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NEC:New system-on-chip (SoC) image processor allowing Full HD video & 13 MP photos output for Camera-Phones

February 8th, 2010

“The new CE151 SoC provides advanced picture quality, performance, and functions for still images and video data, using even lower power consumption.”

Stream modular computing concept Locus OS video

February 8th, 2010

“On a train, for instance, you’d use the Portable Display with the Core Component in your bag; at the office, you’d drop it onto the universal charging base and take advantage of a bigger screen.”

Card and chip suppliers to offer open transport ticketing standard

February 8th, 2010

“Infineon, Giesecke & Devrient, Oberthur Technologies and Inside Contactless have teamed up to support the creation of an open security standard for mobile and chip-based transport tickets.”

Rovi, FourthWall Partner On Cable Widgets Platform

February 8th, 2010

“Rovi and FourthWall Media said Monday that they have formed a partnership to provide technology interactive enhancements to cable TV operations. The company’s said Rovi program guides with FourthWall’s EBIF platform and applications will be integrated into set-top boxes from Motorola, Cisco and Pace.”

Google “translator phone” project promises real-time translation

February 8th, 2010

“Google are apparently developing a live, speech-based translation system that would allow multi-lingual phone conversations to be interpreted in real-time. The technology – which Franz Och, Google’s head of translation services, reckons will “work reasonably well in a few years’ time” – combines voice recognition, speech-to-text and voice synthesis”

Sony develops 11Gbps short-range wireless intra-connection

February 8th, 2010

“Working in the 30GHz to 300GHz frequency range, this is designed to replace wired communication channels inside electronic devices, with Sony claiming it will deliver “advantages such as size and cost-reduction and enhanced reliability of the final product.” Basically, erecting 1mm antennae that can beam information at each other at a rate of 11Gbps turns out to be simpler and more reliable than printing ever wider data lanes into the circuit board.”