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Last modified: | Mobile Insight Vol: 8 Issue 319 May 29th 2006DVB-H to be used in laptopsWhile the mobile handset industry is distracted by arguments as to which technology will eventually win out in the mobile TV stakes, ATI's CEO Dave Orton has spotted another opportunity. Putting DVB-H into notebooks. The company is in a good position to offer such a facility to notebook manufacturers since it launched a single chip, DVB-H compliant, mobile TV receiver back in February [2006]. Its WTV100-M chip integrates a dual-band RF tuner (UHF for Europe and L-Band for USA) with a DVB-T/DVB-H OFDM demodulator. The company claims the chip interfaces directly with ATI's Imageon media processors – thereby providing the necessary audio and video decoders, for a complete DVB-H offering. DVB-H is touted as the chief contender for mobile TV by the likes of Nokia. But why not incorporate the facility into a notebook? Both DVB-T and DVB-H are broadcast technologies so you should be able to receive the signal almost anywhere. And if you can't receive the signal? Well, you must be indoors. So plug your notebook into broadband Internet and you'll end up with a notebook that really does offer TV anywhere as Dave Orton claims. The full Inquirer story ... Laptops will offer TV anywhere Hack removes ROKR iTunes limitPur.
The full Inquirer story ... INQ hack hacks iTunes Palm to go Linux says AbaxiaAsideThe full Inquirer story ... RIM counter-sues VistoRIM has fiThe full Inquirer story ... Ezurio launches Bluetooth for embeddedAimed mainly at manufacturers who want to embed a Bluetooth capability inside a device, Ezurio has launched a new USB adapter. It supports the latest version of Bluetooth, 2.0, as well as Enhanced Data Rate (EDR). The new High Speed USB adaptor has been designed to be recognised and work automatically with existing protocol stacks without the need for additional software. It's compatible with embedded platforms such as Microsoft XP, Microsoft CE and Linux. Incidentally, there's nothing stopping you from plugging one of these adapters into your laptop or desktop PC. But for embedded designs the device boasts an operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. Although in an open space this USB adapter has a range in excess of 300 metres, its power consumption of only 30mA is typically one tenth of the power consumption of more consumer oriented Bluetooth products, Ezurio claims. Given its support for the Enhanced Data Rate that provides real data throughputs up to 2.1 Mbit/s, it can be utilised for streaming high quality (stereo) sound. The gang behind Ezurio is, of course, the remnants of the former TDK Systems. Ezurio described the price of the units as "competitive". The full Inquirer story ... http://ww.theinq.com/?article=31489 Why don't phones work on the Tube now?What is taki The full Inquirer story ... s SnippetsIn Site of the Week (by Tony Dennis)This week Mixipix Mixipix has launched a new WAP site designed to let youngsters send silly cartoons using their mobile handsets and paying
for the service from their phones, too.
The USP here is that the cartoons are animated. Plus they can be saved as
wallpapers, screensavers or caller ID pictures. The only gripe Mobile Insight had was that the signing up process didn't seem to work as intended. But sending the text 'Mix nnn' to 80010 cured that.
Mixipix has tried very hard to make the process as easy as poss. You can send the text 'Go mixipix'
to 83055. The
company claims it will correctly identify the receiving handset so that the
cartoon will take advantage of that particular model's display capabilities. The
payment – currently 75 pence a time – is handled by Bango. |
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