ArcSoft describes TotalMedia for Windows Mobile as a suite of customizable components -- including "codecs, OMA-enabled technologies, and fully integrated applications" -- that can be used by device-makers to implement feature-rich multimedia messaging on Windows Mobile-based devices. Additionally, "because TotalMedia is built on Windows Mobile's plug-n-play architecture, it ensures full compatibility with Microsoft and other third-party applications," the company states.

TI's OMAPV1030 SoC

TI claims that the OMAPV1030 SoC (system-on-chip) can provide smartphone capabilities "at feature phone costs," as a result of its high level of integration, "aggressive" process technology, and "better" system partitioning.


TI OMAPV1030 block diagram
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The dual-core (RISC/DSP) SoC is based on TI's OMAP1710 architecture, and integrates an ARM926TEJ core plus a TI DSP, along with a wide range of connectivity options including support for GSM, GPRS, and EDGE communications.

TotalMedia features

Key features of TotalMedia Mobile running on TI's OMAP processors, according to ArcSoft, include:

• Integrated multimedia framework supporting software and DSP-based codecs
  
• Functions included -- player, camcorder, still image capture, media browser, video editor, photo editor
  
• Optimized codecs -- MPEG-4 Simple Profile/H.263 baseline encoder and decoder; H.264 baseline decoder; WMV-9 decoder; MP3, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC Plus, OGG, WMA decoders; MIDI synthesizer; baseline JPEG encoder and decoder
  
• Advanced camera technology -- anti-Shaking; smart De-Noise; smile detection; blink detection; dynamic lighting; FaceTracking
  
• Minimal RAM requirements
  

ArcSoft's VP of marketing and business development, Michael Downs, stated, "TotalMedia Mobile's combination of multimedia functions and optimized software-based codecs make it a great fit for both [TI's] 'LoCosto' platform and the OMAPV1030. As a member of the Texas Instruments Wireless Ecosystem, we are pleased to be expanding our cooperation with TI to include support for the OMAPV1030 and OMAP 2 processors."

TotalMedia for Windows Mobile on TI OMAPV1030 appears to be immediately available. Pricing was not disclosed.

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