I was going to remain quite....but...lol

Borrowing from a previous post of yours...and a reflection on my comments..

"Edig had it but they let them all steal it."

I guess it all depends on ones prospective....when it comes to the VoiceTimes link I gave and, the comment I made of them still... "having it"..

That link I gave had nothing to do with flash memory....however, for the memory matter, I do feel the CE manufacturers infringed. With that, if you think about it, e.Digital is leveraging that matter, especially 737 / 774 as this new frontier is now opening. They have something that puts them forcefully in front of many important companies at just the right time drawing broad industry attention....where those flash matters have been reinforced. In other words they get paid to venture the future to these companies.
Where it's not just about phones ..or the flash matters.

For the VoiceTimes alliance, that initiative had to do with setting standards for I/O data transmission and voice recognition standards....Of which, e.Digial has flexable details that could lend to each and every member of that initiative. Methods for the Voice command activation for any and all API on CE devices, along with fully modified data(audio, video,,, etc.) I/O transmission details in opening up all kinds of possibilities for interactive processing of data streamed on to and off of servers...

Well, that type of initiative is only starting to get hot now.....No one has stolen anything at this point on this matter. Where in the interim e.Digital has secured patents involving these matters.

e.Digital has, what I consider, the most advantageous position of anyone ranting PRs @ this time. They will be in front of the companies that mean the most in this new realm @ just the right time, because of their very flexible technology and their past relationships such as VoiceTimes.

"Inaugural VoiceTIMES alliance members include Dictaphone, e.Digital, IBM, Intel, Norcom Electronics, Olympus and Philips."

"VoiceTIMES Members Represent Key Elements of Mobile Computing"

Don't think for a minute that e.Digital, as described, was a wallflower in this scenario...

 IBM -- expertise in speech recognition technology and mobile
computing, toolkits for customization, evaluation and testing for
mobile devices, transcription extensions, file formats and
client/server protocols.

 e.Digital -- expertise in the design and development of digital
mobile devices interfacing with PCs and the Internet. e.Digital is
working with Intel on advanced digital voice recorders.
Un- descript that reads...eDigital was bring significant technology, and we know the Intel story .

 Dictaphone -- expertise in the areas of digital recorder design and
development and enterprise related customer environments.

 Intel -- expertise in microprocessor and system design. In addition,
Intel will work closely with IBM to help identify optimal user
scenarios for mobile workers to use distributed speech applications.
Not to mention memory issues

 Norcom Electronics -- expertise in creating and bringing to market
professional dictation/speech recognition products and solutions.

 Olympus -- expertise as an innovator in the digital recorder field.
Olympus has in the past worked with other recorder providers, such
as Philips, to create recording standards for digital speech.
IMO, e.Digital has set matters settling with this company previously

 Philips -- expertise in electronic components, speech technology
and mobile productivity tools. e.Digital is now dealing with this company over patents covering micro-controller, memory, editing digital recordings...etc.

The questions to ponder...

Was it too early for the initiative? IMO, depends on what one would want out of it, if looking to the future.

Or, were the other members of this standards initiative asking too much of e.Digital ?

IMO, e.digital made its decisions not to lend to much to it...where we know what happened to the Intel issue. With that, e.Digital board members, of which, Intel had a presence,.... vacated.

e.Digital still has what it had, un standardized to any particular initiative....with now, new patents that cover those issues....... that particular standards body was trying to secure for them selves....for the future.

IMO, many will never really appreciate the tribulations of what e.Digital endured, or happend here, however, IMO, e.Digital made the right moves....as far as the company is concerned. With that did not steer it to short sighted gains of the Intel CE relationship.

They did not give it away....which, IMO would have happened had the Intel relationship proceed.

IMO, there was just way too much at stake and it was not just about flash memory..

doni