IDF 2008 Event Feed tag:blogs.intel.com,2008:/technology//10 2008-09-04T00:43:51Z The future of technology unveiled Movable Type 4.2-en Talkin' Mobile Internet Devices, Netbooks, WiMAX at IDF tag:blogs.intel.com,2008:/mobility//22.2129 2008-09-03T22:32:06Z 2008-09-04T00:43:51Z For me, the Intel Developer Forum is a place to witness real progress, talk with tech demo lab gurus and test drive new devices and services before many of them hit the market. I learn a lot about the engineering... Ken Kaplan For me, the Intel Developer Forum is a place to witness real progress, talk with tech demo lab gurus and test drive new devices and services before many of them hit the market.

I learn a lot about the engineering wonders being built into the latest chips — turbo mode for the new Nehalem-designed chips — but getting my hands on things like new laptops, mobile Internet Devices and netbooks helps me set my sights on how new technologies can help me experience my interest (photos, video making, collecting information, travel) in new ways.

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I got to spend time with the super nice and wise Steve “Chippy” Paine from UMPCPortal.com, who keenly tested and collecting information of just about every MID and Netbook at IDF.

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Here, Steve talks with Ubergizmo’s Hubert Nyugen, who joined us for our Tweet Up at the W Hotel the night before IDF opened.

From the first time I saw an MID, I thought they’d be a great on-the-go capture and share tool for social media lovers. But when I see Netbooks, I think the bigger screen and keyboard might be better suited for me.

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Intel mobility software community gonzo Jeff Moriarty has some interesting MID @ IDF stories, including an upcoming “Dig It” video with a group of people talking about what MID or netbook fits best with their style and needs.

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Meantime, here is a collection of IDF tech demo experts talking about some of the latest in wireless Internet and mobility tech trends at IDF.

]]> Talkin' Mobile Internet Devices, Netbooks, WiMAX at IDF tag:blogs.intel.com,2008:/mobility//22.2129 2008-09-03T22:32:06Z 2008-09-04T00:43:51Z For me, the Intel Developer Forum is a place to witness real progress, talk with tech demo lab gurus and test drive new devices and services before many of them hit the market. I learn a lot about the engineering... Ken Kaplan For me, the Intel Developer Forum is a place to witness real progress, talk with tech demo lab gurus and test drive new devices and services before many of them hit the market.

I learn a lot about the engineering wonders being built into the latest chips — turbo mode for the new Nehalem-designed chips — but getting my hands on things like new laptops, mobile Internet Devices and netbooks helps me set my sights on how new technologies can help me experience my interest (photos, video making, collecting information, travel) in new ways.

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I got to spend time with the super nice and wise Steve “Chippy” Paine from UMPCPortal.com, who keenly tested and collecting information of just about every MID and Netbook at IDF.

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Here, Steve talks with Ubergizmo’s Hubert Nyugen, who joined us for our Tweet Up at the W Hotel the night before IDF opened.

From the first time I saw an MID, I thought they’d be a great on-the-go capture and share tool for social media lovers. But when I see Netbooks, I think the bigger screen and keyboard might be better suited for me.

IMG_0241

Intel mobility software community gonzo Jeff Moriarty has some interesting MID @ IDF stories, including an upcoming “Dig It” video with a group of people talking about what MID or netbook fits best with their style and needs.

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Meantime, here is a collection of IDF tech demo experts talking about some of the latest in wireless Internet and mobility tech trends at IDF.

]]> New Hard Drive Takes Hard Ride To Show Benefits of Intel SSDs tag:blogs.intel.com,2008:/mobility//22.2085 2008-08-22T22:20:37Z 2008-08-27T21:29:37Z Even before the Intel Centrino mobile technology mantra hit the scene in 2003, driving up laptop performance and increasing battery life required more than better, more efficient processors. It took a holistic approach of building efficiency into just about every... Ken Kaplan Even before the Intel Centrino mobile technology mantra hit the scene in 2003, driving up laptop performance and increasing battery life required more than better, more efficient processors. It took a holistic approach of building efficiency into just about every component and feature — from the integrated wireless chips to smarter screens, better batteries and hard drives.

At IDF this week, I was eager to learn more about solid state drives (SSD), which are starting to become available in new laptops and other computers hitting the market. I grabbed an Intel SSD on the IDF Showcase floor, even juggle a few the wallet-sized solid state hard drives. They are nifty.

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]]> During Dadi Perlmutter’s Mobility technology keynote at IDF, we learned that Solid State Drives that can store 80 gigabytes of data are expected to go into production in 30 days with 160 gigabytes before the end of the year. The prices look a little higher than the hard drive in my new laptop, but the performance is higher, too — both in writing speed and lower energy consumption. These SSDs are filled with NAND memory chips and have no moving parts. They’re lighter than the spinning disk hard drive I have inside my HP work laptop, and they’re more rugged — that’s why I was allowed to juggle them…and even drop them several times…no harm done.

The new drives that will likely bring benefits to true mobile computing enthusiasts and companies who want their big server computers to be more energy efficient — with no moving parts, these SSDs run cool and require less electricity. If you’re using an SSD today, please let me know what how it’s workin’ for you.

The middle video shows an Intel SSD strapped to an off-road motocross bike racing in the Baja 500 track in Mexico, plus there two other videos on the benefits of Intel’s SSDs.