recently competed in the DARPA Challenge. The vehicle uses two of TIs DSPs enabling the vehicle to "see" and make decisions about direction and obstacle avoidance.
Consumer Electronics: Toshiba, for its TX4926 64-bit microprocessor in the HomePod Wireless Digital Stereo from Macsense Connectivity Inc., which lets users send MP3 music files stored on a Macintosh, Windows or Linux computer to other playback devices anywhere within the home.
Industrial: Applied Data Systems, for presenting Macrovision Corp.'s Nomad Expert Technician System, a wireless wearable computer currently used by automotive service technicians to superimpose text and diagrams from electronic service manuals.
Instrumentation: Agilent Technologies, for its technology in the B4655A, which is the first commercially available dynamic probe application for logic analyzer-based debug of FPGAs.
Communications: Wind River, for their VXWorks and communications protocols demonstrated in the Intellisar system from the Weather Channel Intellistar, which has the ability to select content based on its relevance to a particular viewing area.Award finalists included:- Analog Devices for a BMW Z4, which uses embedded technology to provide a multimedia driving experience, in-car professional Navigation System with visual display, speech processing, and GPS. Booth 1902.
- Applied Data Systems, for RoninCast, a visual communication system that wirelessly dispatches user-scheduled digital content to multiple displays in widely dispersed remote locations. Booth 2726.
- QNX Software Systems will exhibit InFocus's LiteShow, a "connect and project," zero-configuration wireless projection system. Booth 2542.
- Applied Data Systems, for the Wurlitzer Digital Jukebox, an elegant yet sophisticated digital home audio device with a simple user interface. Booth 2726.
- Xilinx, for the Sensio 3D video processing system that brings the 3D stereoscopic movie experience to home theaters. Booth 1326.
- Newport Electronics, for the iTHX-M, a real-time temperature and humidity monitor with network and Web interfaces. Booth 2722.
- Tektronix, for a TDS7000B Series oscilloscope with Silicon Germanium (SiGe)-based triggering system and DPX technology. Booth 820.
- Nallatech, for the BenNUEY-PC104, a high-speed disk storage system based on the PC/104Plus standard. Booth 1041.
Additional companies with entries include Accelerated Technology, ADLINK Technology, Diversified Technology, ERNI Electronics, M-Systems, Accelerated Technology, LynuxWorks, MontaVista Software, PQI Corporation, Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, SMA Computers, Amulet Technologies, Parasoft, and DoubleWide Software.
A list of all 34 entries is available on the event Website.
