The OMAP-DM525 coprocessor is sampling today, with production expected in 2010.

[via slashgear]

“Building upon the success of the first DLP Pico chipset, which has HVGA resolution and enables leading brands to deliver cutting-edge products across the globe, this new chipset increases performance benchmarks,” said Frank J. Moizio, Manager, DLP Emerging Markets business. “The new chipset provides WVGA resolution, higher brightness and power efficiency; all while enabling thinner, smaller optical engine modules to meet the demands of contemporary handheld devices.”

The new DLP Pico solution delivers the following features:

• WVGA (854×480) – Native DVD resolution
• Enables >20% thinner optical module height
• Enables >20% smaller optical module volume
• Incorporates technology advances that increase both brightness and power efficiency

“Working together, Samsung and Texas Instruments, DLP(R) products have made headway in a currently untapped market,” said Wonsik Lee, Vice President of R&D Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “This is an exciting time for the mobile phone industry as we transform the limitations of the mobile phone viewing experience to compelling image sizes that really adds significant value to both business and consumer users.”

With the DLP technology enabled Samsung projector phones you can now turn what has traditionally been an individual experience into a shared viewing opportunity for mobile content. By projecting content you can easily broaden the viewable image in a matter of seconds for ample screening.

The full-featured smartphones include the following:

• Multiple applications that can be enhanced by the projection feature: Sharing Powerpoint Slides, Viewing Email Attachments, Viewing pictures, Watching videos, and even using the projection feature as a Flashlight
• DLP Pico chipset technology
• 5.0-megapixel camera
• High-resolution color OLED touchscreen
• Intuitive flick navigation to view presentations and photo slideshows
• Ultra-contemporary sleek and lightweight design
• Built-in audio speakers

With the integration of voice, ARCHOS is looking to expand beyond portable media players to provide solutions for the converged space, where a foundation in high-quality video content delivery is a benefit. In addition to Android functionality and voice support, the new ARCHOS’ IMT will offer:

• PC-like Internet experience enhanced by a high-resolution 5″ screen and full-width page viewing
• Adobe Flash and Flash Video support, full screen
• Access whenever and wherever to TV, movies, photos, music and games
• Uncompromised TV recording and High Definition (HD) playback, all formats
• Hundreds of hours of video storage, up to 500 GB
• Innovative design: compact 10-mm ultra-thin tablet
• Long battery life, 7 hours’ video playback
• 3.5G 7.2 Mb/s HSUPA
• Laptop-like performance from the first implementation of OMAP3440 processor based on the ARM Cortex superscalar microprocessor and DSP

ARCHOS’ new Android-based IMT with voice functionality will be released in 3Q 2009.

[via Android Community]

The Samsung pico projector is powered by a miniaturized version of the same imaging technology found in DLP HDTVs, home theater projectors and large-scale cinema houses. The unit can accommodate a range of projected image sizes – from an 8 ½ x 11 standard sheet of paper to a large 50-inch screen.

For added convenience, the MBP200 comes with a small screen holder with a telescoping pole hidden inside, which can instantly turn a standard sheet of paper into a screen to view movies, document files or pictures. The 3.5mm standard jack allows users to enjoy their own headphones or speakers, or the built-in external speaker allows the MBP200 to play audio directly from the device.

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“Portable system designers continue to desire more features on their devices, which require smaller, efficient DC/DC converters to maintain long battery life and system run-times,” said Steve Anderson, senior vice president of Power Management, TI. “The TPS62601 gives portable designers access to the smallest, thinnest 500-mA DC/DC solution, which simplifies design and reduces board space and time-to-market.”

The TPS62601 supports many applications, such as memory modules, GPS modules, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules or other wireless micro-modules used in ultra-thin smart phones, digital still cameras, portable disk drives and media players.

The converter also applies energy-saving techniques to help maximize battery run-time. For example, the converter automatically enters a power save mode during light-load operating conditions via an automatic pulse frequency modulation and pulse width modulation switching feature. In shutdown mode, the device’s current consumption is reduced to less than 1-uA.

The BlackBerry with Pico Projector is definitely slimmer than last year’s prototype, though the BlackBerry is wider. The BlackBerry in the video is actually just a dummy BlackBerry casing, hopefully TI will be able to complete a working phone with the Pico Projector integrated.

Check out this ShengTai CKing mobile phone in China, they have a working phone with a mini projector with a small projection screen size.

Source [crunchgear]

Built on TI’s DRPTM single-chip technology at 65 nanometer (nm), the NaviLink 6.0 enables manufacturers to introducehigh-performance handsets with GPS capabilities, bluetooth, while also transmitting an MP3 file to the car radio using the FM transmit capability.

“We see a strong correlation between the demand for including the combination of GPS and Bluetooth functionality, with GPS attach rates reaching 30 percent and Bluetooth penetration approaching 70 percent by 2011,” said Patrick Connolly, senior GPS analyst at IMS Research. “Accordingly, we believe that combo devices that integrate both technologies will play a major part in the uptake of GPS in the cellular market over the next four years – reducing cost, size and power consumption, while also maintaining performance.”

Handsets with NaviLink 6.0 are expected to be on the market by the second half of 2009.

via [phonemag]