The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook

A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions

  1. 656 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook

A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions

About this book

The consumer electronics market has never been as awash with new consumer products as it has over the last couple of years. The devices that have emerged on the scene have led to major changes in the way consumers listen to music, access the Internet, communicate, watch videos, play games, take photos, operate their automobiles—even live. Digital electronics has led to these leaps in product development, enabling easier exchange of media, cheaper and more reliable products, and convenient services. This handbook is a much-needed, comprehensive engineering guide to the dynamic world of today's digital consumer electronics. It provides complete details on key enabling technologies, standards, delivery and reception systems, products, appliances and networking systems. Each chapter follows a logical progression from a general overview of each device, to market dynamics, to the core technologies and components that make up that particular product. The book thoroughly covers all of the key digital consumer product categories: digital TV, digital audio, mobile communications devices, gaming consoles, DVD players, PCs and peripherals, display devices, digital imaging devices, web terminals and pads, PDAs and other handhelds, screenphones/videophones, telematics devices, eBooks and readers, and many other current and future products.To receive a FREE daily newsletter on displays and consumer electronics, go to: http://www.displaydaily.com/·Surveys crucial engineering information for every digital consumer product category, including cell phones, digital TVs, digital cameras, PDAs and many more—the only reference available to do so·Has extremely broad market appeal to embedded systems professionals, including engineers, programmers, engineering managers, marketing and sales personnel—1,000,000+ potential readers·Helps engineers and managers make the correct design decisions based on real-world data

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Digital Consumer Technology Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Devices, Standards, Future Directions, and Programmable Logic Solutions
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. Generation D—The Digital Decade
  7. Chapter 2. Digital Consumer Devices
  8. Chapter 3. Digital Television and Video
  9. Chapter 4. Audio Players
  10. Chapter 5. Cellular/Mobile Phones
  11. Chapter 6. Gaming Consoles
  12. Chapter 7. Digital Video/Versatile Disc (DVD)
  13. Chapter 8. Desktop and Notebook Personal Computers (PCs)
  14. Chapter 9. PC Peripherals
  15. Chapter 10. Digital Displays
  16. Chapter 11. Digital Imaging—Cameras and Camcorders
  17. Chapter 12. Web Terminals and Web Pads
  18. Chapter 13. Internet Smart Handheld Devices
  19. Chapter 14. Screen and Video Phones
  20. Chapter 15. Automotive Entertainment Devices
  21. Chapter 16. eBooks
  22. Chapter 17. Other Emerging and Traditional Consumer Electronic Devices
  23. Chapter 18. The Digital "Dream" Home
  24. Chapter 19. Programmable Logic Solutions Enabling Digital Consumer Technology
  25. Chapter 20. Conclusions and Summary
  26. Index