Intel's Barrett Charts Course for 'Extended PC Era' At Consumer Electronics Show.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001 Pentium(R) 4 Processor-Based PCs Combine With an Array of New Digital Products to Extend Consumers' PC Experience As the opening speaker at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Craig Barrett Craig Barrett may refer to:
"The PC is at the center of the digital universe and the universe is expanding," Barrett said, adding that in the near future one billion PCs will be connected to the Internet. "In the Extended PC Era, the combination of powerful and versatile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor-based PCs and a vast array of digital products will help consumers use their home PCs and the Internet in new, exciting ways. This emerging consumer scenario is what we call PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. -- the PC to the power of X." Pentium 4 Processor is the Center of the Extended PC Era To illustrate how consumers can fully realize the benefits of the Extended PC, Barrett will showcase demonstrations on Intel Pentium 4 processor-based PCs. Using digital cameras, toys, camcorders, books, personal audio products and PDAs, he will display how mainstream digital gadgets deliver their full value when linked to a powerful PC. Barrett will also demonstrate how the power of the Pentium 4 processor can save time for consumers who enjoy ripping (1) Converting an audio CD from its native CD-DA format to MP3, AAC or some other compressed audio format. When the term was coined, it had a perverse meaning. Many loved the idea they were "ripping off" the music industry by making copyrighted works available in a compact format music tracks, processing images, editing their own home digital movies, and interacting with 3D environments -- all examples of applications that can be customized to a customer's interests and hobbies. "As digital consumer devices evolve, they will migrate toward more of the PC's capabilities and blend into the PC environment, enhancing and extending the home PC," Barrett said. "In the Extended PC Era, the home PC will be tasked to do even more and consumers will be at the center of their own Internet experiences." The PC will deliver Internet video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. and audio throughout the home, while at the same time adding value to digital consumer products that take advantage of its unrivaled ability to edit, manage, store and share content in and around the home. "As the most powerful microprocessor for desktop computing, the Pentium 4 processor-based PC is ideally suited to be at the center of the Extended PC Era today and in the future," Barrett said. New Consumer Experiences in the Extended PC Era Barrett will preview product concepts for the home that include a cellular phone-based personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) and a wireless Web tablet. One demonstration will include a Pentium 4 processor-based PC that can automatically synchronize See synchronization. voice mail and e-mail with a cellular phone-based PDA. Barrett will explain that such devices and powerful PCs will continue to converge and complement each other in the Extended PC Era. In a "telewebbing" presentation, Barrett will use a wireless Web tablet linked to a home PC to purchase a Formula One hat online while watching an auto race on television. Such a device is capable of working smoothly even when another person is surfing the Internet on the host home PC. Barrett will also demonstrate a "media appliance" concept. With it, entertainment media such as digital scrapbooks, digital audio files, home movies and DVDs, can be delivered from the home PC to any television and home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. device within a house. In a display of peer-to-peer computing See grid computing. , a Pentium 4 processor-based home PC will be used for personal broadcasting Personal broadcasting is a term for participatory journalism that focuses on television webcasting over the internet. The term is akin to "personal publishing" which is synonymous with blogging. of video and digital images. Representing the Internet generation, three teenagers from the Intel Computer Clubhouse The Computer Clubhouse is a worldwide network of after-school learning settings, founded by Mitchel Resnick of the MIT Media Lab in Boston, USA. The network, which includes over 100 clubhouses as of 2007, began with the so-called Flagship Computer Clubhouse, founded in 1993 Network will screen their own home digital movie produced on an Intel Pentium 4 processor-based PC. The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network provides young people access to technology and helps develop technology skills that open opportunities, encourage self confidence and foster creativity. Intel Retail Support in 2001 Pledging Intel's support, Barrett will encourage retailers to be a consumer destination for the Extended PC. "Intel will offer a great product line that starts with Intel Pentium 4 processor-based systems and a growing line of Intel-branded consumer products supported by new television ads, Web-based marketing and the Intel Inside(R) program," he said. Intel Booth at CES Under its "Out of the Blue" theme, Intel's CES booth will feature 7,000 square feet of new consumer products and technologies that extend the power of the PC and the Internet. The multi-leveled booth, number 4535 in the North Hall, will have a retail area showcasing the Intel(R) AnyPoint(TM) Wireless Home Network, Intel(R) Pocket Concert(TM) Audio Player, Intel(R) Pocket PC Camera, Intel(R) Wireless Series family of PC peripherals, and Intel(R) Play(TM) line of PC-enhanced toys. The power of the Pentium 4 processor will be showcased in another area within the exhibit. The booth will also focus on the latest consumer technology. In the Internet area, Intel will showcase the Intel(R) Dot.Station Web appliance See Internet appliance. and technology demonstrations of the wireless Web tablet and a wireless chat pad. Other technology areas include digital media, Bluetooth(TM) wireless communication, and gaming and sharing where Intel will demonstrate peer-to-peer computing applications. About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available www.intel.com/pressroom. Note: In PCX, the X is superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. . |
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