posted by Ken Kaplan on June 25, 2008
In the spirit of risk-taking, we’re facing the fact that we need advice from people who are doing great things in the quickly advancing area of social media…so we’ve pulled together The Insiders. This social media advisory board will be giving their take on evolving the newly revamped Intel.com Web site — i.e. “What’s Inside You” — and Intel’s increased focus on consumers.
This group includes many new friends and some long time acquaintances. They gathered together on Tuesday to form and create the framework for the Intel Insider advisory board.
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posted by Bill Calder on June 24, 2008
With little fanfare, Gartner announced yesterday that the number of computers in use worldwide had reached 1 billion. I remember many a speech in the mid to late 1990’s —- Andy Grove, Craig Barrett and other Intel executives expousing the company vision of “a billion connected PCs”. Well, it’s here now, at least the ‘billion’ part. Good for Intel and the PC Industry, we had a vision and charted a course to get here, but what now?
What is lost amid the simple reporting on the numbers, as important as it is, is just how pervasive computing has become. How transformational it has been on people’s lives, how “connected” we are. How we do business, work, and play. How we share and communicate. How we navigate and negotiate. Everything. Indeed interconnected PCs and servers have become the foundation of the information age — with dramatic new things happening everyday as the Internet continues to evolve.
Of course underlying this is the silicon technology. That too sometimes gets lost in the admittedly exciting focus on Web 2.0 and the companies, applications, and trends that are defining it. Micheal Malone opined on this recently in an excellent peice over at ABC News.
So what now? Integration and innovation is continuing at a rapid pace. Moore’s Law is alive and well, and the Internet is going mobile and going video. One thing is certain, it wont take 30yrs to get to the next 2 billion. In fact Gartner predicts the next billion will happen much quicker, by sometime around 2014.
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posted by Bill Calder on June 23, 2008
Netbooks are hot and we’re seeing some nifty little systems like the MSI Wind, the Acer Aspire One, Asus EeePC 901, and others. These simple little Internet machines are going to be hot items especially when selling for as low as $399. John Morris did a nice little netbook roundup over at ZDNet http://blogs.zdnet.com/computers/?p=178.
Are these low cost mobiles just a fad, or are they here to stay? I think they’re here to stay. And we’re going to continue to see more innovation around the Intel Atom Processor and eventually, even lower cost devices over time. This is a good thing.
But amid the sexy new offerings from the OEMs in low-cost mobile, we shouldn’t forget about the netbook’s less-sexy cousin, the nettop. These basic desktop machines are also expected to begin rolling out later this year, also based on the Intel Atom Processor. Like the netbooks, nettops will be great for basic computing, Internet browsing, social networking, email, etc and should be priced affordably in the $300-350 range.
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tagged: Acer Aspire One, asus EeePC, atom, intel, netbook
posted by Gregory Ofili on June 17, 2008
Part 2: Subscriber Economics 101
Year 1988, Cost of electronic communications/information = approx ($60 to $80+)
Phone line: $20/mo, + long distance: $10-$30/mo, + cable: $30/mo
Year 2008 - Without WiMAX, Cost of electronic communications/information = approx ($150 to $450+)
Home Broadband ………………………$45 /month
Cell Phone Service …………………….$50 to $150 /month
Home phone service …………………..$30 /month
Mobile Broadband (3G) …………………$50 - $100 /month
Cable or Sat TV ………………………..$50-$100 /month
International Calling …………………..$0 - $100+ /month
Mobile Video phone ……………………$ Not available
Year 2008 - With My Personal WiMAX Service, Cost of electronic communications/information = approx ($50 - $100)
Home Broadband (WiMAX)…………………….Included
Cell Phone Service (WiMAX Mobile VoIP) ……Included
Home phone service (WiMAX VoIP) …………..Included
Mobile Broadband (Mobile WiMAX)……………Included
Cable or Sat TV: Not applicable (I get much of my content online)
International Calling………………………………Included
Video phone service………………………………Included
What is WiMAX worth to you
I see WiMAX as a technology that revolves around me & at a fair price. I would be willing to pay $50 - $100 /month for my comprehensive WiMAX service. What about you ? What is WiMAX worth to you ?
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tagged: Economics, Subscriber, WiBro, WiMAX
posted by Ken Kaplan on June 15, 2008
Walking into Research@Intel day was like pulling back the curtain and seeing how researchers are pushing idea buttons and project levers to not only keep Moore’s Law alive, but to put future computer prowess to meet real human needs.
Sure there were the hardcore silicon science projects like optical interconnects inside computer chips and focusing specific chip cores to help bring energy efficiency for our future High Def video viewing pleasure. There were even robotic hands grabbing lots of attention.
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tagged: clean air, Intel Berkely Labs, Research, Research@Intel, wireless sensors
posted by Annie Rodkins on June 13, 2008
The recorded version of the first Intel Eco-Technology debate can be viewed below. Please note that some corporate firewalls may block replay of this content.
AC vs. DC Power:
Note - please skip over the first five minutes of this video (the crowd was getting settled in, hence the sound was not enabled).
TV Show hosted by Ustream
Liquid vs. Air Cooling
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Thin vs. Managed Thick Clients
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tagged: debate, eco-technology, energy efficient, Energy Star, ibm, infoworld, intel, IT, microsoft, sun
posted by Nick Knupffer on June 11, 2008
There has been a lot of unanswered speculation recently regarding USB 3.0 and Intel’s involvement; I thought it was about time to set the record straight. By the way: USB 3.0 will be a new wired USB standard – operating at faster speeds than previous USB generations.
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tagged: intel, PCI, usb, usb 3.0
posted by Ken Kaplan on June 10, 2008
Today I got a sneak peak as Intel scientists from across the Intel set up their projects for Research@Intel Day, held at the Computer History Museum on June 11. The eye catcher for me? The robotic hands.
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tagged: Research, Research@Intel, Second Life
posted by Ken Kaplan on June 09, 2008
Fox Business News is doing “3 Days Live in Silicon Valley” June 9 through June 11. Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, CA was the first of three stops on the “on location” live broadcast series. Anchor Liz Claman was inside the Intel museum reporting and talking Intel leaders for over five hours! The crew was hard working since four in the morning!!
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tagged: Fox Business News, Intel Atom, Intel Capital, Liz Clamen, Mobile Internet Devices, Paul Otellini, Venture Capital, WiMAX
posted by Annie Rodkins on June 09, 2008
Join an impressive line-up of panelists and speakers from IDC, Microsoft, Sun, IBM, InfoWorld, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Intel and many more in discussing advances and challenges of energy-efficient computing.
If you are unable to join this event, please post any questions or comments that you may have for the speakers and we’ll be sure to pass them along. View the full entry to learn additional details and to follow the online livecast. We hope you will join us!
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tagged: debate, eco-technology, energy efficient, Energy Star, ibm, infoworld, intel, IT, microsoft, sun
posted by Esther Baldwin (孟木兰) on June 07, 2008
I can hardly believe it has been two months since I was in Shanghai attending IDF and anticipating the innovation I would see there. I thought if it was memorable enough to stick in my mind two months after the event then it is probably worth including here. There was an innovation track at the event that included speakers from all over the company.
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tagged: Andrew Chien, Gene Meieran, idf08, idfshanghai08, innovation, intel, Intel Research, robotics
posted by Kari Aakre on June 06, 2008
This post is a special one in that I’m posting comments from our wireless CTO here at Intel about some confusion and misinformation around Intel’s take on WiMAX and LTE 4G wireless technologies that has been of great discussion this week.
Read on to hear what Siavash Alamouti, Intel Fellow of our Mobility Group and CTO of the Mobile Wireless Group has to say… and join in a discussion with him, too. He’ll be on the look out for comments and questions.
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tagged: intel, lte 4g, WiMAX, wireless
posted by Connie Brown on June 02, 2008
A sneak peek of video footage debuting at Computex this week. See cool new netbook systems and usage models.
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tagged: Atom, Computex, Intel, netbooks, notebooks
posted by Ken Kaplan on June 01, 2008
Taipei will par-tay this week as tech change agents flock to Computex, one of the largest computer exhibition in the world, second only to CeBIT in Germany.
Among the 135,000 estimated attendees will be fists pumping in the air from many of my Intel pals, especially the spirited Sean Maloney. Maloney is one of those daring types who can pull out “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas and surprises with the greatest of ease. He likes to talk about trends, especially ones I think Intel can help improve…like easing the challenges of creating, storing and sharing high-definition video on PCs.
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tagged: Computex08, HD video, Intel Atom, Intel@Computex, MID, mobile internet devices, netbooks
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