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Intel shiny object baffles Las Vegas crowd at CES

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:41:10 GMT

We went to the street during the The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and we asked people to respond to something we showed them. Check out the interesting responses.

Skulltrail - 8 cores of fun!

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:43:00 GMT

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Sneak peak at Skulltrail system using two 45nm Quad Core Xeon processors (Harpertown) running at 4GHz.

From Channel Intel.

Moorestown: Much more than an iPhone killer

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:37:00 GMT

First let me say I'm not on the inside track with Moorestown. I'm an outside observer with my own perspective on this product, but I have to say... I think this will be HUGE. Lot's of talk about the Moorestown platform at IDF this year and I've heard many refer to this as the iPhone killer, or next generation iPhone. The game changer is size, the processing power, and WiMax capabilities. This is much more than anything in the market now. It can be almost anything you want it to be, and what you want it to do might be more about what devices it talks to. Here's my personal speculation on potential uses for Moorestown.

Harmony Remote Killer: This one is easy. Unlike the iphone with this kind of device you should be able to add and download applications and be configure to do pretty much what you want it to do. It's the size of a remote. It has bluetooth and WiMax. It should be able to talk to all of your AV stuff and replace your most advanced universal remotes.

GameBoy/PSP Killer: This be will run on Intel’s next generation 45nm chips. It should far exceed anything any hand held game system can do today. You could host games on the fly with people near you or host over the Internet. I actually believe this could be an XBox Killer. It will have the horsepower, it will be ultimately connected. It just needs peripherals like a dock or wireless connectivity to a large display and keyboard. Drop it on your coffee table, turn on your wall mounted LCD, pick up a wireless controller and you are gaming.

Desktop Killer: Yes, a desktop killer. Again it should have the horsepower. It will have highspeed connections and a full blown browser. More and more apps are moving to the web. There's a lot of talk about the death of the application, as applications can be run in the browser. Drop it on your desk, have it detect and synch with your wireless keyboard, mouse and monitor and you are working. Also more IT shops are starting to see the value of OS and application streaming technology where you can pull down the apps you need when you need them. Edit a spreadsheet, crop a photo, do a CAD Design, all apps come from the network when you need them, wherever you are.

Storage may only an issue for the few things you need locally. With WiMax, songs, videos, applications could all be available at your finger tips whether you have them stored on your PC, DVR, or from a service provider. You could ultimately have any data or any application on a powerful mobile device on your hip, in your pocket or in your purse.

My perspective is Moorestown is shaping up to be the ubiquitous everything device. I discussed this idea 2 years ago with an Intel engineer, during a school fundraiser. I claimed if Intel could create the device the size of cell phone with the processing power of a PC, you would not need any other device other than peripherals. I was new, I was in marketing and he thought I was nuts. And he pretty much told me so, citing that he didn't see how Intel would profit from it. A couple of weeks later I saw him again and he was anxious to tell me he just saw a presentation that discussed exactly what I was talking about. I'd like to think this is Moorestown... and personally I can't wait!!

Intel IDF: Linux ultra mobile device from BenQ - look out iPhone

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:05:00 GMT

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SNEAK PEEK* Uday Keshavdas, Intel consumer marketing manager shows of a new BenQ mobile internet device running Linux. UMD is getting cooler and cooler.

Intel IDF: ConnectBeam - social bookmarking in a box

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:47:00 GMT

Puneet Gupta, CEO of ConnectBeam discusses his social bookmarking network appliance.

This is a pretty cool thing. Robert Scoble from Podtech has been discussing this idea as something called Starfish, where a persons contributions to blogs, wiki entries, Facebook, Twitter, etc, can be aggregated in a way that puts the content and search in context to the author.

ConnectBeam has created something similar in a turnkey appliance, allowing the users to bookmark, tag and attribute the source author as a tag, so you have a LinkedIn like connection between the content and the contributor.

From an enterprise perspective, this seems pretty handy and a simple way to add social media tools to your business. Because it uses bookmarkng and tagging, it's not necessary to integrate search across your systems, as long asyou get bookmarking adoption. Also you get to see how employees are contributing to content.

Check out ConnectBeam.

Intel IDF Live Panel & Chat: Social Media, IT Friend or Foe

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:09:00 GMT

Watch the live webcast and chat from Open Port. COMMENT NOW to submit your questions for the panel.

Recorded video of live webcast

About this panel:Social Media Panel- coming to IDF

Pat Discusses IDF

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:51:00 GMT

Pat Gelsinger gives us a sneak peak at IDF 2007

see more Intel videos at www.youtube.com/channelintel

Open Port Launches

robert.p.duffy@intel.com — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:00:00 GMT

Intel launches Open Port today, a site dedicated to direct communication between Intel's product & technology experts and IT community. Community Managers Josh Hilliker, Laurie Buczek and I explain what this site is about in this video.

Here's a what you will find in Open Port

Intel® vPro^TM Expert Center:

The Intel VPro Expert Center will focus on the needs of IT professionals with the goal of providing information and best practices about Intel® vPro^TM processor technology. Users can share information with an array of Intel's client management experts, key industry players, and community members.

IT@Intel

Stay informed with the latest updates in technology. With a focus on technically detailed blogs, discussions and resources from Intel’s own IT department, IT@Intel is a place to get the inside scoop on what is up and coming. In addition to this, community participation includes access to Intel’s best practices across a wide range of topics ranging from security, mobility, client management, data centers, to innovation & leadership.

General Community Zone

Users can visit the general community to access a wide array of content ranging from member's personal blogs, member generated discussions, as well as information on Intel's key technologies. This area further aims to provide an area for users to interact even if their question/topic does not specifically relate to another sub-community.

Product Reviews

User generated reviews integrated within new product pages on Intel.com. Users can read the latest user comments at the bottom of the page, submit their own comments, or browse the full discussion at Open Port.

Gateway to Premier IT Membership

Open Port is a part of the value added Intel Premier IT Professional member program. Visitors to the community have the option to register for program events or opt in to Premier IT membership. Once registered, they will get access to exclusive expert materials, event presentations, e-newsletters and the highly acclaimed Premier IT magazine.

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