Zii?

[Michael Butash]

Zii Egg device I presume you're talking about, Zii itself is the actual
processor platform.

It's custom integrated ARM chipset, custom video processing, custom
audio solution, basic wire/wireless/periphery connectivity.  Toss in
accelerometers and the like, and you have an oemable ipod competitor.
Android or their own Plaszma os(?) will provide the software api's to
write code around.  Underneath they are all linux goodness.

http://www.zii.com/Developer/SDKProducts.aspx

That should tell you most anything you need to know.  I did notice these
can do 1080p, so I can retract my comment about the ZuneHD - it can be
relegated back to microsoft fodder obscurity again.  I still think
creative should have build them with cell radio and peddle them as
phones, I'm sold already.

-mb


On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 22:18 -0700, Ryan Rix wrote:
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> Bob Elzer wrote:
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> > Drool...
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> It turns out that Zii is a subsidiary of Creative, the MP3 player company. 
> So, I guess that the Zii may not be so much Vapourware as Developerware... 
> Still an absolutely beautiful toy. I think I may get one, but 400$ for 
> device+their plazma sdk is kinda steep. I'd just put android or debian on 
> it, I think... 
> 
> Is it worth it? That thing sounds like a dream come true, and if that 
> plaszma OS is FOSS (doesn't appear to be, 400$ sdk considered, and that it's 
> not advertised as GNU/Linux) it gets even better.
> 
> Part of me is doing the same thing as Bob and then the other half of me is 
> saying that I can get a better supported device that is just as 'cool' for 
> same or cheaper price.
> 
> The processor seems highly proprietary, even though it's running Android. 
> Anyone know -anything- about this device?
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> (btw, I'm sending this via GMane and nntp, so if the message is borked 
> please let me know)
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> Ryan
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