It’s still technically a netbook, but this new Classmate PC keeps up with the times with a touchscreen for ease-of-use. Like the rest of the Classmate PC line that Intel has helped develop for kids, it’s also pretty rugged to survive accidental drops and upturned juice boxes. It’s no Fisher-Price toy despite the made-for-kids design though. In fact, this kit is more likely to be better than your old netbook.
Intel has just launched two new updates along the Core i5 and dual core Pentium processor families that feature faster clock speeds. The new 32-nanometer Core i5-680 is a step up over the existing 3.46GHz Core i5-670 that comes with a faster 3.60GHz clock, while supporting Intel’s Hyperthreading and Turbo Boost technologies.
The new Core i5-680 still shares much of the 32nm Core i5’s features, including a relatively low 73W TDP (Thermal Design Power), 4MB cache, and integrated Intel HD graphics.
“Google and Intel have teamed up with Sony to come out with a TV platform that will be called Google TV,” that’s how Google could have every TV service from multichannel video programming distributors (or “MPVDs” that include satellite, cable and telcos) shaking in their boots. But according to this post from VideoNuze, Google’s new TV platform will work with existing systems and set-top boxes, with a pass-through HDMI cable system that’ll let you plug your existing TV box into the Google TV kit, which then connects to a TV. What do you get? Your same old TV service, but spiced up with Google’s Android-based interface and TV-based internet connectivity.
Intel has officially introduced what should be the brains behind tomorrow’s high-end gaming rigs called the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Intel’s first 32nm, six-core processor for consumer desktops, this new chip can handle 12 computing threads. It’s basically the fastest desktop processor on the planet—at least until they make a new one.
There’s a rumor going around that Intel might be releasing a new dual core Atom for netbooks soon. Now, a dual core Atom isn’t exactly new since the Pine Trail Atom platform did come with the dual core N510 for low-power desktops, but this would be the first dual core Pine Trail Atom for netbooks if the rumors prove to be true. It’ll reportedly be called the N500, which is a logical step down from the N510 desktop Atom chip, but should still result in a low-power, low-heat chip that offers relatively long battery runtimes. (more…)
