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To: DiViT who wrote (33472)	5/27/1998 5:11:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

E4 using ZiVA-PC already???????????????????????????????????????? zdnet.com E4 complements its CoolDVD line , MacWEEK May 26, 1998 8:51 AM PDT Elecede Technologies Inc., better known as E4, this month added two products to its CoolDVD line. Last week E4 unveiled the CoolDVD Mac DVD Playback Card. Due June 30 for $279, the package consists of a PCI MPEG-2 decoder card and Digital Video Disc titles. The new MPEG-2 and DVD card will play DVD-Video on Power Mac G3 systems with built-in DVD-ROM drives. Earlier this month E4 introduced its CoolDVD Mac SCSI DVD-ROM Upgrade Kit, due June 15 for $549. The product requires a Mac system equipped with a 120-MHz PowerPC 603 processor or better. Both products will support multiple languages, subtitles and Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.

To: DiViT who wrote (33472)	5/28/1998 1:43:00 AM
From: Stoctrash	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

ICCE Session Navigator: Session Abstracts icce.org click on STB and you'll get stuff like this: "WEDNESDAY PM-18 SUITE F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SET-TOP BOX TECHNOLOGY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chair: Co-Chair: David M. Lewis Intel Corporation Chandler, Arizona Marcus Rabii General Instrument San Diego, California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this year's conference, we see a proliferation of papers addressing new areas of interest, primarily centered around the rapid acceleration of the Digital Convergence. This session takes a broad view of the definition of the set-top box, and includes a variety of timely and interesting topics. The first paper deals with a new ''internet appliance,' which incorporates agents to help consumers locate, purchase, play, and share recorded music over the internet. The second paper addresses a scaleable video distribution technique, which enables transmission of personal video over the internet. Next, a description of the current platform for digital services Germany will be given. Included are video, audio, and data services. The fourth paper focuses on the performance requirements of a ''typical' video decoder set-top box and performance benchmarking. The next two papers deal with interface cards, decoder cards, and software for the PC. While the PC itself is not resident on 'top of the set,' future architectures may benefit from the familiar PC connectivity options. The final two papers in the session treat themes that will be important in future set-top box implementations. The first is a search technology applicable to home video libraries, while the final paper treats real-time interactive multimedia services. This session demonstrates that as PC/TV technologies continue to converge, the description of what is a TV vs. PC vs. STB is still open for discussion and development. OR on Digi Cam/Disc "An MPEG-2 Encoder/Authoring system for DVD title production is described in the fourth paper of the session. The fifth paper describes a home media station that incorporates a DVD video-recorder. A proposed high quality bit-rate transformation scheme for the station is discussed. The sixth paper describes a DVD/CD/CD-R compatible pickup that adopts a two-wavelength two-beam laser and a holographic element for wavelength selection, making it possible for a single pick-up to play DVDs, CDs, and CD-Rs. The final paper of the session presents a study of the dynamic characteristics of a rotating disk. The frequency response and critical speeds of the disk are discussed. The characteristics of airflow around the disk and its effect on the disk vibration, are investigated. "