Broadcom’s New Chip Makes 1080p Cell Phone Cameras Possible

I know, the headline kind of says it all, but it's still rather exciting news all the same.  Cell phone cameras aren't exactly the most powerful tools in the photographer's arsenal.  In fact, they're kind of minimalist.  They have to be; after all, they're sharing not very much space with a whole lot of other ...

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New eASIC eDV9200 H.264 Will Bring HD to Any Device

If HD is what we want, HD is what we're going to get no matter if we talk about cameras, camcorders or other devices. And there's a new codec which promises to bring all that HD to our devices. That's the eASIC eDV9200 H.264 codec which will be able to deliver HD quality to wireless ...

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