New Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Platform Using Significantly Lower Power Readies Intel for Smartphone, Tablet Push
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Based on Intel's leading silicon technology and manufacturing capabilities, chips deliver >50x platform idle power reduction while increasing performance and reducing size1.
Platform brings unlimited “PC-like” experience with fast Internet, multi-tasking, full 1080p video, 3-D graphics, multi-point videoconferencing and voice in pocketable designs.
New Intel® Atom™ processor Z6xx based on Intel's new 45nm2 low-power process, packs 140 million transistors into the SoC. The platform also includes a Controller Hub (MP20) and a dedicated Mixed Signal IC.
Highly integrated platform capable of scaling a range of operating systems and market segments including high-end smartphones, tablets and handheld devices.
via New Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Platform Using Significantly Lower Power Readies Intel for Smartphone, Tablet Push.
We just got our hands on what looks like an internal HP Slate presentation given to cool down some of the iPad hype amongst HP employees, and it just happens to have specs and pricing details on the elusive Windows 7 tablet. As we'd heard, the Slate will run $549 in its base configuration, which has a 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 capacitive multitouch display, a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor with UMA graphics and an accelerator for 1080p video playback (we're assuming it's a Broadcom Crystal HD chip), 32GB of flash storage and 1GB of non-upgradeable RAM. There's also a $599 version with 64GB of storage, and both models will have a five-hour battery, an SDHC slot, two camera, a USB port, a SIM card slot for the optional 3G modem, and a dock connector for power, audio, and HDMI out
via HP Slate to cost $549, have 1.6GHz Atom Z530, 5 hour battery? — Engadget.
February 23rd, 2010
gregh
So I love the size & weight of netbooks, but the battery life and CPU speed leave a fair bit to be desired. I see some newer models adding nvidia ion for better video playback, but I just hope they can evolve to 4 hour plus battery life, faster CPUs but same size and weight!!
November 20th, 2009
gregh
Yesterday Google announced that they are open-sourcing Chromium OS.
We are doing this early, a year before Google Chrome OS will be ready for users, because we are eager to engage with partners, the open source community and developers. As with the Google Chrome browser, development will be done in the open from this point on. This means the code is free, accessible to anyone and open for contributions. The Chromium OS project includes our current code base, user interface experiments and some initial designs for ongoing development. This is the initial sketch and we will color it in over the course of the next year.
via Official Google Blog.
Click here to get it. 
Layar is a free application on your mobile phone which shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of reality through the camera of your mobile phone.
Layar is a global application, available for the T-Mobile G1, HTC Magic and other Android phones in all Android Markets. It also comes pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy in the Netherlands.
How do you use Layar?
By holding the phone in front of you like a camera, information is displayed on top of the camera display view.
For all points of interest which are displayed on the screen, information is shown at the bottom of the screen.
What do you see in the screen?
On top of the camera image (displaying reality) Layar adds content layers. Layers are the equivalent of webpages in normal browsers. Just like there are thousands of websites there will be thousands of layers. One can easily switch between layers by selecting another via the menu button, pressing the logobar or by swiping your finger across the screen.
Added features of Layar Reality Browser 2.0:
Layar has some cool features which include:
•Unique layer specific icons/markers
•Featured and Popular section
•Search function
•Add layer to favorites
•Map view and list view
•Enhanced AR view
•Accuracy information
•“Take me There” function
•“Share layer” and “screen shot” function in layar 2.1 update
Well I’ve learnt lots about PHP, MYSQL, Google Sitemaps over the past few weeks, and finally my site revamp has gone live!
http://www.pocketpcsoft.net/
