ZiiLabs announces full-HD capable processor

Creative's ZiiLabs today announced the ZMS-08 processor, its third-generation product that brings 1080p H.264 decoding to the table. According to ZiiLabs' specifications page, the second-generation ZMS-05 is capable of H.264 720p decoding at 8Mbps, while the new chip does H.264 1080p at 40Mbps.

This chip is powered by a 1GHz Arm Cortex processor. It is targeted at media-rich applications, yet is supposed to have low power requirements. ZiiLabs does not make any consumer products itself but intends for the ZMS-08 to be used by manufacturers in devices such as Web tablets, Netbooks and smartphones. The company says it is working with partners currently but there hasn't been any product announcement from third-party manufacturers as yet.
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Archos 5 Android PMP is available on Amazon

After a streak of Wi-Fi portable media players this season, including the Sony X-Series Walkman, iPod touch, and Zune HD, the Android-based Archos 5 Internet tablet is probably the last major portable media player we'll see before the year's end. It would make for a cute read if I said they've saved the best for last, but after a few days with the Archos 5, I'm still not exactly sure where it ranks among its peers.

Fortunately, now that Amazon has officially put the Archos 5 up for sale, there's nothing stopping you from ordering an Archos 5 right now and making up your own mind about its relative worth.

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TomTom Start entry-level GPS goes back to basics

The Start is TomTom's newest entry-level car navigation device for the European market. Featuring a smallish 3.5-inch color touchscreen and a fixed version of TomTom's (normally removable) EasyPort mounting system, the Start is aiming to be a low-cost, pocketable device.

The shape isn't the only thing that's been simplified. The menu's home screen has been simplified to two buttons, "Plan route" and "Browse map." No word has been given on if or how more-advanced menu options will fit into this scheme, but hopefully this reorganization will make the Start's menu as uncomplicated as the Garmin Nuvi menu hierarchy that we love so much.
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Images and video of BlackBerry Bold 9700 spotted

The release of Research in Motion's BlackBerry Bold 9700 is imminent, and business users everywhere are waiting for the device, which sports a leatherette trim, a trackpad instead of a rollerball, and AT&T service.

Here's a video of it in action in Vietnam:
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Report: Apple rehires Newton developer

Those expecting Apple to introduce a new tablet computer soon may have another clue to the device's imminent arrival.

Apple has rehired Michael Tchao, one of the original developers of Apple's Newton personal digital assistant, according to a report Monday in The New York Times.

Tchao, who rejoined Apple on Monday as vice president of product marketing, most recently served as general manager for Nike Techlab, where he oversaw creation of new digital products and services for fitness enthusiasts. Tchao spent 10 years at Apple, overseeing product marketing for the Newton and reportedly persuading former Apple CEO John Scully to include the company's handwriting-recognition technology into what would become Apple's first consumer device.
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