LONDON — NXP has teamed up with some of the leading software developers in the digital media and automotive markets, including Nuance Communications, Inc. (voice control), Gracenote (content management) and Ordina (DVB-T reception), to create a multimedia infotainment concept demonstrator.
The demonstrator is at the core of a complete in-car entertainment system that provides consumers with a huge variety of multimedia applications, ranging from video to voice selection of digital music.
It uses the Philips spin-out's Trimedia DSPs for audio and video processing and ARM-based microprocessor cores to ensure compatibility with major automotive operating systems.
The software is configurable to address various combinations of video, audio and connectivity use cases. The implementation provides extensive connectivity capabilities, including digital i-Pod connectivity and hands-free telephony.
The demonstrator, being shown this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, also shows video playback from multiple sources including broadcast and DVD; audio playback from sources including digitally-connected portable media players and USB memory sticks; and the demonstrators on-board hard disk drive.
All functions are running on a small number of processors that could be implemented on a single board today but NXP says it is already working on a single chip implementation.
"With its ability to run several concurrent applications the demonstrator is a major advance, offering designers seamless access to entertainment, information and services so consumers can enjoy the same media in on the move as they do at home," said Torsten Lehmann, director of marketing & strategy, Car Entertainment Solutions at NXP (Eindhoven, the Netherlands.)
Strategy Analytics recently estimated there would be 13.6 million voice-controlled multimedia infotainment systems shipped in 2012.
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