- December 16, 2009 11:22 am
Gushing over the 8+ megapixel camera phones grabbing all the headlines and attention in 2009? Psh, that’s nothing compared to what 2011 will bring us. Broadcom announced today a new processor of theirs that will usher in a new era and raise the bar as far as mobile picture/video taking is concerned.
The chip, named the Broadcom BCM2763 VideoCore IV Processor will enable mobile phones and other MID’s to support Full HD 1080p video recording as well as 20+ megapixel stills. But that’s not all. Other features that are currently reserved for stand alone cameras such as multiple shots per second, image stabilization, face and smile detection, and panorama mode will also make their way to the small screen.
For mobile photographers, the above is awesome enough. But pictures and video aren’t the only things mobile devices are being asked to do these days. Joining the increased picture/video chops provided the the Broadcom BCM2763, mobile gaming will also receive a rather hefty bump to the tune of native 1080p rendering that when coupled with HDMI outputs makes the topic of traditional console gaming dying out sound even more likely and closer than one would assume.
Ultimately, the 40nm chip (pricing still unannounced) will bring yet unseen amounts of visual eye candy and multimedia capabilities to mobile devices that will make even such gadgets as the upcoming Nexus One seem like a fisher price toy in as little as 2 years. Technology is practically leap frogging ahead. Can you keep up?
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Great jumping Jehoshaphat. HD Wii! Hear that? Oh you missed it? That’s because it was the sound of a single, tiny grain of salt hitting the floor. Which signals how you should treat this rumor. According to a “very reliable source” of Logic-Sunrise (Google translated), the 2nd gen Wii, for now cleverly named “Wii 2″ will debut in 2010.
The main rumored feature that stands out is the Blu-ray support and hardware support for both 720p and 1080p. Sweet. Finally some HD. I know the Wii is still more popular than the Xbox 360 or PS3, but I’m just not into video games made in 2009 that still feature characters with blockheads ala late 90′s games. The whole jumping around and waving my arms like a mad man doesn’t strike my fancy either. I want eye candy and graphical power.
We know Nintendo has to embrace modern graphics and technology at some point unless they plan on jumping out of this whole gaming business all together. But somehow I just don’t think that’s on their future projection charts littering HQ do you?
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When you hear the words “weather proof HDTV” you instantly think of a group of guys drooling at the thought of being able to tailgate/sit outside wherever their little sports loving hearts desire and watch their most beloved game regardless of the current weather conditions. If you just so happened to be in the market for such a device, you might want to give Pantel a look as they have some very capable units. Usually outdoor grade electronics that can withstand the punishment that mother nature can dole out tend to run on the more expensive side of the market. That assumption would be a good one to follow. However, with that price comes a great way to get out door TV. So what all does Pantel have to offer?
I’ll get right to the point. Engadget, in attendence at LG’s press conference at CES is reporting LG is releasing 3 new LCD displays using LG’s f-engine image processing technology. The cream of the crop M237WD runs at 1080p over a 23″ 16:9 panel. It also features a built-in ATSC tuner, 5ms response time, 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a plethora of A/V inputs including (2 HDMI, 2 SCART, DVI and a whole lot more). To top it off, LG tosses in an infrared remote. Moving on to the LG 53 series brings 27″, 24″ 23″, and 22″ models all with 1080p as well as two lesser models coming in at 20″ and 19″. The bread and butter of this series is its 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, HDMI input, touch panel controls, and of course f-engine image processing. One more treat from LG is their latest MultiLink USB monitor, the 22″ L226WU-PF, can allows daisy chaining up to 6(!) monitors through USB. The monitor runs at 1,680 x 1,050 resolution with a 5,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms response time, and a more cinema like 16:10 aspect ratio. They didn’t reveal the resolution supported when running a full 6 screen set up but I can only assume you need a fairly beefy SLI set up or else your computer will choke and die, unless you set the monitors to some crappy 800 x 600 resolution or lower.
Source: Engadget
