Intel Bets On Non-Convergence

Intel is betting that people will be willing to carry two devices — one for making calls and one for using the internet. “Intel’s ambition is to introduce a pocket sized device (screen sizes mentioned started at 5 inches) “that capture the goodness of the PC architecture”, said DeLine. The company is attempting to deliver a 10x power reduction in its current processor architecture by 2008, enabling it to run these miniature PCs with full functionality.”
This won’t be mass-market, but I suspect there’ll be a niche for this sort of thing, just as there’ll always be a niche for portable music players or portable TVs.

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