Intel IDF 2008 San FranciscoDay Two BriefingsBran Ferren at IDF: Storytelling beyond cartoonsBran Ferren, co-founder of Applied Minds and former president of Disney Imagineering believes that storytelling is how ideas become permanent. He says that the Internet is taking off because the technology is getting good enough now for storytelling. Since we process so much information visually, Ferren believes that new technologies for visualization are what makes the stories stick.Talking cool: Intel doubles notebook fan speedIntel has invented a way to double the air flow generated by fans used to cool ultra-thin notebook computers. Demonstrating a prototype of the technology in public for the first time at the Intel Developer Forum, the chipmaker says the upshot will be cooler computers--and it's not referring to style.Mobile processors at IDF 2008With laptops crossing the 50 percent mark in many developed nations, it would be remiss if Intel didn't address this market during IDF 2008 in San Francisco. Thankfully, the Santa Clara company announced a couple of new chips for the mobile warrior.Intel Classmate PC morphs into tablet modeAlong with the same rugged features, integrated soft handle and enhanced education and collaboration software, the latest Classmate PC showcased at IDF 2008 is now a convertible tablet PC with a rotating display and touchscreen. According to the Lila Ibrahim, general manager of Intel's Emerging Markets Platform Group, "Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet and touchscreen technology." |
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ferdiei says...
while the software community is becoming more aware of open platforms such as Linux with gaining popularity & mass acceptance, Intel has now realised that SW giants like Microsoft & the likes no longer holds the future or have highest influence on TECH anymore, which swings the balance from strictly software-driven electronic world enabling force, to a CPU/GPU-driven future, more linked to an increasingly networked world.
Aug 19, 2008 20:16
while the software community is becoming more aware of open platforms such as Linux with gaining popularity & mass acceptance, Intel has now realised that SW giants like Microsoft & the likes no longer holds the future or have highest influence on TECH anymore, which swings the balance from strictly software-driven electronic world enabling force, to a CPU/GPU-driven future, more linked to an increasingly networked world.
Aug 19, 2008 20:16
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