<s>
Nuon	B-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
NUON	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
VM	O
Labs	O
that	O
adds	O
features	O
to	O
a	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
could	O
also	O
play	O
CDs	O
while	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
graphics	O
processor	O
generates	O
synchronized	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
Internet	O
access	O
capability	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
Nuon-equipped	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuon	B-Device
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	O
X	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
1999	O
Video	O
Game	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
's	O
main	O
software	O
developers	O
was	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Tempest	B-Application
titled	O
Tempest	B-Application
3000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
built-in	O
VLM-2	B-Application
audio	O
visualizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
,	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
's	O
creators	O
envisioned	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
from	O
the	O
leading	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
platform	O
was	O
primarily	O
marketed	O
as	O
an	O
expanded	O
DVD	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
majority	O
of	O
Nuon	B-Device
players	O
that	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
fact	O
resembled	O
typical	O
consumer	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
with	O
the	O
only	O
noticeable	O
difference	O
being	O
a	O
Nuon	B-Device
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuon	B-Device
players	O
offered	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
when	O
playing	O
standard	O
DVD-formatted	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Nuon	B-Device
provided	O
a	O
software	O
platform	O
to	O
DVD	O
authors	O
to	O
provide	O
interactive	O
software	O
like	O
features	O
to	O
their	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nuon	B-Device
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
DVD-N501	O
and	O
DVD-N2000	O
models	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
released	O
several	O
models	O
in	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
:	O
DVD-N504	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
DVD	O
N505	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
DVD-N591	O
(	O
Korea	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
released	O
the	O
SD-2300	O
DVD	B-Device
player	I-Device
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
RCA	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
DRC300N	O
and	O
DRC480N	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nuon	B-Device
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Motorola	O
's	O
Streamaster	O
5000	O
"	O
Digital	O
DNA	O
"	O
set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuon	B-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
VM	O
Labs	O
,	O
whose	O
assets	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Genesis	O
Microchip	O
in	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
Nuon-enabled	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
shipping	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
Nuon	B-Device
software	O
titles	O
released	O
or	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
32/128	O
bit	O
54MHz	O
or	O
108MHz	O
quad-core	O
VM	O
labs	O
Nuon	B-Device
MPE	O
hybrid	O
stack	O
processor	O
(	O
Media	O
Processing	O
Element	O
,	O
supporting	O
128-bit	O
SIMD	O
floating	O
point	O
and	O
32-bit	O
integer	O
but	O
both	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
IEEE	O
754	O
floating	O
point	O
register	O
stack	O
to	O
store	O
both	O
flop	O
and	O
integer	O
instructions	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Intel	B-Architecture
MMX	I-Architecture
technology	O
through	O
context	O
switching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peripherals	O
for	O
Nuon-enhanced	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
included	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
four	O
DVD	O
releases	O
utilized	O
Nuon	B-Device
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
eight	O
games	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Freefall	B-Device
3050	I-Device
A.D.	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
X.L.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
During	O
late	O
2001	O
,	O
VM	O
Labs	O
released	O
a	O
homebrew	B-Application
SDK	B-Application
which	O
allowed	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
program	O
apps/games	O
for	O
their	O
Nuon	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
DVD-N501/DVDN504/DVDN505	O
and	O
RCA	O
DRC300N/DRC480N	O
can	O
load	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
homebrew	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
or	O
ported	O
to	O
Nuon	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
not	O
commercially	O
available	O
and	O
require	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
burn	O
the	O
material	O
to	O
a	O
Nuon-compatible	O
CD-R	O
.	O
</s>
