The Consumer Electronics Show held recently in Las Vegas, USA had the best electronic products on display. A look at some of the show-stoppers
Gaming out of the box
Microsoft Xbox
The Microsoft Xbox, launched during the Consumer Electronics Show, has a 733 MHz CPU with a 250 MHz custom-designed nVidia graphics processor. It has 64 MB memory with a bandwidth of 6.4 Gbps and comes with a 2.5x DVD and an 8 GB hard disk. It includes support for DVD movie playback and also HDTV movie support with maximum resolution of 1920x1080. Microsoft will soon be launching titles exclusively for Xbox.
Web site: http://xbox.com
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Sound of music
Intel Pocket Concert Audio Player
This audio player from Intel comes with 128 MB Flash RAM-that's four hours of digital music-and has a built-in FM tuner. It uses 2 AAA batteries, which last more than 10 hours. The kit includes a car audio adapter and an audio stereo dock, which lets you use the player with your home audio system. It also has support for MP3 and WMA formats. It is programmable and can be used for the future music formats.
Web site: www.intel.com/
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Viva la radio
Kerbango Internet Radio
No we are not talking about software Internet radio players. This is a specially built hardware Internet radio from Kerbango. All you need is a broadband connection to log on to the Net and listen to any station you like for streaming audio of your favourite songs. The stations are categorised into sections such as news, music and talk, etc. The player, when switched on, connects to the homepage and through a special software called KTS (Kerbango Tuning Service), scans the tuning quality of all the available stations to ensure a good reception. It updates the player automatically if the station is updated.
Web site: www.kerbango.com/
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Free talk
USB PC Phones
This is a PC phone that lets you call one PC from another, or from a PC to a phone free of cost. It won't let you miss any calls when you are browsing the Net. You can even use it to send voice messages over instant messenger. It is fully compatible with broadband and supports video conferencing.
www.siliconportals.com
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Good things come in small packages
Transmeta Crusoe
This is an ultra-light processor in the x86 processor family for mobile and handheld devices. This processor incorporates a new approach to microprocessor design and includes a compact hardware core within a software environment. It has a low power consumption and enhances the battery life to a large extent by using code morphing technology. This processor clocks up to 700 MHz in a mobile platform, is fully compatible with the x86 family of processors and can also be used in PCs.
www.transmeta.com/crusoe/
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Touch and go
Crestron Isys TPS-6000
This 15-inch touch panel display is a new concept in user interface. The screen is touch sensitive and its display supports XGA resolution providing life-like images. It comes with 96 MB of memory, has a built-in speaker, microphone, amplifier and can store and playback WAV files. Crestron Isys is based on open architecture and runs end to end on a standard IP with an Ethernet connection, can operate any number of devices and can be linked to any number of systems through the Net. This makes it ideal for Intenet-based help kiosks.
www.crestron.com/
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Street smart
Germin Street Pilot III
This latest model is a GPS handheld with razor-sharp picture quality, supporting 16-colour display and can be operated while on the move. It has an in-built reference and shows highways and available services such as food, lodging, etc. It sports a 12-parallel channel GPS receiver, which can pick up even the weakest signal no matter where you are. The screen adapts itself for night reading and even comes with a cigarette lighter adapter for dual and efficient battery use!
