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BEATNIK AUDIO ENGINE™ NOW OPTIMIZED
FOR INTEL®
STRONGARM* MICROPROCESSOR
Beatnik Audio Technology To Use Intel®
Integrated Performance Primitives For Intel® StrongARM*
INTEL DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE - SAN JOSE, Calif. -
Feb., 28, 2001 - Beatnik, Inc., a leading provider of enhanced
audio solutions and content for the digital devices, games
and the Web, today announced immediate availability of the
Beatnik® Audio Engine™ (BAE™) for the Intel®
StrongARM* SA-1110 microprocessor. The BAE is one of the
first audio engines optimized for the Intel StrongARM SA-1110
microprocessor using the Intel® Integrated Performance
Primitives (IPP) software library to enable users to experience
CD-quality audio and music through a variety of digital
devices.
The BAE for Intel StrongARM provides a complete audio system
including MP3, MIDI, and RMF® playback, multi-effects
processor and a 64-channel mixer. This solution will leverage
the Intel StrongARM processing power to enable developers
to create gaming, music and other multimedia applications
on a variety of devices including mobile phones, PDAs and
set-top boxes using extremely small file sizes. The BAE
does not require special hardware and provides a low bandwidth
audio solution for digital devices. The Beatnik Player™
is an end user application that provides access to the BAE
for audio playback on popular PDAs that use the Intel StrongARM
processor.
RMF allows complete songs to be encapsulated in files that
can be up to 10 times smaller than the equivalent MP3 file.
An SDK will be available to enable developers to create
gaming, music and other multimedia applications using the
BAE.
"Given the immense popularity of music and games on
handheld devices, the BAE will dramatically enhance audio
on devices using Intel's StrongARM processing platform,"
said Shafath Syed, director of product marketing for Beatnik,
Inc. "The BAE for the Intel StrongARM processor will
deliver CD-quality applications to mobile users."
Beatnik also plans to support the newly introduced Intel®
XScale™ microarchitecture, Intel's next generation
StrongARM architecture. Processors based on this new microarchitecture
will enhance Beatnik's revolutionary wireless audio technology
and provide longer battery life and higher processing power
to wireless devices.
"Leading companies like Beatnik demonstrate the commitment
of the industry to the Intel® Personal Internet Client
Architecture (Intel PCA) as a robust development environment
that speeds time-to-market," said Mark Casey, director
of marketing for Intel's Handheld Computing Division. "Beatnik's
technology, utilizing the Intel StrongARM processor and
the Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, provide optimal
performance in mobile environments and offer wireless device
manufacturers new and compelling capabilities."
About Beatnik, Inc.
Beatnik offers scalable, high-quality audio solutions for
digital devices, games and the Web through a combination
of technology, content and services. Beatnik's solution
includes a line of platform applications, production music,
sound content and the Mixman software product line, enabling
the integration of enhanced audio. Beatnik develops, markets
and sells its sonification technology to a community of
creative professionals, technology licensees and consumers
- enabling them to build and interact with music and sound.
Incorporated in 1996, Beatnik was founded by musician and
composer Thomas Dolby Robertson. Mixman Technologies, Inc.
was acquired by Beatnik in December 1999.
© Beatnik, Inc. & ™ or ®
as indicated. All rights reserved. Other names may be trademarks
of their respective owners.
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