May 9, 2007
Active RFID Technology: MINI USA “Motorby” Pilot Program Features Wavetrend Active RFID Technology | www.rfidsolutionsonline.com
RFID industry needs long-term improvements for individual application.
1. Price - Much higher than target price.
2. Hardware system - Based on ROI, cost and price still too high to application.
3. System - For commercial application, total operation system still not completed and matured yet.
4. Photocol - The global standards still not match yet. EPC running on different frequencies.
5. Tag - Price of the active. semi active, passive tag still two expensive compared with bar code label.
6. Integration - needs longer time to integrate all standards, acceptable & economic pricing level, software cost, hardware cost cost, AUTO-ID national standard, actual application after integration and high percantage of application.
7. High level of application - The benefit will only be crated by high level of application as a regular control system for AIDC/AUTO-ID applications.
Creative needs to find its own gene
May 4, 2007
Creative Gives Flash MP3 Another Toss with Zen Stone | www.betanews.com
Creative new product Zen Stone is the new tentative from the company to come back to profitability. Last fiscal quarter results show a drop of $40 Million revenue compared to last year ($183.8 versus $225.7).
Creative needs to find its own gene to renew with success.
Digital Home Battle: Where Are We?
April 16, 2007
Microsoft Brings Instant Chat to TV Screen, Through Games | www.nytimes.com
Microsoft just announced that it will be making Live Messenger available through the xBox 360 game console. This move is a reflection of the long ongoing battle which started more than 10 years ago to control the Digital Home market.
Mobility drive sales, not the technology
April 9, 2007
The latest in laptops | www.forbes.com
The rising sales of notebook (out performing desktop figures for the first time) and growing at a rate of 25% this year, is expected to be sustained over time (Source: Consumer Electronics Association).
The important consideration here is not merely technology but what consumer need is being answered.
April 4, 2007
Jobs Unlikely to Push for Lift of Video DRM | news.yahoo.com
Steve Jobs commented yesterday that he would not hold a parallel at all between the video industry and the music industry. It is not surprising that there is no rush to open DRM for video.
Revolution of Digital Music, is the phase II on ?
April 3, 2007
EMI to allow Apple to sell songs online | www.businessweek.com
Are we entering the phase II of the Digital Music revolution ?
After releasing the iPod, launching the iTunes Music Store and capturing almost 80% of the digital market, Apple is now answering some specialists scepticism on digital music by releasing free DRM music on iTMS (iTunes Music Store).
Is it just an evolution or the era of a new revolution ?
AMD Leads up to 65 nm Manufacturing Progressors in 2007
January 5, 2007
AMD rolls out new power-saving processors | news.yahoo.com
1. From Socket AM2 to AM2+ and Cities Core Platform From Socket 939 to 1207
2. From 90 nm to 65nm
3. Agena and Kuma, 4 Cores Platform, Stars
Advance Technology - AMD/ TSMC; Deleted Rumor of 65nm Processor Voltages
December 11, 2006
Rumor: AMD is having trouble with 65nm processor voltages | www.legitreviews.com
1. Advance Technologies - Foundry and IC designer
2. Interactive Partnerships
Flash Market - Competition Between TSMC and SMIC
December 7, 2006
DRAM contract price growth to weaken in 2HOct ; NAND Flash prices to stay firm amid strategic supply policies (article) | www.dramexchange.com
1. TSMC - NOR FLASH
2. SMIC - NAND FLASH
IPTV is Raising Up in Japan in the Coming Two Years
December 5, 2006
Internet Protocol TV making inroads in Europe | www.boston.com
1. Market trend
2. Technologies trend
3. Profitability
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