Comments on: Ti and the 1-watt MID http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:45:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ARM Products and Platforms Primer and Resource List for Mobile Internet Devices in 2010. | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-30204 ARM Products and Platforms Primer and Resource List for Mobile Internet Devices in 2010. | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:57:01 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-30204 [...] Remember that the CPU core takes only a small percentage of the power drain in a working device where the total in-use power budget including screen lighting, radios, audio, gpu, storage and DC components can span from 2W to 10W. (Texas instruments thinks that a 1W MID is possible though) [...]

[...] Remember that the CPU core takes only a small percentage of the power drain in a working device where the total in-use power budget including screen lighting, radios, audio, gpu, storage and DC components can span from 2W to 10W. (Texas instruments thinks that a 1W MID is possible though) [...]

]]> By: Brian Carlson (TI) http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9763 Brian Carlson (TI) Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:05:28 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9763 I am happy to see that UMPCportal.com is bringing further attention to the evolution of the smartphone into the MID and netbook sectors. It further supports interest in understanding how a developing market can change the way we use mobile devices in our daily activities. TI’s OMAP 3 platform is getting rave reviews on the new Archos Internet Media Tablets including iGIZMO magazine and excellent video reviews at http://archosfans.com. We look forward to further engaging discussions on the MID market and products that will hit the shelves in coming months! I am happy to see that UMPCportal.com is bringing further attention to the evolution of the smartphone into the MID and netbook sectors. It further supports interest in understanding how a developing market can change the way we use mobile devices in our daily activities. TI’s OMAP 3 platform is getting rave reviews on the new Archos Internet Media Tablets including iGIZMO magazine and excellent video reviews at http://archosfans.com. We look forward to further engaging discussions on the MID market and products that will hit the shelves in coming months!

]]> By: Vakeros http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9739 Vakeros Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:10:03 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9739 "Mobile Internet Device Solutions The mobile phone continues to revolutionize our everyday lives. It has transformed from a simple voice communicator to a personal multifunction, multimedia device. With the integration of new features, the ordinary phone is evolving into the Mobile Internet Device (MID). Consumers have become accustomed to experiencing high-quality video and full-page Web browsing at home. Increasingly handset manufactures are looking for ways to provide this same content experience on handset, taking advantage of the network bandwidth to deliver an optimized mobile web browsing experience. Mobile technologies from Texas Instruments are delivering enhanced web browsing capabilities today – making it possible for consumers to view content in full-screen mode and enjoy content in any format on the Smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets with a complete hardware and software platform. Leveraging the company’s experience in the mobile market, TI’s ARM™ Cortex A8-based OMAP™ 3 processors such as the OMAP3440 address the performance and power needs of the emerging MID market today." www.ti.com/mid TI have the same view as many posters here that future smartphones will be MIDs. They also see that some people will want a MID without the phone. “Mobile Internet Device Solutions

The mobile phone continues to revolutionize our everyday lives. It has transformed from a simple voice communicator to a personal multifunction, multimedia device. With the integration of new features, the ordinary phone is evolving into the Mobile Internet Device (MID). Consumers have become accustomed to experiencing high-quality video and full-page Web browsing at home. Increasingly handset manufactures are looking for ways to provide this same content experience on handset, taking advantage of the network bandwidth to deliver an optimized mobile web browsing experience.

Mobile technologies from Texas Instruments are delivering enhanced web browsing capabilities today – making it possible for consumers to view content in full-screen mode and enjoy content in any format on the Smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets with a complete hardware and software platform. Leveraging the company’s experience in the mobile market, TI’s ARM™ Cortex A8-based OMAP™ 3 processors such as the OMAP3440 address the performance and power needs of the emerging MID market today.” http://www.ti.com/mid

TI have the same view as many posters here that future smartphones will be MIDs. They also see that some people will want a MID without the phone.

]]> By: Simon Russell http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9724 Simon Russell Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:49:06 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9724 It's not a MID, but it's an interesting device based on the TI stuff: http://www.openpandora.org Might be worth keeping an eye on anyway, at least from a technological point of view. It’s not a MID, but it’s an interesting device based on the TI stuff:

http://www.openpandora.org

Might be worth keeping an eye on anyway, at least from a technological point of view.

]]> By: Next Nokia Tablets to include Omap 3 and 3G. (Speed and connectivity at last!) | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9647 Next Nokia Tablets to include Omap 3 and 3G. (Speed and connectivity at last!) | UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:20:46 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9647 [...] so funny. One of the last comments I wrote last night was that I thought the next Nokia Tablet would be based on Omap 3. Today, its confirmed. Dan [...]

[...] so funny. One of the last comments I wrote last night was that I thought the next Nokia Tablet would be based on Omap 3. Today, its confirmed. Dan [...]

]]> By: chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9623 chippy Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:39:50 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9623 Yup, N810 was in the Video. Don't read anything into the fact that I didn't mention it!! I still regard the N8x0 as a nice demonstrator but not a serious, full-speed internet tablet but, if Nokia are still working on Internet Tablets, I think we can assume that the next-gen will be based on OMAP 3/Cortex core. I'll be extremely interested to see it, how fast it is, whether they include 3G/4G and to see how they differentiate it from their rumored 'touch' product. I really hope its not ring-fenced using limitations. Yup, N810 was in the Video. Don’t read anything into the fact that I didn’t mention it!!

I still regard the N8×0 as a nice demonstrator but not a serious, full-speed internet tablet but, if Nokia are still working on Internet Tablets, I think we can assume that the next-gen will be based on OMAP 3/Cortex core. I’ll be extremely interested to see it, how fast it is, whether they include 3G/4G and to see how they differentiate it from their rumored ‘touch’ product. I really hope its not ring-fenced using limitations.

]]> By: John http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9613 John Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:04:32 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9613 Interesting that you didn't mention the MID-type device that they actually show in the video (and that appears in your own product list), the Nokia N810. Their opening/closing banner image also shows what looks a lot like a Nokia N800. (I say MID-type, because I'm pretty sure that MID specifically revolves around Intel's defn, which specifies an x86 architecture) Interesting that you didn’t mention the MID-type device that they actually show in the video (and that appears in your own product list), the Nokia N810. Their opening/closing banner image also shows what looks a lot like a Nokia N800.

(I say MID-type, because I’m pretty sure that MID specifically revolves around Intel’s defn, which specifies an x86 architecture)

]]> By: TI promise 1-Watt MID with super-frugal OMAP 3 CPU - SlashGear http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9592 TI promise 1-Watt MID with super-frugal OMAP 3 CPU - SlashGear Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:09:19 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9592 [...] [via UMPC Portal] [...]

[...] [via UMPC Portal] [...]

]]> By: kyuss http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/comment-page-1/#comment-9562 kyuss Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:28:15 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/09/ti-and-the-1-watt-mid/#comment-9562 sounds promising :-) sounds promising :-)

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