In addition to being a marvel of miniaturization (47 million transistors on a single 26 x 26 mm chip), the Atom processor is brilliantly efficient, with a power specification ranging from below 1 watt to 2.5 watts. Chips such as the Atom, made possible by a new Intel manufacturing process, can bring computer-level power to highly portable devices—further blurring the distinction between cellphones and computers.Check it out over here.
Top 10 most brilliant gadgets of the year
Posted on Saturday, October 18 2008 @ 8:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Popular Mechanic takes a look at the ten most brilliant gadgets of the year. Normally you expect these kind of lists in December or January but they're a bit early. Pop Mec's list includes stuff like Microsoft Photosynth, Spore and Intel Atom processor: