posted by Dan Huynh on October 24, 2008
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tagged: air flow, CoolIT, dock, DPPM, DTS, Flextronics, gaming, IDF, Intel, Intel Developer Forum, keynote, laminar, overclocking, thermal, thermal management, TIM
posted by Jason Swihart on October 21, 2008
Full video of the IDF Taipei Day Two keynotes is now available on Intel.com.
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tagged: idf08, intel developer forum, keynotes, taipei, taiwan
posted by Jason Swihart on October 21, 2008
The final keynote at IDF Taipei was a fascinating look at Intel's research and development frontiers given by Kevin C. Kahn. Kahn looked at Intel's research into technologies that will ultimately bring humans and machines closer such as wireless power transmission....
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tagged: electricity, power, r and d, research, robotics, wireless
posted by Jason Swihart on October 21, 2008
This afternoon we and some Taipei-based bloggers sat down for lunch with Intel's Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Platforms Group, Mooly Eden. What followed was an interesting conversation about the state of Intel's mobility platforms as well as some glimpses into what's ahead. We recorded some audio during lunch and, rather than transcribe it, we decided to publish it as a podcast. Mooly's voice comes through loud and clear, but you'll also hear the sound of diners in the background.
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tagged: blogging, mobility, mooly eden
posted by DL Byron on October 21, 2008
Bill talks with us about the "Lojack of Laptops."
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tagged: absolute software, idf08
posted by DL Byron on October 21, 2008
Carol Hsu, Silverlight evangelist, discusses the technology with us.
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tagged: idf08, microsoft, silverlight
posted by Jason Swihart on October 21, 2008
Lots of small, light, and thin computing platforms at this year's IDF Taipei.
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tagged: idf, idf08, intel developer forum, laptop, mid, mobility, netbook, notebook, small and light, taipei, taiwan, wireless
posted by Jason Swihart on October 21, 2008
A few highlights from Smuel (Mooly) Eden's keynote on Day 2 of IDF Taipei 2008. Mooly introduces the concept of the urban max pc:
and discusses the roll of social networking in developing new mobility platforms:
Come back to Blogs@Intel for a full webcast of the keynote over the next day.
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tagged: mid, mobile computing, mobility, mooly eden
posted by DL Byron on October 21, 2008
We interviewed Stephen S. Pawlowski, an Intel Senior Fellow, about Nehalem.
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tagged: idf08, Nehalem, steve pawlowski
posted by DL Byron on October 20, 2008
Spent some time this afternoon checking out prototype IP Media Phones from OpenPeak — that’s a “third-screen” for use in your home. It’s a touchscreen VOIP phone with browsing and media capabilities. You can control cameras, get the news, watch YouTube, and it connects to phone handsets. It’s intended to compliment or replace your cordless phones at home.
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tagged: idf08, IP Media Phones
posted by Jason Swihart on October 20, 2008
Full video of the IDF Taipei keynotes is now available on Intel.com.
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tagged: idf, idf08, intel developer forum, keynotes, taipei, taiwan
posted by DL Byron on October 19, 2008
Last year it was “all about the MIDs” and this year at IDF Taiwan, it’s Netbooks and the UrbanMax concept. UrbanMax is a touchscreen tablet and like a giant iPod Touch. Endgadget reviewed the device at IDF San Francisco earlier this year and I just took a look on the show floor.
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tagged: idf08, intel developer forum, netbooks, UrbanMax
posted by Jason Swihart on October 19, 2008
In his keynote this afternoon, Douglas Davis talked the next generation of embedded computing, enabled by Intel’s broad range of architectures and solutions to key barriers to broader adoption of embedded systems.
Davis gave examples of new application in embedded computing, including interactive digital signage, low-cost, compact point-of-sale systems, and portable medical imaging system for application in developing countries.
Davis told the audience that Asia would become the largest market for embedded computing within five years.
In support of embedded computing developers, Davis annouced the launch of a new Intel Embedded Architecture community, scheduled to launch in the spring of 2009.
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tagged: embedded computing, idf08, intel develop forum, taipei, taiwan
posted by Jason Swihart on October 19, 2008
Some highlights from Anand Chandrasekher’s opening keynote at IDF-TW 08.
“Technology innovation is the catalyst for new user experiences, industry collaborations and business models that together will shape the next 40 years. As the next billion people connect to and experience the Internet, significant opportunities lie in the power of technology and the development of purpose-built devices that deliver more targeted computing needs and experiences.”
“IT is more important today than it has been in the last 20 years.”
“High performance wireless connectivity is critical to the success of Mobile Internet Devices”
Chandrasekher cited the Intel Atom processor, the upcoming “Nehalem” processor, and the “Moorestown” platform as demonstrating Intel’s innovation and technology leadership and told the audience thatsaid that Moorestown will be a catalyst for exciting and innovative developments that will extend the full Internet experience into the smartphone space with the Communication MID.
Read more in the Intel Press Room.
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posted by Jason Swihart on October 19, 2008
In his keynote this morning at IDF Taipei, Kirk Skaugen provided details of next-generation high-end desktops powered by the Intel Core i7 processor, launching next month. These high-end desktops will provide outstanding performance for gaming and content creation applications. Skaugen also shared that the 2009 Intel® vPro technology-based business clients codenamed "Piketown" for desktops and "Calpella" for notebooks will be powered by future Nehalem processors and will provide corporate customers with even more enterprise-focused innovations.
Read more at Intel's Pressroom.
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tagged: idf08, intel developer forum, taipei, taiwan
posted by DL Byron on October 19, 2008
We got in early to the Tech Showcase and asked Tundra Semiconductor to tell us what they do.
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posted by DL Byron on October 19, 2008
A Moorestown prototype makes an appearance at the Taipei Blogger Party. See more MIDs in these photos.
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tagged: blogger, idf08, intel developer forum, MID, moorestown
posted by Jason Swihart on October 18, 2008
Getting ready for the IDF Taipei Tech Showcase preview this afternoon, I decided a bit of caffeine would be in order. My room has a hot water pot which I removed from the cabinet and proceeded to fill from the tap. When I went to plug it in, I was amazed to find it has its own version of the MagSafe plug.
(Click for a larger view and some notes.)
For the uninitiated, the MagSafe is a plug introduced on Apple MacBooks a few years ago. Instead of a friction connection holding the plug inside a socket on the laptop, Apple uses a magnet which releases easily when tugged. It's an ingenious innovation which prevents the very real problem of laptops being flung to the floor when someone trips over their cords, and also allows for a longer life expectancy for the cords themselves since they are subject to much less stress.
Seeing this innovation on a humble hot water pot though, one wonders: did some Apple engineer discover this idea while traveling in Asia, or did Apple develop it on their own? It makes perfect sense on a hot water pot where the hazard of tripping over a cord is significant.
But it hardly matters who originated the idea--what's really fascinating is to see how they do things elsewhere. Which, as it turns out, is also a very good reason to travel 7000 miles for IDF. In about 30 minutes, I get to preview how technology is being used in new and different ways--and how we'll be using it in the future.
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tagged: apple, ideas, idf, idf08, innovation, magsafe, Taipei, Taiwan
posted by DL Byron on October 18, 2008
We’re back in Taipei blogging the Intel Developer Forum. This year, to kick the event off, we’re hosting a party for Taipei Bloggers. We’ll talk tech, social media, and hang out. After the party we’ll Flickr walk and look for interesting shots and who knows maybe even run into these rockers.
Sunday October 19, 2008
7:00pm - 9:00pm
In House
No.90. Song Ren Rd
Taipei, Taipei City
Please tell us if you’re coming on Upcoming.
We’re buying the drinks, appetizers, and we’ve got some goodies to give away.
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tagged: idf08, Taipei, Taiwan
posted by Andy Keates on October 17, 2008
VESA’s new display interface standard isn’t out there in a big way yet, but it’s nice! I wish it were here already.
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tagged: Display, DP, eDP
posted by Dan Huynh on October 17, 2008
Hot. That is the only word to describe your surroundings. With the sun beating down on you, your fatigued hand wipes your moistened brow. You always wanted an adventurous job outside of that traditional sedentary cubicle life. Planted in the middle of sandy desolation writing that Sahara Desert article, you just hope your laptop performs as if it was sitting back in your air-conditioned office. After all, you still have to do your job and so should your laptop.
Intel Dynamic Power Performance Management (DPPM) is platform thermal management for laptops that allows for optimized performance in all conditions, while maintaining components under thermal specifications. Allowing the intelligent communication between the processor, chipset, and memory, DPPM can manage laptop power and thermals at the platform level, by utilizing the fact that every component has a power/thermal relationship with one another. If one component consumes more power, it not only heats itself, but also the neighboring components. Exploiting this principle reduces thermal guard band, allowing for thinner, lighter, and even fanless laptop design.
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tagged: DPPM, fanless, idf2008, intel developer forum, power, power management, thermal, thermal management, thin laptop
posted by David Grawrock on October 17, 2008
Hello IDF attendees. First it is good to know that I will again travel to Taiwan to attend an IDF session. I have enjoyed myself in the past and I am looking forward to again delivering a session at IDF.
While I will be talking again about security, the focus is starting to change. Instead of focusing on just the mechanics, I will be discussing how the security features of the vPro platform combine to provide the opportunity of dealing with security issues in a new manner.
The talk with discuss how Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) provides a front door to security on the vPro platform. I will not go into additional details right now as that would give the talk away, but if you are interested in security, and yes I believe you should be interested in security, please show up for TVPS003, which is on Oct 21st at 11:10.
David Grawrock
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tagged: idf2008, intel, intel developer forum, security, trusted execution technology, TXT, vPro
posted by Jon Jen Tan on October 16, 2008
Intel Mobile Boards offer a unique mix of Intel technology, common building blocks and Intel quality, which makes them very competitive in the fast growing mobile motherboards market.
The Intel Mobile Board MGM45WU offers an extensive array of built-in Intel manageability and proactive security features - this includes the likes of Intel Active management Technology and Intel Trusted Platform module. Furthermore, the motherboard comes readily accessorized at launch with a docking station available to be purchased separately. The Intel Mobile Board MGM45RM offers consumers a rich media experience with high-definition playback supporting Blue-ray or HD-DVD.
Both boards are coupled with the easy interchangeability of system parts based on the Rich Creek 2. In addition, Intel Mobile Boards are subject to rigorous testing and quality control. Systems built with Intel Mobile Boards will instill the assurance of quality and stability that people have come to expect from Intel.
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tagged: Centrino2 with Vpro, idf2008, intel, intel developer forum, Mobile board, montevina, RC2, Rich Creek 2
posted by Annie Rodkins on October 07, 2008
After all the groundbreaking and delightful geekiness of the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, we are getting ready to bring a new, great event to Taipei in just a couple of weeks. Much is in store for this event: to start it will feature seven keynotes — more than we have ever offered at this location. The keynotes will span a broad range of topics, from Mobility to Software, from Enterprise to Embedded technology. A number of Tech Talks will also be available to attendees, not to mention dozens of training sessions (you can listen to some samples of training sessions in these two sets of podcasts: Nehalem/Mobile Gaming and Mobility/Desktop Platforms).
One very special session in particular with be webcast live starting at 1:10pm local time on October 20th: it is the Nehalem Technology Insight, a deep dive into the architecture of Intel’s latest processor, delivered by Senior Fellow Steve Pawlowski. I encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask your questions directly to a distinguished IDF speaker without actually being on-site at the conference. A link to the webcast will be provided on this blog a couple of days prior to the event.
Lastly, we are thrilled to bring the Upload Lounge to IDF Taipei this year. The Lounge is a space designed with bloggers in mind — it features a near-soundproof area where you can record podcasts, ethernet connections for fast uploads, and most importantly an place to meet other bloggers and select Intel experts.
There will be a number of events available exclusively to bloggers, so if you are planning to be at IDF Taipei please be sure to contact us by leaving a comment on this blog.
See you all soon at IDF Taipei — on site or online!
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tagged: idf, idf2008, intel developer forum, Taipei, Taiwan, technical conference
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