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Divio's Single Chip Dual Mode Video/Still Solution Drives CJ-100 Pocket Photo Camera


CJ-100 SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2000 -- Divio Inc. today announced that its NW820 single-chip dual-mode camera solution powers CM Tech's CJ-100 Pocket Photo. Divio's NW820 solution allows the slim line, go everywhere CJ-100 to function as a single-shot digital still camera (DSC) that fits easily into a pocket or as a full-motion, real-time Web and Internet ready motion video camera when tethered to a PC for streaming or for video conferencing applications. The camera also can be used to send still images or motion video to a TV set. The CJ-100 is on display at Fall COMDEX in booth #S667.

This unprecedented flexibility makes the CJ-100 equally powerful as a business tool for Web conferences or an on-the-go, personal camera capable of snapping crystal-clear, VGA resolution digital photos. Whether worn around the neck for quick and easy access, tucked into a pocket between shots or tethered to the PC as a Web cam or security tool, the Divio-driven Pocket Photo brings a personal touch to online business meetings and keeps friends and families in touch anywhere in the world.

"Divio's NW820 single-chip implementation enabled us to integrate several innovations in one device, including a revolutionary design, significantly reduced time to market, and combined high-quality still and video for every day consumers," said H.P.Kong, president of CM Tech. "The CJ-100 combined with the Divio NW820 brings new and exciting desktop video and digital imaging to the masses, in one easy-to-use, go anywhere design."

"The CJ-100 Pocket Photo demonstrates how perfectly suited our single-chip NW820 is in a dual mode application," said Isaac van Kempen, vice president of marketing at Divio Inc. "Not only does our single-chip design enable sleek designs, the NW820 features real-time compression to provide a perfect solution for consumers and business who want to produce high-quality video or capture crisp, still images."

The CJ-100 Pocket Photo makes full use of the NW820's power and flexibility, offering desktop video at 30 frames per second (fps) at CIF and VGA resolutions over a standard USB connection. When detached from the cradle, the pocket-size d device captures 120 Web-ready normal-quality or 50 high-quality 640 x 480 pixel images. Its highly integrated silicon is miserly with power, allowing up to 1,000 exposures using only two AA batteries.

The CJ-100 joins a group of NW820-powered killer business and consumer apps that use real-time video and still photography to enrich video messaging, Web-based video, white board collaboration, surveillance, video conferencing, computer telephony, Microsoft NetMeeting sessions and casual chatting over USB. The Divio NW820 debuted in February and now leads the industry in a performance and quality as a single-chip solution for integrated and detachable digital video and digital still cameras (DSC).