Corporation announced the winners of the 2003 Intel Innovative PC
Awards. This is the fifth year Intel has recognized PC companies for
easy-to-use systems, outstanding technology implementation and
state-of-the-art designs.
Twelve award winners earned kudos in four categories: consumer desktop
PCs, business desktop PCs, mobile PCs, and digital media adapters.
This is the first year the Intel Innovative PC Program has recognized
digital media adapter designs reflecting the trend to take music,
pictures, and even video from the PC and play it back on stereos and
TVs in the home. All 2003 entrants were tested and scored by Veritest,
an independent testing company.
"The winners of the 2003 awards illustrate how the industry
continues to increase the value of the PC to consumers by making them
easier to use, designing for specific market segments, and enabling
them to connect to other devices such as stereos and TVs," said Louis
Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Desktop Platforms
Group. "This year's desktop PC award winners address the needs of the
most demanding PC users with
creative new system designs based on the Intel(r) Pentium(r) 4
processor with Hyper-Threading Technology, a technology that allows
users to simultaneously handle multiple software applications smoothly
and more efficiently."
"This year's award-winning mobile PCs deliver on the promise of
Intel(r) Centrino(tm) mobile technology: thinner and lighter designs
with outstanding mobile performance, integrated wireless
communications and features to enable extended battery life," said
Anand Chandrasekher, vice president and general manager of Intel's
Mobile Platforms Group. "As the popularity of Wi-Fi continues to grow,
these innovative mobile PC designs bring more choice and flexibility
to business users and consumers who want greater freedom to connect
wirelessly
in new places and new ways."
The 2003 Intel Innovative PC Award winners are:
Consumer Desktop Category Winner: Alienware* Area-51
The Alienware Area-51 is a state-of-the-art gaming machine,
which appears to look like an alien head. This PC includes a Serial
ATA drive, 6.1 channel audio and a six-in-one media card reader. It
also includes four front USB ports for connecting multiple gaming
peripherals such as joysticks, headsets and game-pads. It has a cable
management solution for easily managing the jungle of wires at the
back of the system. Accessible computer information is available on
the desktop and includes a breakdown of available drive/bay space,
drivers installed and benchmark scores.
Consumer Desktop Category Winner: HP* Media Center PC
The HP Media Center PC is an all-in-one system for creating and
enjoying media in a home or dorm room. One can easily watch and record
TV programs for in-home use, pause live TV and show instant replays.
The user can create home videos, slideshows or personal music play
lists. The HP Media Center PC includes a multi-format memory card
reader, wireless keyboard, and key function buttons on the front of
the computer that allow switching to TV, guide, music, pictures, and
videos.
Business Desktop Category Winner: Dell* Optiplex* SX270
The Dell Optiplex SX270 offers an elegant, small form factor
targeted for use with flat panel monitors in tight office spaces. The
SX270 features a single, hot-swappable media bay for versatility.
"Security" is a theme in this year's business criteria and the SX270
delivers a range of features. Dell's Chassis Intrusion Alert and
Configuration Change Alert reliably notify IT managers when a system
has been opened or disturbed. An integrated smart card reader option
helps ensure user authentication.
Business Desktop Category Winner: HP Compaq* d530 Ultra-slim Desktop
The HP Compaq d530 Ultra-slim Desktop features a small footprint
design that requires minimal desktop space and is versatile enough to
easily be configured to a tower position using the available tower
stand. It also has an under desk or on wall mounting bracket offering
additional flexibility to customize for the users' workspace needs. It
is a legacy-free design with USB 2.0 to support ease-of-use. USB and
Multibay solutions offer simple peripheral connection and hot-swapping
of devices such as CD-RW, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, diskette drives and future
removable storage options allowing users to save time and money by
sharing drives between their desktop and HP Business Notebook.
Business Desktop Category Winner: Lenovo* YangTian* S6000
The Lenovo YangTian S6000 is a small form factor PC designed
specifically for small business users. Its integrated battery provides
enough power to save the system state to the hard disk and power off
the PC automatically in case of power disruption. The system ships
with software that facilitates backups and system restore uses. A
personal firewall comes pre-installed and a hidden hard drive
partition allows the user to protect important information from
accidental deletion or intrusion.
Full Size Notebook Category Winner: Compaq* Presario* X1000
Widescreen Notebook
The Compaq Presario X1000 Widescreen Notebook features a 15.4
inch wide screen display and outstanding graphics making it suitable
for movie watching, gaming, side-by-side web page browsing and image
editing. The integrated secure digital/multimedia memory card slot
allows the quick transfer of digital photos, music, and other files to
and from the PC and digital cameras, printers, handhelds and other
devices. The stylish aluminum-covered system is 1.3 inches thin and
weighs 6.5 pounds.
Thin and Light Notebook Category Winner: IBM* ThinkPad* T40
The IBM ThinkPad T40 weighs in at 4.5 pounds and is only 1 inch
thin. It supports secure wireless LAN connectivity using the IBM
Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0. It offers full functionality with
thin swappable media modules, a TrackPoint* pointing device, and the
ThinkLight* keyboard light. Its size allows the business professional
to take it anywhere and the ThinkLight keyboard light makes it easy to
see your keyboard even on late-night plane trips.
Mini Notebook Category Winner: Sony* VAIO* PCG-TR1A
The Sony VAIO PCG-TR1A sports an integrated CD-RW/DVD combo
drive, XBRITE* 10.6-inch wide screen, and theater-style sound using
Dolby* headphone technology. It also has an integrated swivel camera
to capture images, video, or use for videoconferencing. Its sleek
design is 3.11 pounds and 1.44 inches thin.
Sub-Notebook Category Winner: Panasonic* Toughbook* CF-W2
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-W2 provides high performance,
technological innovation, and durability in a very small, portable
design. This notebook includes an integrated DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination
drive and a 12.1-inch XGA anti-glare thin-glass display technology
color LCD. It weighs 2.8 pounds and comes in a full magnesium alloy
case design with a shock-mounted hard disk drive. The Toughbook CF-W2
includes an integrated secure digital/multimedia memory card slot,
which lets one easily upload digital images, music, and other files
directly from cameras, handholds, and other compatible devices.
PC Slate/Tablet Category Winner: Gateway* Tablet PC Deluxe
The Gateway Tablet PC Deluxe replaces a writing tablet with
built-in handwriting recognition software, Microsoft* Windows* XP
Professional Tablet Edition, and also offers peripherals such as a
keyboard stand and built-in keyboard cover. It weighs just 3 pounds
and is less than one inch thin. It is targeted at professionals who
need to use their PC while moving throughout their workplace such as
teachers and healthcare workers.
PC Slate/Tablet Category Winner: Panasonic* Toughbook* CF-18
The Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 is a convertible notebook that
features a 180-degree rotating screen. It supports pen use and was
designed using MIL-STD-810F test procedures to measure levels of
environmental reliability. Created by the U.S. government, the
MIL-STD-810F specifications cover a broad range of tests that measure
the durability of equipment used under harsh conditions. It has a full
magnesium alloy case, a shock-mounted hard disk drive and weighs 4.4
pounds. The durability and flexibility of this product makes it ideal
for workers on-the-road in less than ideal conditions such as
military, hospital, or delivery personnel. The Panasonic Toughbook
CF-18 can be carried up a ladder, hung on a wall as a tablet or
mounted in a vehicle.
Digitial Media Adpater Category Winner: icube* Play@TV
and video between home PCs, TVs and stereos. It can receive digital
media from a PC using 802.11b wireless networking, and can connect to
TVs and stereos using standard audio/video cables, much like a DVD
player. 'Play@TVs
automatically discovers content and servers as they become available
on the network.
About the Intel Innovative PC Recognition Awards
The Intel Innovative PC Awards were first given at IDF Fall 1999 and
have grown to receive worldwide recognition. As part of the Intel Ease
of Use Initiative, Intel works with the PC and CE industry to make
mobile, business and consumer PCs easier for people to use and
integrate with their other consumer electronics devices. The
Innovative PC Awards highlight superior PC designs that measurably
advance PC setup, usability, expansion and maintenance. For more
information, visit <http://www.intel.com/go/innovativepc.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Additional information about Intel is available at
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