As a test, I downloaded files from HDtracks.com, an online retailer specializing in hi-res audio, plugged a device known as a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) into my computer and listened over earphones.
The idea of this Vivo X1 is that BBK wants to take audio very seriously on its new flagship phone, which is why it's been given a Cirrus Logic CS4398 digital-analog converter plus a CS8422 sample-rate converter -- a combo that's seemingly popular amongst Hi-Fi connoisseurs and manufacturers.
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Here's the scoop: CableCard is literally a card that you pop into the back of your TV set so that you can get rid of your digital cable box and plug that coax directly into your digital TV (it's sort of like how you can use analog cable on a cable-ready analog TV without a cable box).
In order to implement his design, Pascal had to design and custom manufacture a digital-to-analog video converter board using direct-to-PCB inkjet printing.
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It includes a motion sensor and a touch-tracking pad that allows 360-degree analog input.
Features of the MOGA Pro include a full-sized console-style grips, precision dual analog sticks, 4 action buttons, a classic directional pad, two shoulder buttons, two shoulder triggers, rechargeable batteries, USB charging cord and a tablet stand.
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The PlayPad is a travel-sized tablet controller with dual analog sliders, and includes a collapsible tablet stand and carrying case for console-like precision gaming on the go.
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The current versions are not capable of exploiting the leading-edge cell-phone technology known as 3G, a high-speed offering that follows the original analog and second-generation digital systems.
There are four face buttons, a D-pad, dual-analog sliders, start, select, and four more 'round the back: ZL, ZR, L, and R.
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First, the A500: this guy sports a 16-inch, 16:9 format display (1366 x 768), a TV-tuner for both analog and digital DVB-T programming, Harman Kardon speakers and HDMI ports with REGZA LINK technology.
While they both keep the same iMac-esque appearance with that semi-transparent, glossy white bezel, the 42-inch TL42AZ1 and 37-inch TL37AZ1 both include a pair of HDMI and component inputs as well as a soon-to-be-useless analog tuner.
The differences from Moga's previous iteration are clear and many: a rechargeable battery built in, a d-pad, larger face buttons, full analog sticks with click, and shoulder buttons just above triggers (and a backlight, if you're into that kinda thing).
Still in the early days of beta-testing , the LEV-96 is a far cry from the classic analog instruments we've come to associate with Moog.
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The fork uses a high-end accelerometer from Analog Devices to measure any shocks and jolts, as well as an advanced fluid-control system from Enfield Technologies that allows the fork to stiffen or soften quicker than a tire can deform, typically between 8 and 13 milliseconds.
They have been headed in that direction for several years--in 2006, digital sets will outsell analog sets at a ratio by a two-to-one ratio, the Consumer Electronics Association estimates--but the new law will accelerate that trend.
The ability to link via Bluetooth to this Xbox-style gamepad with dual analog sticks and a myriad of buttons allows for more complex, console-style games on the-go.
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That pickup is run though a variety of effects pedal distortion, warm-sounding tube preamplifiers, analog delays, even a tremolo.
The Store, for instance, lists a series of featured titles above a sideways scroll of browsable categories -- left and right on the analog stick take one through the featured games, while clicking up or down shifts to the next list.
Rather than adopting the tried, true and traditionally inefficient hunt-and-peck alphabet, Valve is introducing Daisywheel -- a familiar looking text entry setup designed specifically for analog gamepads.
Those charges are funneled en masse through a single analog-to-digital converter, which outputs each pixel's value in ones and zeros.
V-MODA's VAMP is a flashback to our passion and roots in the analog and solid equipment days of hi-fi.
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It was obviously a better picture quality and it was a more accurate demo than the HD-DVD demo which looked more like SD analog cable vs HD.
Byetta is a class of drugs known as GLP-1 analog, which is one approach among many to the problem of getting the body of a diabetic to produce enough of its own insulin (and suppressing its tendency to produce too much sugar).
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The cellular telecommunications industry is entering a period of transition from aging, analog-era transmission technology to high-speed "third-generation" (3G) mobile networks.
The controller features dual analog sticks, a d-pad, face buttons and shoulder bumpers for a console-style control experience on Android devices.
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This analog Android packs a Froyo-powered 806MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, front and rear 5 megapixel and 0.3 megapixel cameras, respectively, a 3.5 inch 320 x 480 touchscreen, and a whole mess of standard GPS, Bluetooth, and 3G radios.
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The new Z-Base sound bars offer two analog audio inputs, one optical (toslink) digital input, one coaxial digital input - plus a front panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of an iPod or other portable audio device.
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The unit receives a video signal from analog cable or a broadcast antenna and rescales the image to be compatible with high-resolution monitors.
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And about 40% more will be able to view the digital signal through a digital cable or satellite set-top box on an analog TV they already own.
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