TV 2.0 - The Big Screen PC
[ Source: Icron Technologies ]
September 2008-
TV 2.0 is the evolution of the TV from just being able to offer video content from a single service provider to the ability for the TV to offer content from multiple service providers (CATV + Internet) and content and applications from the PC. In short TV 2.0 is the convergence of the PC, TV and Internet. The paper looks at consumer trends, what technologies are available and under development, and the advantages and disadvantages ....
Speakers-on-a-Chip: The Convergence Solution for Audio Entertainment and Voice Communication Peripherals
[ Source: Conexant Systems, Inc. ]
May 2008-
The PC is at the center of the convergence of audio entertainment and voice communication in homes and offices today. In addition to using PCs for surfing the Internet and as productivity tools, a growing number of people are using their PCs for entertainment and communication. To maximize the user experience for each audio application, consumers usually have desks full of audio peripherals for their PCs. Depending on the task, the user needs to ....
Spinner: A Haptic Recon?gurable Interface
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-
This white paper accounts on the recent development of a reconfigurable user interface. A system which is created consists of a dial type of controller ’Spinner,’ and the virtual controller objects. One physical controller corresponds to one virtual controller on a PC’s display device and a user freely changes the connection on the fly. ’Spinner’ is versatile and is used for various purposes that need connections between virtual controllers and physical controllers. By using this ....
Sun Desktop Infrastructure Software: Realizing the Desktop Continuum
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-
For too long, the desktop has been an overlooked chokepoint in the drive to overcome IT service delivery challenges. Longstanding choices for hardware, software and network architectures have often inhibited business agility. Any move to deliver new services to desktop users, or bring enterprise resources and services closer to employees, customers, partners and production sources that may be local or remote typically adds cost and complexity to an already stressed IT infrastructure. Sun’s desktop infrastructure ....