Tag archive: Reference

The family that plays together stays together, but as every parent knows, you can’t always be around when the kids want to enjoy a quick game of Madden or Super Smash Bros. In addition, there are also games (*cough* Gears of War 2 *cough*) that you might not want your tots to play alone, if at all. Luckily, the manufacturers of popular consoles such as the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 have created built-in parental controls that… Read More

Based on Philips' Nexperia PNX1500 connected media processor and Mediabolic's middleware, the solution allows users to access music, photos and videos, and enhances their experience by bringing networked applications to their television. The Philips reference design can be used either as a standalone next-generation digital media adapter (DMA) or as an integrated TV module. Philips' Nexperia PNX1500 supports decoding of… Read More

“The Terra PC is a reference design created by Via that will be licensed to PC makers around the world. The company will show off prototypes at the Computex trade show in Taipei next month, and systems are likely to hit the shelves in different markets worldwide by September or October, said Ravi Pradhan, Via's manager for India.   The proposed price for the Terra, which includes a monitor, is achieved by picking components… Read More

Quote from the review: “The board is more or less the same as the ATI reference X800 PRO, using the same PCB design and the reference cooler. This particular version doesn't feature any video in functionality, hence there is no Rage Theater chip on the board, or is there the internal VIVO connector as seen on the ATI reference boards (next to the internal power supply connector. The only other differences noticeable are the… Read More

Quote from the guide: “These days, there are so many mobile GPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various mobile GPUs in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete. We hope it will prove to be a useful… Read More

These ready-to-use reference designs provide complete hardware and software solutions enabling easy product differentiation, rapid time to market, and lower system costs. Portable media players are part of a new generation of devices that enable consumers to manage audio, image, and video files in a single, hand-held platform. According to a recent report, In-Stat MDR forecasts that over 100 million MPEG-4 ICs for mobile applications will… Read More

Quote from the article at Adrians Rojak Pot: “These days, there are so many mobile GPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various mobile GPUs in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete. We hope it will prove to… Read More

The three-way loudspeaker partakes of the same advanced circuitry, design features, and driver engineering as its larger sibling, the Reference 2 DC, but in a compact enclosure suitable for more modestly sized rooms. The Karat Reference 6 DC is a no-holds-barred full-range loudspeaker that is the result of over 30 years of Canton's experience with loudspeaker and driver design. It's heavily braced enclosure is constructed of… Read More

A cross between the Reference XA 2900 and the XA 1900thx, the new XA 2500 sits squarely in the middle of Snell's high-end, in-cabinet speaker line and incorporates exclusive Snell eXpanding Arraytechnology. Using the XA 2900′s driver set and crossover the XA 2500 provides the output, dynamics and detail of its Reference brother at less than half the price. The eXpanding Array consists of two 8-inch woofers that flank the two 4.5-inch… Read More