The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions
Published on 30. April 2004
656 pages
978-0-08-053041-3 (ISBN)
Description
The consumer electronics market has never been as awash with new consumer products as it has over the last couple of years. The devices that have emerged on the scene have led to major changes in the way consumers listen to music, access the Internet, communicate, watch videos, play games, take photos, operate their automobiles-even live. Digital electronics has led to these leaps in product development, enabling easier exchange of media, cheaper and more reliable products, and convenient services. This handbook is a much-needed, comprehensive engineering guide to the dynamic world of today's digital consumer electronics. It provides complete details on key enabling technologies, standards, delivery and reception systems, products, appliances and networking systems. Each chapter follows a logical progression from a general overview of each device, to market dynamics, to the core technologies and components that make up that particular product. The book thoroughly covers all of the key digital consumer product categories: digital TV, digital audio, mobile communications devices, gaming consoles, DVD players, PCs and peripherals, display devices, digital imaging devices, web terminals and pads, PDAs and other handhelds, screenphones/videophones, telematics devices, eBooks and readers, and many other current and future products.To receive a FREE daily newsletter on displays and consumer electronics, go to: displaydaily.com/·Surveys crucial engineering information for every digital consumer product category, including cell phones, digital TVs, digital cameras, PDAs and many more-the only reference available to do so·Has extremely broad market appeal to embedded systems professionals, including engineers, programmers, engineering managers, marketing and sales personnel-1,000,000+ potential readers·Helps engineers and managers make the correct design decisions based on real-world data
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A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions
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Chapter 1: Generation D-The Digital Decade The Urge to Be Connected Our Daily Lives The Digitization of Consumer Products Why Digitization? Converging MediaFaster and Cheaper Components Broadband Access-The Fat Internet Pipe Home Networking The Day of the Digital Consumer Device Bringing it All Together Chapter 2: Digital Consumer Devices Introduction The Era of Digital Consumer Devices Market Forecast Market Drivers Phases of Market AcceptanceSuccess Factors and Challenges Functional Requirements What About the Personal Computer? Digital Home King of All-The Single All-Encompassing Consumer Device Summary Chapter 3: Digital Television and Video Introduction History of Television Components of a Digital TV System Digital TV Standards SDTV and HDTV TechnologiesDigital Set-top Boxes Market Outlook Integrated Digital Televisions Digital Home Theater Systems Digital Video Recorders Summary Chapter 4: Audio Players Introduction The Need for Digital Audio-Strengths of the Digital Domain Principles of Digital Audio Digital Physical Media FormatsPulse Code Modulation (PCM) Internet Audio Formats Components of MP3 Portable Players Flash Memory Internet Audio Players - Market Data and Trends Other Portable Audio Products Convergence of MP3 Functionality in Other Digital Consumer Devices Internet Radio Digital Audio Radio Online Music Distribution Summary Chapter 5: Cellular/Mobile Phones Introduction Definition Landscape-Migration to Digital and 3G Standards and Consortia Market Data Market Trends Summary Chapter 6: Gaming Consoles Definition Market Data and Trends Key Players Game of War Components of a Gaming Console Broadband Access and Online Gaming Gaming Consoles-More Than Just Gaming Machines PC Gaming Growing Convergence of DVD Players and Gaming Consoles New Gaming OpportunitiesSummary Chapter 7: Digital Video/Versatile Disc (DVD) Introduction The Birth of the DVD DVD Format Types Regional Codes How Does the DVD Work? DVD Applications DVD Market Numbers, Drivers and Challenges Convergence of Multiple Services Summary Chapter 8: Desktop and Notebook Personal Computers (PCs) Introduction Definition of the Personal Computer Competing to be the Head of the Household The PC Fights Back Portable/Mobile ComputingRequirements Overdose New PC Demand Drivers Summary Chapter 9: PC Peripherals Introduction Printers Scanners Smart Card Readers Keyboards Mice Summary Chapter 10: Digital Displays Introduction CRTs-Cathode Ray Tubes LCD-Liquid Crystal Displays PDP-Plasma Display Panels PALCD-Plasma Addressed Liquid Crystal Display FEDs-Field Emission Displays DLP-Digital Light Processor Organic LEDs LED Video for Outdoors LCoS-Liquid Crystal on Silicon Comparison of Different Display Technologies FPO Three-dimensional (3-D) Displays The Touch-screen Digital Display Interface Standards Summary Chapter 11: Digital Imaging-Cameras and Camcorders Introduction Digital Still Cameras Digital Camcorders Summary Chapter 12: Web Terminals and Web Pads Introduction Web Pads/Tablets Role of the Service Provider Summary Chapter 13: Internet Smart Handheld Devices Introduction Vertical Application Devices Smart Handheld Phones (or Smart Phones) Handheld Companions History of the PDA PDA ApplicationsPDA Form Factors Components of a PDA Summary Chapter 14: Screen and Video PhonesIntroduction Definition History Screenphone Applications The Screenphone Market Categories and Types The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) vs.
