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| | This is a list of hardware of all categories, from chipsets to ready-to-use products, that support Ogg [[Vorbis]]. |
| This is a list of hardware, from !PDAs to DVD players, that can play Ogg
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| Vorbis files. Hopefully you can find what you want, if not, come back next
| | Hardware support status for Ogg Vorbis is relatively good, you can choose between a huge number of mobile flash players, many HDD based players and a respectable number of Hi-Fi components. More than 50 different companies offer a total of more than a hundred products for virtually every application, there is even a knife that can play Ogg Vorbis now ;-). If you can't find a suitable player come back next week -- new products are added on a weekly basis, as many companies are working to support Vorbis on their hardware. |
| week: several companies who can see the value and popularity of Vorbis are
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| working to support it on their hardware.
| | If you know of any hardware or projects that are not yet mentioned here, please add them to the list. |
| If you know of any other hardware or projects,
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| please add them to the list. More hardware info can be found at [http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/hardware.html].
| | == Consumer products == |
| <hr/>
| | |
| <p id="native">
| | The following music players support Ogg Vorbis either out of the box or after a firmware upgrade: |
| Consumer products that support Vorbis natively:
| | |
| </p>
| | * [[PortablePlayers|Portable players (mobile players)]]: |
| <ul>
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Flash|Flash Memory Storage]] |
| <li>
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Harddisk|Harddisk Storage]] |
| [http://www.neurosaudio.com/ Neuros] Digital Audio Computer
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#CD.2FDVD_Audio_Players|CD/DVD Audio Players]] |
| <p>
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#Mobile_Phones|Mobile Phones]] |
| The Xiph.org Foundation has brought Vorbis playback to the Neuros Digital Audio
| | :[[PortablePlayers/Others#Others|Others]] |
| Computer. See <abbr title="Digital Innovations">DI</abbr>’s
| | * [[StaticPlayers|Static players (installed players)]]: |
| [http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=80
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Hi-Fi_components|Hi-Fi components]] |
| press release
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Car_Audio|Car Audio]] |
| ] about the agreement. See the
| | :[[StaticPlayers#Media_Storage|Media Storage]] |
| [http://www.neurosaudio.com/press/news_item.aspx?itemID=160 press release]
| | |
| about the [http://www.xiph.org/neurosetta/ beta vorbis firmware].
| | For hardware that is able to run third-party software (such as PDAs and video game consoles), please visit [[VorbisSoftwarePlayers]]. |
| The final version will be more optimized.
| | |
| </p>
| | == Non-consumer products == |
| <p>
| | |
| <strong>UPDATE:</strong> DI recently released stable firmware version 1.45 (available
| | This is Vorbis in Silicon, meaning chips from which actual consumer products can be built. |
| at [http://www.neurosaudio.com/support/support_updates.asp their Support
| | |
| Updates page]); this is the first stable firmware release for the Neuros that
| | ;[http://www.finearch.com/english FineArch]: FineArch, Inc. developed a hardware core and control software for decoding Vorbis. This technology can be integrated into portable players or cell phones, and since it runs at only 12MHz, it uses very little battery power. It supports files up to 64Kb/s, but could be scaled to 16MHz and 128Kb/s, at the expense of battery life. For more information, see FineArch’s [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm press release]. |
| includes Ogg Vorbis support.<br />
| | |
| Support for adding Ogg Vorbis files through the Neuros Sync Manager software is still
| | ;[http://www.mcslogic.com/ MCS Logic]: MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax. |
| in beta, but Xiph.org's [http://www.xiph.org/positron/ Positron] and Sean
| | |
| Starkey's [http://neurosdbm.sf.net/ Neuros Database Manipulator] both
| | ;[http://oggbox.nathandumont.com/ OggBox]: An open hardware project aiming for a small sized Ogg Vorbis hardware platform (based on ARM Cortex M3 and VS1053b/VS8053 DSP). |
| provide support for adding Ogg Vorbis files to the Neuros.
| | |
| </p>
| | ;[http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ Ogg On A Chip]: A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how to make FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams. |
| <p>
| | |
| </li>
| | ;[http://www.sigmatel.com/ SigmaTel]: SigmaTel makes several chips which support Ogg Vorbis decoding. After this quote years ago, we knew it was only a matter of time: |
| <li>
| | <blockquote>"<i>I talked to Deborah Clark, product marketing engineer for audio chipmaker Sigmatel out of Austin, Tex. She is the company's expert in audio decoders. She says there is a growing base of support for Ogg Vorbis. "We can't keep paying these high licensing fees for this. Manufacturers would flock to something that's free." </i></blockquote> |
| [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/rioaudio/ Rio]
| | :from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes] |
| [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=220&cat=56 Karma]
| | |
| http://empeg.comms.net/files/158359-pearlbuds.jpg
| | :Some STMP3500-based devices supports Ogg Vorbis, but there are no notes about this on SigmaTel-website. |
| This 20Gb portable player has Ogg Vorbis and [FLAC] support, and has been
| | |
| [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AQIFZ available from <em>Amazon</em>]
| | :SigmaTel introduces the STMP3600 with support for Ogg Vorbis, MP3, AAC, WMA and more.[http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-10/artikel-5493211.asp] |
| in the United States since October 2003, currently for US$285 (the box also includes
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| a US$20 mail-in rebate, valid if purchased before 2004-02-22).
| | ;[http://www.tamulsite.co.kr Tamul Multimedia]: Tamul Multimedia manufactures decoding chips for Samsung. They claim they have Ogg Vorbis decoding firmware, according to [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003031002011367704002 <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean). |
| </p>
| | |
| <p>
| | ;[http://www.telechips.com Telechips]: Telechips has developed the TCC72x, a single chip decoder that can play Vorbis. The TCC72x series is based on on an ARM940T core, and it is used widely in Korea for players such as Iops or MobiBlu. |
| The unit should now be available from UK online retailers (e.g.,
| | |
| [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AQIFZ <em>Amazon UK</em>],
| | ;[http://www.vlsi.fi/ VLSI Solution Oy]: VLSI provides two Ogg Vorbis capable chips. |
| currently for £280), though full volume won’t be available until mid-late
| | |
| January 2004. A full retail launch in Europe is likely to happen in 2004.
| | :[http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1000.shtml VS1000] is an Ogg Vorbis decoder and controller chip based on a 16-bit DSP. |
| </p>
| | |
| <p>
| | :[http://www.vlsi.fi/en/products/vs1053.shtml VS1053] is a low-power "MP3 decoder" chip based on the same DSP. What makes the IC unique is that it can both decode and [http://www.vlsi.fi/en/support/software/vs10xxapplications.html encode] Ogg Vorbis files. There are several different quality settings to choose from varying from narrowband speech to high-quality stereo music. |
| [http://gear.ign.com <em>IGN</em>] have written
| | |
| [http://gear.ign.com/articles/433/433165p1.html preview] and
| | == See also == |
| [http://gear.ign.com/articles/458/458401p1.html review] articles about the Karma 20.
| | * [[Theora Hardware]] |
| [http://www.riovolution.com <em>Riovolution</em>] has a good
| | |
| [http://www.riovolution.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=15 Rio Karma forum] and a
| | [[Category:Vorbis]] |
| [http://www.riovolution.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17
| |
| nice gallery] of Rio Karma pictures.
| |
| The official product annoucement was reported in
| |
| [http://theregister.co.uk/content/54/32273.html <em>The Register</em>] and
| |
| [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/1830252 <em>Slashdot</em>];
| |
| the Slashdot discussion included [http://slashdot.org/~pdh11 several informative
| |
| comments] from a Rio employee.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| Note that firmware versions prior to 1.25 cause
| |
| [http://www.riovolution.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=546 stability problems]
| |
| for some people.
| |
| [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/support/rio/product.asp?prodID=113 Version 1.25]
| |
| of the firmware fixes these problems, and also contains some
| |
| [http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/support/rio/downloads/Karma/RioKarmaFlash_125.txt new features].
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| Originally, Rio also planned to release a 40Gb version of the Rio Karma: the Rio Karma 40.
| |
| Unfortunately, it now appears that the Karma 40 is on indefinite hold, due to problems
| |
| sourcing the 40Gb hard drives from Hitachi.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.iriver.com/ iRiver] iHP-100, iHP-115, iHP-120, iGP-100, possibly others
| |
| <p>
| |
| In September, iRiver released [http://www.iriver.com/company/news_view.asp?idx=355
| |
| a new announcement] detailing their plans for Vorbis playback.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| In summary, most of their players are sure to support Vorbis, with the possible exception
| |
| of the iFP-1xx line, and iMP-50, 100, and 150 line. Getting Vorbis running on
| |
| the low-end iMP line may be difficult, and is quite difficult with the iFP-1xx
| |
| line. The announcement has more details.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| Currently, firmware upgrades are available for the
| |
| [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-100 iHP-100] and
| |
| [http://www.iriver.co.kr/product/info.asp?p_group=iHP&p_name=iHP-115 iHP-115]
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| (only available in Korea?), 10Gb and 15Gb portable players.
| |
| The [http://www.iriver.com/product/info.asp?p_name=iHP-120 iHP-120],
| |
| a 20GB portable player, supports Vorbis playback out of the box.
| |
| [http://gear.ign.com <em>IGN</em>] have reviews of the
| |
| [http://gear.ign.com/articles/435/435472p1.html iHP-100] and
| |
| [http://gear.ign.com/articles/457/457818p1.html iHP-120].
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| The [http://www.iriveramerica.com/products/iGP-100.asp iGP-100],
| |
| a 1.5Gb portable player (only available in the US?), supports Vorbis,
| |
| according to the FAQ, though no firmware upgrade appears to be required.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.phatnoise.com/products/index.php !PhatNoise’s PhatBox],
| |
| [http://www.kenwoodusa.com/excelon/excelonKeg.jsp Kenwood’s Music Keg]
| |
| (“Powered by !PhatNoise”)
| |
| <p>
| |
| These are in-car players that are installed into the trunk of your car and
| |
| hooked up to your car stereo. Both players run ARM-Linux and
| |
| support playback of [FLAC] files. Beta firmware to support Ogg Vorbis is available at
| |
| [http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml
| |
| http://phatbox.sixpak.org/phatbox/ogg.phtml].
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.kiss-technology.com/ KISS Technology’s] DP-450
| |
| and DP-500 DVD Players (and others?)
| |
| <p>
| |
| These DVD players can play .ogg files from CD-Rs and CD-!RWs (but
| |
| reportedly have trouble with UTF-8 comments that aren’t also ASCII), as
| |
| well as !DivX (but not !DivX Vorbis). Reportedly, other DVD players from
| |
| KISS Technology also support Vorbis.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| <strong>There are reportedly problems with some versions of the
| |
| firmware (2.6.6 ≤ <i>x</i> < 2.7.1)</strong>, where playback is awful for a
| |
| bitrates greater than 128Kb/s.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.mpsharp.com/ MPST Digital Jukebox]
| |
| <p>
| |
| The MPST Digital Jukebox is a Linux PC designed for audio playback
| |
| and sold as a stereo component, which of course can play Vorbis.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.ifreemax.com/ Freemax] FW-960
| |
| <p>
| |
| This hardware manufacturer’s new CD-R portable
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| supports Ogg Vorbis playback out of the box. It will have 48 hours
| |
| of WMA playback if an external battery pack (2 AA batteries) is used.
| |
| In Korea, its retail price is 189,000 KRW, or approximately 160 USD.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| More information is available (in Korean) on the product page for the
| |
| [http://www.ifreemax.com/html/product.shtml FreeMax FW-960].
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| The !FreeMax FW-960 is also known as the mpman MP-CD550.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| <p>
| |
| [http://www.umax.de Umax/Yamada] have a few standalone DVD players that support
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| Vorbis.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| <p>
| |
| [http://www.neuston.com Neuston] provides a standalone DVD player (model DVX-1201)
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| that supports Vorbis.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.samsungusa.com/ Samsung]
| |
| <p>
| |
| The MCD-CM600 is now available in Korea. It is a CD portable that can play Vorbis, MP3, and WMA.
| |
| [http://www.kbench.com/hardware/?no=22319&pg=4 Page with photo of MCD-CM600].
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| [http://www.kbench.com/iview.jsp?file=/kbench/article/2003_10/k22319p4n10.jpg Closeup of MCD-CM600].
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| </p>
| |
| </li>
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| <li>
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| [http://www.exonion.com/ Havin] Exonion HVC-400E,
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| also known as
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| [http://www.princeton.co.jp/ Princeton] Pocket Beat airCD
| |
| <p>
| |
| The Havin HVC-400E, also known as the Princeton airCD
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| is probably on sale in Japan since late November, 2003.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| </ul>
| |
| <p id="third-party">
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| Consumer products that support Vorbis via third-party software:
| |
| </p>
| |
| <ul>
| |
| <li>
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| [http://www.palm.com/products/handhelds/tungsten-t/ Palm Tungsten T]
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| <p>
| |
| Using
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| [http://www.pocket-tunes.com/
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| NormSoft’s Pocket Tunes software]
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| ($14.95, free 15-day trial), or
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| [http://www.aerodromesoftware.com/
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| AeroPlayer]
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| (free), the Palm Tungsten T can play Vorbis files.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.sonyericsson.com/P800/ Sony Ericsson P800]
| |
| <p>
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| With Ogg Play from [http://www.geocities.com/p800tools http://www.geocities.com/p800tools], you can play
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| Ogg Vorbis.
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| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
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| [http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,112,00.html
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| Sharp’s Zaurus
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| ]
| |
| <p>
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| The Zaurus, a very flexible PDA which runs Linux, can play Vorbis
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| files with a variety of software, including a
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| [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=617 plugin]
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| for the default media player,
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| [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=423 xmms],
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| [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=201 ogg123],
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| [http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=803 mplayer],
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| or [http://www.thekompany.com/embedded/tkcplayer/ theKompany.com’s tkcPlayer].
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| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://english.gamepark.com/ Game Park 32]
| |
| <p>
| |
| The GP32, an arm9tdmi portable console with much hackability (gcc3 toolchain,
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| expandable memory), has
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| [http://www.gp32x.com/gp32download.php?do_what=fileinfo&id=297 a Vorbis player] available.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| </ul>
| |
| <p id="planned">
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| Projects to support Vorbis:
| |
| </p>
| |
| <ul>
| |
| <!-- Announced consumer products -->
| |
| <li>
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| [http://www.dioneer.com/ Dioneer]
| |
| <p>
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| Their new players due out in July or August will support Ogg Vorbis
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| playback out of the box, according to
| |
| [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003042402012267701001
| |
| <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean).
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.nextway.co.kr/ Nextway]
| |
| <p>
| |
| Announced at IFA 2003 in Berlin, Nextway will be selling
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| portables with USB host capabilities. It will have no memory of its
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| own, but will use external memory/external readers to access
| |
| smartmedia cards, memory sticks, compact flash,
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| external !HDDs, and more. Retail price is planned to be around
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| 50,000 KRW, or approx. 42 USD. Vorbis firmware is planned to be
| |
| released in November, according to
| |
| [http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/20030917/080300000020030917145246K9.html
| |
| <em>Yohnap News Agency</em>] (Korean) and
| |
| [http://www.nextway.co.kr/etc/hostplayer.html
| |
| a Nextway news article] (Korean).
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.mpman.com/ mpman]
| |
| <p>
| |
| Mpman will be releasing a 1.5Gb 1″ HDD portable that can play Vorbis.
| |
| There’s no mention of it on the website, but an external
| |
| [http://www.austinv.com/mpman_ifa.htm preview] is available.
| |
| </p>
| |
| <p>
| |
| Mpman will also be offering the MP-CD550, the international version
| |
| of the !FreeMax FW-960.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.iops.co.kr iops] MFP-3xx players
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| <p>
| |
| Rumours say that iops plans to release
| |
| [http://www.iops.co.kr/home/iops_product.html
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| four flash-based Vorbis portables] in December 2003.
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| The specs are very impressive.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <!-- Planned software (firmware or third-party) -->
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| <li>
| |
| Apple [http://www.apple.com/ipod/ iPod]
| |
| <p>
| |
| Independently of Apple, [http://ipodlinux.sourceforge.net/ some people] have
| |
| [http://www.uclinux.org/ µClinux] (Linux
| |
| for !CPUs without !MMUs) running on this. Right now, they are
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| decoding Vorbis at 80% realtime, with hope for improvement.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <!-- Announcements of interest, rumours, etc -->
| |
| <li>
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| [http://www.frontierlabs.com/ Frontier Labs]
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| <p>
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| Frontier Labs are independently investigating the possibility of
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| Ogg Vorbis support on the Nex !IIe. Details are not known at
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| the moment. The [http://www.frontierlabs.com/NEXIA.html Nex iA]
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| is advertised as supporting “emerging formats such as Ogg Vorbis
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| through firmware upgrades”. At present, the available firmware upgrades do
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| not provide Vorbis support.
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| </p>
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| </li>
| |
| <!-- Cancelled projects -->
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| <li>
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| [http://www.pontis.de/site_e/produkte/pl_600_e.htm
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| Pontis SP600 Portable MP3 Player
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| ]
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| <p>
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| Pontis announced in the middle of 2002 that they would ‘soon’ release
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| a firmware upgrade to allow their SP600 portable player to play Vorbis files.
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| Unfortunately, after 18 months of silence, Pontis finally decided (in November 2003)
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| that a firmware upgrade for the SP600 was not possible, due to CPU and memory constraints.
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| </p>
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| </li>
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| </ul>
| |
| <p id="silicon">
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| Vorbis in Silicon (non-consumer products):
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| </p>
| |
| <ul>
| |
| <li>
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| [http://oggonachip.sourceforge.net/ Ogg On A Chip]
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| <p>
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| A hardware/software implementation with a good report showing how
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| to make !FPGAs and the like to decode Vorbis streams.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.finearch.com/english FineArch]
| |
| <p>
| |
| !FineArch, Inc. developed a hardware core and control software for
| |
| decoding Vorbis. This technology can be integrated into portable
| |
| players or cell phones, and since it runs at only 12MHz, it uses
| |
| very little battery power. It supports files up to 64Kb/s, but
| |
| could be scaled to 16MHz and 128Kb/s, at the expense of battery
| |
| life. For more information, see !FineArch’s
| |
| [http://www.finearch.com/english/news/pr_20030715/pr_20030715.htm
| |
| press release].
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.mcslogic.com/ MCS Logic]
| |
| <p>
| |
| MCS Logic creates single chip decoders that can play Ogg Vorbis. They supply
| |
| the Vorbis decoding chips for Havin and Freemax.
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.tamulsite.co.kr Tamul Multimedia]
| |
| <p>
| |
| Tamul Multimedia manufactures decoding chips for Samsung. They claim
| |
| they have Ogg Vorbis decoding firmware, according to
| |
| [http://www.dt.co.kr/print.html?gisaid=2003031002011367704002
| |
| <em>The Digital Times</em>] (Korean).
| |
| </p>
| |
| </li>
| |
| <li>
| |
| [http://www.sigmatel.com/ SigmaTel]
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| SigmaTel hasn't announced anything that we've heard, but we do like this quote:
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| I talked to Deborah Clark, product marketing engineer for audio chipmaker Sigmatel out of Austin, Tex. She is the company's expert in audio decoders. She says there is a growing base of support for Ogg Vorbis. "We can't keep paying these high licensing fees for this. Manufacturers would flock to something that's free."
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| </blockquote> from a 2000 [http://www.forbes.com/2000/09/18/dvorak_index.html column in Forbes]
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