Softick Audio Gateway
Softick Audio Gateway is the first Bluetooth audio streaming solution for Palm OS handhelds which allows to connect Palm OS handheld to the Bluetooth stereo headphones and listen to digital audio played by Palm OS applications: MP3 Players, audio book readers, games.
Softick Audio Gateway can operate with any Bluetooth audio device which supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) designed to transfer a high-quality stereo audio stream wirelessly.
Softick Audio Gateway captures digital audio from Palm OS audio subsystem and redirects it to the Bluetooth A2DP device:
- Bluetooth stereo headphones or bluetooth stereo headsets
- Desktop PC with a2dp drivers installed
- Bluetooth stereo car kit
- A2DP Speakers.
Currently we have tested our Bluetooth Audio Gateway with:
- Plantronics Pulsar 590A Headset
- Bluetake i-Phone BT420EX Bluetooth Hi-Fi Sports Headphone
- iPAQ Bluetooth Stereo Headphones (made by Logitech)
- Bluetake A2DP enable PC dongle
Softick Audio Gateway Features:
- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile support (A2DP)
- Audio/Video Remote Control profile support (A
- High quality stereo streaming, up to 304Kbps audio bitrate
- Wide-range players and audio software compatibility
- Easy setup and usage
- Support for Mono and Stereo sound stream
- Automatic upsampling/downsampling depending on blueooth headset capabilities
- Built-in audio post filter to improve low bitrate audio quality
Softick Audio Gateway Benefits:
- Low-cost high demanded Bluetooth extension for Palm OS handhelds
- Mobility and comfort provided by wireless approach
- Extended integration into Bluetooth audio systems
Softick Audio Gateway Requirements:
- Palm OS 5.1 or higher handheld
- Built-in Bluetooth technology support
- 200K of Storage Memory
- Compatible handhelds: Palm Treo 700p, Palm Treo 680, Palm Tungsten-T3, Palm TX, Palm Tungsten-T5, Palm Zire 72, PalmOne Treo 650, PalmOne Tungsten E2, PalmOne Life Drive, Tapwave Zodiac, Tapwave Zodiac 2
- Additional troubleshooting option to lock Audio Gateway in NVFS cache
- Treo 700P watchdog should consume less battery now
- Improved first time wizard
- Fixed problem with Big Endian sound streams
- Low sample rate post filter was tuned to voice. This dramatically improved voice quality for Audible books
- If supported media player is active before connection to the headset is established player will be stopped, connection established and player re-started to redirect music to the A2DP device
- Resolved upgrade failure during HotSync
- Fixed crash on connection if Pocket Tunes 4.0 already plays title
- Fixed compatibility problem with Motorola DC800 audio gateway device
- Added workaround for phone Headset/Handsfree Profile disconnection problem on Palm Treo 700P smartphone. Hope non-A2DP headset users will also benefit from this fix
- Fixed crash during REM sleep handling
- Added workaround for Treo 700p switch to the headset during phone call
- AVRCP profile support for TCPMP media player
- AVRCP profile support for Audible Player (version 3.0 is required)
- Treo 700p beta support
- Fixed number of problem related to Treo 650
- Added public interface to control Softick Audio Gateway. Third party application can process AVRCP events now
- AVRCP supports RealOne Player in foreground mode
- New Main Screen
- Motorola HT820 headset workaround
- Quick connect using cached data from previous session
- Fixed crash on starting recording in Voice Memo when Audio Gateway is active
- A/V Remote Control profile (AVRCP) supports Aerodrome Aeroplayer (5.2.1 or better)
- Desktop accessories to quckly connect/disconnect Softick Audio Gateway to headphones
- Fixed problem with Palm TX + Plantronics Pulsar 590A power saving mode
- Treo 650 call handing improved
