Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
There are some reports that Apple may not be using SigmaTel’s audio chipset for the upcoming Shuffle replacement (whenever that comes). AppleInsider reports:
In a research note released on Tuesday, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said there is “potential risk” that Apple’s yet-to-be announced new and improved entry-level iPod will not incorporate components from semiconductor [...]
Four products of note, and glad to see Rio’s inventive spirit lives on:
the powerful light-on-consumption STMP3600 System on Chip which they’re plugging to ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) and is in production now
a reference design for a slim flash-based MP3 player, built on the STMP3600, with video capabilities and support for OGG, music subscription services, as [...]
SigmaTel’s STMP3600 chipset sounds very impressive: increased battery life, wide audio/video support, USB On-The-Go, Mass Storage compliance, parametric EQ, gapless audio support. One thing’s sure: it looks good on paper. According to the press release, we’re to expect devices using these chipsets in Q4 2005 which is… now—where are they? Also: just because a chipset [...]