[Arm-netbook] news article

[Bari Ari]

On 01/10/2012 10:23 AM, lkcl luke wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Bari Ari<bari at onelabs.com>  wrote:
>> On 01/10/2012 09:32 AM, lkcl luke wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 3:27 PM, jonsmirl at gmail.com<jonsmirl at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>> Interesting $79 device...
>>>> http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/always-innovating-hdmi-dongle-android-tv-video/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The HDMI Dongle is based on the Texas Instruments Cortex-A9 OMAP 4
>>>> which can run from 1GHz to 1.8GHz depending of the configuration. It
>>>> offers 1GB of RAM and a micro SD card for local storage. The Wi-Fi and
>>>> Bluetooth module enables the device to connect to the Internet and to
>>>> any Bluetooth-enabled accessories.
>>>    alwaysinnovating are still alive, that's good to hear.
>>>
>>>    hmm, it looks like TI must have changed their policy regarding the
>>> OMAP4 series: it was previously allocated to 100k customers only.
>>>
>>>
>> Maybe they said they would buy 100K and had an inside sales manager to
>> approve the purchase. The TI sales manager I spoke with 6 months ago
>> seemed to be only interested in working with an exclusive handful of end
>> customers and not interested in our>100K pieces project.
>   yes it's very very strange the way they're handling the OMAP4.  it
> turns out that the CPU is BXPA and EU Munitions classified.
>
>   i.e. the US Govt considers the OMAP4 series to be a weapon.
>
>   exactly why, when anyone (such as demonstrated recently by china) can
> go get a few graphics cards or some games consoles and do ooo sayy...
> human genome DNA sequencing in under 6 hours flat, is entirely beyond
> me.
>
>   but, there you go.
>
>
What is even more absurd about their reaction is that the end customer 
is actually the US government.

-Bari