What is the Intel Centrino Atom?
Recently, Intel announced the first step to a new generation of mobile processors, the Centrino Atom. Although mobile processors have been around for decades, the intention of the Atom is much different. Today’s mobile processors in cell phones, mp3 players, and hand-held gaming devices can only handle one task at a time efficiently, however, if they are commanded to preform a extensive task, they fail miserably. This is not so with the Atom.
Intel engineers are constructing a seamless integration in not only the hardware, but the software as well. Their final objective is to achieve the performance of a PC and the simplicity of….any product made by Apple (pretty darn simple). A processor of this power and capability will revolutionize the mobile market. Soon, all devices utilizing this technology will have abilities far greater than the iPhone for hundreds of dollars less. Such a device would combine: Navigation, Entertainment, Communication, and stunning user interface without the user noticing any limitations. One universal device would greatly assist the nerd who fills his pockets with many “necessary” gadgets by freeing up some pocket space and lightening his load (just in case he has to run away from a jock).
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