BusyBump
19 Apr 2000,
Another Talk w/ Robert Putnam!
It was lengthy so I will try to limit my comments to a few key remarks. (Much of the conversation was talking about the general trends in this emerging market.)
THE Most Significant Remark: " We expect to have a full motion video reference design available later this year, with 500 meg to 1 gig capacity which will allow direct downloading to your handheld."
Regarding Microsoft's MS Pocket PC: "We see this as too complicated to be a mass market product. We are looking for consumer friendly products like our music player with mass market appeal. How many people do you know that own a Palm Pilot, e.g? But, on the other hand, how many own a CD player?
COMDEX: "The spring COMDEX is a rather low-key affair. We do not have an official presence but you can bet that our players are being passed around in certain circles."
Concerning the PacketVideo PVPlayer: " We are very familiar with them...it's a good company. This is just another product that is indicating the growth in this area."
General remark: " We are concentrating on voice-activated products because that's where we see the future of handhelds....with larger screens and many broadband wireless applications."
As usual, he was most accomodating and, to tell the truth, occasionally lost me with some more technical explanations and answers to my questions! The above remarks shed some serious light on the direction Edig is moving and certainly made my day, one more time!! Good luck to us all!
