Category: Chip provider

Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon generations

Posted by Charbax – January 23, 2010
Category: Qualcomm

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In an interview at hexus.net, Luis Pineda, SVP of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies talks about the next generation of Qualcomm Snapdragon processors:

– Qualcomm 8X50A is 1.3ghz 45nm processor is being offered to manufacturers starting this month. Should arrive in products before the end of the year.

– Qualcomm 8X72 is a dual-core 1.5ghz processor will be released before the end of the year with products featuring it to come later. Could the 8X72 be Qualcomm’s first ARM Cortex A9 based processor?

We are already seeing the ARM Cortex A8 based 1ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon doing very impressive things in the HP Compaq Airlife 100, the Lenovo Skylight, LG Expo with add-on projector, Lenovo LePhone, Lenovo Ideapad U1, the Quanta Smartbook, the Google Nexus One phone and many more such really smooth and powerful devices. It will be interesting to see Qualcomm’s next generation ARM processors that use 45nm process instead of 65nm and that use the ARM Cortex A9 architechture for even more powerful products that consume even less power.

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Bebook Neo to be released for 299€

Posted by Charbax – January 22, 2010
Category: E-readers, Exclusive videos, Freescale, CES, Onyx

Bebook are now going to distribute the awesome looking e-reader for 299€ from their website. It is manufactured by Onyx International which I interviewed the Chairman, CTO and Marketing representatives at CES 2010 in my previously posted video:

Source: engadget.com

xataca.com‘s video review (in Spanish): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_VheXVNT_w

lesen.net‘s video review (in German): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8HO3FC3Xak

e-book-news.de‘s video review (in German): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8p1YxveYXQ

Official introduction video from Bebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XUdkw3Yn4

HP Compaq Airlife 100 hit the FCC

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2010
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, CES, Android

Wow, so HP is likely going to be pushing the awesome looking Qualcomm Snapdragon powered Android laptop on 3G networks! See my previously posted video of it:

Source: engadget.com

See more videos of this product from CES:

Netbooknews.com‘s video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIm5BQhvhgk

JKKmobile.com‘s video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5RdVAEXqCc

Liliputing.com‘s video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o3T5w9NDvA

HP’s official CES video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXMl0XISYnY

Andy Clipsham, Product Manager on the HP Android Smartbook, unveils it at the Qualcomm keynote at CES 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSvGhXa6RdY

Google Marketplace on Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android using hack on Firmware 1.7.33 (and all newer ones)

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2010
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Reviews, Texas Instruments, Archos, Android

Here is a video that shows you how easy it now is to install the full Google Marketplace experience on a Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android with the new firmware 1.7.33 that integrates a whole bunch of the Android 1.6 software features from Google that optimize everything better for Archos’s larger screen:

Discuss this video in the forum: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=29833&p=195177#p195177

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NetbookNews.com: Yi Fang M5 at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 21, 2010
Category: Tablets, Rockchip, CES, Android

Yi Fang M5 is a 4.8″ Android tablet based on a ARM9 Rockchip processor. Comes with webcam, MicroSD, announced price for distributors is $128:

Posted by NetbookNews.com, found via android-france.fr

A message to Boxee about the Boxee payments system

Posted by Charbax – January 20, 2010
Category: Set-top-boxes, Opinions, Nvidia

I posted this comment to Avner Ronen’s announcement about the upcoming Boxee payments system:

It was nice to film Boxee Box at CES.

And congratulations to them with all those people thinking they were the best of the show.

I wish the Boxee project good luck in revolutionizing the TV world. It’s a big deal though, I think that industry is not only a multi-trillion dollar industry worldwide, they also basically control the minds of people. TV stations are decisive in elections, they make or break politicians and one cannot become famous without TV.

While I am amazed to see all Boxee’s cool TV remote interfaces work so smoothly on an ARM Powered Tegra2 device, I’d like to see confirmation that Boxee Box definitely support everything and all codecs on that platform. If they really will support all the same content sources such as Youtube HD, Hulu, all the podcasts, BitTorrent RSS and more.

Since Boxee is building an open system, perhaps the best way to implement pay-per-view would be to implement an open platform that not only supports Boxee payments but could support any other payment system where Boxee might not even see 1% of the transaction revenues. It’d probably be weird though for Boxee to be that open even on the payment opportunity side of things.

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Sheeva Plug 2.0 and Plug Computer 3.0 at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 19, 2010
Category: Set-top-boxes, NAS, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES

Here is one of the cheapest NAS and home networked computer system available on the market. For less than $100 you get a Marvell powered plug computer which functions not only as a NAS, it can host a bunch of applications and runs on open source embedded Linux software.

Pegatron Neo Android Laptop at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 19, 2010
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Nvidia, CES, Android

A cool looking Tegra2 powered Android laptop.

Asus Tegra2 Powered Tablet at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 19, 2010
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Nvidia, CES

Asus is showing a mockup of a Tegra2 powered tablet. It did seem to be the one with the least screen bezel but it was not demonstrated with a functioning user interface. this may be a clue that Asus is working on an ARM Powered Android or Chromium OS based devices? Is this the Asus EeePad?

Eyecon based on Marvell powered Sheevaplug

Posted by Charbax – January 18, 2010
Category: Other, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES

Eyecon Technologies provides an always-on media control software for Android and iPhone for managing digital content in the home from all compatible UPnP/DLNA sources in the home and authorised sources on internet.

Marvell slim desktop solution Ebox based on the Marvell Armada 510 processor

Posted by Charbax – January 18, 2010
Category: Set-top-boxes, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES, Ubuntu

Marvell is showing an awesome looking full Ubuntu 9.10 desktop solution, based on their Marvell Armada 510 processor and system on chip design, manufacturers can now make desktop computers running Ubuntu to be sold for as little as $100 to $150 depending on volumes and margins taken by retailers. You get HDMI output, e-sata, 3 USB ports, audio in/out, all integrated in one ultra slim and light desktop box. It can playback 1080p video, output 1080p Ubuntu user interfaces and also render 3D games like Quake3 at the same time. This ebox Ubuntu desktop example is manufactured by Quanta.

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GNB 7″ $140 Android Laptop

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Laptops, Exclusive videos, Freescale, CES, Android

GNB at http://g-netbook.com does $140 or cheaper 7″ Freescale iMX31 533MHz ARM11 Powered Laptops that run Android. Check out this video to see the Android in action where I also try to browse on some websites.

Touch Revolution demonstrates Android washing machine, Android micro-oven, Tablets and more

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Tablets, Other, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES, Android

They have a reference design and development kit for a 7″ Capacitative Android tablet running on a Marvel PXA310 processor for manufacturers to integrate Android in any type of applicances including Washing Machines, Micro-ovens, Printers, Tablets and VOIP phones.

Entourage Edge Android dual-mode Tablet e-reader at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Tablets, E-readers, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES, Android

Here’s an overview with one of the product engineers on the Entourage Edge which was a big hit with attendees of the CES 2010 and it seems to work pretty fine and should be released already next month.

Lenovo Skylight at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Laptops, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, CES

An ultra slim awesome looking ARM Powered laptop shown by Lenovo at the CES 2010. It is ultra slim and light, they are currently running a version of Linux customized by Thundersoft to provide basic applications.

Astri dual-mode Android e-ink e-reader

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Tablets, E-readers, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES, Android

Marvell was showing this interesting dual screen with a 5″ e-ink wacom touchscreen on one side and a 4.8″ WVGA LCD touch screen running Android on the other side.

ICD Tegra2 powered Tablet

Posted by Charbax – January 17, 2010
Category: Tablets, Exclusive videos, Nvidia, CES, Android

Here’s one of the Tegra2 powered 7″ Tablets shown to be distributed by Verizon including 3G internet access.

Onyx Boox at CES 2010

Posted by Charbax – January 16, 2010
Category: E-readers, Exclusive videos, Freescale, CES, Onyx

Interview with the team behind the very impressive Onyx Boox e-reader device. It’s a 6″ e-ink e-reader which includes both very impressive and fast integration of Wacom stylus touch screen input and WiFi and it can even have 3G option built-in! Check this video to hear from the product managers and engineers at Boox what their current status is and what we can expect from the upcoming firmware updates.

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HP t5325 thin client

Posted by Charbax – January 16, 2010
Category: Other, Exclusive videos, Marvell, CES

HP has released a $199 thin client powered by a 1.2ghz Marvell processor, running HP ThinPro OS.

Samsung Vodaphone 360

Posted by Charbax – January 16, 2010
Category: Smartphones, Exclusive videos, Samsung, CES

Sasha Pallenberg of http://netbooknews.com shows his Vodaphone Samsung 360 Linux based smart phone with a 3.7″ AMOLED 800×480 screen, it features Facebook.
FEATURES
OS: Linux-based LiMo R2.0.1
CPU: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics
You can watch Sasha Pallenberg’s own video-review and unboxing at http://www.netbooknews.de/11914/video-vodafone-360-samsung-h1-unboxing-und-hands-on/