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Evermore Mobile Internet Devices at CES 2009

posted by Ken Kaplan on December 30  ·  Permalink

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...

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Seeing WiMAX Unleash Possibilites

posted by Ken Kaplan on October 27  ·  Permalink

Roman aqueducts brought life sustaining water to major cities and areas vital to the Empire. Many consider the aqueducts one of the most important engineering feats in the past 2,000 years. I wonder what they’ll say about WiMAX? I’ve been...

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The Softer Side of Technology

posted by Connie Brown on October 24  ·  Permalink

My days are filled with bites and bytes and feeds and speeds. It’s all about technology and for the most part pretty cold and clinical. Sometimes I lose sight of the amazing caring things people are actually doing with technology....

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Gee Your Notebook Smells Terrific

posted by Connie Brown on October 17  ·  Permalink

I’m doing some research on some of the latest laptops for an upcoming event and I came across an interesting new offering from Asus. Notebooks that not only have cool designs, but they are scented as well. You can check...

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A Smarter 802.11 Draft-N

posted by David Angell on October 16  ·  Permalink

I remember when I got my first 802.11b Wi-Fi network at home. Back then 11Mbps easily handled the demands of my small digital world. But the digital contents of my life grew in size. 802.11g Wi-Fi came along with 54Mbps....

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Intel Insider Takes WiMAX for a Ride

posted by Ken Kaplan on October 09  ·  Permalink

When you invite Intel Insider Somewhat Frank to a party, meeting or even to speak on a panel, this is what you can count on: he’s livin’ in the moment he’s asking and answering great questions, totally engaged he’s sharing...

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Intel Insider Somewhat Frank Goes to Baltimore

posted by Ken Kaplan on October 07  ·  Permalink

Last week I was invited to be on a panel at InterAct 2008 in Washington DC. There are lots of great social media pioneers in DC — some at the event included: NewMediaJim on Twitter Somewhat Frank from AOL and...

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News Watch: WiMAX in Baltimore; Early Reviews

posted by Bill Kircos on October 06  ·  Permalink

Wednesday is the day…Sprint-Nextel and its XOHM unit, Intel and several partners will be in Baltimore to officially unveil the U.S.’s first 4G network based on WiMAX. Creating and deploying a tailor-made network for broadband wireless Internet access, speedy Intel-based...

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BenQ MID Out of the Box, Into Internet Action Italian Style

posted by Ken Kaplan on October 06  ·  Permalink

BenQ’s MID S6 with Intel Atom processor is now available in Italy, and last week many of my friends were asking: Have you seen it? Well, yes and no. I’ve seen the BenQ before, but not the whole Italian package....

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Calibrating the Netbook Frenzy -- A 'Basic' Primer

posted by Bill Calder on September 26  ·  Permalink

It’s great to see all the momentum out there in netbook-land. These simple little internet devices, while limited in their capability, are generating a lot of buzz out there. That’s a good thing, and Intel has certainly been behind this...

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Why WiMAX? See Its Potential

posted by Bill Kircos on September 08  ·  Permalink

Intel’s Sean Maloney got to literally test drive Clearwire’s upcoming WiMAX network while visiting Portland, Oregon a few weeks ago. Check out the promise of a WiMAX network - the ability someday soon to drive around town and always be...

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Talkin' Mobile Internet Devices, Netbooks, WiMAX at IDF

posted by Ken Kaplan on September 03  ·  Permalink

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...

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Big Stuff from the Big Stage........

posted by Craig Raymond on September 02  ·  Permalink

So……I’ve got some big news today in the world of demos (and things demo related). We did a live piece of video at Intel Headquarters today for a sneak announcement from our friends over at BigStage.com. And your favorite demo...

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Online Communication Challenged No More!

posted by Becky Emmett on September 02  ·  Permalink

Lets face it, unless you have the time to really follow the technology space closely, its likely you have been left behind on at least one of the more recent online communication tools. Keeping up on texting to IM to...

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New Hard Drive Takes Hard Ride To Show Benefits of Intel SSDs

posted by Ken Kaplan on August 22  ·  Permalink

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...

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Innovation Community Can Help Bring Hope and Opportunity, Says Intel Chairman Craig Barrett

posted by Ken Kaplan on August 19  ·  Permalink

Today, I was talking with CNBC reporter Jim Goldman, who called Intel Chairman Craig Barrett the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, describing Dr. Barrett’s travel record and devotion to helping governments grow from the benefits of technology....

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Video: Sneak Peek at Intel Atom-Powered Devices Appearing at IDF

posted by Ken Kaplan on August 18  ·  Permalink

Last September, just prior to the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco 2007, I met up with Intel’s Mark Parker, who gave us a sneak peak at a wafer filled with Intel Atom processors (back then codenamed Silverthorne). Seeing a...

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The Power of 802.11 Draft-N 3x3

posted by David Angell on July 30  ·  Permalink

802.11 Draft-N is hot – up to 300 Mbps of bandwidth today with up to 450 Mbps of bandwidth tomorrow. But did you know that not all 802.11 Draft-N products are the same? To be a connoisseur of these...

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Wi-Fi Gets Personal with Intel's Cliffside Technology

posted by David Angell on July 27  ·  Permalink

Wi-Fi has given us the freedom to connect to other computers and the Internet without wires. Wi-Fi is now spreading its wings into the world of consumer electronic (CE) devices. Everything from MP3 players and digital cameras to printers...

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Life's Moving Faster, So Make the Future Unfold Your Way

posted by Ken Kaplan on July 19  ·  Permalink

What a whirlwind week! Centrino 2 was launched, second quarter closed and on Friday Intel celebrated its 40th birthday. Something new sprinkled with a look back at achievements from the recent and distant past. Whenever we’re asked to embrace something...

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What's the Laptop Frequency, Kenneth?

posted by Ken Kaplan on July 16  ·  Permalink

All laptops were tuned to Intel Centrino 2 inside the Mezzanine in San Francisco on Monday. Good thing for me because I’m hunting for a new notebook, something small and powerful for editing HD video and photos on the go....

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Intel Centrino 2 Platform Spreads Its Wireless-N Wings

posted by David Angell on July 15  ·  Permalink

In San Francisco on July 14, the Intel Montevina project morphed into the Intel Centrino 2 platform. Beyond jacking up performance and improving battery life, this beauty spread its wireless wings with the latest in Wireless-N (Draft-N) technology. At...

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Intel's Smart WiMAX Car -- Mobility "Innovision" for Centrino 2

posted by Ken Kaplan on July 12  ·  Permalink

Intel baked mobility smarts into a new, eco-friendly Mercedes-Benz Smart car to show the wonders of mobile WiMAX while tooling down the road. It’s the next iteration of an away-from-home and out-of-office moving conduit connecting us to Al Gore’s information...

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Extreme Mobility Art and Tech Reaching New Heights

posted by Ken Kaplan on July 12  ·  Permalink

Note: This post was written by Intel’s Elvin Ong. Intel has recoiled tightly and about to uncork a new level of mobile computing with Intel Centrino 2. It’s the latest essential ingredients inside laptops jacking up performance, improving battery life...

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Enterprising Intel Mobility at Cisco Live 2008

posted by David Angell on July 10  ·  Permalink

While I was stuck down on the Jones Farm, my colleagues in the MPG Wireless Go-to-Market team were rock’n at the 2008 Cisco Live conference in Orlando, Florida. This event is the mothership for serious enterprise IT with more...

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The Netbooks Are Coming

posted by Connie Brown on June 02  ·  Permalink

A sneak peek of video footage debuting at Computex this week. See cool new netbook systems and usage models....

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Centrino 2 live in the wild…..WiMAX gods smile down with envy and delight

posted by Craig Raymond on May 30  ·  Permalink

Live from Computex 2008 in Taipei, your favorite demo guy gets his hands on the real deal. I’ve never said that being a demo guy doesn’t have its perks. And today I’ve got my privileged hands on a brand spanking...

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My search for the one device…..and the horrible failure that followed……

posted by Craig Raymond on May 14  ·  Permalink

It’s nice to ease into things after a long sabbatical break. It’s amazing the soul searching you can enjoy stepping out of the tech industry for a brief, fleeting spell. But I’ve brought back with me a few words of...

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Launching the Centrino based Asus Lamborghini VX3 in Style

posted by Connie Brown on May 01  ·  Permalink

I missed out on one cool work related party last week filled with fast laptops and fast cars. Yes, I just said cool and work party in the same sentence. Just outside of L.A., California, Intel co-hosted the launch party...

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What's in Your Pocket?

posted by Holly Bourne on April 25  ·  Permalink

After seeing all the new pocket-sized internet devices at IDF, I started wondering what people were carrying in their pockets on the streets of Shanghai. So on the last day of the event, with Josh videotaping and Helen providing the...

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MIDS Photo Shoot

posted by Holly Bourne on April 08  ·  Permalink

Back home from Shanghai with Bronchitis and feeling pretty bad but I did want to share some low-res photos of the new mobile Internet devices we photographed while in Shanghai. As my colleague, Josh Bancroft, pointed out in his blog,...

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VIDEO: Ingredients Improving Mobile Computing

posted by Ken Kaplan on April 03  ·  Permalink

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VIDEO: Moorestown -- The Heart of Future Mobile Internet Devices

posted by Ken Kaplan on April 03  ·  Permalink

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Are We There Yet?

posted by Holly Bourne on April 01  ·  Permalink

Hello from Shanghai. I am here attending the Intel Developers Conference and managing a photoshoot of mobile internet devices(MIDs) that will be launched later this year. This is my first time visiting China and my first time blogging. I am...

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Centrino Atom awaits its unveiling

posted by Uday Keshavdas on April 01  ·  Permalink

As we prep for day 1 at IDF, the buzz is palpable. Of course, just being in Shanghai on the banks of the Yellow river is buzz enough. But when you walk around and see all the posters, companies and...

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VIDEO: Cracked An Atom, Then Packed for IDF Shanghai

posted by Ken Kaplan on March 31  ·  Permalink

Friday at Intel headquarters, I met up with Ultra Mobile Man Uday Keshavdas to see what he was packing up for his trip to Shanghai for the Intel Developer Forum. In this video, we go inside his work area and...

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Panic! At The Cube

posted by Connie Brown on March 25  ·  Permalink

It had been one of those days where lots of little things just went wrong. To top it off, I lost my notebook in a rush to pick up one of my kids and get them to a doctors appointment....

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Inside SxSW Interactive

posted by Bryan Rhoads on March 18  ·  Permalink

Here’s a clip of our trip to SxSW in Austin TX last week. I was there w/ a crew from PodTech where we approached folks w/ a Core 2 Duo silicon core and asked… “What’s inside them?” and how does...

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Happy 5th Anniversary Centrino!

posted by Connie Brown on March 12  ·  Permalink

First of all I must say that I don’t even feel like I’m worthy enough to blog about this important anniversary. There are so many engineers, marketing folks and executives that have put their blood sweat and tears into this...

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An Atom a day

posted by Bryan Rhoads on March 09  ·  Permalink

SxSW Interactive in Austin TX has been a fantastic show. It’s a show where mobile Twittering is the norm and intimate enough to meet/greet experts and a few legends. This prototype MID I’m blogging on has been a bit of...

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Early Engineering Prototype

posted by Bryan Rhoads on March 05  ·  Permalink

A few of us are heading down to Austin TX for the annual SxSW music/film/interactive festival for the long weekend. Beyond the panels, events, and BBQs, I’ll have an early MID prototype from Gigabyte. This engineering prototype is running Linux...

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What Centrino Atom means for consumers?

posted by Uday Keshavdas on March 04  ·  Permalink

Intel just announced the arrival of its latest baby, Intel Centrino Atom processor technology. It is a baby in the very sense: it is small, just born and shows all the promise of bright future for mobile computing. Here is...

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2 is Better Than 1

posted by Connie Brown on March 04  ·  Permalink

Or at least this will be the case for Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. The next Centrino platform formerly codenamed “Montevina.” The “2” lets you know that its Intel’s latest and greatest mobile laptop offering. It will feature unprecedented processor...

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Introducing the Intel® Atom™ processor

posted by Brian Fravel on March 02  ·  Permalink

Atom. One of the smallest things in our universe, and a very appropriate name for Intel's new line of processors that are not only Intel's smallest processors, but also contain the world's smallest transistors. Today, Intel unveiled the new brand,...

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T-minus

posted by Bryan Rhoads on February 28  ·  Permalink

I’m kinda mesmerized by our countdown clock… We’re announcing the name of Intel’s smallest IA processor ever… right here on this very blog when that clock expires. This got me thinking of NASA and that baritoned announcer who says “T-minus...

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How To Catch a Thief with a SIM Card and MySpace

posted by Jeff Hanks on February 28  ·  Permalink

It’s always nice to see the bad guys get what’s coming to them. There’s this girl from Brooklyn who gets her cell phone stolen back in January. The thief, apparently ignorant of what a SIM card is / does, uses...

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Why My Laptop is Fat and Not Phat

posted by Connie Brown on February 26  ·  Permalink

I was really happy with my new Lenovo T61… until today. Alas, now I have laptop envy. My notebook computer looks fat and bulky when compared to the amazingly sleek Lenovo X300 announced today. Lenovo collaborated with Intel to shrink...

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The 3rd Screen

posted by Bryan Rhoads on February 25  ·  Permalink

third screen n. A video screen that a person uses as often as their television and computer screens. It’s a concept that has been around for at least ten years now. And one that generally comes from the mouths of...

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Intel’s smallest announcement ever

posted by Denise Bohling on February 25  ·  Permalink

Turns out my cube neighbor CAN keep a secret. A big one in fact! She knows the new brand name for Intel’s smallest processor ever. But she’s not talking. Soon, on March 3, the guarded brand name will be revealed....

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Living The Mobile Lifestyle

posted by Josh Bancroft on February 25  ·  Permalink

Hi! My name is Josh Bancroft, and I’m a blogger and mobile gadget addict geek. I work at Intel Software Network, but the fine folks who created this blog asked if I could lend a hand over here to get...

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CES is over, but the MacBook Air is worth talking about

posted by Marc Wallis on January 19  ·  Permalink

It’s been a week since I’ve returned from CES and all the buzz has calmed down, but I really wanted to talk about the new MacBook Air . I know they didn’t showcase this new computer at CES, but since...

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iPhone Karma at CES

posted by DL Byron on January 15  ·  Permalink

Offsetting the mean bloggers at CES, the exhaustion from a show that the NYtimes described as One million exhibitors. Sixty million attendees. Four trillion booths spread across an area the size of Rhode Island. and the brutal traffic in Vegas,...

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Video: Core 2 Duo - up close

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 14  ·  Permalink

Beyond the Hi-Def Lounge, beyond the mobile majesty of our MIDs and past our amazing laptop spiral (video) at CES 2008, we wanted to get back to what’s central in all of our lives. We had a team positioned with...

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Live HDTV on your Laptop without ANY Wires

posted by Esther Andrews on January 11  ·  Permalink

As one of the Intel booth demo staffers, I had the pleasure of meeting hundreds of visitors to the Intel booth. The one thing they all had in common was a passion for Intel technology and the desire to learn...

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Gizmodo rates their ten best booths of CES

posted by Joe English on January 11  ·  Permalink

Tech blog Gizmodo had a nice run-down of some of the top booths at the 2008 CES show, among them Disney, LG and Belkin. We’re proud to report that Intel rated their number one booth. (Thanks!) Gizmodo praised the “humongus...

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What's new for my digital home?

posted by Marc Wallis on January 10  ·  Permalink

I enjoy the digital home I’ve created for my family, and am always on the lookout for new technology that will improve my experience or capabilities for enjoying my digital entertainment. What better place to search for the next big...

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The plane home

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 10  ·  Permalink

Nevada means “covered in snow” or “snowcapped”. The mountains around Las Vegas are surprisingly breathtaking as I blog from seat 8F on a flight back to Portland. There is a very colorful ridge of mountains just to the west of...

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Feel the music, get into the HD

posted by Joe English on January 10  ·  Permalink

I’ve often wondered how far we could take immersive media. I experienced a cutting edge application of surround sound and HD video right in our Intel booth here at CES 2008. The area was called the High-Def Lounge and...

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Let's ROCK out!

posted by Joe English on January 10  ·  Permalink

Do you share that rock star fantasy with me? The one that has you on center stage, blasting music out of your guitar in front of thousands of screaming fans? The one where you’re wearing those cool sunglasses that...

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My future is on its way

posted by Marc Wallis on January 10  ·  Permalink

Every once in a while I will run across something that stops me in my tracks. Yesterday it happened in the Panasonic booth. I probably shouldn’t date myself by telling you that I was weaned on the Jetsons, and feed...

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CES 2008: Otellini Describes the Intelligent Internet

posted by Denise Bohling on January 10  ·  Permalink

Listen to an excerpt of Paul Otellini’s CES 2008 keynote where he describes Intel’s vision of the intelligent Internet and how we overcome obstacles to make it a reality. Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed...

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Intel defies gravity

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 09  ·  Permalink

Intel invited 35 lucky thrill-seekers for a once-in-a-lifetime Extreme “Zero G” flight today in Las Vegas. It’s the same flight that NASA uses to train astronauts and where the film Apollo 13 filmed the weightless scenes of Tom Hanks and...

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WiMAX -- Is it ready yet?

posted by Julie Coppernoll on January 09  ·  Permalink

For the US market, the two service providers that are getting ready to deploy WiMAX networks are Sprint and Clearwire. Tuesday at CES XOHM, Intel, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung all stood together to talk to press and analysts about bringing...

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CNET Best of CES 2008 Winners

posted by Marc Wallis on January 09  ·  Permalink

Yesterday, Annie wrote about the nominees for CNET Best of Show awards. I just left the CNET South Hall 2nd floor studio where they presented the winners for Best of CES 2008. Though there were some truly deserving winners,...

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Big, Sharp, Rounded Displays

posted by Jason Swihart on January 09  ·  Permalink

One of the things I keep seeing at this year’s CES are big, sharp, HD displays. But, apart from crisp pictures, I also noticed lots of soft curves, touchable acrylic bezels, and most popular, shiny black surrounds. Although beautiful and...

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Models, Parties, Bloggers AND Design

posted by DL Byron on January 09  ·  Permalink

My take away so far from CES — besides models, parties, and bloggers — is that the PC industry is finally embracing design. I’m an Apple fan boy, always have been, but my snobbery is soon to fade when these...

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What does Intel have to do with the Internet?

posted by Denise Bohling on January 09  ·  Permalink

Day 1 and 2 of CES 2008 the Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) demo was the busiest section of the Intel booth. I’m amazed anyone working in that area has a voice left to talk. Yesterday Intel’s Pankaj Kedia sat down...

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Dude! I'm in the band!

posted by Craig Raymond on January 09  ·  Permalink

It’s been a keynote whirlwind for the Corp Demos guys and myself. Now with a little time to let the dust settle, it’s a good chance to reflect on the little things post keynote. Like how friggin’ cool it was...

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Cars of the Future from GM

posted by Esther Andrews on January 09  ·  Permalink

In an exciting CES keynote, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner showed a dazzled crowd their automotive future. A cool new innovation he described was “Stolen Vehicle Slow Down” that uses GPS technology to pinpoint the location of a stolen car,...

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The WiMAX demo with RC race cars turned out great!

posted by Marc Wallis on January 08  ·  Permalink

In a previous post, I mentioned this fun demo that Intel was putting together with drivers in simulated F1 cars in the main Intel booth, controlling small remote controlled cars across the street at Pit Lane Park. There are small...

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Why MIDs are so popular at CES...

posted by Uday Keshavdas on January 08  ·  Permalink

Day 2: After a second long day here at CES we wrap up with aching feet and throats from talking all day to hoards of attendees about Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). But why are these MIDs so popular? Apart from...

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Hanging with the elite (well, not really)

posted by Marc Wallis on January 08  ·  Permalink

As if all the mad, craziness of CES wasn’t enough, Intel hosted a rockin’ party last night at the popular Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel. Intel employees and several hundred of their closest friends were invited to enjoy a...

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Big Thinkers and Disruptive Technologies

posted by Annie Frost on January 08  ·  Permalink

I just returned from a CES Supersession where Tim Bajarin, columnist for PC Magazine and Technology Pundit blogger, led a discussion around what various thought leaders consider disruptive technologies. On his panel, he had Dr. Levy Gerzberg representing semiconductors, Shane...

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The Fastest Wireless Connection at CES

posted by Jason Swihart on January 08  ·  Permalink

I’m sitting in the back of an suv driving around Las Vegas, in one of Intel’s Wimax demonstration vehicles. The Chevy Suburban is equipped with a wimax gateway and a WiFi AP that provides us with wireless connectivity within the...

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Comcast CEO Keynote - Cable is Getting Hip!

posted by Esther Andrews on January 08  ·  Permalink

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts announced the transition to “Comcast 3.0” that will give customers what they want, when and where they want it. “The consumer is king,” he said, not the content or distribution. He talked about a number of...

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Paul's Keynote: Video

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 08  ·  Permalink

Here’s a complete video replay of Paul Otellini’s Jan. 7th keynote at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. He describes how the Internet will continue to transform the CE and entertainment industries, and how it’s evolution will create business opportunities for...

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Gaming Innovations, China and the Intel PC/TV booth demo @ CES 2008

posted by Randy Stude on January 08  ·  Permalink

PC Gaming in China is huge. When I say huge, I am referring to a market that has more potential gamers than the USA & Europe combined. According to The Pearl Research study Games Market/Games Development in China 2007, there...

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CNET announces "Best of CES" Finalists

posted by Annie Frost on January 08  ·  Permalink

At 10 a.m. this morning, CNET announced the 30 finalists across 10 categories for the overall “Best of CES” awards. The 10 categories are Car Tech/GPS, Cell/Smart Phones, Computers and Hardware, Digital Photo and Video, Emerging Technologies, Gaming, Home...

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Bill was in the house

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 08  ·  Permalink

Electric first day here at CES. I’m here at the show in our cool “blogger room” on the second floor of the massive 12,000 sq. ft. Intel booth. We’ve got the perfect vantage point to capture activity as it...

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Mobile WiMAX at CES

posted by Julie Coppernoll on January 08  ·  Permalink

Yesterday I had an incredible experience. I logged on and connected my PC to the first mobile WiMAX demonstration network in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It was an incredible moment that left me wanting more,...

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Hollywood and digital content - will it ever be truly easy?

posted by Marc Wallis on January 08  ·  Permalink

I’m a digital home fanatic and have been integrating my computers with my consumer electronics for a long time, moving and steaming my content from room to room or device to device. But the thing that frustrates me the most...

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Smash Mouth Lead Singer, Steve Harwell, Intel’s New CEO!?

posted by Esther Andrews on January 07  ·  Permalink

Intel CEO and President Paul Otellini today in his CES keynote helped Smash Mouth’s lead singer Steve Harwell jam virtually with his band back home in his Mom & Dad’s garage. It looked like so much fun Paul offered to...

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Jerry Yang: Next Phase of the Internet

posted by Annie Frost on January 07  ·  Permalink

This morning, Jerry Yang spoke at the Industry Insider Series at CES. He covered his vision for the next phase of the Internet. His speech primarily consisted of two things: Yahoo’s mobile platform and Yahoo’s conceptual desktop experience. His mobility...

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Chocolate Rain at the booth

posted by Denise Bohling on January 07  ·  Permalink

Most of you have seen the YouTube video of Tay Zonday singing Chocolate Rain. This viral sensation captured over 13 million views on YouTube and numerous spoof videos (you know you are a hit when a famous band, i.e. Tre...

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Automobile Convergence with Consumer Electronics

posted by Esther Andrews on January 07  ·  Permalink

There were many big automotive names in today’s “Connect2Car: The Automobile’s Convergence with Consumer Electronics” CES session including BMW, Chrysler, Ford, and Garmin. The panel discussed how to effectively integrate music, movies, GPS, phones, location-based services, automatic 911 calls, and...

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45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processors are Here!

posted by Esther Andrews on January 07  ·  Permalink

There’s a lot of excitement in the Intel booth after today’s announcement of 16 new Intel 45nm processors. A lot of visitors are interested in the 45nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processors for laptop PCs, which deliver even better performance...

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MIDs on Engadget

posted by Denise Bohling on January 07  ·  Permalink

Engadget captured Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) with Menlow on display at CES. Check out the videos....

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Spoiler Alert, Panasonic has some good stuff under the covers

posted by Craig Raymond on January 07  ·  Permalink

OK, I’ve been a little lax on the keynote secrets, so here’s a juicy tid bit about Panasonic’s upcoming keynote you guys might want to tune in to. Toshihiro Sakamoto goes on tomorrow for Panasonic’s 9am keynote presentation, and the...

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Are you ready for it? I’m ready for it!!

posted by Marc Wallis on January 06  ·  Permalink

So yesterday, I talked about this cool WiMAX demo that Intel is pulling together. Today, I got a glimpse into another WiMAX demo. But before I get in this, let me ask you – are you as excited about WiMAX...

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Live from the Microsoft keynote! All MS Execs required to wear same sweater.....

posted by Craig Raymond on January 06  ·  Permalink

Here’s the goods from the CES 2008 opening keynote. CES CEO Gary Shapiro gave the show introduction, which included the huge laundry list of glamorous presenters and attendees (Ford, Disney, Yahoo, Panasonic, Samsung, Paramount, so on and so forth)....

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Human technology

posted by Bryan Rhoads on January 06  ·  Permalink

The throngs have converged on Vegas. I’m a CES newbie and in fact I haven’t been to Las Vegas for 15 years… back when I was fresh out of University here for the NAB. CES newbie yes… CE newbie… no,...

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When demos go bad......

posted by Craig Raymond on January 06  ·  Permalink

All demo guys have this commonly recurring nightmare the closer you get to the gig. It’s where you’re onstage with the CEO, and the demo you’re enthusiastically presenting blue-screens and freezes up while you stutter and stammer about “what should...

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WiMAX and Remote Controlled Cars

posted by Marc Wallis on January 05  ·  Permalink

I’m in Vegas now, and getting amp’d up to see everything. But before I got lost in everything else, my first stop was to check out what is supposed to be a really cool WiMAX demo Intel’s putting on that...

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Pre-Show Peek

posted by Marc Wallis on January 05  ·  Permalink

I’ve been to lots of tradeshows and conferences before I joined the ‘Events Marketing’ team, but on that first day I walked into a convention center during setup and saw how all those huge, amazing booths were put together -...

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It's the Year of Mobility at CES!

posted by Esther Andrews on January 05  ·  Permalink

It’s the year of Mobility at CES and I’ll be covering how Intel is changing the game with technologies that redefine mobile computing. I’ll be in the Intel booth all week where we’re showcasing some of the coolest, newest notebook...

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CES: A video gaming show?

posted by Randy Stude on January 04  ·  Permalink

Is the Consumer Electronics Show a gaming event? Since consoles and PC’s are consumer devices one could definitely state that this is “the” show for video gaming in the digital home....

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Secrets, and more secrets.......

posted by Craig Raymond on January 04  ·  Permalink

Feel free to pay attention to the man behind the curtain……. I’m very excited this year to bring you the Behind the Scenes look at 2008 CES, and for the very 1st time I’ll be giving you the real “what...

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Intel@CES Kick-off

posted by Don MacDonald on January 04  ·  Permalink

Welcome to Intel’s coverage of the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show and the Intel@CES blog. At Intel, we have a passion for technology in all its flavours and we’re poised for a very busy and exciting week of new innovations, new...

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