These new Windows TV boxes have been glimpsed online since Microsoft unveiled its new embedded software lineup in April, and then again at an Intel conference in September.
If it pans out--and there is an attractive logic to much of his thinking--Numenta may certainly oversee the creation of embedded software that adapts and improves its own performance.
Freespace MotionEngine: Hillcrest's new product, the Freespace MotionEngine, is an embedded software platform that provides an integrated solution to enable MEMS inertial and magnetic sensors to work effectively and consistently in mass production.
The software is a version of its embedded device software, overlaid with the Windows Media Center interface, with media streaming and remote-control capabilities.
The base unit includes a CD player and 40GB hard drive, along with embedded Gracenote software, so that CDs can be ripped PC-free with song data included.
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Software tools, sold on a subscription basis to developers looking to add more intelligence and functionality to a growing range of products, are an increasingly important part of its embedded-software business.
The Freespace MotionEngine is the same software embedded in the new line of Roku 2 streaming media players and LG's Smart TVs.
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software.
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Margins on software embedded in the appliances will be skinny.
The amount of domain knowledge about the business and the legacy systems that is embedded in the software developers is what the customer pays for and not really the technology fixes that get delivered through the year.
Software embedded in apps sends that data automatically to third parties, which send aggregated data back to developers to improve their apps and to advertisers hoping to target the millions of smartphone and tablet users more precisely.
Corona's software includes an embedded Java operating system and a new variant of the old X-Windows software, which allowed for the creation of hardware-independent graphical user interfaces much like those of Windows or the Macintosh operating system.
These include gaming, visual computing, embedded device and machine software and now security.
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The Galaxy Note 10.1 comes with a range of software and games embedded and a selection of apps to download, with over 100, 000 free downloads available in Samsung apps.
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Compare that with the Trojan Horse strategies of rivals Claria (once known as Gator) and WhenU: Their software is often embedded in games or screen savers that many people download unknowingly. (The companies insist they give fair warning of what you're downloading in their click-on licenses.) "No need to be obnoxious, " says Keith Smith, 33, who founded 180 in 1999.
Upadhyay said the software could also be embedded in a smartphone, though it would have to be done so in a way that protected it from malware attack.
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" Mr. Hautanen further explained Magnolia Broadband's continued vision: "The software, which can be embedded into any mobile broadband device remains the property of Magnolia Broadband and will be made available to mobile device vendors and chipset companies.
It is really a hodgepodge of different products including server software, Visual Studio, Windows Embedded device platforms and consulting services.
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As a software and hardware designer specializing in embedded control systems I found that the classic USA cubicle office arrangement generated intense stress due to the almost continual hubbub, noise and other interruptive mechanisms.
This latest release is a modular software solution that can run on an embedded microcontroller or host processor, which provides greater implementation flexibility than its predecessor.
In practice what this means is that in order to patent a software idea, it has to be embedded in some sort of hardware.
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Often this free software and these pop-ups have malware embedded.
Former prosecutors said investigators run sophisticated software to identify names, key words and phrases embedded in e-mails and other communications, including text messages, which could lead them to suspects.
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Boxee's software can be easily downloaded for free to any computer or embedded in living room devices.
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Last October Esri acquired SpotOn, a geo-spatial business intelligence software developer which worked with IBM Cognos to provide customers with embedded maps in their reports.
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The new version of the iPlayer has been written with Adobe's AIR technology which aims to make it possible to create applications that can be downloaded to your computer, rather than just embedded in browser web pages as is possible with the widely used Flash software.
The operating system will not use the new Blackberry OS 6 but has instead opted for QNX software, which was recently acquired by RIM and has extensive expertise in embedded systems for the car.
Its products enable OEMs, ODMs, System Integrators and Software Developers to deliver industry-leading devices across a broad range of consumer electronics and embedded markets.
It is possible this software, or similar browser add-ons and extensions, are affecting the appearance of BBC embedded video on your PC.
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