Yamaha Announces Audio Codec IC for Mobile Phones
June 12, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
So Yamaha, master of all things sound, has introduced a codec for high quality audio, not just meant for mobile phones:
In recent years, sales of PNDs featuring hands-free functions are expanding. And demand for improvement of voice sound quality in mobile phones is also rising. The YMU809 improves voice sound quality of mobile devices. In addition to offering high-quality, high-performance audio processing, which is based on Yamaha proprietary AudioEngine(TM) technology, it incorporates echo-canceling and noise-suppression functions that minimize the sound-quality deterioration that occurs in hands-free telecommunication. By integrating all the necessary functions for sound, which is audio and voice, the …read more
Motorola W230: World’s cheapest music phone to date
February 20, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cell phone, Motorola, Portable Audio
Skeptical as I was, I did try it and boy were my reservations put aside. The W230 is the cheapest mobile phone with good (read: LOUD) MP3 audio playing capability. The W230 is capable of playing up to 2GB of music via microSD card. Perhaps the closest reservation I had was the fact that it doesn’t use a 3.5mm audio jack for audio. Instead it used a 2.5mm jack for audio accessories. I realize that the inclusion of a 3.5mm slot is reserved only for the ROKR series, the latest one being the ROKR E8. Hence, this is why it …read more
