| AVR Flash MCUs optimized for Full-Speed USB peripherals | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 3:16:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | BEIJING?Atmel Corp. has expanded its family of AVR Flash microcontrollers with a pair of devices for high-volume USB applications, ranging from high-performance Human Interface Devices (HID) to wireless adaptors. Based on the 8-bit AVR core, the AT90USB82 and AT90USB162 feature a Full-Speed USB (12 Mbits/s) controller and have 8- and 16-Kbyte of Flash memory, respectively, allowing in-system programming directly through their USB interface. On-chip EEPROM of 512 bytes allows for parameters settings without interfering with the application. Communication with external components is ensured with SPI and UART interfaces. A 100 mA on-chip voltage regulator can also power companion devices such as laser sensors for high-performance mice or RF transceivers for wireless adapters. The AT90USB82 and AT90USB162 are available in 32-pin packages, including a tiny 5x5mm QFN.... | |
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| | | My high five gadgets at CES | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:22:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | LAS VEGAS -- Despite today's print column, posted below, pointing out that the Consumer Electronics Show you see at ground level bears little resemblance to the one presented on TV, I did encounter plenty of groovy gear there, from slinky high-tech beasts to artful little utility items. I'm not, as I have said, a fancy phone guy, so whatever Motorola and Nokia did in that realm is out of the conversation, but here are five items that did catch my eye. I'm not saying they're the best, or the newest, or the most technologically advanced. I don't even know how well they work. But they did, for one reason or another, manage to impress me amid all the stuff in all the CES halls. 1. Netgear Digital Entertainer HD. This new device from the WiFi outfit pulls your digital data -- video, music, photos -- out of your computer, wirelessly, and puts it up on your home entertainment system.... | |
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| | | Most recent posts | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:17:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | Apple came late to supporting USB 2 - a hardware interface standard promoted by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, NEC, and Philips as an alternative to Apple-developed FireWire. Apple really has largely itself to blame for the development of USB 2 as a competitor to its own FireWire technology. In the late '90s, Apple had floated a proposal to charge $1.00 per port to license the IP relating to FireWire (1394a) after previously not charging any royalty. That was considered excessive by many of the USB Core companies, and they started work on updating the USB standard that could provide data throughput rates competitive with 1394a. Eventually the 1394 IP license fee was eventually set at a more reasonable $0.25 per system, but the USB 2 project was well in motion by that time. Intel decided to incorporate USB 2.0 in their chipsets rather than supporting 1394 as well as USB, which pretty much put paid to FireWire becoming a universal standard in the Windows PC orbit.... | |
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| | | Brando 51 in 1 USB Slim Card Reader | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 1:28:12 PM by Blog57 Team | | Flash card readers come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Today I'm going to tell you about the 51 in 1 USB Slim Card Reader that was sent to me by Brando. The ability to read 51 different card formats really sounds impressive doesn't it? Well, things are not always what they appear to be... Hardware Specs USB 2.0 transfer rate up to 480Mbps, backward USB 1.1 transfer rate up to 12Mbps No external power required, just powered by USB connection cable Dimensions: 87 x 25 x 13mm Fully Plug-n-Play and hot swapping support Lower power consumption Package Contents Card reader USB cable The best thing this reader has going for it is its compact size.... | |
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| | | Tech Christmas wish list | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:19:17 PM by Blog57 Team | | Many popular science and technology magazine writers have been pushing over the last few weeks to call 2006 to a close and start looking ahead to 2007. As is true for almost every year, 2006 has had its fair share of new technology that is fun, useful or simply cool. Rather than imitate the Best of 2006 articles that have popped up this month, I would like to submit to you my Christmas Wish List of Tech. No, it isnt just because I want you to all go out and buy me stuff: these products are practical and most are fun. Besides, who knows what to get their nerdy significant other these days anyway? Best of all, all five of these tech gadgets are available from thinkgeek.com! The PowerSquid Surge Protector ($24.99) is an ingenious way to manage electricity needs for multiple appliances and devices.... | |
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| | | Apple unveils new MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo; up to 25-percent faster | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:47:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | Apple today unveiled its new line of MacBook consumer notebooks that now include Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Just one-inch thin, the new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than the previous generation and feature a built-in iSight(R) video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple's MagSafe Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, and iLife(R) '06, Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications. "MacBook has helped drive Apple's notebook market share to over 10 percent in US retail, and the new MacBooks will be among this holiday season's most exciting new products," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, in the press release. "With Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the entire line, these new MacBooks are up to 25 percent faster than their predecessors." With prices starting at just $1,099, the new MacBook lineup includes three models: white 1.83 GHz and 2.0 GHz MacBook models, and a black 2.0 GHz MacBook model.... | |
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| | | Sealevel Systems, Inc. Introduces New 8-Port USB to Serial Adapters | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:44:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | LIBERTY, S.C., BUSINESS WIRE -- Sealevel Systems, Inc. announces two additions to the popular SeaLINK USB to serial product line, the SeaLINK+8/232.RJ and the SeaLINK+8.VC. Offering eight independent serial ports, SeaLINK+8 devices are the perfect way to connect RS-232 and RS-485 peripherals such as barcode scanners, serial displays, and data acquisition modules to any USB port. The serial ports on each SeaLINK+8 appear as standard COM ports to the host computer enabling compatibility with legacy software. All Sealevel SeaLINK USB serial adapters use a state-machine architecture that greatly reduces the host computer's overhead when communicating over multiple ports simultaneously. Data rates up to 921.6K bps are supported, and the SeaLINK+8.VC includes Sealevel's exclusive VersaCom connector design that allows RS-232/485 selectivity through cabling.... | |
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| | | Draft 802.11n Wireless Router meets small business needs. | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:31:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | Powered by Ubicom's StreamEngine(TM) technology, D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655) and accompanying Xtreme N desktop (DWA-552) and notebook (DWA-652) adapters help optimize wireless network performance. Router uses Draft 802.11n wireless technology and incorporates Intelligent Wireless QoS Technology, automatically prioritizing high-bandwidth, latency-sensitive wireless data traffic. Additionally, router comes with Gigabit LAN and WAN ports. .... | |
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| | | New SD Trio Professional Plus Flash Card Released | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 1:29:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | The world's most consumer friendly flash storage product offering full compatibility with all 3 SD formats and USB in a single package. Sunnyvale, CA, USA, November 6, 2006 -- ATP Electronics Inc., an industry leading manufacturer of flash media storage products, announced the release of the SD TrioTM Professional Plus flash card, the world's most consumer friendly flash storage product allowing for full high speed compatibility with all three SecureDigital formats (microSD, miniSD, and SD) and USB in a single package. The ATP SD Trio Professional Plus gives consumers the freedom to use a single memory storage device for all their SD devices, along with the convenience of a USB interface for direct data transfer to and from a PC. Retailers will also benefit with a more universal accessory product, saving on product shelf space and inventory.... | |
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| | | Broadcom Gives Skype Users Freedom From the PC | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:18:33 AM by Blog57 Team | | Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that the Broadcom(R) Wi-Fi(R) phone platform now supports Skype(TM) software and will be available to consumers in new Wi-Fi phone handsets from Buffalo. In the past, Skype users needed a PC to make Skype calls. Now, with the availability of wireless Internet phones, users can make calls at open Wi-Fi access points all over the world without being tied to a PC. "A Wi-Fi phone is more flexible and useful than a traditional analog phone because it uses Internet Protocol (IP) as the underlying technology and can communicate with other devices on the network," said Monika Gupta, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Broadcom's Consumer VoIP products. "Consumers can now be part of the Skype community -- scroll through their contacts, see who is online, make free Skype-to-Skype calls -- all without sitting in front of the PC." "Wi-Fi access is everywhere -- in homes, offices, campuses, coffee shops," said Manrique Brenes, Director of Hardware for Skype.... | |
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