Helps bring BitTorrent to the living room.
Marvell has announced that it’s new 88F5182 system-on-chip (SoC) platform will be BitTorrent capable, allowing consumer electronic manufacturers who make products such as network attached storage (NAS) devices, set-top boxes, and other components to utilize BitTorrent for high-speed content delivery.
Consumer electronics manufacturers that utilize the BitTorrent-certified 88F5182 chipset in their devices will now have the ability to provide a complete media solution featuring compatibility with BitTorrent.
“There is a growing demand for consumer electronics devices that enable BitTorrent. By coupling BitTorrent with our high-performance SoCs, Marvell is providing a complete digital solution to our customers that will facilitate consumer access to rich multimedia content and data,” said Paramesh Gopi, vice president and general manager of the Embedded and Emerging Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Business Group at Marvell.
“With an installed base of over 150 million BitTorrent users worldwide, the next generation of Internet-connected devices are integrating BitTorrent to ensure a simple and seamless digital entertainment experience for consumers,” said Ashwin Navin, president of BitTorrent, Inc. “Optimizing BitTorrent to work with Marvell silicon at the component-level not only provides manufacturers high-performance and quick time-to-market, but takes full advantage of the entertainment content and commercial content delivery services offered by BitTorrent.”
This is an important additional step in integrating the BitTorrent protocol for use in consumer electronic devices, especially those that are designed for home entertainment usage and data storage. It’s one more progression towards consumers being able to watch and retrieve content quickly and seamlessly from their comfort of their living rooms.
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haven’t found a (pin out) spec sheet for this chip yet but it seems to be embedded in many extenral hard disk enclosures sold in the last few months
if you have any technical info on hand please post it for the more savvy users here bro
400MHz ARM9(26)-compatible processor with a hard drive USB 2.0 and SDRAM controller.