Posts tagged with intel
Holiday shopping: our Uber10 suggestions and vote!
Posted on November 23, 2009 10:49 AM
The holiday shopping season is here and we've compiled an Uber10 list. A vote is open on the uber10 page to select an 11th gadget so help us choose!
The Uber10 Awards were unveiled at a cool Ubergizmo event in San Francisco last week (sponsored by Dolby and Intel, check the party photos). We hope that these suggestions will give you save time. On the financial side, there are a few ways to save: you can find the best deal and order online, or wait for Black Friday and hope that your favorite gadget goes on sale, which is unlikely if it's really cool, but who knows?
Now would be a good time to become a fan on Facebook. Happy shopping!
Intel to insert chips in brain
Posted on November 20, 2009 7:58 PM
Intel wants to have chips (theirs, obviously) inside our brains in the future so that there is no need for a mouse or keyboard to take charge of our computers. Dean Pomerleau is the brains behind this vision, where he works for Intel on matters of cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, man-machine interfaces, brain processing of semantic information, and various brain-scanning technologies including fMRI, MEG, EEG and ECoG. We don't think something like this will ever take off - it would certainly leave the thought of Big Brother knowing our every move and thoughts.
Details Of New Intel Atom In 2011
Posted on November 20, 2009 8:39 AM
Some initial information on Intel’s successor to the Pine Trail platform has surfaced. The next iteration will be codenamed Cedar Trail and this 2011 update will be built on the 32 nanometer processor. Aside from that, it will take advantage of a new integrated graphics core, and also support DirectX 10, as well as HD video decoding. Other features should include dual digital outputs that support DisplayPort and HDMI, not to mention support for 1,066MHz DDR3 will also be a welcome addition. It’s nice to see processor technology moving happily along, giving us faster and more efficient chips.
AMD Breaks 7GHZ Barrier
Posted on November 14, 2009 8:40 AM
While most people out there are talking about Intel’s Core i5 or i7, let’s not forget about AMD’s Phenom II processor. As can be seen in the picture above, some folks have managed to break the 7GHz barrier with this processor, and that’s a mean feat. Considering that they were fiddling with liquid helium to get the job done just makes it cooler. Check out the video here.
Uber10: the greatest gifts, coming up on November 12
Posted on November 10, 2009 4:55 PM
Yes, it's that time of the year again (we can't believe it!). Soon, you will run around wondering what to get for your loved ones -probably at the last minute. We can help by suggesting the 10 greatest gifts (under $500) for this holiday season. They are called the “Uber10&rdquo. Please help us select an 11th gift by voting on an extended list (coming any day now).
The Uber10 will be unveiled in a private event in San Francisco on November 12, thanks to our Platinum Sponsor Dolby and Gold Sponsor Intel. Dolby will build a surround sound setup at the event venue to show us what the Dolby Surround Sound Experience is all about. You may be able to experience it for yourself, if the Dolby Truck stops by your town. Check out the cool Dolby videos on Youtube.
Intel will talk about the new Intel Sponsors of Tomorrow campaign and their hilarious "rock star" videos: "Intel Star" TV ad and Intel's "Big Ideas" TV ad
At the private event in San Francisco, both sponsors will demonstrate the coolest gadgets with their latest embedded technology.
Check out the 2007 and 2008 Uber10 lists, This 2009 edition will be published at ubergizmo.com/uber10
We have a few extra tickets for the private event, go to this discussion page on our Facebook Fan page to know how you can get one.
Editor's note: this seems obvious, but we would like to make it clear that companies with products nominated to the Uber10 cannot be accepted as sponsors of the Uber10 event.
Intel Promises To Fix Bricked SSD Bug
Posted on November 6, 2009 3:33 AM
SSD's are nice, but that doesn't mean they're immune to problems. Last month Intel released a bugging firmware update tool for its 34nm X25-M SSD. Unfortunately the software was pulled the next day because a number of Windows 7 users running a 64-bit version of the OS complained that the software bricked the SSDs. Intel is classifying this issue as high priority, and are asking folks with affected drives to send the drives directly back to Intel. Apparently the firmware update (02HA) itself is fine, just that the firmware upgrade tool was buggy. Ouch.
NVIDIA CEO Unsurprised By Intel Lawsuit
Posted on November 6, 2009 3:26 AM
It seems that NVIDIA's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang isn't too surprised over the allegations by New York's attorney general that Intel has illegally tried to maintain its monopoly.; That being said, he reminds us that NVIDIA have far superior products to Intel, and that people are busy buying their graphics processors. NVIDIA is in a rather uncomfortable position, as it's locked in a legal battle with Intel, preventing NVIDIA from making chipsets from Intel's Core i series of chips. Has Intel been maintaining its monopoly via illegal means? What do you think?
Intel Atom OK with Apple again
Posted on November 4, 2009 8:23 PM
Despite contrary reports, it seems that in the latest development build, Intel's Atom processor will once again be able to work with OS X 10.6.2 - at least that's the news which is circulating at the moment. Nothing is concrete and things could very well change in the final version, but this is where the crossing of fingers part comes in handy.
Intel To Offer Larrabee At Preferential Prices?
Posted on November 3, 2009 7:15 AM
If you’re interested in computer graphics, you’ll certainly have heard of Intel’s upcoming high-end Larrabee GPU. Sources online claim that Intel is planning to offer preferential pricing for the GPU on its own, as well as bundled with other Intel products. Scheduled to be launched in 2010, Larrabee will most likely directly compete with NVIDIA’s GeForce and AMD’s Radeon graphic cards. Will Larrabee put genuine pressure on NVIDIA and AMD/ATI, or will it still be a two horse race?
AMD 6-Core Thuban Processors In 2010
Posted on November 1, 2009 7:08 AM
With Intel bullying AMD around with its Core i7 processors, AMD will be gearing up to hit back with its rumored AMD Thuban 6-core processors. While AMD hasn’t officially confirmed but, but the Thuban should sport 45nm processing cores, support DDR3, have 6MB cache and should support your AM3 motherboards. We’re looking forward to testing the multi-tasking capabilities of a 6-core AMD processor, and with it scheduled for Q2 or Q3 of 2010, it certainly looks like we won’t have to wait all that long for it to become a reality.
iPhone Problems With Win 7?
Posted on October 31, 2009 10:30 AM
If you’re running an Intel P55 chipset, Windows 7, and an iPhone, you might be encountering some problems, if the experience of quite a few people online is anything to go by. Apparently many folks are unable to sync their iPhones with iTunes for Windows, and the majority of them have the combination mentioned above. There isn’t any official confirmation or acknowledgement of such a problem just yet, but in case you’re having similar problems, hopefully this information will point you in the right direction. Could this be a Windows 7 issue? We’re not sure, but there certainly seems like a possibility.
No USB 3.0 in Intel's chipsets before 2011
Posted on October 27, 2009 10:09 AM
When Intel says that it won't implement USB 3.0 in its chipset before 2011 it effectively means that mass adoption for this technology will be seriously delayed. Intel is the single largest provider of chipsets (the chips that traditionally handle input/output in a computer) in the world, so their support is critical. The bottom line is that Intel is currently busy with its transition from Core 2 to Nehalem (Core ix) architecture and PCI express 2.0. USB 3.0 is just not at the top of the list. Of course, one could buy a USB 3.0 PCI card, but clearly most people won't do that. If it's not built-in, there won't be any traction.[via EEtimes]
Intel might allow 2GB RAM for Atom netbooks
Posted on October 26, 2009 8:15 PM
Intel has placed pretty strict restrictions on the specifications of a netbook in order to keep things uniform, but the increase in netbook processing power would lead more and more people to push the envelope in terms of programs used, not to mention the roll out of Windows 7 that will probably soften Intel's heart to allow 2GB RAM in netbooks when shipped instead of the current 1GB figure. This might mean a standard Intel Atom netbook featuring a 160GB or 250GB hard drive and 2GB RAM going for $299 to $349 from next year onwards. What's your take on this?
Intel updates 34nm X25-M Gen 2 SSD performance
Posted on October 26, 2009 7:43 PM
Intel has made sure that their 34nm X25-M Gen 2 SSD will perform better than ever thanks to the new SSD Toolbox that will include an SSD Optimizer which allows users to monitor and manage the SSD's health more effectively. Apart from that, the 160GB model will be able to experience a performance boost to sequential write speeds of up to 100MB/sec - that's a cool 40% faster compared to what you're getting from existing firmware.
Uber10: the greatest gifts, coming up on November 12
Posted on October 22, 2009 3:14 PM
Yes, it's that time of the year again (we can't believe it!). Soon, you will run around wondering what to get for your loved ones -probably at the last minute. We can help by suggesting the 10 greatest gifts (under $500) for this holiday season. They are called the “Uber10&rdquo. Please help us select an 11th gift by voting on an extended list (coming any day now).
The Uber10 will be unveiled in a private event in San Francisco on November 12, thanks to our Platinum Sponsor Dolby and Gold Sponsor Intel. Dolby will build a surround sound setup at the event venue to show us what the Dolby Surround Sound Experience is all about. You may be able to experience it for yourself, if the Dolby Truck stops by your town. Check out the cool Dolby videos on Youtube.
Intel will talk about the new Intel Sponsors of Tomorrow campaign and their hilarious "rock star" videos: "Intel Star" TV ad and Intel's "Big Ideas" TV ad
At the private event in San Francisco, both sponsors will demonstrate the coolest gadgets with their latest embedded technology.
Check out the 2007 and 2008 Uber10 lists, This 2009 edition will be published at ubergizmo.com/uber10
We have a few extra tickets for the private event, go to this discussion page on our Facebook Fan page to know how you can get one.
Editor's note: this seems obvious, but we would like to make it clear that companies with products nominated to the Uber10 cannot be accepted as sponsors of the Uber10 event.
Intel Pine Trail Atom On Jan 3rd?
Posted on October 18, 2009 6:15 AM
It seems like we’re going to have to wait a little more for Intel’s Pine Trail, despite earlier reports, it seems that they won’t appear until early 2010, which fortunately isn’t that long away. The Atom processors have certainly contributed to the popularity of the netbooks in the market, and we’re hoping that when the Pine Trail processors are released, we’ll have some significant improvement in the netbook scene.
Haleron Swordfish Net102 netbook has dual-core Atom
Posted on October 16, 2009 10:17 AM
Haleron has rolled out its Swordfish Net102 netbook that will boast a dual core Intel Atom 330 processor instead of the standard Intel Atom N270/N280 processor that is normally found in most netbooks. This will definitely have a negative impact on the battery life since the processor itself is normally found in desktops, resulting in a higher power consumption albeit boasting decent specifications including 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 10.2" LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a multi-memory card reader and a 1.3-megapixel webcam. Expect the Swordfish Net to retail for $499 a pop.
Toshiba Ultra-Thin Laptops with Ultra-low Power CPUs and Windows 7
Posted on September 29, 2009 12:34 PM
The battle of the ultra-thin laptops is raging for Christmas 2009, thanks to Intel Ultra-low power CPUs. Today, Toshiba launched its T100 series with Windows 7, respectively the 13.3-inch T135 with either Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100 (1.3GHz, 800 MHz, 2 MB) or Intel SU2700 (1.3GHz, 800 MHz, 2 MB) and the 11.6-inch T115 with Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100 (1.3GHz, 800 MHz, 2 MB) or Intel Celeron 743 (1.2GHz, 800 MHz, 1 MB). The Satellite T135 (picture) weights only 3.88 lbs, and has a maximum thickness of 1.35 inch (0.87" minimum), it boasts a 6-cell battery delivering 9 hours of battery life, 3GB or 4Gb DDR3 RAM (max 8 GB), 250 to 500 GB hard drive (5400 rpm), price starting at $599.99, available on October 22, 2009.
The Satellite T115, starting at $449.99, weights only 3.49 lbs and has a maximum thickness of 1.35 inch (0.99" minimum), and offers a 6-cell battery delivering 9 hours of battery life, 2 GB DDR3 RAM (max 4GB), 250 GB hard drive (5400 rpm),available on October 22 as well. More info on the website: laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/Satellite/T100 You can buy the product on Oct 22: toshibadirect.com
At this price, this is serious competition for the Acer Timeline (1.1 inch thick max, 9 hour battery, 13.3-inch to 15-inch, 3.5 or 4.2 or 5.3 lbs) and the MSI X-Slim series, although one version of the Timeline boasts a more powerful processor, the SU9400. Asus will launch its new ultra-thin notebooks soon as well.
Full specifications in the complete article after the jump.
Intel Light Peak Made For Apple?
Posted on September 27, 2009 4:58 AM
Intel might have unveiled its 10 gigabyte Light Peak connection at IDF, but it looks like things might not be what they seem. Initially pitched at as Intel-made design, recent leaks have indicated that this fiber optic connection is the direct result of talks between Apple founder Steve Jobs and Intel chief Paul Otellini. Rumors indicate that Apple wants a single, high-speed connection standard to replace FireWire, USB and also Ethernet. Regardless of who came up with the idea, it’s certainly going to be interesting when Light Peak hits the consumer market, and we certainly are looking forward to it.
Intel CE4100 media processor
Posted on September 25, 2009 8:50 AM
Intel's latest CE4100 media processor is more or less a system-on-a-chip with a processor and graphics controller crammed onto a single chip that was built using a 45nm process. To sweeten the deal, it was built on the low power Atom processor core, making it the ideal "brain" for set top boxes including cable boxes and Blu-ray players, although it shouldn't see any action in notebooks. Capable of running at clock speeds up to 1.2GHz while featuring FSB speeds of 200MHz to 400MHz while supporting playback of 2 simultaneous 1080p video streams, the Intel CE4100 is truly a capable piece of silicon wizardry, supportting H.264 video playback, 3D graphics and streaming media in Flash 10 format. In addition, it does all that while consuming a mere 7 to 9 watts.
