Intel continues to develop smaller and smaller microprocessors, and to fit them into elegant platforms to run just about any kind of computer, from sophisticated server arrays to a brand-new class of ultra-portable devices, known as Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). MIDs created some genuine buzz at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. Intel’s MID bar at the show was packed with consumers eager to get their hands on these ultra-portable devices, which Intel said combine performance, battery life and wireless connectivity to deliver the “full Internet in your pocket”. Adding everything you can do on your laptop or desktop to lifestyle features, like cameras, messaging, music and video-sharing, the seven brand-new MIDs at the Intel show will be manufactured by various Intel partners and are slated to hit the market by mid-2008. Intel MIDs are powered by the latest in Intel technology in a platform codenamed Menlow, based on a 45-nanometer microprocessor known as Silverthorn and a chipset codenamed Poulsbo. The Menlow platform will deliver state-of-the-art performance to an impressive variety of ultra-small devices, from iPhone-like touchscreen models from Aigo and Clarion, to devices resembling PDAs with slide-out keyboards, to some combination of the two, such as the Samsung, Toshiba, ...
This is a taste of my Saturday on the Podtech BlogHaus bus drive to Las Vegas. On board are A-List bloggers: Dan Farber, Robert Scoble, Luic Le Meur, Marc Canter, Jeremy Toeman, Robert McLaws, plus Valerie Cunningham, Rocky, and many more.
It includes a demo of a Samsung ultramobile device ...
Platforms are validated as partners develop solutions. Control4 invited a number of their key partners to display and show their solutions at CES. The solutions enhance and extend the lighting, climate, audio/visual, and security benefits. From Somfy’s solutions to manage window coverings and lighting, to iPort’s ...
At the International CES in Las Vegas, Jim Hollingsworth, senior vice president of marketing for Gracenote, talks about the music database company and its new applications for cars, mobile phones, lyrics search and more.
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Host: Michael Johnson - PodTech
Guest: Jim Hollingsworth - Gracenote
Jim Hollingsworth - Gracenote
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SAN FRANCISCO, December 22, 2006 (PodTech News) — The Nintendo Wii has had a fairly successful rollout, even though it continues to be plagued by problems with the “Wiimote” controller. The problem is now taking the gamemaker to court. Another guilty plea in the U.S. Justice Department’s case against ...
SAN FRANCISCO, December 14, 2006 (PodTech News) — Samsung’s plan to introduce its OneDRAM fusion memory in 2007 could mean much speedier smartphones. The company announced the device this week, amid the year-end predictions from analysts and enthusiasts for everything from cell phones to start-ups. We look to the ...
SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, 2006 (PodTech News) — BlackBerry v. BlackJack - a new lawsuit says Samsung is playing games with names. Also, security patches from Microsoft, a security breach at UCLA, increased Internet controls in China, a long-term threat from the Arctic and a bed that floats. Those stories ...
LOS ANGELES, September 28, 2006, (PodTech News) — A consortium of leading mobile operators, network and device manufacturers and Internet content providers this week launched dotMobi. The new company — a product of collaboration between Ericsson, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, T-Mobile, Vodafone and others — will develop Internet usage over ...
Mobile device companies are lining up for their take on mobile music players. PodTech’s Michael Johnson reports on some of the contenders.
MENLO PARK, August 8, 2006 (Podtech News) — Sprint Nextel today announced plans to develop and deploy a nationwide wireless broadband mobile network using WiMAX. Sprint said it will work with Intel on mobile WiMAX-enabled chipsets and with Motorola and Samsung on devices. PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau talked with Chris Thomas, ...
by David Alpert
The boom in worldwide video gaming is pushing China’s gaming device manufacturers to boost production and to expand product lines to include cutting-edge on-demand game services. More than 30 manufacturers in mainland China are ramping up production for the worldwide and domestic markets.
China is not a major competitor ...
We caught up with Rob at CES in Las Vegas - January 2006 to talk about watching ?TV? on your cell phone. What is next?
Will a cell phone screen replace the couch and a plasma TV? LG Electronics and Samsung handsets allow Qualcomm to bring a new convergence ...
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