I've seen a number of mobile/laptop devices list the Silicon Motion, Inc graphics chip Lynx3DM. This is also the video chip for Advantech's 9370. Appearantly, XWindows supports this chip well.. In fact.. I read one comment online that the X4.0 seems to have better support (especially for DVD playing). However, while the general video capabilities have improved for this chip - the 3D capabilities of this chip in the Linux world are untapped. This chip supports OpenGL in the Windows world.. but not in the Linux world.. This certainly holds some interest to augmented reality issues - rendering (superimposing the image of a new design graphically over reality) etc.. Is this another area where the Linux world has cooled their heels a bit because they have a half dozen chip sets that give them 3D but only work in a power hungry environment? I'm just curious what others here think about the importance of 3D rendering to wearable use.. and "slow?" advancement of Mesa (OpenGL).. Also if anyone else is using this chip ... I'd like to hear about how well it works. Rick ______________________________________________________________________ Movies, Music, Sports, Games! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain
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