Google teams up with Intel, Sony to make Google TV set-top boxes

Google is pushing to get Android into other hardware, such as set-top boxes, and in turn to get their ads into more markets and in front of more eyeballs. To that ends, they have teamed up with Sony and Intel to develop something called, naturally, Google TV. Google TV is pretty much a re-imagining of… Continue reading Google teams up with Intel, Sony to make Google TV set-top boxes

Intel’s Project Offset team working on game engine that delivers more realistic animations

Gamers rejoice. Well, ok, perhaps in a year or 2, as Intel has a team working on developing a game engine that produces graphics that render animated faces and people/creatures that more closely resemble what we’ve seen in the latest blockbuster movies. Think Avatar, Lord of the Rings, etc. via H+ Magazine

Netgear’s PTV1000 puts your laptop’s display on your HDTV wirelessly

Without needing a media streamer device, the Netgear PTV100 Push2TV gadget can display anything from a laptop with Intel’s Wireless Display technology.  The PTV1000 is a small lightweight box that connects to your HDTV via HDMI and connects to your laptop wirelessly via 802.11. The PTV1000 can also connect via AV composite. Buy now! More… Continue reading Netgear’s PTV1000 puts your laptop’s display on your HDTV wirelessly

USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) is Fast! What to Expect and When

Although the specs for USB 3.0 were nailed down in late 2008, production of devices that support or run USB 3.0 have really only now started showing up. Here’s a bit of insight as to what you can expect in the next 2 years. At CES, a few manufacturers showed off their USB 3.0 wares.… Continue reading USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) is Fast! What to Expect and When

CES 2009: NVIDIA Ion platform makes for smallest PC

NVIDIA is touting its new Ion platform as they’ve demonstrated how it can be used to make the world’s smallest Vista capable premium PC. By plugging the Ion board into a case that is just slightly larger than the board and adding a hard drive, the PC is complete. What’s more interesting is that the… Continue reading CES 2009: NVIDIA Ion platform makes for smallest PC