Computers have changed our daily schedule so much in the past few years, and as we slowly creep into the holiday season, what is on top of your holiday list this season?
Do you envision building the baddest of Core i7 gaming rigs?
Inspired by Inside Scoop Maestro Michael Brito -- he did a great video preview of the Viliv S5 back when the mobile Internet device was about to hit the market -- I got hooked on the solid, nifty Viliv MID design.
Just prior to Computex, my "i gotta have one" device desire was hijacked by the Viliv X70, the slightly bigger, more technically equipped Intel Atom powered) sibling to the Viliv S5.
Wow, lots of new innovations on being unveiled at Computex in Taipei during the first few days. I’ve been keeping my eyes on a few people there on the scene, and from there branching out to see the reaction from gadget lovers who aren’t at the show (like me).
Gizmodo’s Adrian Covert hit early with “Intel unleashed a flurry of new processors at Computex, including the T9900 Core 2 Duo, which clocks in at a speedy 3.06 GHz—the first Penryn-based Core 2 Duo chip to do so.” and Ubergizmo gave their take, “Intel Makes Mobile More Mobile @ Computex.”
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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:
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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.
Ya'll know me by now. I usually don't spout out marketing messages on this blog but consider this one exception. I had the Viliv MID (review below) over the weekend and I fell in love with it; mainly because I was able to download and use Tweetdeck, something that failed to work on previous devices.
So here is the marketing message. Starting today (April 27th @ 1:00 PM EST), Dynamism is accepting pre-orders for $599, with the first orders expected to ship on May 8th. And, as an added incentive, those who pre-order will also get a spare battery, a car kit, and a leather pouch, which Dynamism says is a $135 value.
On CNN this morning, there's an article about Nettops, another internet device powered by the Intel Atom processor. In my previous posts, I've talked about wanting a stylish little netbook - to carry around in my purse. But now, I'm kinda starting to think that I want a nettop on my kitchen counter too. True, I could use the netbook in the kitchen, but I kinda like the idea of having an unmoveable internet device on my countertop. It could be the recipe organizer and family calendar and it wouldn't get lost in the house! I surfed around a little bit and found a touchscreen version of the nettop that would fit the bill just perfectly on Amazon.com:
SmartMoney published a great play on the PC vs Mac series to showcase the differences between Netbooks and Laptops on YouTube a while back...
To help you better understand the differences, Intel published a quick cheat sheet comparing the two products... Hope this is helpful!
Intel's Netbook vs Laptop Primer
Today we announced the winners of the What's Inside You contest. Congratulations to the top 3 winners and to all who participated in the contest. Thank you for sharing your story about how you're using Intel processors to do something amazing.
Though the contest has come to a close, you can still submit your story here to be featured on the What's Inside You website. We're actively considering future contests and will keep everyone posted through the Inside Scoop.
So, without further ado... read on to learn more about the grand, first and second place winners, as well as about the cool prizes they won.
Grand prize winner: Beautiful as blown glass, made from family photos by MangoCats
MangoCats uses an Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based PC to create "art from photographcs and chaotic strange attractors."
MangoCats won a choice of an Intel Centrino 2-based laptop valueed up to $3,000, as well as $300 in cash and a $200 gift certificate from Amazon.com
First place winner: Blix by Ari
Ari used a Centrino processor technology powered laptop on a home automation project called Blix. He and his teammates created a device that can communicate with any electronic device via Short Message Service (SMS) and the Internet.
Ari won a choice of an Intel Centrino 2-based laptop valued up to $2000, as well as $200 in cash and a $100 gift certificate from Amazon.com
Second place winner: Intel helped me graduate! by Eric Gebhardt
Eric used and Intel Core 2 Quad processor-based PC to work on his architecture projects for school. He recently graduate and says he could not have done so well without the Intel processor.
Eric won an Intel Atom-based netbook valued up to $1,000, as well as $200 in cash
Uday points out many of the bells of whistles on the mobile device. He explains how the sleak device is powered by a tiny, might Intel Atom processor, allowing the OQO to play HD and do the things you like doing on PC.
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The holidays are coming... what's on your Intel wish list?
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Meet Gwen; the winner of the Extreme Photoshop Contest
Ajay Bhatt on the Conan O'Brien show
Introducing the Extreme Photo Contest Winner!
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