IAdea Corporation, the Taiwan-based licensee of BitTorrent technology, and Star Semiconductor Corporation, an affiliate of the semiconductor giant UMC Group, jointly announce the availability of the world’s first BitTorrent-optimized microprocessor chip.In a sign of things to come, the BitTorent protocol has been incorporated in another fashion so as to allow consumer electronics hardware manufacturers to create devices that directly download and play BitTorrent content. This will no doubt me music to the ears of Netgear Inc. and the like who are working to bring content to users using the BitTorrent protocol. It was recently announced that Netgear was releasing a new device called the Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000) that will allow users to download HD videos, music, Internet radio, and digital photos from your home PC and storage devices to your HDTV. This new BitTorrent-optimized microprocessor will certainly speed up the process and assist in the devices functionality. “I remember in the old days people first watched DVDs on the PC, like how BitTorrent is used on the PC today,” says Steven Huang, Chairman and CEO of Star Semiconductor Corporation, the co-developer of the new chip. “Very soon our chip will enable millions of consumer devices to run BitTorrent and help consumers do what they do today on the PC using just a simple remote control.” This truly is a bold new step in harnessing the speed and simplicity of the BitTorrent protocol, and could herald a new age of hardware devices that make downloading content even easier and more convenient. “BitTorrent is going to fundamentally advance the Web to its next stage. New digital appliances utilizing our chip work cooperatively to deliver large media files. This new service architecture is infinitely scalable, delivers faster as more users join, and can be built at a fraction of the cost of a traditional server farm,” says John C. Wang, CEO of IAdea Corporation, the developer of the technology inside the new chip. “We see this trend emerging as ‘Web 3.0’ where each consumer becomes part of a universal content storage and delivery system. Our new chip plays part in the new paradigm by making BitTorrent available efficiently and economically. You should not be surprised if you find your next car or cellphone enabled with our technology.” This also means more good news for BitTorent Inc. which is almost single-handedly turning BitTorrent into a legitimate content distribution method. It seems as though it wasn't that long ago that it was limited to odd offerings from "Bollywood" and Asian cinema, and now it counts a number of Hollywood studios as well as the UK's BBC as being among its partners. “BitTorrent continues to expand its roster of partners along the digital content value chain—from content destination sites to the semiconductors that power the most popular consumer electronic devices,” said Ashwin Navin, President and Co-Founder of BitTorrent. “The growing BitTorrent ecosystem reflects our vision for BitTorrent embedded everywhere people want an improved entertainment experience.” Now hat kind of devices will now be dreamt up by hardware manufacturers looking to take advantage of this new microprocessor are as yet to be determined but, I know I'm not alone in my eager anticipation. The future of BitTorrent looks brighter than ever. **The BitTorrent-optimized STR9810/20 microprocessors will be available in Q1 2007. Two versions of the chips are available with various hardware-based acceleration levels. In addition both chips feature an ARM922-based core, network interface and dual USB 2.0 high-speed ports, allowing fast integration with existing embedded consumer products such as wireless routers, NAS, smart HDD enclosures, DVD players, set-top boxes, and DLNA digital media appliances. The chips will be available starting at $8.75 in 1K quantities.**
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