[sdiy] [semi-OT] new sound synth IC announced

[Colin Hinz]

Only semi-offtopic......

NEC Electronics has announced a new sound synthesizer LSI IC which
offers surround sound, 4 MIDI inputs, and 64-note polyphony.

The weird thing is....this chip is intended for cellphones:

http://www.necel.com/en/news/archive/0309/1502.html

Yipe! As if annoying ringtones weren't insidious enough already.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada