The day before consumer technology blog Ubergizmo unveiled their Uber10 list of gadget gift ideas for the holidays (KGO-TV’s Richard Hart report aired 11/15, embedded below), my seven-year-old son asked me what I wanted for Christmas. It was his savvy way to get me to help him brainstorm what will become his wish list for 2009.
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?
This video gives a whole new meaning to ‘durable computing’…
and for those of you who don’t like math… 70C is 158F (that’s HOT!)
tagged: alan_frost, black_rock, burning_man, gaming, high_performance_computing, intel, solid, solid_state, solid_state_drive, ssd, todd_christ, x25, x25m, x25, x25m
On Monday this week, we kicked off the "What's Inside You Sweepstakes". Share your story of how Intel processors make a difference in your life and be entered into a drawing with the chance to win several notable prizes, including a Sony VAIO* W series netbook autographed by Conan O'Brien.
Since Monday, we've seen at least a dozen great entries - so don't forget to share your story! Over the next few weeks, during the sweepstakes, I'll be sharing stories from sweepstakes entrants, so stay tuned!
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.”
tagged: benq, centrino2, computex, frankgruber, intel, intelatom, intelinsiders, laptops, midmoves, mobileinternetdevices, moblin, viliv
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:
tagged: computex, frankgruber, intel, intelcentrino, intelcomputex, laptop, mid, ultrathin, umpcportal, upgrade, wimax
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:
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Terra Reilly, co-founder of Captive Orbit, a digital marketing agency in Seattle, WA. Terra's one of those amazing people who is accomplished and fun loving, it really was a pleasure to meet with her. As I've stated before, I'm a little bit of a luddite when it comes to gadget collecting. While I love working at Intel and seeing new technologies and innovations in process, at home, in my personal life, I don't have a lot of gadgets. I do have a newer laptop with a Core2 Duo processor at home, but no fancy iPhone or anything in my purse.
However, after meeting Terra, and hearing about how she loves her netbook - and how her netbook sets her free, I am starting to really consider purchasing one of those cute little netbooks I keep walking past at the local store... Here's her story:
What about you? Have you bought a netbook? Is there a reason why you haven't or won't? Let me know in comments or share your story with us as part of "What's Inside You"!
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
In my Google Alerts the other day, I found one of those serendipitous gems that made the geek dad in me smile.
G4TV did a fun and funny segment on the Intel Classmate PC, the nifty little netbook-like computer designed for young students.
Earlier today at CES, several computer manufacturers announced new Intel-based Classmate PCs with the convertible design that lets kids convert the clamshell design into a tablet. They look very cool... I can't wait to play with one! 
Ubergizmo posted live updates from the press conference where the PCs were unveiled.
Here's a quick rundown of key features of the new Intel-based convertible Classmate PC design. More info, including tech specifications, here.
Intel also announced the Intel Learning Series, an initiative that integrates hardware, software and services designed specifically for education and supports technology companies that customize products and services in their own country, innovating in and around the classmate PC reference design. Local PC manufacturers will offer both the new Intel-powered convertible classmate PC and the existing clamshell design to students and teachers and the PCs will be preloaded with student-friendly software through support from the Intel Learning Series.
The addition of the new convertible PC will coexist with the existing clamshell design, which is being used in Portugal's Magalhães (Magellan) Initiative - the Portuguese government's country-wide program to provide PCs to all elementary school children via the local computer manufacturer and telecom service providers. Intel has been involved with various pilots of the clamshell-design Classmate PCs in Mexico and Nigeria. Check out these videos on the pilots -- pretty amazing and inspiring what technology can do in the classroom.
Watch this video and notice how she won't look up at me because she is too busy on Nickjr and Disney.
The community voting is active! Last week, we had a run between Andy Poland and lplasch for first place. This week, Triple Booting is racing into the lead. Voting is open through January 22 and only leads into the Official Judge voting. Please read through the Official Contest Rules & Regulations for more information on how the voting and judges work.
Triple Booting is pretty interesting and it seems the lplasch has chimed in through the comments on a little more insight into his entry: "For the curiously minded: I am running OS X 10.5, Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), Windows Vista, Windows XP. If anybody is interested in the setup process then I can post it as well. Cheers!"
On a side note, I'd like to be transparent that we are finding some technical issues with some stories as they are submitted and we are working through them. If you find that you submit a story and it does not appear, please feel free to pipe up in the comments. Right now, there are two stories that we are actively pursuing bugs with - Andrew Lockhart and BOHN - which will be published later today for all to see.
Centrino 2 laptops are on the line... Submit your story today!
http://www.intel.com/go/whatsinsideyoucontest
Here is a quick recap of the Ubergizmo party in San Francisco last night. In case you are wondering, Intel and Federated Media sponsored the event, hence the reason I was there rubbing elbows with the important people.
We - meaning Intel - had small table with a bunch of Netbooks, Centrino 2 laptops, MIDS and a brand-spanken-new Dell XPS powered by the Core i7. I also met and interviewed some really cool peeps -- Patrick Haynes, Director of Photography for Podtech; Xavier Lanier, founder of Notebooks.com; and Norman Liang from Photobucket (interviews to come next week so be on the look out).
Several of the Intel Insiders were there; although I didn't get a chance to meet with many of them. I did chat for a few minutes with Sarah Austin and Cathy Brooks. Other notable Insiders that attended the party were Irina Slutsky, JD Lasica and Tom Foremski.
tagged: atomprocessor, cathybrooks, corei7, intelinsiders, mids, netbooks, photobucket, podtech, ubergizmo
Is it safe to say that people are shifting towards apple notebooks and they are buying netbooks as secondary notebooks for carrying around and simple tasks like school, work etc.
tagged: centrino2, corei7, gadgets, holidaygifts, intelatom, intelinsiders, laptops, mids, netbooks, uber10
Some people look at notebooks and netbooks and think "Why should I buy a device with a 9 inch screen, slow processor, no optical drive for $500, when I can buy a full-featured notebook for the same amount?". The difference is convenience and speed. A netbook is more convenient because it is generally more resistant to the elements, it's lighter, and it usually has a lightweight operating system. The processor itself isn't as powerful, but there's much less processing that needs to be done with Windows XP or Linux in order to be usable.
tagged: gadgets, holiday, intelatom, intelcore, kgotv, uber10, ubergizmo, vilivx70