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Someone see if MP 90 is bylingual.. bet it is.
Field/firmware Upgradable. MP3/WMA. No QDX,AAC,ATRAC,or tPAC yet.?
Like that MS Media file inclusion because it MS and Samsung doing Zapstation - a, When did our A/manager become 'Explorer tm.'
hmmmm.. time bound subcription services :)
Superior quality Multi-Codec Digital Music Player for playback of MP3 and Windows Media™ files (field upgradeable for additional codec support and firmware updates)
Digital voice recording and playback capabilities
Easy file search and navigation with VoiceNav™ speech recognition user interface
Robust storage capacity supported by IBM Microdrive™ (340 MB, 512 MB or 1GB), or SanDisk-compatible CompactFlash™ Cards.
Li-Ion battery capable of playing for over 12 hours with a single charge
Universal Fast Charger capable of fully replenishing battery life in under 3 hours
Compact, user-friendly design
Easily connected to home audio system with line-out adjustable setting
Ships with MusicMatch Jukebox Software and e.Digital Music Explorer™ software for voice and music file management
Internal Real-Time clock to time stamp voice messages
Firmware upgradeable to future time bound secure music subscription services
180-day limited warranty*
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Do You Hear What I Hear, A Star A Star -
Sep. 19, 2001 - E.DIGITAL CORPORATION AND DATAPLAY INC. ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=807341
October 21, 2001 - DataPlay's Drive To Replace The Compact Disc And Change The Way The World Gets Music Will Soon Hit Top Speed.
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=807339
Sep.20, 2001 - Fred Falk, Part of our Strategic Alliance with DataPlay establishes e.Digital as the preferred design house for OEM customers who wish to create or license digital audio players incorporating DataPlay digital media and optical engines. The agreement also insures e.Digital's status as a preferred customer for DataPlay's digital media and optical engines as they become available. This has opened additional opportunities for our technology to be included in several branded products spanning a range of product categories. Our proprietary technology is currently being incorporated into DataPlay-enabled products for several OEM customers. This represents a tremendous new market for us as DataPlay technology becomes widely available.
VoiceNav is a speech recognition interface developed by e.Digital for portable devices. This natural speech interface provides hands-free navigation and operation of portable devices and provides great ease-of-use in larger-capacity products. Using VoiceNav, users can navigate through directories and playlists using natural speech commands. Voice commands also activate functions, allowing safer use of portable products through a hands-free interface. VoiceNav is the only interactive voice interface currently available for platforms incorporating removable flash memory, miniature HDDs, Microdrives, or DataPlay media.
For Visionaries Only - Portability on its way.
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=816979
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=816927
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JavaMusic begins search for the next 25 Artists to be pre-loaded onto Mp3 Players sold worldwide.
About 2 weeks ago, 25 JavaMusic Artists were selected to be pre-loaded onto Eastech-ASI’s Mp3 Players that will be sold worldwide. We are now following up with an additional 25 artists to be loaded onto the next batch of players. JavaMusic will continue to search for qualified artists until we fulfill a total of 200 Artists. So, if you didn’t make the first cut, there ’s still time to be included. Just remember that you need to be a registered artist with at least ONE song uploaded before you can access information about the Player Promotion in the Backstage area.
http://www.javamusic.com/News/JavaNews/JN_012.asp
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT (May 31, 2001) -- Fonix® Corporation (OTC BB: FONX), a leading provider of natural-user interface technology and voice solutions for wireless and mobile devices, today announced that they are partnering with Compaq and Intel to port the FAAST® (Fonix Accelerated Application Solutions Technology) Speech Implementation Framework to Windows on the Intel® ItaniumTM microprocessor and Compaq’s 64-bit ProLiant Servers.
The architecture features of the Itanium processor provide increased performance, reliability and scalability for applications and solutions in a number of enterprise and vertical market segments. It enables powerful servers and high-performance workstations to address the increasing demands that the Internet economy places on e-Businesses.
Compaq's TrailBlazer program, featuring the 64-bit Itanium-based ProLiant server, will help enable the application development community and early adopter companies to realize the benefits of the emerging 64-bit architecture for running Microsoft's 64-bit Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition and Linux-based applications. The program is designed to bring hardware and software development communities together to advance new and emerging solutions for 64-bit industry-standard computing.
"As an early adopter of Compaq's Itanium-based server platform, Fonix is porting the FAAST (Fonix Accelerated Application Solutions Technology) Speech Implementation Framework to Windows on the IA-64 microprocessor. Fonix currently supports speech implementation on multiple hardware and OS platforms including x86, Sparc, Linux, and Solaris. Due to the unique architectural benefits the IA-64 employs, Fonix expects to realize further efficiencies in our industry-leading channel capacity and reductions in speech synthesis latency from Itanium's large memory caching properties," said D. Lynn Shepherd, Vice President of Technology, Fonix Corporation. "We are pleased to partner with Compaq in offering Itanium support and to offer our customers expanded microprocessor options for their voice solutions needs."
About Fonix Corporation
Fonix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FONX) is a leading provider of natural-user interface technology solutions for wireless and mobile devices, Internet and telephony systems, and vehicle telematics. Leading chip manufactures, independent software and hardware vendors, and Internet content and service providers incorporate Fonix technology to provide their customers with an easier and more convenient user experience. Fonix products, including Text-To-Speech (TTS), Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Handwriting Recognition (HWR), provide the most natural communication solutions available.
Compaq, Intel Deliver Standards-Based Speech Server Platform For Service Provider And Enterprise Customers
October 23, 2001
Intel Corporation and Compaq Computer Corp. announced the immediate availability of a fully integrated speech server platform that combines the Compaq's ProLiant DL360 server and the Intel NetStructure communications boards DM/V-A series. The platform, which is backed by the world-class Compaq Global Services organization, allows developers to build applications such as voice portals, speech-enabled Interactive Voice Response, unified messaging and conferencing for the service provider and enterprise market segments.
With this platform, service providers and enterprise companies can deliver cost-effective enhanced customer service and support solutions that enable phone access to data and other information. For example, airline and travel industries can use this solution for use in checking flight arrivals and departures, and financial institutions can deploy the platform to access automated bank statements or check requests.
"The combination of optimized industry-standard technology and support from Compaq and Intel provides a validated and tested platform for developing speech-enabled solutions for both the enterprise and service provider market segments," said Denis Wood, director, New Markets ISSG Solutions and Strategy, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Developers now have access to a market-leading speech platform that provides new ways to innovate while reducing costs and increasing customer value."
By deploying the density-optimized Compaq ProLiant DL360 server for their speech server development and application platforms, customers receive the best-in-class management capabilities and high performance of ProLiant servers while maximizing space in their crowded data centers. Backed by support services from Compaq Global Services, the platform provides flexible, high-density speech server solutions that can scale as customers' businesses grow.
This speech server solution includes Continuous Speech Processing technology from Intel as the foundation for building high performance speech applications. CSP provides developers with access to advanced barge-in, echo cancellation and speech detection features that are compatible with industry-leading speech recognition software from Nuance, Speechworks and Infotalk. Additionally, Intel offers consulting services, training, support tools and resource kits that enable developers to further accelerate development and deployment cycles.
"We are pleased to work with companies like Compaq to enable and accelerate the development and deployment of open, standards-based speech applications in enterprises and the public network," said Tim Moynihan, director of product marketing for Intel's Telecommunications and Embedded Group.
The new speech server platform is available immediately in 48 or 96 port configurations from Catalyst Telecom and Total Tec Systems. The platform is backed by Compaq's world-class service organization and includes a three-year limited warranty on all hardware components that guarantees on site service by next business day when a problem arises. There is also an extended Pre-Failure Warranty on the processors, memory and hard drives, as well as optional 24x7 support infrastructure services.
Catalyst Telecom, an Intel master distributor and a Compaq authorized reseller will be distributing the speech server platform.
The powerful combination of open standards communications boards from Intel incorporated into Compaq's state-of-the-art server platform enables us to offer our customers an application-ready platform that is supported by Compaq's world-class services," said Farrar Pittman, vice president, Catalyst Telecom, a division of ScanSource, Inc.. "This gives developers the freedom to concentrate on application development, allowing them to significantly reduce their time-to-market for deploying voice enabled business applications."
MusicTeller Designs an ATM for Digital Tunes
Kiosk service tests dispensing digital music to specified players (for a fee).
Tom Spring, PCWorld.com
Monday, March 12, 2001
Digital music is hardly lapsing with Napster. Among the competing digital music services being heard is from Etc Music, which is field-testing a service that lets you refill your portable player with music from its strategically placed kiosks.
"We are trying to do for music what the ATM machine did for cash," says Mark Hardie, founder of Etc Music.
[]In Boston, Etc Music's MusicTeller kiosks let you withdraw songs to your portable digital music players, as you would money from an ATM to your wallet. Not only do MusicTeller kiosks let you browse, buy, and download music tracks, but you also get access to a 3GB online personal digital music vault to store all your digital music files.
Eventually, MusicTellers will be located everywhere from music shops and 7-Eleven stores to airports and ski lodges, Hardie says.
The trial is broadening soon, Etc Music is announcing this week. This summer, it spreads to four Djangos music stores in California, Oregon, and Washington. A formal launch of the service is planned for later this year, with 100 MusicTellers slated to be installed by 2002 and 500 more by 2003. By that time, Hardie hopes to have inked deals with major record labels.
Etc Music has already secured deals with a number of smaller record labels, including Rykodisc, The Rounder Record Group, and Strictly Rhythm. It also claims SonicBlue, maker of the popular Rio digital audio players, as a major investor.
Direct-to-Portable Downloads
To try the MusicTeller service, you have to buy a Rio600 or Nike PSA digital music player from one of the participating retail outlets. With the player, you get a $10 pre-charged plastic MusicTeller card similar to a phone card pre-loaded with minutes. When you purchase a song through a MusicTeller kiosk, the card is debited. In the future, Etc Music plans to sell MusicTeller cards at select retailers.
The goal is to make buying and downloading music directly to your portable player as easy as using a bank's ATM. First, select the music you want from tracks sorted by genre using a touch-screen display. Currently, MusicTeller offers only 100 digital music tracks, severely limiting the service's appeal.
In a test of MusicTeller, I simply picked six songs, costing a total of $10, and was prompted to swipe my MusicTeller card to pay. Hardie says actual prices for individual songs will be closer to $2, and $6 for preselected song combinations, when the service launches.
Next, I was directed to fit my Rio600's USB connector directly onto a corresponding plug jutting out of the front of the MusicTeller. It took about one minute to download six songs, or 30MB, directly onto my Rio player. In theory, the tracks I just bought are automatically sent to my online locker hosted by Myplay.com. But this first field trial of MusicTeller isn't linked to the Net; the Djangos trials will support the online storage.
When MusicTellers are linked to the Internet, kiosks will also connect me to my personal online digital library of music. I'll be charged a nominal fee to gain access to a MusicTeller-branded version of Myplay.com. Then, I will be able to access songs that I've purchased through MusicTeller as well as ones that I've downloaded from Napster or elsewhere, and uploaded to my locker.
That would come in handy when I'm on the road stuck with ten songs on my Rio that I've already listened to twice.
Etc Music plans to support a larger number of portable digital music players, but today only supports the Rio and Nike devices. When MusicTeller isn't in use downloading music onto players, Etc Music plans to earn money by showing video advertisements, offering free promotional songs, and playing music previews to prospective music buyers.
MusicTeller Plays Nicely With the RIAA
Staying in harmony with the omnipotent music industry is a big part of Etc Music's plan. At issue is protecting the copyrights of record studios that are worried songs will be distributed for free online once in a digital format.
But Hardie says copyright is not an issue, because MusicTeller lets each record label implement its own scheme for copyright protection and MusicTellers can support it. However, record labels haven't adopted any so-called digital rights management schemes for their music on a large scale.
But the real coup for Etc Music may have less to do with preventing piracy and more to do with appeasing the Recording Industry Association of America's old habit of selling $16.95 CDs in brick-and-mortar record stores, says Eric Scheirer, analyst with Forrester Research.
"So far the industry hasn't been interested in technology that drives consumers away from a music store," Schreirer says. MusicTellers located in record stores still drive foot traffic to plastic CDs, which remain the bread-and-butter merchandise of the recording industry.
Could 64 Million Napster Users Be Wrong?
Industry watchers are divided on what impact the ongoing Napster saga could have on Etc Music's success. Napster's clampdown to protect RIAA members' copyrights may, in fact, sway reluctant record companies to open their vast music troves to Etc Music if they feel copyrights are protected, Scheirer says.
Or, a damaged Napster could dampen the interest of people to build and manage digital music collections online, says Ric Dube, analyst with the market research firm WebNoize. That could translate into fewer people being willing to pay MusicTeller for access to a digital music locker, Dube says.
"If Napster succeeds or fails, it is not going to affect us," Hardie says.
Analysts don't hear a hit yet. Obstacles abound, such as outfitting MusicTellers to support the multitude of digital music players already on the market. Another challenge is persuading the music industry to let Etc Music sell their tunes. To date, the music industry hasn't shown any interest in innovative new technologies for distributing music, Scheirer says. The third hurdle is making MusicTellers as common as ATMs.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,44043,00.asp
Get ready for MUSICTELLER!
Are you ready to experience the future of digital music? MusicTeller is the fastest, easiest way to get digital music for your player. And it's the only way to acquire songs for audio players in stores. MusicTeller works like an ATM, except you're getting music, not cash. Just touch the screen and choose your songs. Then swipe your membership card, turn on your player and plug in.Last step…load your songs, and go. In a few minutes, you're done!
http://www.riohome.com/MusicTeller.htm
Music Partners Include; Musicmatch, Rioport n Realplayer among others.
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Intel puts the 'Internet on a chip'
As a result, Intel can build a single chip that includes an XScale processor core, flash memory and a MicroSignal Architecture DSP core. Thanks to the clock speed of the XScale chip up to 1GHz, and other performance gains achieved through the integration of the three chips, Intel said the new Internet chip will speed the delivery of applications such as streaming video to handheld computers and cell phones. A DSP serves to refine signals, such as a voice, coming into a cell phone.
"What we've done is taken what was previously a minimum of three chips, and possibly as many as five, and brought it all into one chip. When you integrate components together, you have a much higher level of performance that's available," Fazio said. In the case of Intel's new chip technology, integrated memory ensures the processor is fed with enough data "so you can run (applications) that were previously not thought possible to run on these devices," he said. At the same time, Intel said the chip will consume less power by eliminating the buses, or data pipelines, that connect the three chips. Buses burn a relatively large amount of power. "The mobile Internet is not designed to duplicate the PC.
It is designed to enhance the Internet with a new experience," Engibous said during an April speech at a J.P. Morgan H&Q investor conference. Intel, for its part, may be more focused on processing power than on communications. Putting the emphasis on the processor "is a better way to process data" in a phone or handheld, an Intel spokesman said. To date, Intel has produced only test versions based on its Internet-on-a-chip concept. However, it plans to begin shipping its first chips based on the three-way technology in the first half of 2002.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5083051,00.html
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'Intel will continue, however, to manufacture and sell its AnyPoint Wireless home network devices, produced by another division, the spokesman said.
Intel will also continue to sell its StrongARM processor to vendors who want to make such devices, he said.
``That's not to say other companies won't be successful there,' the spokesman said. ``We'll still provide the building blocks, we just won't build them (the devices) ourselves'
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wait.. thought samsung built intc DAPs - Boy they dumped a bunch of projects, if they did build em all primarily; is Samsumg and eastech a new model. give edig another year n they'll be - well still inside embedded and all bundled.
Hai... AnyPoint is videophone/RF n could eventually work with Convera.com n is conferencing i'd imagine.
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Ubiquitous - underlying, not seen.
Yet Everywhere. W CE Flashed/slotted to multiple ports. Toshiba's got HeadPhones! hmmmm n Travelstar comp 1gig - Nice.
Xscale n txn n maybe some atnl. )
The mudules n wireless home systems are coming; from our pockets.
Think we got some Volan designers reading.... ? n atnl, ibm n shorters/ bau...... Got to say, DataPlay's on its way.
Note; the SD slot don't carry security card type. No DRM - maybe not considered Audiomanager esq, like the
The quality Music Players Coming....
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Note Bold - Will be much more that just music to push n pull around.
iBiquity Digital and Impulse Radio to Develop Digital Radio Wireless Data Open Platform.
Standardization Effort Will Enable Millions of Future Digital Radios to Receive Variety of Data Services
iBiquity Digital Corporation, the sole developer and licenser of digital AM and FM radio broadcast technology in the U.S., today announced an agreement with Impulse Radio to jointly work with the radio, consumer electronics and automotive industries to develop a common platform to standardize digital radio data broadcasts that make use of the wireless data capabilities of iBiquity Digital's technology. Impulse Radio and other application developers will utilize the common platform to deliver exciting new data services that radio broadcasters will transmit to digital AM/FM radios. These data services will include everything from song title and artist name to real-time traffic information and interactive commerce.
iBiquity and Impulse Radio are launching their standardization effort today at the Digital Radio Wireless Data Conference in Detroit. Conference attendees include major radio broadcasters, receiver manufacturers, automakers and wireless data applications developers. iBiquity Digital and Impulse Radio expect to continue to solicit input from all interested digital radio constituents throughout their development of a common platform.
"The opportunity for radio stations to generate additional revenue by delivering data services to complement their current audio programming is a major benefit of adopting our IBOC digital broadcast technology. We believe that consumers will view the new data services, including song title and artist name, as well as on-demand weather and traffic reports as valuable upgrades to today's radio," said Pat Walsh, Vice President, Wireless Data Business Development, iBiquity Digital. "Impulse Radio recognizes these opportunities, and understands that a common platform is the best way to ensure that data services become as ubiquitous as audio services."
"We recognize that a common platform will be critical to the success of digital radio data services," said David Corts, CEO, Impulse Radio. "This development agreement with iBiquity will allow us to use our skills in application development to assist the radio industry in standardizing the format and presentation of digital radio data services. We think this is a critical enabler of a potentially huge opportunity for broadcasters, radio manufacturers, automakers, retailers, service providers and applications developers."
Today, radio in the United States is broadcast using analog signals. iBiquity Digital's AM and FM digital broadcasting technology uses an IBOC (In-Band On-Channel) approach to broadcasting, enabling radio stations to transmit a digital signal capable of delivering digital quality audio as well as wireless data for a wide variety of consumer applications, including traffic and weather information. In the future, in-vehicle radios, home audio and potentially a host of consumer electronics devices, such as personal digital assistants and smart phones, will receive wireless data transmitted by digital AM and FM radio stations.
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IBOC is in-line tower transmitted - XM is satellite,,, not similiar intentions and mean-to-an-end. datacasting
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http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=804698
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Compaq Canada Invests in Info Touch Technologies (IFT:CDNX) Four YearFour-Year Alliance Includes Marketing, Technology Option Burnaby, B.C., September 5, 2001 – Info Touch Technologies Corp. today announced that Compaq Canada Corp. is making a strategic investment in the Canadian Internet kiosk pioneer. The partnership, which establishes Compaq as the preferred technology and services provider for Info Touch kiosks, also includes a comprehensive joint sales and marketing agreement and a technology co-development and collaboration option.
Compaq will invest $500,000 (U.S.) a (U.S.) $500,000 minority in Info Touch and will work with the company on marketing efforts aimed at targeting the kiosk industry. In return, Info Touch will use Compaq technology in the majority of its Internet kiosks and will give Compaq the right of first refusal to co-develop and/or collaborate on any new technology that it develops over the term of the partnership. In addition, Compaq and Info Touch will jointly develop a comprehensive marketing and communication program, including but not limited to public relations activities, direct mail, advertising initiatives, tradeshows and events, a customer engagement strategy and other promotional activities aimed at the kiosk market.
“This alliance with Compaq, and the commitment that Compaq has made to us through its investment, represents a significant step forward for us as we establish a leadership position in the rapidly growing kiosk marketplace,” said Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO, Info Touch Technologies Corp. “This kind of endorsement of our products and our business model from a leading global company helps us as we continue to expand and deliver the industry’s most sophisticated kiosk solutions which will now be built on powerful and innovative Compaq inspiration technology.”
“Compaq is extremely pleased about this relationship with Info Touch,” said Ralph Hyatt, Vice President, Access Business Group, Compaq Canada Corp. “Info Touch is clearly a leader in the Internet-enabled kiosk market and our alliance ensures Compaq gains a clear advantage in the retail, financial and e-government vertical market sectors.” not to mention increased activity in the financial and e-government sectors as well.”
Info Touch is a leader in E-commerce solutions that are highly customizable and applicable in virtually every industry segment. Key areas of focus include retail, finance and government. Info Touch incorporates Compaq technology with leading-edge software and engineering solutions in the design and manufacture of secure public Internet access kiosks. As per a third party contract, Info Touch Technologies will deliver an undisclosed finder’s fee.
Organizational Backgrounds
Info Touch, North America’s leading kiosk technology company, creates Internet-based kiosk applications to extend the reach and product offerings of traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses. Established in 19931997, Info Touch delivers its superior public access kiosk technology by identifying and exploiting opportunities that exist between traditional businesses and online ventures. Current Info Touch clients include Cable and Wireless (Caribbean), MCI WorldCom, Telecom Mexico, Telmex, TELUS, Chapters Bookstore, Future Shop, Staples, Macs/Couchetard, Chase Manhattan Bank, Alamo Rent-a-Car, the Pentagon, and the U.S. Army.
Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune Global 100 company, is a leading global provider of technology and solutions. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures, and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, and communications products, commercial desktop and portable products, and consumer PCs that are sold in more than 200 countries. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at www.compaq.ca.
With headquarters and distribution facilities in Richmond Hill, Compaq Canada Corp. employs a workforce of 3,600 people located in 41 offices across Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, London, Mississauga, Markham, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax and St. John's. With the exception of its larger scale technologies and services, Compaq products and services are sold and supported through a network of more than 3,900 marketing partners across the country.
Compaq and the Compaq logo are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: market conditions, particularly in the U.S.; increased competitive environment and pricing pressures; disruptions related to restructuring activity and delays in the implementation of changes in delivery models. Further information on these and other factors that could affect Compaq's financial results is included in Compaq's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including the latest Annual Report on form 10-K and the latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
These home servers n handhelds can become our much needed data security. Surveillance, Fax n eAppliance boom coming. With Actel on Mos 2.0 we can still only speak in generalities due to NRE’s which are our innovation security. – always has been dynamic. Edigital’s first PBEDT year will be fundamently based on a IBM/Maycom voicenav player/recorder – Traveles .. ebooks, maps, pjb, vrec. Maybe it’ll twirl…. ! to ?
For sure the Next-Gen will download datacast push/pull via 102, bluetooth and sattelites to auto n STBs.
Samsung ltd’s agreement with us is for a player/recorder. Comdex/CES spy reports needed soon.
e.Digital is prime for DatPlay. Lowst will be back – Actel’s Funds n F/H, IBM and DataPlay should put favor on edig in the market. Actel’s vChair is X intel. Congradulations Longs - I actually think the dream is coming true. Treo was outa da blue, DP was, and now our long suspected inigma of the ‘’e’’ is realized…. Fred probably has to disclose least important first.
‘’Hat’s Off To You ‘’ edig-crew, if your reading. Glad to own your very promising company.
MayinRed – Send them a box of Chocolates, that DataPlay PR and the Actel news deserves something.
We never know what we’ll get….. To buy ’Powered By e.Digital Technology’ will happen as a 2001 Christmas presant after 3 years – And we longs have retained an incredible future investment. Even if Treo is still somewhere out in da blue. lol
But Shhhhh… I wouldn’t tell too many people about edig anymore – DataPlay n Samsung and MS etc,. will give us a unimaginable market for next-generation Video Server Vo/Remote’s using CF, micro-drive n dplay for various VR actuation apps and modalities. I’d say we got the background and the partners. Those first Volan concepts looked stunning; a lot better than anything I’ve seen,- thou that Toshiba DP Video device and Samsung MP3 phone are certainly trick. Batman
Our little secret – why I quit posting the Synopsis.
Hai – Maybe it’ll be a Micro Puck….
A new Treo….. and ET ta boot…. QDX/Apple possibilities…. IBM Bundle maybe…. To The Moon This is interesting.
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OK OT: -WHAT’S GOING ON HERE -
US and Isrial at war with rock throwing fanatics. Hiding and even throwing million dollar aircraft. Think if we go to DeafCon 1 - that the Major Global Media system will be forced into Blackouts, to curtail ferver, while we kill those responsible in a most hurrendous way. No prisoners to infect the refugees.
CNN should dip those 6 questions w/anthrax.
Negoitiation ‘s are Over.
I would call this Anthrax attempt the Last Attack we need ….. Let's put AAA at Nukeplants, guards everywhere and call up the draft. Listen, if alkida has people planted in the Service industries you better get to know your monthly meter n gas man and start to become your own shopping security… Hope we can put Video in all Post offices and protect our banks and obtrusive means of barter.
Deprevation breeds contempt – Now their sand, cave n dirt-huts get our million dollar bombs?
Bigger Bombs Needed for Saddom or Let’s Gas his ASS… Give his bunkers to Turkey. Same with Afganistan – They Started the Bio-War. We should finish it.
Our legislators look pretty compelled to do something – Guess it’s time for America to make the News. Listen People - What if those Hijackers took 5-10lbs each of anthrax into WTC with em… And we’re digging it up. America! Time for Stricter immigration and electronic identification Laws. Let’s track em down. What if one of them is working at ARMOR Salt/Pepper factory. Is this what it’ll take.
Last night a Chemical train made an odd stop by my house – set for an hour… I called 911 - got flashlights out and was prepared to take action. I also notifying the FBI of a mid-eastern doctors convention that took place near DC recently. Why you ask… My family is retired Wart-Hogg A-10 and WWII pilots.
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New Spec Connects Phones, Cars
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By allNetDevices Staff
October 15, 2001
The trade organization supporting development of Bluetooth technology said Monday that it has developed a definition about how the short-range wireless technology should work with the use of mobile phones in cars.
The Bluetooth SIG's Car Working Group released the definition as part of a new hands-free profile. The profile is expected to the adopted by the entire Bluetooth SIG membership soon and prototype products are expected by the end of this year, according to the organization.
The profile will enable products that implement the Bluetooth specification to automatically establish a connection between a phone brought into the car and the car's hands-free system.
In an announcement, the group said that the hands-free profile is the first of several application-level specifications that the working group is expected to deliver, although it provided no details about what those enhancements to the Bluetooth specification will be.
ACTEL ALREADY IN FIRST GENERATION RIO...
http://www.actel.com/company/press/2000pr/MP3dominance.html
MX, Actel's fastest ramping FPGA product family, has been used in both the Rio 300 and Rio 500 digital audio MP3 models from S3 Corporation's Diamond Multimedia division, the world sales leader in MP3 player/recorders. In addition, Actel FPGA families have been designed into more than 20 MP3 player applications around the world, which are either in production today or are now being made ready for production.
by.. whatdoesit say..... u got it
Reprogrammable, nonvolatile gate arrays (ProAsic™ Family)
Nonvolatile FPGA families for voice and data communications, telecommunications, computing, medical and industrial control applications
Radiation-hardened and high reliability products available for military and aerospace industries
Browse our Actel product catalog
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Lucent Technologies, Actel Integrated Communications announce $35 million strategic agreement to expand Actel's Voice/ Data Network
FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 18, 1999
MOBILE, Ala.-Actel Integrated Communications, Inc. and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced a three-year, $35 million agreement under which Lucent will provide communications systems, software and its NetCare® Professional Services for Actel's state-of-the-industry, data network. Actel's network will serve business customers throughout the South.
Lucent's NetCare services include round-the-clock network monitoring, maintenance, installation, network consulting, design and integration services. Lucent has also agreed to provide Actel with financing - subject to certain conditions - including the obtaining of additional outside capital.
Actel -- a facilities-based, integrated communications provider (ICP) headquartered in Mobile -- will be among the first companies to deploy Lucent's cutting-edge convergent technologies, including Voice-Over-Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) and scaleable ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) packet-switching for its business customers.
"This is a defining moment for Actel Integrated Communications," said John Beck, president of Actel. "Lucent's technology and expertise will give us a competitive edge as we develop the next generation of communications networks to better serve our customers."
To date, Actel has purchased more than $10 million in network equipment from Lucent and under terms of the new contract, Actel will purchase another $25 million of Lucent products and services. These include Lucent's flagship 5ESS® Switch and AnyMedia® Access Systems -- Lucent's next-generation digital loop carrier and multiservice platform that enables service providers to offer any service, over any facility, at any location. The 5ESS Switch also evolves into a switch for data networks with the 7RETM Packet Driver, which converts voice signals into packets.
Actel is also purchasing Lucent's CBX 500TM multiservice switch supporting frame relay and ATM services; the MAX TNTTM WAN access switch supporting Voice over IP; the DSL TNTTM multiservice DSL concentrator for xDSL/frame relay; and the PacketStarTM AX 100 and 600 access concentrators for integrated access services over ATM.
In addition, Lucent is providing Actel with intelligent network technology, enabling Actel to offer -- both to its own customers and to other carriers -- sophisticated features such as Local Number Portability, Calling Name Delivery, Enhanced 800 Services, Virtual Private Networks and SS7 signaling.
"In addition to our hardware, software and NetCare Professional Services, we will bring the full synergies and technological resources of Lucent and Bell Labs to help build a state-of-the-industry network for Actel in the markets it chooses to serve," said Mark Wilson, vice president-emerging service providers for Lucent's eastern region.
While Actel currently has nine markets in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi, the new contract with Lucent will enable the company to aggressively launch into other major markets across the South, according to Beck.
"I am very excited about this contract," Beck said. "Actel's aggressive development calls for a rapid deployment of leading-edge equipment and the expansion of our present network to meet our customers' needs from Florida to central Texas. With this new contract with Lucent, we are enhancing our network and strengthening our resources in preparation for this expansion."
On Aug. 18, Actel and Lucent officials will gather in Mobile to oversee the launch of a new Lucent 5ESS Switch housed in Actel's Government Street corporate headquarters.
Actel Integrated Communications, Inc. is a privately owned facilities-based Integrated Communications Provider offering business customers throughout the South a full array of communications and intelligent networking solutions. For more information, visit the Actel website at www.actel.net or contact the company's headquarters at 1-877-65ACTEL.
Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, and business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. For more information about Lucent Technologies, headquartered at Murray Hill, N.J., visit the company's website at http://www.lucent.com.
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HP, Actel back reconfigurable SoC contender
By Peter Clarke
EE Times
(07/30/01, 2:42 p.m. EST)
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LONDON — A startup spun off the U.K. branch of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories is commercializing a reconfigurable ALU technology that poses a significant new option in a growing field of reconfigurable and embedded DSP alternatives.
Elixent Ltd. (Bristol, England) is one of many contenders aiming to set the reconfigurable system-on-chip market alight. Already, FPGA vendors are bringing diffused processor cores onto their reconfigurable chips for improved areal density, and ASIC vendors are seeking licenses to FPGA architectures to add reconfigurability options to their designs.
"The advent of reconfigurable intellectual-property cores tuned for computation provides an important new platform for deploying embedded DSP in SoC devices," said analyst Will Strauss, president of consulting firm Forward Concepts (Tempe, Ariz.). "I believe this is a major trend in the development of embedded DSP over the next few years."
The Elixent ALU array shows similarities to a number of parallel-processing architectures announced in recent months, although company executives stressed that theirs is not a multiprocessing architecture.
Pact GmbH (Munich, Germany) is offering an array-of-CPUs architecture for licensing. The Pact architecture, based on a sea of 32-bit RISC processors, is an extremely high-performance option but is also likely to be a less-nimble solution as a functional accelerator.
Xilinx Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) has launched its own XtremeDSP architecture, which could provide up to 192 18 x 18-bit single-cycle multipliers, associated registers, up to 3.5 Mbits of dual-port RAM and up to 10 million configurable logic gates on one chip.
It is being pitched squarely at the configurable and reconfigurable markets but thus far has been offered only as a standalone Virtex FPGA, not as a licensable technology for inclusion in systems-on-chip.
Elixent, by contrast, plans to offer its array technology as licensable IP for inclusion in system-chip designs. The sea-of-ALUs architecture, investigated at the U.K. laboratories during the second half of the 1990s, is being pitched as an additional on-chip block that could help configure system chips to suit multiple applications. Executives said they plan to develop expertise in application-specific algorithms and to map those algorithms to the Elixent array, with the first such application likely to be in digital imaging.
The array technology would afford system chips, which would probably already include a pro-cessor and a DSP core, additional configurability and in-system reconfigurability, much as FPGA technology is being used to bolster some ASIC designs.
Indeed, Elixent's technology has similarities to the field-programmable gate array. It can be programmed in the field and includes both nearest-neighbor and longer-distance wiring that is configured through SRAM-based switching blocks.
But instead of linking a Manhattan array of configurable logic blocks, as in FPGAs, the Elixent array comprises a chess board pattern of 4-bit software-programmable ALUs, together with blocks of embedded RAM. The ALUs cascade flexibly, so that 8-, 16- or 32-bit data can be processed. For an array of 16 ALUs operating at 100 MHz, the theoretical maximum performance is 400 million 16-bit operations per second.
Software assist
To help OEMs programming the array, the company will provide place and route software that can create a configuration file from a netlist format. Elixent expects C language, Verilog and VHDL design entry to be supported, either by its own tools or by mainstream tools from EDA vendors.
"The benefits of reconfigurability, including time-to-market, feature flexibility, and the optimization of cost, size and power consumption, will be easily accessible to chip designers using Elixent's tools and products," said chief executive officer Kenn Lamb.
But it is the ability to go beyond FPGA technology and have software-mediated, algorithmic acceleration in reasonably efficient silicon area that is likely to appeal most to OEMs.
"There are examples [where functions are] four or five times less dense in Elixent than standard-cell ASICs but four or five times more [area] efficient than in a typical FPGA, although it is very application-dependent," said Alan Marshall, chief technology officer of Elixent.
The company is evaluating deployment of the Elixent array on 0.18-micron CMOS technology. "We think an array of 128 ALUs might be a useful number, in a square configuration," Marshall said. "We are aiming at a density of 100 ALUs per square millimeter. We could occupy five or 10 square millimeters on the SoC, depending on what the customer requires."
Marshall called the architecture well-suited to pipelined dataflow processing. The array is register-rich, with three 4-bit registers per ALU; that, together with the embedded RAM, helps the array minimize the bandwidth used on an on-chip bus, he said.
"We can store the intermediate results, so we just take data in off the bus and put results back," Marshall said. "It suits the use of the array for accelerator blocks."
The Elixent array also offers fast reconfiguration times and the ability to do partial reconfiguration, he said. "The compact nature of the configuration data — 100 bits per 4-bit ALU — means we can reconfigure in the tens of microseconds, or an order of magnitude less than typical FPGA technology."
The partial reconfiguration of just a few ALUs could reduce times still further, he said, although the array does not support "hot" reconfiguration, meaning that the whole array would have to suspend programming for a number of clock cycles while the reconfiguration is done.
"If it's a continuous data application, you do need buffering to cope with that," said Marshall.
Finally, the ALU subarrays and the complete array can be switched off to save power while the piece of equipment driven by the SoC is in a different mode of operation.
Actel investment
Actel Corp., which has taken a stake in Elixent as a cash investor, sees a complementary role for licensable FPGA and field-programmable ALU arrays.
"Elixent is developing competitive reconfigurable cores for embedded DSP computation that complement Actel's Vari-core embedded-FPGA offering," said Yankin Tanurhan, senior director of Actel's embedded-FPGA effort. "We believe Elixent's mix of assets and technology is highly synergistic with Actel's road map."
"Elixent's technology can enable families of high-volume products to be developed around affordable and scalable processing architecture," said Hoyle Curtis, director of strategic alliances at HP Laboratories.
Elixent's Lamb said the company will likely develop standalone devices for development systems and for sampling to potential companies. But he would not predict whether the company will make such devices more widely available as standard parts.
Elixent has received $14 million in backing from HP, Actel and venture-capital firm 3i Ltd. Most of the startup's senior management hails from the HP labs.
Engine query's for MXP turn up a bunch of MXPs in Italy/France in the catagory of ''Travel''
ring any bells.
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TEMPE, Ariz.—August 20, 2001—Motorola Computer Group, a part of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), which provides embedded boards and system-level platforms for nine of the world's top 10 telecommunications original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), today unveiled plans for the Multi-Service Packet Transport Platform or MXP.
http://www.mcg.mot.com/cfm/templates/pressrelease.cfm?PageID=1893
Probably unrelated, but does involve packet n bandwith issues for data.
The carrier-grade, high availability MXP simplifies the options and reduces the risk for telecom OEMs developing next-generation applications such as SS7 gateways, media/VoIP gateways, media gateway controllers, edge routers, softswitches and access gateways, because they can develop on the industry's first single platform that is designed to be scaled up or down for performance and throughput depending on the application and number of users.
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murgirl - wavetech's is MPX ours is MXP....
A micro operating system is a extremely small operating system intended to power small devices with ease. hmmmm
Seems unrelated.. and should be forwarded to RP.
They could be using handhelds to:
WaveTech is no normal ISP, our systems provide Internet VPN support. Allowing for seamless interaction with the internet at all times.
OR
Utilized with their advanced MTS componet services.
http://wavetechdt.finesthost.com/wavetech_services.htm
IMHO unrelated but edig needs to be Alerted.
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Microsoft and Intel have also included hooks into the Windows XP operating system and Pentium 4 chip, respectively, for running speech applications.
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=802307
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Sink - if it wasn't an lil odd and seemingly related and we had nothing to hope for..... that would be terrible.
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Sink -As reaching as seeing a Handspring PDA Treo, with a Hango/Hytek TM relation.
JMVHO
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Sting Chooses Vizzavi And Way To Blue For Pan-European Digital Campaign
10/12/2001
Vizzavi, the European multi-access portal developed by Vodafone and Vivendi Universal, has commissioned digital promotions specialists Way To Blue to promote Sting's forthcoming live album release entitled, "\.All This Time".
Vizzavi aims to be the No.1 multi-access portal with a strength in mobile services through entertainment content. Way To Blue will support Vizzavi's pan-European webcast of Sting's recording of the live album, an exclusive webchat with the artist and competitions.
The unique events will take place across Vizzavi's territories in Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, France, Benelux and the UK. The unprecedented online press promotion for Vizzavi will drive traffic at the seven Vizzavi web sites across Europe targeting 4.5m European users on sixty web sites, portals, search engines and ISPs.
Olly Swanton, Managing Director of Way To Blue said: "The scope and sophistication of this campaign is unprecedented. Our brief is to raise Vizzavi's profile on key music and entertainment portals across Europe and to promote the exclusive Sting event. We believe the results of this campaign will set new standards for the marketing and promotion of online brands."
Guy Laurence, Chief Marketing Officer at Vizzavi Europe, said: "This is the second phase of the Sting promotion and we're excited to be the only portal able to offer fans a live webchat with Sting. The success achieved so far working with Sting and Universal Music has been good and we look forward to bringing more exclusive music and entertainment to our users."
The webcast concert is the actual recording of Sting's much-anticipated new album due for release by Polydor on 5 November 2001 in Europe (and 20 November 2001 in the US). The recording took place one balmy evening in September when Sting and his band gathered in Tuscany for an intimate fan club gig after almost two years on the road following the phenomenal success of the Brand New Day album (8 million sales worldwide).
The free webcast of the concert will is available on Vizzavi portals from 15 October until 5 November 2001 at four download speeds: 28.8, 56, 125 and 300 kbps to ensure the widest possible access.
Vizzavi will also offer an exclusive webchat with Sting on 31 October 2001 and a competition to win one of six Fender bass guitars autographed by Sting himself.
NTT DoCoMo, IBM Japan develop streaming video control technology
9/18/2001
TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - NTT DoCoMo Inc and IBM Japan Ltd said they have developed a content control technology for streaming video to mobile phone users.
The system was created as part of a research agreement set up by the companies in December and will allow users to search and view highly specific content based on pre-registered keywords, they said in a statement.
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Tinroad Alerted me/us to the interactivespeech ActiveX VoiceNav site.
Thanks Mr. Tin
If not related now, imho could easly become application specific as handhels and VR interface with PCs.
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jtdii ` You are correct, but could not e.Digital's MXP TM mean ''Managing XP'' PC files to portable devices ie,.
While SAPI 5.1 will bring speech capabilities within reach of many more developers, applications and users, Microsoft isn’t stopping there. Thompson says his unit is already looking at ways to speech-enable the Web."Web users, particularly mobile users, have a compelling need for speech capability," says Thompson.
Also... Is not MS's new XP not including a new ActiveX version for utilizing VoiceNav as a new interface for companies to build on for applications.
SAPI 5.1 also makes it easier for "engine vendors" -- the people who create the underlying software code that translates between spoken words and text -- to offer software engines that can work <B>with many speech-enabled applications,</B> without having to re-write the engine code to support each one. Similarly, application vendors gain the flexibility to link their software to any compatible engine.
I admit, highly unlikely, buy very possible since Windows is the dominated OS on PCs and our coming players will use Voice and need to be compatabe with the VoiceXML and VT standards we'll see emerging for pc's and handhelds.
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While SAPI 5.1 will bring speech capabilities within reach of many more developers, applications and users, Microsoft isn’t stopping there. Thompson says his unit is already looking at ways to speech-enable the Web."Web users, particularly mobile users, have a compelling need for speech capability," says Thompson. "They typically use small devices -- Web-enabled phones, handheld PCs and other small, interactive devices -- that have small screens and keyboards, if they have screens and keyboards at all. Being able to speak commands to such devices and have information displayed on the screen or spoken back to the user will be very cool. That’s where the action will be."And that’s where Microsoft’s speech group will be, too.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/aug01/08-21sapi.asp
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And Along Comes This -
Word Mark MXP
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: computer software for managing and storing digital music files and enabling the music files to be downloaded to a portable digital music player
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76306604
Filing Date August 29, 2001
Filed ITU FILED AS ITU
Owner (APPLICANT) e.Digital Corporation
Microsoft Goes Mental; Develops Windows MXP - hmmmmm
April 1st, 2001
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=789586
Note implications of direct VR into MXP music interactivity.
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Now look- A Microsoft ActiveX version for Voice Navigation.
http://www.interactivespeech.com/EN/activex.htm
What are the modifications I should do on my web site in order to update it and adapt it to the new ActiveX version?
It is very simple to update your site. First of all, note that you DO NOT NEED to record your voice commands again or modify your IAS files in any way. You just need to add, in the header of each vocal HTML page, an OBJECT tag (needed for Internet Explorer) and to add a little script before the existing EMBED tag (this tag is kept for Netscape).
Here are the modifications you need to do:
1. Insert this OBJECT tag before the </HEAD> tag of your HTML page (don't modify the numbers).
<OBJECT ID=,"VoiceNav" CLASSID="CLSID:4CD9F50C-280D-11D5-9690-0050BAE15BF6" height="0" width="0">
</OBJECT>
2. If this is your homepage, insert in this tag the parameter codebase as indicated below, so that Internet Explorer offers to install Voice Navigation.
<OBJECT ID="VoiceNav" CLASSID="CLSID:4CD9F50C-280D-11D5-9690-0050BAE15BF6"
codebase="http://www.interactivespeech.com/cab/voicenav_fr.cab?#Version=1,5,0,0" height="0" width="0">
</OBJECT>
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SAPI 5.1 also makes it easier for "engine vendors" -- the people who create the underlying software code that translates between spoken words and text -- to offer software engines that can work <B>with many speech-enabled applications,</B> without having to re-write the engine code to support each one. Similarly, application vendors gain the flexibility to link their software to any compatible engine.
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EDIG&read=789587
Application developers supporting SAPI 5.1 include Alexis Communications, Chant, Datria, EverSpeech, InSync, Ivoice, O&A, Realize Software, Speech Studio, Tangis, VoiceGenie, Wizzard, and Words+. Engine vendors supporting the technology include Agenda, ART, Babel Technologies, Fonix, Fujitsu, Lernout & Hauspie, Mindmaker, NEC, Rhetorical Systems, and Speechworks.
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Some OEMs don't have mic's onboard - tought production year; lol... I can handle only on PBEDT players.... if others are firmware upgradable, ads security n increases the inigma of upgradability and and all those layered os subdtrates for embedded ventures to unfold.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
E.DIGITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL PLAYER/RECORDER USING IBM'S MICRODRIVE(TM) MEDIA
Product Based on e.Digital's MicroOS(TM) 2.0
with VoiceNav(TM) Speech Interface
(SAN DIEGO, CA - September 5, 2001) - e.Digital Corporation (OTC: EDIG), a global provider of comprehensive digital product development and designs, today announced a digital audio and music player/recorder incorporating IBM's Microdrive removable hard disk media. Based on e.Digital's new MicroOS 2.0 operating system, the ultra-portable product supports VoiceNav, e.Digital's natural speech-recognition user interface for performing navigation and playback functions. e.Digital's new compact product features digital music and voice recording and playback.
Steve Ferguson, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, said, "Our base model will come with a 340 MB IBM Microdrive with 512 MB- and 1 GB-capacity Microdrives as optional media. Consumers can store and organize up to 20 hours of high-quality digital music and/or studio-quality voice recordings on a 1 GB capacity Microdrive.
"This player fits the product niche between hard disk drive-based players and Flash memory card-based players. It is one of the first truly ultra-portable products using large capacity removable spinning media. A built-in buffer memory prevents audible skipping even during workouts and sporting activities. The product also supports SanDisk's CompactFlash(TM) removable media.
Jim Collier, Chief Operating Officer, stated, "Our exclusive MicroOS 2.0 upgraded operating system enhances file management capabilities and features more sophisticated power management to support our revolutionary VoiceNav speech recognition interface. Users can navigate through directories and playlists using natural speech commands. We believe our unique features, ingenious speech interface, and generous storage capacity make the e.Digital Microdrive player/recorder particularly attractive."
Fred Falk, President and CEO, added, "This Microdrive-based product utilizing a Texas Instruments' 54X DSP, appeals to OEM customers and consumers. While we license and support OEM's, we will respond to customer demand for our technology through various distribution channels. Production is already under way in Asia for OEM customers to meet demand for our MicroOS-based product in time for the holiday selling season. Our focus on offering complete end-to-end product development, delivery, and support significantly enhances our per-product revenue as well as our business of licensing our technology platforms to OEMs and other manufacturers for use in their branded products.
"We continue working with OEM partners and customers to incorporate new technologies and new storage media, including embedded miniature hard disk drives, Microdrives, Flash memory cards, and DataPlay digital media, into products, some of which are scheduled for consumer availability in time for the holiday selling season."
"With Fleishman-Hillard, we are coordinating a technology media relations program that will put these products in front of editors, hosts, readers, and audiences. Further announcements are scheduled that will detail price and availability of this and other Powered by e.Digital products."
About e.Digital
e.Digital Corporation offers an engineering partnership for the world's leading electronics companies to link portable digital devices to PCs and the Internet. e.Digital develops and markets to consumer electronics manufacturers complete end-to-end solutions for delivery and management of open and secure digital media with a focus on music players/recorders and portable digital voice recorders. Engineering services range from the licensing of e.Digital's patented MicroOS(TM) file management system to custom software and hardware development, industrial design and manufacturing services. For more information on the company, please visit www.edig.com.
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Now if Mr. Bubb n Derhety would exemplify - With the latest MicroDAP VR PJB.
This is big News.... VoiceXML, VoiceTimes/edig
fingers/crossed :)
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ck - Conversay = Qualcom, Conversay = TXN DSP, Conversay = edig's MicroDAP ?
imo
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ot - Matt, just noticed the 'Edit Message' timer
thnx... very nice feature.
especially for me.
emit.
Has anyone brought the 'Treo TM' of HyTek and HandSpring to Roberts attention.
If the new HandSpring devices used voice-reg or incorporated mp3 abilities we could speculate, but
we have been told cell-phones - MOS can damn sur organize
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Remember the Intel/Trigem Connect
Asia! :)
EMachines to break even - Worlds 3dr Largest PC maker.
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=EEEE&read=7325
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Musicteller
musicteller is under construction. for more information please follow the link to
our corporate site. thank you for visiting. company information.
www.musicteller.com/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages
Fuel Cells Will Run Laptops, Phones
Motorola's technology promises ten times the life of traditional batteries.
Jack McCarthy, IDG News Service
Thursday, January 20, 2000
Motorola is developing a tiny fuel cell that could power notebook PCs, cell phones, and other electronic devices and last ten times as long as traditional batteries, the company said on Wednesday.The cell technology, which company officials say is three to five years away from commercial availability, is being codeveloped by Motorola Labs and Los Alamos National Laboratory.The cells, now in prototype stage, measure just one inch square and are less than one-tenth of an inch thick. They use liquid methanol (wood alcohol), which is combined with oxygen to produce electricity. Motorola has developed circuitry to convert the low voltage of a fuel cell to the higher voltage needed to power electronic devices, the company said.Developers envision that the cells would be able to power a cell phone for more than a month. In addition, the cells would be replaced by simple cartridges, eliminating the need for battery chargers."Business people don't like to carry around rechargers," Scott Wyman, a Motorola spokesperson, said in a telephone interview. "With the fuel cell, you would carry small cartridges like ink-pen cartridges that can be easily installed [in the device]."The cells would also weigh far less than conventional batteries, allowing them to work with electronic devices that increasingly need more and longer-lasting power, Wyman said.
Also see http://www.mhtx.com/ micro fuel
Seems I remember j11 posting something about IBM and portable fuel cells in 99 or 2000.
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Conversay and QUALCOMM to Embed Speech Technology onto CDMA Integrated Circuits
QUALCOMM's Mobile Station Modem (MSM™) Devices to Support Conversay's Advanced Speech Technology
REDMOND, Wash. (May 29, 2001) – Conversay, a global leader in enabling speech technologies for both mobile and traditional Internet access devices, announced today it has reached an agreement with QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology. As a result of this agreement, handset manufacturers will be able to embed Conversay™ speech technology, including speech recognition and text-to-speech, in QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies' (QCT) Mobile Station Modem (MSM™) integrated circuit and system software solutions used in CDMA handsets.
"We embrace the opportunity to work with QUALCOMM to introduce the next generation of speech technology on mobile devices," said Matt Scheuing, CEO and president of Conversay. "This innovation is an exciting opportunity for the industry, as it means every CDMA-based wireless phone can have speech capabilities built into the MSM integrated circuit."
"Conversay is dedicated to producing exceptional speech technology for wireless devices," said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Our agreement with Conversay represents QCT's ongoing commitment to provide wireless manufacturers with the most advanced CDMA solutions available to help them bring state-of-the-art wireless products to market quickly and cost-effectively."
QCT initially plans to port Conversay's front-end software to the QDSP2000™ embedded in its MSM integrated circuit and system software for CDMA wireless devices. The software supports speaker-independent speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities. By integrating this software into the MSM solution, it will eliminate the need for a separate dedicated digital signal processor. By programming Conversay's back-end feature software into QCT MSMs, manufacturers can produce wireless devices that can be operated and navigated using spoken commands.
QCT's MSM integrated circuit and system software provides the most highly integrated advanced multimedia solution available for CDMA digital wireless handsets and data devices, and offers highly integrated features of QCT's Wireless Internet Launchpad™ (WIL) suite of advanced technologies and software as well as support for the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW™) applications platform. The WIL suite includes gpsOne™position location capabilities featuring SnapTrack™ technology, Bluetooth™ connectivity capabilities, UMTS Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), and multimedia features such as Qtunes™ MP3 player software support and CMX™ MIDI-based multimedia software.
Integration support for Conversay's speech technology on MSM devices is expected to be available in the third quarter of calendar 2001.
SAPI 5.1 Brings Speech Technology within Easy Reach of Millions of Developers for First Time
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 21, 2001 -- Millions of PC users may not know it, but they can ignore the keyboard and mouse when they want to create and format e-mails and Microsoft Word documents, open and close files in Excel, or create PowerPoint presentations. And they can also ignore their display screens and have the numbers and text read back to them as they enter data into an Excel spreadsheet.
That’s because the software they’re using – Microsoft Office XP – understands voice commands and can convey information by speaking. Office XP’s ability to understand and use spoken language is based on a Microsoft technology called the Speech Application Programming Interface (SAPI) that’s also being used by a growing array of independent software developers to speech-enable their own applications. Microsoft this week released SAPI version 5.1, which vastly simplifies application developers’ work to enable their applications to speak and to understand the speech directed to them.
SAPI 5.1 also makes it easier for "engine vendors" -- the people who create the underlying software code that translates between spoken words and text -- to offer software engines that can work with many speech-enabled applications, without having to re-write the engine code to support each one. Similarly, application vendors gain the flexibility to link their software to any compatible engine.
Bringing Speech-Enabled Applications into the Mainstream
Microsoft has been researching and promoting speech-enabled software since the mid-1990s, and its SAPI is the most popular PC-based speech-to-text and speech recognition interface in the industry. Microsoft expects this newest SAPI version to help bring speech-enabled applications into the mainstream by making it easier for millions of developers to voice-enable their software for the first time. That greater ease comes from SAPI 5.1’s automation support, which lets developers take advantage of SAPI functionality from automation languages such as Visual Basic.
"Until SAPI 5.1, developers who wanted to voice-enable their software needed to use languages such as C or C++, which limited this speech technology to a relatively small group of developers with specific skills," says Glenn Thompson, group program manager of Microsoft’s Speech group. "SAPI 5.1 puts this capability within reach of the millions of Visual Basic developers, without requiring them to learn new languages. We think this is another important step forward in making speech recognition and text-to-speech a standard part of the desktop applications that these developers have created."
SAPI 5.1 includes improved speech recognition and text-to-speech engines that developers can include with their applications at no additional charge, and eliminates the need for developers to also use the Windows Platform SDK (Software Development Kit) when they’re compiling speech-enabled applications. Engine vendors and developers say that these additions make it faster, easier and less expensive for developers to speech-enable their applications with better results than they could have achieved before.
SpeechWorks International, the leading provider of over-the-telephone automated speech-recognition and text-to-speech solutions, recently created a SAPI 5.1-compliant interface that brings its Speechify engine to "new portions of the developer market," according to Dave Burns, development manager at SpeechWorks. "This increases the size of our customer base and allows those customers to offer their users a higher level of quality in their applications."
InSync Software has been working with a pre-release version of SAPI 5.1 for the past two months. "Other speech technologies were focused on in-house application rather than developer tools," says Parmod Gandhi, president of InSync Software. His company produces SpeechX controls that incorporate speech capability into drop-down boxes and other interface elements on an application. "In order to be useable, an application must be voice-enabled from the source and not after the fact. SAPI 5.1 is the first complete SDK to help developers, large and small, to incorporate speech in their applications. SAPI 5.1 is easier to work with, especially with its new automation interface. SAPI 5.1 should open the door to a huge market for speech-enabled applications."
"We’re happy to support Microsoft’s ever-expanding speech recognition efforts by adapting our applications and developer tools to this latest SAPI release," said Chris Spencer, CEO of Wizzard Software, which creates speech-enabled applications. "We feel SAPI 5.1 is a major push in the right direction for the entire speech recognition industry," Spencer says.
Application developers supporting SAPI 5.1 include Alexis Communications, Chant, Datria, EverSpeech, InSync, Ivoice, O&A, Realize Software, Speech Studio, Tangis, VoiceGenie, Wizzard, and Words+. Engine vendors supporting the technology include Agenda, ART, Babel Technologies, Fonix, Fujitsu, Lernout & Hauspie, Mindmaker, NEC, Rhetorical Systems, and Speechworks.
The Audiences for Speech-Enabled Applications
Speech-enabled applications are a particular benefit to consumers with disabilities, particularly those who cannot easily read a display screen. Microsoft plans to expand the speech support it offers its own users when it adds SAPI 5.1 to Windows XP, the next major version of the Windows operating system, scheduled for release on October 25.
But consumers with disabilities are only one of the audiences for speech-enabled applications, according to Microsoft’s Thompson.
"Users in two of the world’s largest computer markets -- China and Japan -- have a pressing need for speech-enabled applications, a need that’s not immediately apparent to U.S. and European users," says Thompson. "While Western languages have a 26-letter alphabet that’s relatively easy to implement on a keyboard, China and Japan have character-based languages with thousands of characters, and the keyboard isn’t a great way to work with them. For many users in these countries, speech-enabled applications can greatly increase the speed and productivity of entering text. That’s why SAPI 5.1 includes speech recognition and text-to-speech engines in Chinese and Japanese, as well as in English."
NEC, for example, uses SAPI for its SmartVoice 4 XP Japanese speech recognition and text-to-speech engines. According to Mitsuru Nishiura, voice interface project manager for NEC’s Personal Solutions division, SAPI will "increase voice-enabled applications and make digital equipment easier to use."
Another audience for speech-enabled software is specialty or niche users who need to keep their hands free while interacting with software. Specialty applications are particularly suited for speech recognition, since the relatively smaller vocabularies used in niche markets make it easier for software to achieve high accuracy in interpreting speech. Doctors or other health-care professionals who enter diagnoses or data while examining patients comprise one such audience. Anyone who drives a car is, too. Most automobiles today use embedded computers to control entertainment, climate and navigation systems.
Next Stop: The Speech-Enabled Web
While SAPI 5.1 will bring speech capabilities within reach of many more developers, applications and users, Microsoft isn’t stopping there. Thompson says his unit is already looking at ways to speech-enable the Web.
"Web users, particularly mobile users, have a compelling need for speech capability," says Thompson. "They typically use small devices -- Web-enabled phones, handheld PCs and other small, interactive devices -- that have small screens and keyboards, if they have screens and keyboards at all. Being able to speak commands to such devices and have information displayed on the screen or spoken back to the user will be very cool. That’s where the action will be."
And that’s where Microsoft’s speech group will be, too.
Related Links
Feature Stories:
Speech Recognition in Microsoft Office XP Increases Productivity, Efficiency for Chinese and Japanese Users - Aug. 16, 2001
Office XP Speaks Out: Voice Recognition Assists Users - Apr. 18, 2001
Microsoft Office XP Developer Offers Essential Tools for Building and Deploying Office-Based Business Solutions - Apr. 10, 2001
Q&A: Office Visionary Steven Sinofsky Discusses Office XP Development Process and Customer Benefits - Mar. 5, 2001
Microsoft Resources:
SAPI 5.1 and Microsoft’s Speech Technologies Web Site
Companies supporting SAPI and Microsoft Speech Technologies:
Fonix
Lernout & Hauspie
Mindmaker
Speechworks
Babel Technologies
Rhetorical Systems
NEC
Fujitsu
Realize Software
Speech Studio
InSync
VoiceGenie
Agenda
O & A
Tangis
Ivoice
Datria
Alexis Communications
Wizzard
Speech Solutions
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