November 20, 2006 -- The Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. i.MX21 applications processor provides the multimedia functionality for Sony's new mylo Personal Communicator mobile entertainment device. The i.MX21 multimedia applications processor contributes to the advanced multimedia functionality of the Sony mylo personal communicator including its voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone communication. The mylo is a portable communication device with a full keyboard in a small form factor. It lets users access the Internet via wireless LAN (WLAN) or Wi-Fi hotspots enabling web browsing, instant messaging and voice calls. In addition, the user can enjoy the various multimedia capabilities including music, video and photos.
Freescale's i.MX family of applications processors is ideal for emerging Internet-based multimedia devices such as VoIP communicators and wireless IP phones. The i.MX21 processor provides high-performance video and graphics capabilities including MPEG-4 hardware encoding and decoding. In addition, the i.MX21's power management features help to ensure low power consumption, enabling the device to play videos, display high-resolution images and be connected to the Internet for hours on a single battery charge.
The i.MX21 multimedia applications processor is a member of the widely used i.MX family and is ideal for computationally-intensive applications such as video and audio media players, smart personal communicators, IP videophones and GPS systems as well as a host of other wireless mobile devices. i.MX processors feature an extensive suite of software support packages based on Microsoft Windows CE and PocketPC), Symbian OS, Linux OS and many leading RTOSes, plus, reference designs to greatly accelerate the creation of next-generation mobile communication products.
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