estimated internet price (EIP) of US$269. The new NOMAD II C
digital audio player, bundled with 32 MB of onboard memory and a Smart Media
memory expansion slot, will carry an EIP of US$129. Both digital audio
players are now available in the U.S.
To complement the NOMAD C-series, Creative also unveiled a wide range of
NOMAD accessories to enhance the audio experience for users. The NOMAD
Jukebox C accessory kit (EIP US$49.99) includes a Jukebox pouch, carrying
case, four AA NiMH rechargeable batteries, car-cassette adapter and stereo
backphones. The NOMAD II C-series accessory kit (EIP US$29.99) includes a
carrying pouch, wired remote control, car-cassette adapter, and stereo
backphones. The two C-series accessory kits and a wide range of other NOMAD
accessories are now available from http://www.nomadworld.com.
"The new NOMAD C-series digital audio players and accessories offer
consumers a myriad of options when it comes to listening to their MP3 and WMA
digital audio collections," said Kevin Brangan, NOMAD brand manager at
Creative. "By providing choice, convenience and great pricing options, we're
making our award-winning products even more attractive to a wider range of
consumers."
NOMAD Jukebox C
The NOMAD Jukebox C is a lightweight (14oz.) digital audio player, which
is the size of a portable CD player, featuring a line-in for analog recording
from external sources and dual line-out connections for immersive surround
sound. Unlike other hardware-based solutions, the NOMAD Jukebox C also
includes an onboard real-time digital signal processor (DSP) for superior
audio playback, EAX(TM) technology and customization. A headphone-out jack
supports headphone spatialization and equalizer effects. This firmware
upgradeable portable digital audio player supports multiple formats including
MP3, WMA and WAV file formats. The NOMAD Jukebox C also supports downloadable
features including new effects algorithms, new compression standards, security
features, and auto playlist generators and other personal storage
capabilities.
NOMAD II C
The NOMAD II C with 32 MB of onboard flash memory is designed for the
active consumer, containing features that emphasize quick setup and
versatility such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) support and a voice recorder.
The stylish-looking NOMAD II C also includes an icon-based backlit LCD with
scrolling text to view artist name and song title, and an open Smart Media
slot for memory expansion. With all of these features, the NOMAD II C is
small enough to fit in a shirt pocket and weighs a svelte 3 ounces. In
addition, the NOMAD II C allows consumers to download support for future codec
standards and digital rights management technology, enabling the NOMAD II C to
play digital music in secure formats.
NOMAD C-series Digital Audio Player Software:
-- Creative PlayCenter(TM) 2 software provides a universal, intuitive
interface for encoding, decoding and archiving high quality MP3 files
and Windows Media files as well as converting unlimited numbers of CD
tracks
-- SoundJam(TM) MP(R) the premier MP3 player and recorder for the
Macintosh(R) allows easy encoding, downloading of music, building of
custom playlists and sorting of music by artist, track, song, genre and
more
Pricing and Availability
The NOMAD II C (EIP US$129) and NOMAD Jukebox C (EIP US$269) digital audio
players are now available. More information on these two products and all
NOMAD accessories may be found at http://www.nomadworld.com.
About Creative
Creative is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the
personal computer and the Internet. Famous for its Sound Blaster(R) sound
card and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving
digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly
acclaimed NOMAD(R) Jukebox. The company's innovative hardware, proprietary
technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling
consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime,
anywhere.
This announcement relates to products launched in the United States of
America. The product names, contents, prices and availability are subject to
change and may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and
requirements.
NOTE: The Creative logo, Sound Blaster and Blaster are registered
trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other
countries.
NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative
Technology, Ltd. and or its affiliates under license in the United States
and/or other countries.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders in the United States and/or other countries.
SOURCE Creative Technology Ltd.
Web Site: http://www.creative.com
Yep, Eastech pegged their ET-700 at $300; that will probably be entry level price point for JBs; might see a plain vanilla one for 249.
Cohinoor, I blame it on the fact that the company had to issue large amounts of stock in the past to stay in business. However, it is stated in the Hoover's capsule report that our founder (Woody Norris) would control 30% of the shares if all his options were converted.
All good points, mh. However, I don't think the current Napsterites will be satified with oldies from the early fifties, garage bands, and a few hundered promos (probably "b-sides"; they want the status quo preserved. That ain't gonna happen.
FWIW, murrayhill, I think we have come to a sorry state of affairs when our kids think they are entitled to unlimited, free access to the artistic creations of others. If they want free tunes, there's always the radio, tv, web radio, etc. Where exactly do you draw the line between free access and theft? Had all of your work been available without charge and within days of commercial release to anyone with a computer and modem, where would you be right now? A lot poorer, I suspect.
EDIG: Info for Investors (4/1 PM rMS)
General DD Info (Corporate profile, SEC filings, Patents, lots more):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66673 (revised 3/8)
Recent News and Opinions:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69343 (Digging into DataPlay)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69108 (RNWK hooks up w/MSFT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=69084 (Wireless going VTT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68416 (QDesign a standard?)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68324 (Article re digital dictation)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68314 (D.inkie chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68313 (More re CeBIT from zibel)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68238 (TI's mobile vision)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68224 (NEC's VTT robot)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67977 (Audiovox PDA/Phone)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67885 (Toshiba/Sony/IBM Cell CPU)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67858 (DDI Pocket to support AAC content)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67950 (RNWK cuts deals)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67934 (Billwilke re Falk's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67944 (EDIG mention on CNET)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67933 (From Trillium on RB)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67595 (3/29 CEO letter to shareholders)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67872 (JimC1997 re Fred's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67231 (Zibel's report from CeBIT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67117 (MP3 Market forecast)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650773 (DABOSS re the state of EDIG)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650618
and http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67012 (Video player thoughts)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66913 (Update from QDesign)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66611 (BusyBump chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66313 (New anti-piracy CDs)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=649578 (Panasonic multi-codec SD car audio system)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648672 (TI does a little gloating)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648205 (A Compaq reminder)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648292 (Secure Scour enters beta testing)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647359 (Copyrights & electronic warfare)
http://samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/ads_awards/trade_shows/cebit_2001_pdaphone.html (Samsung PDA-phone debuts at CeBIT)
http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/21-01-10.htm
and http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/20-11-15.htm (Gmate/Samsung Yopy gets VTT/TTV from Conversay)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647271
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647312 (Keeping an eye on things)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647296 (Some TA courtesy of JBH)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646937 (Napster woes continue)
http://www.eastech1.com/english/newsletter8.htm (A reminder re IBM & Eastech)
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/pressroom/cebit2001/overview_e.html (IBM CeBIT website)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646824 (Eastech/EDIG LOI for DataPlay products)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646477
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646507 (Look Sharp now)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646423 (Some EMMS info)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646275
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646290 (Yepp; we're multi-codec)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646161 (Putnam e-mail to elkin)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645862 (New release of IBM's EMMS due)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645820 (Putnam e-mail to User57)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645542 (EDIG products at CeBIT)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645371 (Party over for EDIG MMs?)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645144 (Packers1 e-mail from Eastech)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645106 (Jpumper e-mail from Putnam)
EDIG news and opinions (pre-3/23/01):
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGNW&read=466
Common Abbreviations:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGOT&read=4488
A look back at the early days on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=642371
===========================================================
Treo review compilation: http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=612321
===========================================================
EDIG Private board at RB:
(Basher-free, open to all who behave themselves)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=300337 (Instructions for joining)
Free EDIG news e-mails via eGroups:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=570639
Moderated EDIG board (no bashers/spammers):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/board.asp?board_id=299
athomedad's EDIG Page:
http://www.edigpage.com
Yeah, Mike; bunch of losers... nowhere to go but up : - ))))
Digging into DataPlay...
http://www.redherring.com/index.asp?layout=story&channel=70000007&doc_id=450013045
http://www.sirostech.com/news/pr-2000-10-18.html
http://www.lucent.com/press/0600/000612.coa.html
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.alshugart.com/siros1199.html+Siros+Lucent++Shugart&hl=e...
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.alshugart.com/siros1213.html++site:www.alshugart.com+Siros+...
http://www.dataplay.com/jsp_files/en/news/pressroom-bios.jsp (Note where Dr. Davies came from)
Gotta wonder what DABOSS was hinting at re Toshiba.
OT? CMC Magnetics' PA-100, nicknamed Cyberboy, integrates a full-featured digital still camera, a USB-connected full-motion PC camera, a capable MP3 playback device, a sophisticated digital audio recorder, an FM radio receiver and a complete array of PDA functions - all in the base unit.
According to the company, it is the world's first PDA to achieve this kind of functionality without requiring bulky options or accessories. We'll see about that soon. Based on a CMC-developed silicon core that integrates CPU, multimedia processing and memory on a single chip, the compact device achieves a high battery life rating, yet weighs less than 11 oz. The PA-100 offers full VGA resolution through a clear, fixed-focus lens and an advanced CMOS sensor system. A full 8MB of high-speed SD-RAM lets users instantly capture every visual moment, allowing transfer to the independent 8MB of flash ROM or an optional smart media card. A 400kbps USB connection quickly transfers still images to PCs, and it can be used to put the PA-100 on duty as a full motion PC camera.
The USB function also speeds audio transfers, allowing full-fidelity MP3 data to be downloaded to the Cyberboy and ADPCM voice recordings made on the Cyberboy to be archived on the user's PC.
Cyberboy's extensive PDA functions can be automatically linked to Microsoft Outlook or to the included Personal Information Management system software. The Cyberboy understands handwriting too, so the address book, calculator, task list and scheduler functions are right at the user'stylus-tip.
Cyberboy comes with dozens of popular games, and since CMC has created the system on an open platform, many new games and applications will be available soon. I can't quote on the multi-platform capability yet, but it's promising.
http://www.stepmagazine.com/tek/reviews/main.html
RealNetworks, Microsoft to get into online music
San Jose Mercury News
Posted at 7:32 p.m. PST Friday, March 30, 2001
RealNetworks, Microsoft to get into online music
BY DAWN C. CHMIELEWSKI AND KRISTI HEIM
Mercury News
Two digital media giants appear poised to announce major forays into the online music business as the issue of digital music heats up on Capitol Hill.
RealNetworks and Microsoft are in a race to develop online music
subscription services to compete with Napster, the popular file-
sharing service that attracted millions of users by offering a way to download songs for free.
MSN, Microsoft's network of Web sites, is set to announce its first online music service next week. If it follows the model Microsoft has outlined for its new Web services strategy, the service is likely to include a basic free service plus optional fee-based content.
Seattle-based RealNetworks is negotiating with three major record labels -- AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann AG and EMI Group -- for rights to distribute their music through a subscription service, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
The timing is impeccable for the record labels, which face
potentially tough questions from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Tuesday, Hatch will hold a hearing on Internet music distribution. Last summer, Hatch warned the industry to set "fair and reasonable" licensing rates to allow music to be swapped over the Internet -- or face new laws requiring forced licensing.
"It appears as if the music industry will want to point to this deal with RealNetworks as a genuine indication of licensing for digital use," said Ric Dube, a digital media analyst for Webnoize in Cambridge, Mass.
Neither RealNetworks nor the record companies would comment on
possible talks or the timing of a possible agreement.
Any such deal would legitimize online music distribution, which up until now the industry has equated with shoplifting. The industry appears ready to change its tune and embrace the notion of Internet distribution beyond its own small-scale trials.
"As Victor Hugo put it, `You can defend against invasion by an army, but there is no defense against invasion by an idea,"' said Phil Leigh, digital media analyst for Raymond James & Associates.
Microsoft, meanwhile last September bought Los Angeles-based Internet start-up MongoMusic, a technology that makes music recommendations based on listeners preferences.
"We've had strong relationships with the major record labels," said Michael Aldridge, lead product manager in the Windows Digital Media Division. "We've been working closely with them for well over two years."
Microsoft is also working on so-called superdistribution, which
allows people to legally share music or video over the Internet while letting the content owner define the terms of use. CenterSpan Communications for example, is relaunching the Napster-like Scour Exchange this week using Microsoft's technology, Aldridge said.
"In the Post Napster-era companies are looking to our technology as an answer to deliver content in an easy way while still respecting the rights of copyright holders," he said.
RealNetworks's possible alliance with Warner, BMG and EMI, through its MusicNet service would give consumers access to about 40 percent of the current album tracks, according to SoundScan. And it would build on RealNetworks expertise in digital music delivery. Its pioneering RealPlayer software has been downloaded 190 million times.
Any possible RealNetworks subscription service is but one of several the industry is considering, as record labels try to walk a fine line between matching Napster's chief appeal -- its breadth of content -- without running afoul of federal anti-collusion laws.
"The thing everybody agrees on is -- in order for one of these things to be compelling, it's got to have everybody's content," said one record label executive, noting multiple deals are in the works.
Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group plan to jointly launch a subscription service code-named Duet. And America Online is developing its own music, leveraging the Warner Music assets it acquired along with Time Warner.
Indeed, the industry is holding quiet negotiations with Napster, even as it publicly the Redwood City company's $1 billion settlement offer and pursues a copyright infringement case in federal district court, industry sources say.
While RealNetworks and Microsoft may never emerge as the dominant distributors of music over the Internet, their movement into digital entertainment is nonetheless significant.
"It validates the market," said Talal Shamoon, senior vice president of media at InterTrust, a Santa Clara company whose digital rights management technology would be central to any pay music service.
Wireless Hears Call of Voice Recognition Software
By Cyntia Barrera Diaz
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010331/tc/voicerecognition_dc_2.html
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buying or dumping stocks while driving to a ski resort? Looking for a map to guide you to the nearest diner on your first visit to a new city? With just one voice command on your cellphone?
The next generation of wireless infrastructure based on voice recognition will bring more user-friendly applications to every-day devices like cellphones and handheld computers on what many are already dubbing the next Internet-like revolution.
``All these devices (and) there's one clear problem: There's no room for a keyboard in them,'' said Michael Phillips, chief technology officer and co-founder of SpeechWorks International Inc. (NasdaqNM:SPWX - news), a leading maker of voice-recognition software, in a recent interview with Reuters.
``Speech as an output and input modality makes a lot of sense. The key is to use speech in conjunction with other modalities at the same time: Speak and get a map, for example,'' he said.
The Spoken Web
Speechworks, with funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), responsible for the development of the principles of the Internet, has been working on the research of speech-based multimodal access to content on wireless devices over the last six months, Phillips said.
The company is currently working with Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news), the No. 1 PC maker, on how to extend the capabilities of its iPAQ pocket PC. SpeechWorks has also joined efforts with Auvo Technologies and LOBBY7, both developers of software for wireless Internet access.
``Before there's a widespread commercial adoption (of the new technology) there may be commercial applications in more limited areas, like a telematics device in a car,'' Phillips said referring to the integration of in-car computer services with satellite navigation and mobile phone networks.
``This new generation of wireless devices is going to start to increase the interest and demand for speech as an interphase,'' or communication vehicle between the user and his or her PDA or cellphone, he added.
SpeechWorks is not alone in the race for developing the fastest and easiest-to-use voice-operated technology that runs over Internet-protocol.
Putting Voice Everywhere
Rival Nuance Communications Inc. (NasdaqNM:NUAN - news) is also developing new applications that will help companies get tighter control of internal and external communications, as well as to reduce costs.
Last week, Nuance announced an agreement with Cisco Systems Inc. (NasdaqNM:CSCO - news) that will incorporate its software into the networking giant's AVVID products, expected to launch in the second quarter of 2001.
AVVID -- short for architecture for voice, video and integrated data -- provides companies with software for Internet telephony, and network security control and management.
``Think about the implications from the enterprise perspective -- dial by voice, access voice mail without having to touchstone, have access to portal services,'' said Steve Ehrlich, Nuance's vice president of marketing.
``The speech recognition market is where the Internet was maybe 12 years ago,'' he said. ``The growth potential is really significant: at the minimum, what you are trying to do is to replace every touchstone system out there.''
Soft Economy Tones Down Impact
Despite the promising future of this sophisticated technology, analysts said it may be a while before this has a strong impact on SpeechWorks and Nuance results, given the U.S. economic slowdown that is leading technology companies to delay investment decisions.
``Over time, voice will get layered by almost everything that touches the Internet,'' said John Corcoran, an analyst with CIBC World Markets. ``But in this economic environment ... business is under pressure and the picture is uncertain.''
Nuance shares have recently been battered on the market. Losses were particularly heavy two weeks ago after the Menlo Park, Calif-based company warned of disappointing first-quarter earnings. On March 16, Nuance set a fresh year-low, dragging SpeechWorks lower in its fall.
``If it's raining, everyone gets a little wet,'' Corcoran said. ''At the end of the day (voice-recognition wireless access) will gain significant penetration. It's just that, with the economy slowing, that adoption curve will take longer.''
EDIG: Info for Investors (3/31 PM rMR)
General DD Info (Corporate profile, SEC filings, Patents, lots more):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66673 (revised 3/8)
Recent News and Opinions:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68324 (Article re digital dictation)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68314 (D.inkie chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68313 (More re CeBIT from zibel)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68238 (TI's mobile vision)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68224 (NEC's VTT robot)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67977 (Audiovox PDA/Phone)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67885 (Toshiba/Sony/IBM Cell CPU)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67858 (DDI Pocket to support AAC content)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67950 (RNWK cuts deals)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67934 (Billwilke re Falk's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67944 (EDIG mention on CNET)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67933 (From Trillium on RB)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67595 (3/29 CEO letter to shareholders)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67872 (JimC1997 re Fred's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67231 (Zibel's report from CeBIT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67117 (MP3 Market forecast)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650773 (DABOSS re the state of EDIG)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650618
and http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67012 (Video player thoughts)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66913 (Update from QDesign)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66611 (BusyBump chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66313 (New anti-piracy CDs)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=649578 (Panasonic multi-codec SD car audio system)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648672 (TI does a little gloating)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648205 (A Compaq reminder)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648292 (Secure Scour enters beta testing)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647359 (Copyrights & electronic warfare)
http://samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/ads_awards/trade_shows/cebit_2001_pdaphone.html (Samsung PDA-phone debuts at CeBIT)
http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/21-01-10.htm
and http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/20-11-15.htm (Gmate/Samsung Yopy gets VTT/TTV from Conversay)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647271
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647312 (Keeping an eye on things)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647296 (Some TA courtesy of JBH)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646937 (Napster woes continue)
http://www.eastech1.com/english/newsletter8.htm (A reminder re IBM & Eastech)
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/pressroom/cebit2001/overview_e.html (IBM CeBIT website)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646824 (Eastech/EDIG LOI for DataPlay products)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646477
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646507 (Look Sharp now)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646423 (Some EMMS info)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646275
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646290 (Yepp; we're multi-codec)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646161 (Putnam e-mail to elkin)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645862 (New release of IBM's EMMS due)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645820 (Putnam e-mail to User57)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645542 (EDIG products at CeBIT)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645371 (Party over for EDIG MMs?)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645144 (Packers1 e-mail from Eastech)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645106 (Jpumper e-mail from Putnam)
EDIG news and opinions (pre-3/23/01):
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGNW&read=466
Common Abbreviations:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGOT&read=4488
A look back at the early days on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=642371
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Treo review compilation: http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=612321
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EDIG Private board at RB:
(Basher-free, open to all who behave themselves)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=300337 (Instructions for joining)
Free EDIG news e-mails via eGroups:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=570639
Silicon Investor EDIG board:
http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/subject.gsp?subjectid=13369
athomedad's EDIG Page:
http://www.edigpage.com
OT: Hai, they have a 3-D copier (polymer media-based) up here at Embry-Riddle; just load up the 3-D dwg file and your part slowly emerges from a vat of resin. Very neat process to watch. They use it here to fab scaled-down models for wind tunnel testing, etc.
EDIG: Info for Investors (3/30 PM rMR)
General DD Info (Corporate profile, SEC filings, Patents, lots more):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66673 (revised 3/8)
Recent News and Opinions:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68324 (Article re digital dictation)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68314 (D.inkie chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68313 (More re CeBIT from zibel)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68238 (TI's mobile vision)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=68224 (NEC's VTT robot)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67977 (Audiovox PDA/Phone)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67885 (Toshiba/Sony/IBM Cell CPU)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67858 (DDI Pocket to support AAC content)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67950 (RNWK cuts deals)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67934 (Billwilke re Falk's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67944 (EDIG mention on CNET)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67933 (From Trillium on RB)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67595 (3/29 CEO letter to shareholders)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67872 (JimC1997 re Fred's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67231 (Zibel's report from CeBIT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67117 (MP3 Market forecast)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650773 (DABOSS re the state of EDIG)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650618
and http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67012 (Video player thoughts)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66913 (Update from QDesign)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66611 (BusyBump chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66313 (New anti-piracy CDs)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=649578 (Panasonic multi-codec SD car audio system)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648672 (TI does a little gloating)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648205 (A Compaq reminder)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648292 (Secure Scour enters beta testing)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647359 (Copyrights & electronic warfare)
http://samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/ads_awards/trade_shows/cebit_2001_pdaphone.html (Samsung PDA-phone debuts at CeBIT)
http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/21-01-10.htm
and http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/20-11-15.htm (Gmate/Samsung Yopy gets VTT/TTV from Conversay)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647271
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647312 (Keeping an eye on things)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647296 (Some TA courtesy of JBH)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646937 (Napster woes continue)
http://www.eastech1.com/english/newsletter8.htm (A reminder re IBM & Eastech)
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/pressroom/cebit2001/overview_e.html (IBM CeBIT website)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646824 (Eastech/EDIG LOI for DataPlay products)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646477
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646507 (Look Sharp now)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646423 (Some EMMS info)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646275
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646290 (Yepp; we're multi-codec)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646161 (Putnam e-mail to elkin)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645862 (New release of IBM's EMMS due)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645820 (Putnam e-mail to User57)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645542 (EDIG products at CeBIT)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645371 (Party over for EDIG MMs?)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645144 (Packers1 e-mail from Eastech)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645106 (Jpumper e-mail from Putnam)
EDIG news and opinions (pre-3/23/01):
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGNW&read=466
Common Abbreviations:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGOT&read=4488
A look back at the early days on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=642371
===========================================================
Treo review compilation: http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=612321
===========================================================
EDIG Private board at RB:
(Basher-free, open to all who behave themselves)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=300337 (Instructions for joining)
Free EDIG news e-mails via eGroups:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=570639
Moderated EDIG board (no bashers/spammers):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/board.asp?board_id=299
athomedad's EDIG Page:
http://www.edigpage.com
D.inkie talk with RP:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?
board=CLB00154&read=21604
RP call.
Would MicroOs be in DSP chips that control motors and sensors.
The answer was no. We are involved in memory interfaces.
Will our technology replace DOS
No. MicroOs is for handheld devices.
What delays might we expect?
Its up to the OEM's and their timeframes. New music players will not
reach market until music is available and that is up to the major
music companies.
What is forthcoming?
Forthcoming is in the next few months to a year.
I felt that forthcoming was a shorter time span.
Forthcoming means "in the future".
How often does the board meet?
Every 6 to 8 weeks. There are phone calls between meetings. The board
in involved with industry contacts and relationships such as Intel
and other corporations and OEM's.
Enough Engineers ?
New projects are continuing and new engineers are needed as work
develops.
Will the next quarter be the same or greater than the previous.
Do we have any hidden income
He would have to kill me if he told me.
The market cycle for electronic devices is in the May / June time
frame. August is preparation for the christmas season.
Sit back and relax.
Especially techhunter.
I got the feeling that the great sense of excitement relayed by other
posters was strictly a reflection of thier own thoughts.
We are under the control of the OEM's. Each OEM has its own time
frame and products will be revealed over the course of the new
product cycle.
The best bit of information that I got was that the product cycle for
electronics is about to hit us. This means that we need to look and
RadioShack charts to get an indication of the fluxiations of the
market.
Recent zibel CeBIT Updates:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edig/files/cebit.doc
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651071
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651084
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651086
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651109
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651119
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651254
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=CLB00154&read=21564
OT: Another interesting Siemens product:
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.no/multitainer/filer/multitainer.pdf
OT: Siemens Introduces Gigaset 4600 SIMpad Mobile Internet Pad at CES
Fun, lightweight device gives consumers in-house mobility via HomeRF wireless networking
http://www.icm.siemens.com/pr/jan_06_01.html
LAS VEGAS — Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Booth #15420 — January 6, 2001— Siemens introduced the Gigaset™ 4600 SIMpad™ mobile Internet pad to the U.S. market this week, giving consumers convenient Internet access and computing mobility around the house without the weight and bulk of a laptop or the limited display of a PDA. Following Siemens' wireless home networking strategy announced at last year's CES, the Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad represents the first Siemens product to support the HomeRF™ wireless specification.
With its notepad size and light weight, the new Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad provides all the must-have features for fun, productive Web browsing and emailing, such as an SVGA color touchscreen and the functionality provided by Microsoft Windows CE operating system that includes a rich browsing experience by Internet Explorer 4.0. Weighing in at approximately two pounds, the Siemens device turns on instantly allowing immediate access to its many features.
The Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad can establish wireless high-speed Internet connectivity anyplace in and around the home via HomeRF's unique protocol. The HomeRF standard is an open specification to deliver a broad spectrum of affordable, interoperable consumer devices capable of both toll-quality voice and high-speed data networking around the home without the complication and expense associated with running new wires. Nearly 100 member companies including such leaders as Compaq, Intel, Motorola, National Semiconductor, Proxim and Siemens support the standard.
"The Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad is about fun and convenience," said Kevin Duffy, director of business development and product management for Siemens Information and Communication Mobile LLC. "Turn it on, and you're ready to go almost instantly with a simple interface and a big color display. Plus, you can use the pad anywhere in the house, whether you're on the couch or in the backyard."
Consumers easily interact with the Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad through an intuitive, contact-sensitive color touchscreen using a virtual keyboard or the handwriting recognition tool.
Thanks to the Windows CE operating system, the Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad is compatible with a multitude of popular PC programs, further shortening the learning curve. Pre-installed software includes Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 browser software, as well as Microsoft Pocket Word for word processing, email client (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP), and the painting program Pocket Paint.
"Windows CE provides a complete Internet experience and rich multimedia support for the next generation of wireless Internet access devices," said Keith White, director of marketing for the Embedded and Appliance Platforms Group at Microsoft Corp. "The Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad, based on Windows CE, is a great example of how companies like Siemens are taking advantage of this functionality in their new innovative devices to provide users with constant and convenient Internet connectivity."
Additional Features and Benefits
Weighing just about 2 lbs., the Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad is one of the smallest and lightest wireless Internet pads in its class. The thin Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery lasts for over two hours of operation. Additional key features include:
Low-power consumption Intel StrongARM 1110, 200 MHz 32 bit RISC processor
16MB flash memory and 32MB RAM
Touchscreen features 8.4'' TFT, SVGA (800x600 pixel) 16-bit color
Device measures approximately 7.1"x10.2"x1.2"
Wireless home networking via HomeRF with a range of approximately 150 feet
Microsoft Windows CE 2.12 operating system
System is upgradeable via software download
AC Adapter
Price and availability
The Gigaset 4600 SIMpad mobile Internet pad will be available at select computer and office superstores in 2nd quarter 2001 at a retail price of less than $1,300.
About Siemens Information and Communication Mobile
The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (IC Mobile) offers the complete range of mobile business including devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, wireless modules, mobile organizers, cordless phones and products for wireless home networks. The infrastructure portfolio includes the complete range of mobile network technologies from base stations and switching systems to intelligent networks services and mobile applications. For fiscal 2000, IC Mobile recorded sales of $8.46 billion. The group has approximately 27,000 employees worldwide.
For further information about this Siemens group, please visit our home page: http://www.icm.siemens.com.
Three record companies, RealNetworks seen in online deal-WSJ
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010330/n30196392.html
(courtesy of berge at RB)
NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - Three big record companies are negotiating to license their music to RealNetworks Inc (NasdaqNM:RNWK - news) for use in its planned online music subscription service, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition Friday.
The venture, tentatively called MusicNet, is the latest step toward developing online music subscriptions, the paper said.
Citing people familiar with the talks, the paper said AOL Time Warner Inc.'s (NYSE:AOL - news) Warner Music Group, Bertelsmann AG's BMG Entertainment and EMI Group PLC (quote from Yahoo! UK & Ireland: EMI.L) each are negotiating with Seattle-based RealNetworks, which makes a popular programme for tapping into Internet music and video broadcasts from personal computers.
RealNetworks, which already owns the Web address MusicNet.com, is offering an ownership interest in the planned subscription service to the record companies, the paper said.
One of the proposals under discussion is for MusicNet to be made available to other online services, the paper said.
The companies also are discussing giving renegade Web site Napster an opportunity to license the service under certain strict conditions.
Napster, which operates a hugely popular music file-sharing service, is under court sanction to block access to illegally copied music, the paper noted.
RealNetworks and the three record companies are hoping to conclude a deal by next week, but there is no guarantee that an agreement will be reached, the paper said.
EDIG mention on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-5382399.html?tag=cdshrt
From Trillium at RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=651913
ETTG: Although I can relate to your concerns,
I don't entirely share them. I remember Allen Coccumelli's remarks at the shareholders meeting when he spoke from the heart. He said, words to the effect that eDigital would be around for a long long time. That our investment was one that could be passed along to our children. He spoke about how young this company was and how it would grow. He used Apple Computer as an example. (At the time Apples share price had just been crushed from about $50/share to around $20 because an analyst lowered their rating. They missed expectations by a couple of cents / share) Allen spoke about the effect this has on the corporate morale. In one day the employees at Apple saw their net worth diminished by over 50%.
I sat within 10 feet of Allen as he addressed the shareholders. The one thing that came across was his sincerity. I've bought into his vision. I believe that the technology we've invested in will become a standard. I've asked myself the question, How do we become a standard? Above and beyond the need to embed our operating system on DSP's and SOC's is the stealth politics in order to do just that. This doesn't happen overnight and when it does happen the only indication may be from undisclosed income that begins appearing on statements. The fact that eDigital has retained Fleishman Hillard as their PR firm is an essential step necessary to make the Micro O/S a global standard.
I consider that the Micro O/S Micro Cam technology enabled eDigital to redesign the PJB with 1/2 the # of components 1/2 the size, 1/2 the weight, twice the efficiency as the Nomad and 1/2 the cost of the PJB 100. This should be a window of insight for investors into the possibilities of the future. What they've done for the PJB they will do for many other hand held devices. The potential is almost limitless!
EDIG: Info for Investors (3/30 AM rMQ)
General DD Info (Corporate profile, SEC filings, Patents, lots more):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66673 (revised 3/8)
Recent News and Opinions:
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67595 (3/29 CEO letter to shareholders)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67872 (JimC1997 re Fred's letter)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67231 (Zibel's report from CeBIT)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67117 (MP3 Market forecast)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650773 (DABOSS re the state of EDIG)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=650618
and http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=67012 (Video player thoughts)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66913 (Update from QDesign)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66611 (BusyBump chats w/Putnam)
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/read_msg.asp?message_id=66313 (New anti-piracy CDs)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=649578 (Panasonic multi-codec SD car audio system)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648672 (TI does a little gloating)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648205 (A Compaq reminder)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=648292 (Secure Scour enters beta testing)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647359 (Copyrights & electronic warfare)
http://samsungelectronics.com/mobile_phone/ads_awards/trade_shows/cebit_2001_pdaphone.html (Samsung PDA-phone debuts at CeBIT)
http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/21-01-10.htm
and http://www.gmate.co.kr/english/news/gmate-news/20-11-15.htm (Gmate/Samsung Yopy gets VTT/TTV from Conversay)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647271
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647312 (Keeping an eye on things)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=647296 (Some TA courtesy of JBH)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646937 (Napster woes continue)
http://www.eastech1.com/english/newsletter8.htm (A reminder re IBM & Eastech)
http://www-5.ibm.com/de/pressroom/cebit2001/overview_e.html (IBM CeBIT website)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646824 (Eastech/EDIG LOI for DataPlay products)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646477
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646507 (Look Sharp now)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646423 (Some EMMS info)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646275
and http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646290 (Yepp; we're multi-codec)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=646161 (Putnam e-mail to elkin)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645862 (New release of IBM's EMMS due)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645820 (Putnam e-mail to User57)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645542 (EDIG products at CeBIT)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645371 (Party over for EDIG MMs?)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645144 (Packers1 e-mail from Eastech)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=645106 (Jpumper e-mail from Putnam)
EDIG news and opinions (pre-3/23/01):
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGNW&read=466
Common Abbreviations:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIGOT&read=4488
A look back at the early days on RB:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=642371
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Treo review compilation: http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=612321
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EDIG Private board at RB:
(Basher-free, open to all who behave themselves)
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=300337 (Instructions for joining)
Free EDIG news e-mails via eGroups:
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=570639
Moderated EDIG board (no bashers/spammers):
http://www.investorshub.com/beta/board.asp?board_id=299
athomedad's EDIG Page:
http://www.edigpage.com
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Many of you come here seeking a quick profit, and will sell out for a measly 100-200% gain. HOWEVER, if you take the time to study and learn as much as you can about e.Digital, its technology, and its market niche, you might just be tempted to stick around for the real profits to come. We long-term investors have done much of the legwork for you, so take the time to browse these links and KNOW WHAT YOU OWN!!
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moxa, if you read some old PRs from the Jan 2000 CES, you'll note that Microdrive capability was claimed for our "Internet Music Player" at that time. That was the same show at which the Maycom deal was announced. I believe that the Microdrive has the same form factor as a Compact Flash Type 2 card, which the MP2000 will accept.
Given the market presence of the yet to be announced licensees/partners (if my suspicions and some old rumors prove true), the shorts and early bailers are going to be severely injured. Can't say we didn't warn 'em, either; the dots are becoming all-encompassing.
Yepp, a smart change in tactics; very timely, too.
PG, I'd rather see any significant PRs come after mid-April. The next two weeks may be pretty rough in the overall market. Institutions are loading up, while the talking heads are trying (along with the Feds and IRS) to shake out the last of the small investors (before they start dropping big bullish hints again).
Ckssla, bear it is a very applicable term. I don't want to sound like an apologist, but I have been in a similar situation myself. Suppliers often promise more than they can deliver in order to land a contract, clients never seem to realize that minor changes can be more time-consuming than anticipated, etc. Having met Robert personally and corresponded with him several times over the last 20 months, I feel I have a fair grasp of his integrity; IMHO, he tries to present the facts as he knows them at the time. Just like us, he has no particular gift for infallibly predicting the course of future events.
Like zibel, I have some difficulty in reconciling the "end-user" visibility of our designs at CeBIT vs zibel's first-hand account. It is possible that the PR was assuming that the jukebox and MP2000 would be displayed in a manner similar to CES 2001 in Las Vegas. If they weren't, it's not necessarily a bad thing. There is always the possibility that the demand for private presentations to potential OEMs may have overidden the desire to have the units on public display (at least in the case of the Eastech jukebox). As for the MP2000, I doubt that was the case. That event, IMHO, might be worthy of further inquiries.
cksla, have you ever tried to bring a product from clean-sheet drawing board to commercial production in 7 months, whilst not having control over the production facility or final OEM/distributor? Have you ever contracted for delivery of an item on a specified date, only to be told that there are delays due to this that or the other. You seem to think this unusual; I can assure you that in the real world it is not.
PLASTERGUY, it's all right here:
http://www.freeedgar.com/search/FilingsResults.asp?SourcePage=CompanyList&CIK=886328&UseFram...