Tag: INTEL

When University of Arizona student Matt Bunting was assigned a class project to build a robot, he naturally wanted to do it on the cheap. To complete the assignment, Bunting (a lifelong robot enthusiast) used spare parts from previous creations to build a spider-like bot. But the resulting "Frankenstein" garnered the student more than just an A in his engineering class. According to Fox News, ...

While 3-D TVs and slate PCs stole most of the attention at CES, there were plenty of interesting developments afoot in the normally mundane world of laptops and netbooks. (Yes, we're lumping them together. What is a netbook but a laptop for people with nothing to do but check Facebook?) There were laptops made out of recycled plastics, new connectivity technologies, surprising Linux demos, and ...

We're sure someone out there has already dubbed this the year of the tablet, and it's hard to blame them. Gadget makers all over CES were showing off slate and tablet devices of every stripe, some running NVIDIA's Tegra platform and Android, and some using Intel hardware to push Windows and Linux. But through the chaos, clear trends were forming, dividing lines being drawn. There were also a ...

Yesterday, at Intel's CES keynote, Paul Otellini unveiled the AppUp Center, similar to the iTunes App Store but geared toward netbooks and MIDs (Mobile Internet Device). While our friends at Engadget were busy wondering "why you would need an app store for a Windows netbook," and while The Register was inexplicably declaring that Intel was reinventing software sales, we were mulling over the ...

For a recent episode of 'The Tonight Show,' hilarious troublemaker Conan O'Brien sat down with Intel's Ajay Bhatt, the co-inventor of the USB port (video after the break). As befits the man who indirectly brought us data-storing neckties and heated mousepads, the ensuing interview was -- in a word -- ridiculous. Watch as O'Brien asks Bhatt the tough questions. Does he hate the inventor of ...

We'd heard rumblings about computer upgrades from everyone's favorite Cupertino-based company, but we didn't expect anything this soon. This morning, Apple announced new updates across its desktop computer and router lines. Although there aren't any significant aesthetic changes or redesigns to the models, the Mac Pro, Mac mini, and iMac all received spec upgrades (e.g. faster chips, improved ...

Last week, the folks at Apple informed retailers that the company's iMacs will soon be in short supply, according to a report last Friday on Apple Insider. Judging in part from that projected drop in supply, Apple Insider's commentators have inferred that the world will soon see the next iMac line. But could it also just mean -- in this shopping-averse economy -- that demand for iMacs is down, ...

Last year at CES, MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) were all the rage. It seemed like nobody could get enough of these tiny PC wonders, even if most weren't functioning devices yet. Then CES ended and the MID essentially disappeared. Instead, consumers and industry folks went back to caring about more traditional laptop form factors, and the netbook exploded. But Intel hasn't given up on pushing ...

So this may not be breaking news, but we're still wondering what on Earth made Intel decide that the Beamz laser harp was a good way to show off the power of the Core 2 Duo? (No idea what Beamz is? Check out the bizarre demo video here). Why would Intel, a well-respected manufacturer and developer of high tech products, break out this over-priced pseudo-instrument that was even an embarrassment ...

While the OLPC crew is cutting staff and pay, and ASUS has decided to target higher end markets, the folks at Intel are cornering the market on cheap education focused PC's with their Classmate line of machines. We got a quick smattering of information on the new machine during the Kids@Play summit yesterday at CES. While full details will be disclosed later, we do know that the new Classmate ...

We've recently seen how British housewives are indicating that they spend the majority of their free time online. But, we didn't realize just what women were giving up in order to get their Facebook fix. A new study is showing that roughly half of women would rather give up sex for two weeks than go without the Internet for the same period of time. The study was commissioned by Intel and ...

If Intel's CTO is correct, then man and machine could merge by the year 2050. Justin Rattner said that Intel's research labs are looking at human-machine interfaces and predicts that promising changes could come sooner than expected. For example, did you know that Intel is working on small, shape-shifting robots called "catoms" -- tiny inside the pocket, a million-strong team of micro-robots ...

We've seen a number of wireless power systems come and go, but for all the hype-filled bombast and occasional working demo, the tech just hasn't gone anywhere -- but even with that background, Intel's demo of a wireless power system that can broadcast 60 watts of power up to three feet at IDF with 75 percent efficiency has us giddy with excitement. The system works using essentially the same ...

Intel is joining forces with a bunch of other heavy weights in the computer industry, including Absolute Software Corporation (a data protection and hardware tracking company), BIOS maker Phoenix, Utimaco (a data security company), and McAfee, along with manufacturers Lenovo and Fujitsu, to create ATT (Anti-Theft Technology). Company representatives were short on details about the technology, ...

Earlier this week we reported on the new AirPort Express wireless router from Apple, which delivers an impressive 820-foot range. It's perfect, we thought, for those with expansive abodes. But what about those with expansive estates? Sorry, but 820 feet isn't going to cut it then; 60 miles, however, should be enough for all but the most palatial of digs, and that's just what some new technology ...