New Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Platform Using Significantly Lower Power Readies Intel for Smartphone, Tablet Push
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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!!
This is very interesting news, I have been running Windows 7 RC on my netbook, but if google can delivery an OS that boots and gets you onto the net in seconds, as they state, I think it could be a very compelling offering. Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we’re already talking to partners about the project, and we’ll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.
Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.
Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And of course, these apps will run not only on Google Chrome OS, but on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux thereby giving developers the largest user base of any platform.
I’ve just got my hands on this tiny Netbook. My aim is to use this to supplement my work notebook, I’ll be doing the blogging, web site maintenance, and basic picture editing and cataloging on this system whilst I’m on holidays, or travelling outside of work. First impressions are very good, I’ve upped the memory to 2gb, started removing any unwanted programs, installed Live Mesh, Google Chrome and Lightroom, and all seems well. This is my first attempt at posting an HD video, so any feedback on the quality would be appreciated!
HP have recently started shipping a netbook designed for ladies, and I personally think it’s a very striking design, which I think will sell well. I’m aiming to get a netbook myself shortly to supplement my work notebook.
