| Among the key reasons the ARM Powered Marvell SoC was chosen by NETGEAR was its combination of wireless and wired routing technology and support for the 802.11e standard, which guaranteed audio quality. The high-performance ARM9 family microprocessor enabled a flexible MAC (Media Access Controller) architecture, which ensured compliance with 802.11g, the standard for high-bandwidth transmission.
Key features:
'In an increasingly demanding industry, being first to market with innovative products is critical to maintaining competitive advantage. Marvell and ARM made that happen," said David James, product line manager, NETGEAR. 'ARM and Marvell not only had the proven technology we needed, they went the extra mile to test the MP3 decoder running on the embedded ARM9 family core. All of this significantly reduced our risk." 'The ARM9 family easily met the performance needs of our Libertas SoC, particularly for the MAC architecture," said Paramesh Gopi, director of New Technologies, Marvell Technology Group. 'Marvell's cutting edge RF and SoC technologies combined with the ARM9 processor family far exceed the current requirements of the consumer electronics market." |
According to Netgear, you simply "connect the cable to your stereo, install the software on one networked PC, and you're ready to listen." You can then browse and program your music from across the room without leaving the comfort of your couch via the four line display. Remote access to the MP101 with a PC or PDA web interface is also featured. The unit is capable of streaming either the WMA or MP3 formats at 320kbps. The player is protected with a hardware-based Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit & 128-bit encryption security. It's available around the 'Net for less than 130 dollars US and that includes 2 AA battteries for the remote. You can visit Netgear for more information.
Source: ARM
Like 99.9% of all networked MP3 players it requires software be loaded and running on a PC somewhere to do any work, so whatever is wrong with your PC is also wrong with your music player.
The Audiotron came out in 2000? Runs WINce, is still supported with new firmware and does not require any PC software be loaded, just needs standard windows file sharing. So it works with Samba (and every OS Samba runs on)Top news
Our Community messages
Happy Birthday to you vanmhit 
johnzap thank you for your reaction in the news section. 
DrageMester just logged in, Good to see you back!