Keynote : Future technology
Newport Desktop
Today Intel demonstrated to us their new concept system 'Newport' this is a wireless product which used Centrino based platform. The Newport is slightly different from normal laptops since it has a small LCD on the top of the system (similar size to a track pad) which means that you can have close lid computing - for example it is similar to a cell phone built in to a computer, the advantage of this is that emails and warnings can be dealt with without the need to open the system.
The Newport in Action
The system can be used to control a remote conference as well as used to browse the Internet - ideal for the on the road management.
This is the convergence of computing and communication. The system automatically would shift from a wireless connection to a GPRS by constantly "snooping the connection". They seemed very keen on this concept taking off - a table style PC with a removable keyboard. The next generation of PDA/Tablet PC.
The other 2 desktop PCs which Intel showed concepts of were Marble Falls, and Powersville. Marble Falls is a high performance desktop PC with Dual Audio feeds, as well as dual VGA. The system takes advantage of NEW Cards as well as PCI-X. This of course can use a dual screen. Powersville is a 2004 concept PC which allows the movement of information - both software and data via wireless connections within a home for example on Televisions, PC, and then on a portable PDA/Media player. This defines the point that the 3 screens compliment one-another. Following the Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device interaction which Barrett stated several times.
Barrett also stated that there is a need for security within networks, and also for a fair usage policy to be deployed so that consumers know where they stand within the digital era.
One of the final points which were made was the need for simplicity - gone are the days which users are happy to accept a complicated system to operate - simple is the key factor within the segment.
One of the final demonstrations which Barrett showed off was of the Mantoba which is the recently released PXA800F cellular chip; it has the integration of base band and flash memory within a 1 chip solution - something which no one else on the market has. The chip features:
GPRS
312MHz CPU
4MB Flash memory
All of this is on one chip, this enables users to have full colour gaming and be able to run intensive applications which up until now have not been possible.
This is a developer system for the PXA800F
