ATI announced their new media processors, the IMAGEON 2282 and 2182. The chips offer something of a package deal to cell phone manufacturers with 3 megapixel camera support, hi-fi digital audio, and a digital camcorder with streaming video and video conferencing capabilities. Although nothing spectacular from an individual feature standpoint, the chips act as media processors for the phone, taking the load almost entirely off the host processor. The ATI press release goes on to mention that the 2282 (the higher-end model) offers picture-in-picture support to help with video conferencing. I’m not using PIP on my 32″ living room television, so the chances of me using it on a 2″ screen are slim, but it’s innovative nonetheless.
Press Release [ATI via HardOCP]
