Computex Watch: Mobile Gadgets, Laptops and WiMAX

posted by Ken Kaplan on May 31, 2009

Many eyes are turning to Taipei for this week’s Computex, the largest IT trade show in Asia that runs from June 2-6.

Every year, this is where new mobile technologies are unveiled, and this year I’m looking for the latest in laptops, netbooks, mobile Internet devices and WiMAX.

Here are a few Intel-related things I’ve seen blogged about prior to the show:

• New devices by Viliv
• Metrological’s Mediaconnect TV — the digital entertainment set top box Intel CE 3100 processor inside

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Ever have one of those days?

posted by Regina Wu on May 29, 2009

We've all been there - you're inches away from reaching your goal, but then something happens to make you fall flat on your face.  I've had a string of these incidents happen to me lately while gaming - frustration after frustration.  It's like my gaming life has been one big fail blog entry after another.

The worst offender by far is in Left 4 Dead.  After Valve released the awesome survival mode content, I rounded up the troops and we proceeded to dominate the maps one at a time, going for the gold medal.  For those who have not played the game, or this mode before, the basic premise is that you and your 3 friends try to survive the zombie onslaught for as long as possible.  If you make it past 4 minutes, you get a bronze medal; after 7 minutes you earn a silver medal, and 10 minutes is the coveted gold medal. 

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Tomorrow's games are being created today...

posted by Todd Christ on May 20, 2009

As an update to my previous blog, I did take the multitude of responses and added a 2nd video card to my home PC, and the experience only got better! Now the Core i7 has increased input from the SSD, and increased output via the twin video cards! It’s EXTREME!

While I’m not opposed to manually tweaking a system, I was asked to try the latest Intel® Desktop Control Center which turns out to be a pretty decent little app. I was able to get my Core i7 965 overclocked to 4GHz! I may not set any world records, but man this machine eats everything I can throw at it! You can see my IDCC graphic on twitter.

For a speed comparison - many people are familiar with the ability to take a DVD and convert it to a mobile format. I used a utility to extract my DVD into an ISO format so it could reside on my SSD, then I used a separate app to convert the DVD into mp4 format for my iPOD. Normally, this process of converting to mp4 on my old quad core system (and spindle hard drive) would take about 20-25 minutes - not shabby, eh?

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Stanford and Intel Moving Innovation Into Tomorrow

posted by Ken Kaplan on May 19, 2009

In the spirit the new Intel campaign, Sponsors of Tomorrow, I was delighted to learn about Stanford University and Intel celebrating decades collaboration and technology research "rock stars."

This is a collection of highlights from a full feature story with photos and additional interviews available at the Stanford University School of Engineering site. CNET's nanotech: the circuits blog also writes Intel fets four-decade Santford-link.

Do you know what Intel executives Craig Barrett, Pat Gelsinger and Paolo Gargini have in common? They - and hundreds of Intel employees - are Stanford University alumni who have fostered a decades-long relationship between the university and Intel based on a shared passion for technology innovation.

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Meet Ajay Bhatt and the "real" Intel Rockstars

posted by Michael Brito on May 19, 2009

Last week, I caught up with Ajay Bhatt, Steve Whalley, Bala Cadambi and Josh Smith; and asked them about Sponsors of Tomorrow, USB, and why they like working for Intel.

 

In the future, I want ...?

posted by Michael Brito on May 15, 2009

If you haven't noticed, last week we launched the new campaign, Sponsors of Tomorrow. As part of the launch, a handful of Intel employees flew to New York and participated in pulling the NASDAQ bell to help usher in the campaign. Afterwards, my buddy Thom and I spent some time on Times Square and asked random people to finish this sentence, "In the future, I want _____."

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Earthquake! University of Nevada Builds Better Structures with Technology

posted by Kiesha Cochrane on May 14, 2009

When I was a sophomore in high school we had a 6.8 earthquake on a Wednesday at 11am. I distinctively remember being in Spanish class and seeing the lights begin to sway. The high school I went to is over 100 years old, survived a fire and a mud slide and we really weren't sure if our luck would hold and the school would survive another natural incident.Luckily, there were no serious injuries and no serious damage despite the magnitude of the quake. Ever since then I've been really interested in earthquakes and how they affect the world around us.

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Future Wearable Tech from NYU Students

posted by Ken Kaplan on May 08, 2009

While high school science whiz kids from around the world are traveling to Reno, NV to compete in this year’s Intel Science and Engineering Fair, a group tech-savvy students at Tisch School of the Arts in New York will hold their IPT Spring Show 2009.

It’s a “festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP.” The event is free and open to the public on May 10-11. No RSVP required.

In this week’s Rocketboom Tech segment, Host Ellie Rountree gets a sneak peek at a few of the wearable technologies being created by students, including a clever paparazzi protector and a mechanism that rigs your digital music player to adjust it’s playlist to the pace of your heartbeat.

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Sponsors of Tomorrow: Just another tagline?

posted by Michael Brito on May 06, 2009

Clever tagline indeed; but it means much more to me personally.  I joined Intel over a year ago and I can genuinely say that my experience here has been fantastic.  I have worked with the most amazing, smart, cool and quirky people within the walls here at 2200 Mission College Blvd in Santa Clara <--- this is where I sit in case you want to send fan mail.  : P

Okay, seriously, in my mind, this new ad campaign, Sponsors of Tomorrow not only celebrates the people behind the Intel brand, but it communicates to every day people who we are, what we do and how it affects our tomorrow. Over the last 40 years or so -- way before my time - Intel has developed some really cool technologies that affect the lives of many, including mine; from cool gadgets like MIDs and Netbooks that allow me to update my Twitter status wherever I go to technologies like WiMAX that are transforming entire cities into wireless hot spots. If you know anything about me; you will know that my entire life is defined by "being connected" all the time and for that, I thank my all of my awesome co-workers and others in the industry for making that happen.

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Evolution of Mobile Internet Gadgets

posted by Ken Kaplan on May 01, 2009

This is Moore’s Law in action mixed with the beauty of innovative hardware design and software refinement. Seeing this video is believing in that there has been significant progress in the past three years, as more tech experts work together at bringing the full Internet experience to tiny mobile Internet devices.

Steve “Chippy” Paine at UMPCPortal.com always puts things into a clear, easily understandable perspective for people interested in the latest tiny computers hitting markets around the world.

In this video, he show how some of the first Utra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPC) looked, felt and operated back in 2006 then compares them to newer, better built mobile Internet devices on the market today.

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