Spring IDF 2006: Merom and Ultra Mobile PCs
by Anand Lal Shimpi on March 7, 2006 10:58 PM EST- Posted in
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Intel also showcased some concept mobile PC designs, some of which may find their way to the market eventually paired with a Merom processor.
The concept seen below features a detachable tablet/notebook as its display, simply lift the screen up and you've got a Tablet PC you can use as a tablet or a notebook.
Quite possibly the most interesting concept was this one (pictured below), which featured a screen that could tilt and pivot apart from the base of the notebook. Mooly demonstrated its usefulness when flying in cramped economy class seating and the person in front of you decides to lean back. You can reorient the display in a number of ways to help deal with such tight quarters.
Although no manufacturers were mentioned, Eden did say that a number of OEMs were actively looking into this design.
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stelleg151 - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
A 5" LCD Merom that is pocketable seems plausible, I hope it happens.Rock Hydra - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
Hell yeah, that would be awesome.Questar - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
Did you guys read that? That means Memron notebooks day one - at theoretically no price increase.Dang, I'd like to get my P-M notebook upgraded :/
Anemone - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
Napa refresh wishlist4gb ram limit
2 internal SATA ports one ESATA (300gb)
Robson tech
arrival asap...
sigh I know - all in time right? Still wish it was right around the corner.
xsilver - Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - link
those ultra portables on display looked too unfinishedsony's Vaio U50 series has already been out for over a year and looks functionality wise a much better option
now if they'd update it with the latest tech, (latest low power cpu, lightly better screen) lower weight etc.... it would be a killer
Doormat - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
How many times can NAND flash be written and overwritten before it "wears out". It looks replacable - you'd have to go out and buy replacements every few years (like replacing iPod batteries).PhoenixOrion - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
I hope its a couple of million rewrites for industrial grade NAND instead of in the thousands in usb and ipod products.PhoenixOrion - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - link
I see that pivot/tilt notebook in my future desktop replacement.spinportal - Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - link
Does the Merom support EMT64?