Wednesday, March 5, 2003
PDAudio: S/PDIF Input for Pocket PCs
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 07:00 AM
Audiophiles, check this out: you'll soon have a option for high-quality recording with your Pocket PC.
"The centerpiece of the system is PDAudio-CF, a Compact Flash S/PDIF interface with optical and coaxial inputs. PDAudio-CF can be mounted in PDA hosts that run Windows CE/Pocket PC 2002 or Linux (such as HP/Compaq's iPAQ), or used with laptop and desktop computers running Linux, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The PDA-based PDAudio will operate on rechargeable batteries for more than enough time to record a concert, and be able to quickly transfer audio data to a computer (PC or Mac) via removable solid-state memory cards (currently available in sizes up to 3 GB), removable PC Card (currently up to 5 GB) and CF Card (currently 1 GB and up to 4 GB come Fall '03) hard disk drives, high capacity 2.5" hard drives (40 GB or more) using the PC Card interface, and via wired and wireless local area networks."
It seems Core Sound is developing this as a portable DAT-quality solution -- it could very possibly be a step up from using tapes. They're also going to be introducing a microphone preamp/A-to-D converter to allow you to use high-quality analog mikes with this solution.
"The centerpiece of the system is PDAudio-CF, a Compact Flash S/PDIF interface with optical and coaxial inputs. PDAudio-CF can be mounted in PDA hosts that run Windows CE/Pocket PC 2002 or Linux (such as HP/Compaq's iPAQ), or used with laptop and desktop computers running Linux, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The PDA-based PDAudio will operate on rechargeable batteries for more than enough time to record a concert, and be able to quickly transfer audio data to a computer (PC or Mac) via removable solid-state memory cards (currently available in sizes up to 3 GB), removable PC Card (currently up to 5 GB) and CF Card (currently 1 GB and up to 4 GB come Fall '03) hard disk drives, high capacity 2.5" hard drives (40 GB or more) using the PC Card interface, and via wired and wireless local area networks."
It seems Core Sound is developing this as a portable DAT-quality solution -- it could very possibly be a step up from using tapes. They're also going to be introducing a microphone preamp/A-to-D converter to allow you to use high-quality analog mikes with this solution.
