Tag: Embedded
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[Video] Intel’s Home Dashboard Recently my colleague Ryan Parker, the director of energy for Intel's Embedded and Communications Group, had an opportunity to meet with CBS Interactive producer Sumi Das to demonstrate Intel's Home Dashboard demo for a video segment. Watch as he explains how the Intel Atom processor can make managing your home energy usage as easy as flipping a switch. Below are...
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Buying an SSD – What Should You Be Looking For? So you've decided to buy an SSD (or solid-state drive)! Good for you. Very suave. SSDs have been the latest craze among PC owners seeking to enhance the overall performance and user experience of their current PCs. PC owners are attracted to the SSD's promise of faster data access, lower power consumption, ruggedness, and its complete operational silence as compared...
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St. Paul Academy – classmate PCs in action! Back in March I shared some thoughts about my time visiting the teachers and students of St. Paul Academy. We now have some footage of the classmate PCs in action at St. Paul Academy, including reactions from some of the teachers and students I had the pleasure of meeting there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKhEuN7L5As (more…)
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St. Paul Academy – Using classmate PCs and embracing 1:1! So it has been awhile since my last Blog update, but I am hoping to change that this year. To kick things off this year, I wanted to talk about a real world deployment of classmate PCs and 1:1 learning in the US that I just got back from visiting. Intel in conjunction with Equus Computers (selling classmate PCs under...
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802.11n Wi-Fi: One Size Does Not Fit All Considering a new notebook or netbook purchase? Of course, you'll want 802.11n Wi-Fi built-in, but don't assume that if the label says 802.11n, it's all you need to know. You could find yourself with an underpowered 802.11n connection. 802.11n is dramatically different than its 802.11 Wi-Fi predecessors. It's the first Wi-Fi specification that supports a range of performance capabilities. What...
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The Magellan Generation Interviews in Portugal with key stakeholders on the deployment of 450,000 "Magellan PCs" for students revealed that the project is so influential the students are now being referred to as the "Magellan Generation" - an entire generation experiencing education in a new light with greater access to information beyond the walls of their classroom. Children are pursuing their interests and...
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Mobile World Congress 2010: Intel Continues its Commitment to Worldwide Mobile WiMAX Guest repost from goingWimax.com by Sanjiv Gupta, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer at Intel.With the backdrop of the revolutionary deals being made at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010 (held from February 15-18th at the Fira de Barcelona), such as the unveiling of the Nokia/Intel plan for launching of a new operating system (using the "MeeGo Platform") to power advanced smart...
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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 Group, who talked about how computer technology can connect autos to the Internet to bring information, entertainment and even maintenance...
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Massive cache for 8-core processor designed for high performance, low power and high yield Intel recently described a 24MB 24-way set associative 8-ported 3rd level cache for an upcoming 8-core Intel® Xeon® Processor with design emphasis on high density, low power and design reuse. It features a 0.3816 ?m2 bit cell in a 45nm high-k metal gate technology using 9 copper interconnect layers. Sleep transistors are used extensively to minimize the leakage power. A...
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Come and Get It! Your Personal Wi-Fi Is Ready To Go. 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 ad-hoc Wi-Fi. With your Intel® My WiFi Personal Area Network(PAN), you can connect Wi-Fi enabled devices (printers, digital cameras, personal media players, and speakers) directly to the laptop without cables...
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