Car GPS SYSTEMS

TMC, for Traffic Message Channel, is a great way to get Traffic issues sent to your GPS via FM signals that can’t be picked up by a normal FM car stereo. TMC is a specific application of the RDS or Radio Data System for silently transmitting information like traffic and weather over FM signals. This data-only traffic signal is sent out via ClearChannel communications (in the US), with data provided by Inrix, a large aggregator of traffic information. This TMC signal gives you easy real-time warnings of tie-ups, accidents, slow traffic, and allows you and your GPS to [...]

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AC’97 (short for Audio Codec ‘97; also MC’97, short for Modem Codec ‘97) is Intel Corporation’s Audio “Codec” standard developed by the Intel Architecture Labs in 1997, and used mainly in motherboards, modems, and sound cards.
Intel’s use of the word audio codec refers to signals being encoded/decoded to/from analog audio from/to digital audio, thus actually a combined audio AD/DA-converter. This should not be confused with a codec in the sense of converting from one binary format to another, such as an audio (MP3) or video (Xvid) codec in a media player.
Audio components integrated into chipsets consists of two components: an [...]

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A2DP/ ATSC/CAN/ CCD camera/CDC/CMOS camera/CE Approval/ DVB-T / FCC Approval / FDA approval/ GPS/ OSD/ PIP display/ RDS/ SD card/TMC/TFT LCD

A2DP
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile. This profile defines how high quality audio (stereo or mono) can be streamed from one device to another over a Bluetooth connection. For example, music streamed from a mobile phone to a wireless headset or car audio.

CAN

CAN-bus or CAN, short for Controller Area Network, is a technology first used in automotive applications, designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle without a host computer.CANbus systems exhibit high transfer rates [...]

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Picture in Picture (PiP) is a feature of some television receivers and similar devices. One program (channel) is displayed on the full TV screen at the same time as one or more other programs are displayed in inset windows. Sound is usually from the main program only.
Picture in Picture requires two independent tuners or signal sources to supply the large and the small picture. Two-tuner PiP TVs have a second tuner built in, but a single-tuner PiP TV requires an external signal source, which may be an external tuner, VCR, DVD player, or a cable box with composite video outputs. [...]

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A modern SiRFstarIII chip based 20-channel GPS receiver with WAAS/EGNOS support.SiRFstarIII is a range of high sensitivity GPS microcontroller chips manufactured by SiRF Technology.GPS microcontroller chips interpret signals from GPS satellites and determine the position of the GPS receiver.

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SiRFstar III receiver and integrated antenna from UK company Antenova. This measures just 49 x 9 x 4mm.The SiRFstarIII chip is distinguished from earlier SiRF chips and from GPS chipsets made by other manufacturers (Garmin or Trimble Inc for example), largely due to its ability to acquire and maintain a signal lock in urban or densely covered forest environments, and its [...]

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A2DP was initially used in conjunction with an intermediate Bluetooth transceiver that connects to a standard audio output jack, encodes the incoming audio to a Bluetooth-friendly format, and sends the signal wirelessly to Bluetooth headphones that decode and play the audio. Bluetooth headphones, especially the more advanced models, often come with a microphone and support for the Headset (HSP), Hands-Free (HFP) and Audio/Video Remote Control (AVRCP) profiles.
A2DP is designed to transfer a uni-directional 2-channel stereo audio stream, like music from an MP3 player, to a headset or car radio.[2] This profile relies on AVDTP and GAVDP. It includes mandatory support [...]

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A thin-film transistor (TFT) is a special kind of field-effect transistor made by depositing thin films of a semiconductor active layer as well as the dielectric layer and metallic contacts over a supporting substrate. A common substrate is glass, since the primary application of TFTs is in liquid crystal displays. This differs from the conventional transistor where the semiconductor material typically is the substrate, such as a silicon wafer.
The best known application of thin-film transistors is in TFT LCDs, an implementation of LCD technology. (LCD is short for Liquid Crystal Display)Transistors are embedded within the panel itself, reducing crosstalk between [...]

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These started with the original iPod released back in 2001 and were originally called simply iPod’. They have 1.8″ internal hard drives which give them a higher capacity when compared to other iPods. On September 5, 2007, they were officially renamed iPod classic.

1G and 2G iPods

These were known as 1st Generation and 2nd Generation iPods. Their overall shape and function was similar, so in terms of purchasing accessories, they are considered equivalent.
Unique Features: The 1G and 2G iPods have a Firewire port on top.
Scroll Wheel: 1G iPods have a wheel that physically turns when scrolling through your songs while the [...]

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Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) (pronounced /ˈsiːmɒs/ “sea moss”), is a technology for making integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits. CMOS technology is also used for a wide variety of analog circuits such as image sensors, data converters, and highly integrated transceivers for many types of communication. Frank Wanlass successfully patented CMOS in 1967 (US Patent 3,356,858).
CMOS was also sometimes referred to as complementary-symmetry metal–oxide–semiconductor (or COS-MOS). The words “complementary-symmetry” refer to the fact that the typical digital design style with CMOS uses complementary and symmetrical pairs of p-type and n-type metal [...]

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A Compact Disc player (often written as compact disc player), or CD player, is an electronic device that plays audio Compact Discs. CD players are often installed into home stereo systems, car audio systems, and personal computers. They also manufactured as portable devices. Modern units support other formats in addition to CDs, such as DVDs, CD-ROMs with audio files and video CDs. DJs often use players with an adjustable playback sampling rate to alter the pitch of the music programme. Many modern CD players also play MP3 CDs. CD playback functionality is available on all modern CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive equipped computers [...]

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