14 DAY TRIAL // Intel CEO and President Paul Otellini thinks big over the future of the consumer electronics and entertainment applications, and plans to join them all "under the same Internet". The Intel CEO motivates this vision through the fact that the Internet has changed into a more personable place.
"We're now in the midst of the largest opportunity to redefine consumer electronics and entertainment since the introduction of the television," Otellini said. "Increasingly, computing and communications are coming together, bringing a new level of capabilities and intelligence to the Internet experience. The personal Internet of tomorrow will serve you--delivering the information you want, when you want it, how you want, wherever you are."
Intel's president also demonstrated a new system-on-a-chip for consumer devices, codenamed "Canmore". It is supposed to be integrated within TVs, set-top boxes and media players in order to allow their integration with other Internet applications. The Canmore will be ready and available until the second half of this year. It will feature a fully-fledged 3D graphics unit, and will combine a PC-quality processor core with state-of-the-art audio/video processing that can render high-definition 1080px resolutions and 7.1 surround sound.
"Packaging several important functions--such as computing, graphics and audio-video processing--into a single chip will help devices do more while taking up less space and energy," continued Otellini.
Intel has scheduled for release its first low-power processor and chipset platform designed for mobile Internet devices. The "Menlow" platform will be available until the end of the second quarter and is announced to include a chipset with a single-chip design, code-named "Poulsbo" and the Silverthorne mobile processor. The platform consume up to 10 times less power than the low-power Intel processors introduced in 2006.
Another important technology for the future of the mobile Internet is WiMax, a technology for providing wireless access over greater ranges than the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard.