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Posted Intel Extreme Masters - Dubaito Inside Scoop @ Intel
The plane ride to Dubai was interesting. I got to the airport about two and a half hours early, and had a connecting flight to Atlanta. The thing was, it was storming in Atlanta, and in order for me to...
Posted Intel Extreme Masters - Chinato Inside Scoop @ Intel
We started off our team trip to Chengdu, China on a very high note. Coming from New York, where the Counter-Strike division had just won the World Cyber Games USA national championship, confidence was high. After winning the WCG title...
Posted Meet Gwen; the winner of the Extreme Photoshop Contestto Inside Scoop @ Intel
When Gwen won the Photoshop contest a few weeks ago, I asked if she would be willing to record a video highlighting her process in image manipulation. Here is what she came up. I am quite impressed. ...
Posted Ajay Bhatt on the Conan O'Brien showto Inside Scoop @ Intel
In case you missed it, Ajay Bhatt (co-inventor of the USB port) made a guest appearance on the Conan O’Brien show the other night - see the below video (behind the scenes photos here). You can also watch this video...
Posted Introducing the Extreme Photo Contest Winner!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
Looks like you guys are all some pretty innovative designers! At least that's what we thought here at Intel once all the entries started rolling into Twitpic in our Extreme Photo Contest. We had a total of 36 entries, each...
Posted Rock Star Yourself Facebook Contestto Inside Scoop @ Intel
At Intel, we know that our Rock Stars are unique; just ask Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. You are unique too; and we want to know why you think you’re a rock star. Since we recently launched the “Extreme”...
Posted Intel Core i7 Custom Challengeto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Intel is celebrating the launch of the new family of Intel® Core™ i7 and Core™ i5 processors by challenging the world's best mod enthusiasts to rock the world in the Intel® Core™ i7 Custom Desktop Challenge. This challenge rewards enthusiasts...
Posted Our team players aren't like your team playersto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Check out this hilaroius commercial that aired this evening right after the Emmy Awards. The commercial is featuring Intel Robotics Engineer, Louis LeGrand (played by an actor) and really exemplifies the true meaning of "team player". You can see the...
Posted Play the year's top indie games for freeto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Top indie games according to whom? Glad you asked. Sid Meier, Will Wright, and a panel of esteemed judges helped select the winners of this year's Intel Level Up Game Demo Challenge - showcasing the world champs of indie games....
Posted Extreme Photo Contestto Inside Scoop @ Intel
In case you hadn't heard, today we launched the All New Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile Processor that really is the "fastest mobile processor on the planet." And, in the spirit of launching new products we are also launching a new contest....
Posted PAX 2009 - Here we come!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
The Penny Arcade Expo kicks off on Friday, and we couldn't be more excited. The show is expecting a sold-out crowd of 60,000+, and if the crowds at QuakeCon and BlizzCon are any example, there are sure to be thousands...
Posted Blizzcon 2009 - Day Two Videosto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Day two was even more fun than day one. Check out the video below:...
Posted Update from Blizzcon 2009to Inside Scoop @ Intel
I have to say that this is much more than I expected; and despite the occasional Blood Elf and Night Elf walking around in full character, everything else seems to be somewhat normal. In fact, this place is so packed...
Posted Highlights from QuakeCon 2009to Inside Scoop @ Intel
More than 6,000 passionate gamers showed up in force at QuakeCon 2009 this past week in Grapevine, Texas. In fact, after setting up the Intel booth the night before the event we peeked next door and were amazed to see...
Posted Intel Making Progress Through Processorsto Inside Scoop @ Intel
If I had to choose one reason why I like working at Intel, it wouldn’t be because I have a company issued Mac, or the fact that I get to go to CES every year and not have booth duty....
Posted Summer Tech Day: Kids, Science and Technologyto Inside Scoop @ Intel
What do you get when you combine a bunch of kids with Classmates PCs roaming the floor of the California Academy of Sciences? Technology Chaos. Yes, that describes today's events. Really though, today was quite an experience. I spent...
Posted Kids at Work Day @ Intelto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Watch this super cute video of our very own Intel Rockstars and future Sponsors of Tomorrow. These are not actors but the real kids of real Intel employees enjoying their day at the Intel campus in Santa Clara. I hope...
Posted Your Personal Wi-Fi Is Ready To Goto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Intel® My WiFi Technology creates a Wi-Fi hotspot around your laptop that lets you print, share, sync and show wirelessly at home or on the go. This not your normal wireless connection. With your Intel® My WiFi Personal Area...
Posted I got my hands on an Ultra thin laptopto Inside Scoop @ Intel
... an Acer Aspire to be exact. I was able to snatch it up for the weekend; and decided to take it to friend's barbecue to see what people thought about it....
Posted Contest winners for the Ajay Bhatt T-shirt Giveawayto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Week one is done. Week two starts on Monday. I just wanted to give a "shot out" to all the winners of this week's Ajay Bhatt t-shirt giveaway contest. Minus the spam *cough*, you all did an awesome job. Thank...
Posted It's time to get Ultra-thinto Inside Scoop @ Intel
... and I am not referring to my waist size either. Today, the geeks over here at Intel launched some pretty cool laptops powered by the latest Intel® ultra-low voltage processors. They're not only cool-sleek-small-sexy-practical-laptops but they also let you...
Posted Ajay Bhatt T-Shirt Give-a-Awayto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Yes, they are finally here; "authentic" Ajay Bhatt t-shirts for you to wear around town to express your inner geekness. You wanted em' you got em'. See below for samples of what they look like. Follow these steps to enter:...
Posted Meet Ajay Bhatt and the "real" Intel Rockstarsto Inside Scoop @ Intel
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....
Posted In the future, I want ...?to Inside Scoop @ Intel
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...
Posted Sponsors of Tomorrow: Just another tagline?to Inside Scoop @ Intel
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...
Posted Viliv MID taking Pre Orders Today!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
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...
Posted Compal MID: The Un-Geek Reviewto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Yes, this is my first video blog ever. It literally took me about 3 hours to record just the intro and I finally just said "forget it; I don't care how lame I look!" The purpose of these videos is...
Posted Monsters vs. Aliens Movie Premiereto Inside Scoop @ Intel
(See pics from the movie premiere below)Imagine if you will a paddle ball on a rubber band shooting out and the entire movie-going audience shifting to the right to avoid getting hit. When Jeffrey Katzenberg said that Intru™ 3D helped...
Posted Chris Brogan interacts with a MID @ SxSWto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Check out Brogan's review of MIDS (Mobile Internet Devices) at SXSW 2009. He's hangin' with Intel friends Bryan Rhoads, Jeff Moriarty, and Steve "Chippy" Paine from MIDMoves.com. Filmed by the man, the myth, the legend, Ken Kaplan. My favorite quote...
Posted The evolution of my computer chronology, continuedto Inside Scoop @ Intel
A few days ago, I asked wrote a post highlighting the evolution of my computer chronology. I decided to ask the question to my friends on Twitter and Facebook and I received some really awesome feedback. Check out the...
Posted The evolution of my computer chronologyto Inside Scoop @ Intel
note: Dates are approximate due to aging and the fact that I don't keep a journal. The year was 1988 and it was my first encounter with a computer; an Apple Macintosh 2. I remember like it was yesterday. I...
Posted Showcasing MIDS at Mobile World Congressto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Intel will be showcasing a breadth of MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) in its booth at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 16 - 19. The range of devices on display will demonstrate how Intel is helping to...
Posted Digital Drag Race User Battle: Joe Mason talks!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
We launched Digital Drag Race over three months ago; and just when I thought things were winding down; here comes more user battles and this one was beyond awesome. Before we get into the interview with the winner Joe Mason,...
Posted Intel powers the ultimate shopping experienceto Inside Scoop @ Intel
This is a re-post of an article written on Intel's intranet. The article was written by Jenny Yoder.Imagine stopping by a home improvement store to pick out new floor tile. After you settle on a tile color, you can view...
Posted 4 reasons why Netbooks are good for the industryto Inside Scoop @ Intel
There has been a lot of conversation that netbooks are cannibalizing notebook sales; and I can understand why. I really don't know which side of the fence I sit on but I ran across this post from Mike Elgan, Columnist...
Posted My Intru3d Experience: Videoto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Seriously, and I am not saying this just because I work for Intel either. But my experience watching the Monsters vs Aliens trailer was quite awesome indeed. Perhaps it was because I was watching it on a gargantuan of a...
Posted What do beer and WiMax have in common?to Inside Scoop @ Intel
Well, nothing really unless you are drinking a cold one and surfing the Internet using a WiMax connection somewhere in Baltimore or Portland. Really though, you have to check out this funny ad by Clear; a WiMax service provider that...
Posted Growing Trend: 1 in 10 Consumers have a Netbookto Inside Scoop @ Intel
It's a reality that netbooks are not only growing in mindshare but market share as well. PriceGrabber has just completed its January 2009 Consumer Behavior Report: Netbook Trends & Solid-State Technology Forecast. The report is based on a survey of...
Posted And the Battles Continue: Interview with Tom Spawtonto Inside Scoop @ Intel
This battle was all about Speed and when you watch the video, you will know what I mean. Both designers are awesome but Tom's video prevailed with a whopping 76% of the votes. Here is his video; and the interview...
Posted Digital Drag Race User Battle: Winner is Momcilo Stojkovicto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Skill and talent are two words that come to mind when I think about the winner of the 2nd Digital Drag Race User Battle. Before I get into the actual meat of the interview, please take a look at this...
Posted Video Interview with Professional Actor, Jason Fongto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Check out this video interview with professional actor Jason Fong. He is the actor featured on Intel.com for our Atom Video Guide and I was able to catch up with him for a few minutes to discuss his passion for...
Posted Mobility takes center stage at CES 2009to Inside Scoop @ Intel
Yup, it's true ... mobility products remained one of the hottest topics on the show floor at CES; with the latest in notebooks, netbooks, ultra-portable laptops and MIDS (mobile Internet Devices) from vendors like HP, Intel, Toshiba, Dell, Asus, and...
Posted Video Review: HP Mini 2140 Netbook at CESto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Much love to Andy for giving me back stage pass at the HP booth at CES. I met Andy the night before at the Zappos party and he agreed to do a quick review of the HP Netbooks (Mini 2140...
Posted Behind the Scenes Interview with DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenbergto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Last year, Intel and DreamWorks Animation announced a strategic partnership aimed at redefining 3-D filmmaking technology. This alliance will take full advantage of Intel's visual computing products and DreamWorks Animation's expertise in content creation to revolutionize the in-theater entertainment experience;...
Posted Straight from CES: Netbooks, Notebooks, or both?to Inside Scoop @ Intel
I had a chance to interview Cindy - Product Marketing for Netbooks - and she explains the main differences and usage models between netbooks and notebooks. Key takeaway --- Netbooks are not meant to replace notebooks. They are merely companion...
Posted Video Interview: Intel My WiFi Personal Area Network at CESto Inside Scoop @ Intel
Just yesterday at the 2009 CES Show, we released new software that allows Centrino 2 notebooks to create a personal area network of connected Wi Fi enabled devices like an iPhone, a digital photo frame and a printer to name...
Posted The NBC Universal Booth is the place to be at CES!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
I am sitting here blogging directly from the NBC booth here at CES and they have quite the setup. The blogger lounge is fully equipped with hi-speed internet; there are flat screen LCD and Plasma TV's everywhere I look featuring...
Posted I am really lovin' my Netbookto Inside Scoop @ Intel
... and not because I work for Intel either. I recently bought the Classmates PC Netbook for my 7 year old daughter just this past Christmas. She absolutely loves it but she can't play it very often. My 3 year...
Posted Digital Drag Race User Battle: And the winner is ...to Inside Scoop @ Intel
... well, first let me explain what a user battle is before I reveal the winner. When we first starting planning for the Digital Drag Race a few months ago; we wanted to find a way to engage the community...
Posted The long, yet short road to the CES show!to Inside Scoop @ Intel
It's December 19 and there is less than 3 weeks before thousands of tech geeks congregate in the streets of Las Vegas to attend the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show. For Intel, this is a very important show for us because...
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