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To: Rutgers who wrote (146)	1/10/2006 9:14:47 AM
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SGTL update report from CES in Las Vegas last week... dapreview.net The highlight of our trip to CES was the visit with Sigmatel. We're jazzed about this company because they bought all of the intellectual property from Rio Audio (which folded operations in 2005) and they also acquired the engineering team that designed the software inside the Rio Karma. As you might be able to tell from our logo, the Karma is a house favorite around here. It's pretty old at this point (released 10/2003), and long out of production, but it has some advanced playback features which have yet to be matched: gapless playback of MP3s, crossfading between tracks (all formats), and a highly-customizable EQ system. The Karma also has a fantastic GUI system. Our hope is that we will see a Karma-like product again in the future... so we've been keeping a close eye on developments at Sigmatel. ... This new System on Chip (SoC), the STMP3600, is a 200mhz ARM9 design, with built-in DAC, USB 2.0 and USB OTG, 256kb on-chip RAM, etc. According to the Simgatel reps, the low-power design will allow for about 50% longer playtime than the average DAP. Using the 3600, they estimated that you could get about 30 hours of playback using the same hardware in the Rio Carbon. .... Hugo said that production of the 3600 is expected to start in Q2 2006. In turn, we could see products based on the Avalon's reference design to emerge at the end of 2006. ....