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Intel's XScale to power new portable digital devices

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NEW DELHI: Intel Corporation has announced that it is working with consumer

electronics companies Creative Labs, iRiver America and Samsung to help them

deliver a new category of digital devices called Portable Media Players (PMPs)

that operate on Intel XScale technology to enable long battery life and

high-quality video and audio.

According to the company, these products are expected to help provide

consumers with the ability to have anytime, anywhere access to their favorite

authorized music, movies and photos residing on their PMP device. Intel XScale

technology, with its high-performance and low-power consumption features, is

helping to enable exciting new portable digital devices such as PMPs.

PMP devices are expected to be available by the manufacturers on retail

shelves in 2004. Creative Labs, iRiver America and Samsung are demonstrating PMP

production intent devices at the International Consumer Electronic Show.

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A PMP with a 20GB hard drive is estimated to provide up to 70 hours of video

storage, play 700 hours of music and hold up to two million photos. Actual

device capabilities will vary. Intel XScale technology offers low-power

consumption to help extend the battery life of these handheld devices by up to

an estimated four to six hours.

To speed product development, Intel created a PMP reference design based on

the Intel PXA255 applications processor, and includes a color LCD panel, hard

disk drive, AC97-compatible audio subsystem and a USB 2.0 interface. Microsoft

engineers used the Intel PMP reference design to create their Windows CE-based

Portable Media Center software.

(CyberMedia News Service)

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