Author Archives: ken kaplan

Visibly Smart Features Inside 2nd Generation Intel Core-Based Laptops and PCs

Whenever something new comes out, it always helps to “see” what it is and “see” how it works for me to really get a good understanding. That’s exactly what happened over the past few months leading up to the release … Read more >

MotorWeek Pulls into Intel, Fills up on Atom

PBS-TV’s MotorWeek visited Intel headquarters recently. Steven Chupnick wanted to learn how the tiny, mighty Intel Atom processor can help automakers stay in step with consumer trends. He met with Staci Palmer, director of Intel’s In-Vehicle Infotainment, Embedded and Communications … Read more >

Catch Research@Intel Today

Top Intel researchers are gathering today to show off the latest technology research projects they most believe will impact our future — from our homes and autos to the way we surf the wireless Internet. Here is Intel CTO Justin … Read more >

Fitting the Full Internet Into Our Pockets

Computex in Taipei got many of us got smarter and more excited about the mobile computing possibilities being designed around Moorestown, the next generation set of technologies built around the tiny, mighty Intel Atom processor. In “What Moorestown Means for … Read more >

Widget Making TVs Internet Smart

Today Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal test drove a technology we first saw publicly at the Intel Developer Forum in August 2008 and at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2009. Along with Katherine’s story “Yahoo Widgets Lend … Read more >

Intel Widget Channel Expert on “State of Online Video” Panel

I remember when it was called “interactive.” Nowadays I hear “immersive,” or the “rich” Internet. The Internet experience is improving all the time, and one of the biggest changes we’re seeing is the impact of more video. From short to … Read more >

Performance Headroom from Squeezing Transistors Down to 32nm

Since the turn of the millennium, I’ve seen advances in chip manufacturing processes — from circuitry measuring 180 nanometers to 130 to 90 to 65 to 45 and now 32nm — and new architectural designs in between. Every time a … Read more >

Evermore Mobile Internet Devices at CES 2009

Before Intel Developer Forums and some of the bigger consumer electronics shows, I always try to catch up with Ultra Mobility man Uday Keshvadas to see what new gadgets he’s packin’ up. Just before the holidays as he was gearing … Read more >