Intel wants Handtop PC devices to run Windows Vista within couple of years

BargainPDA reports Intel's CEO Paul Otellini disclosed plans at the IDF to create new small device called handtops. These ultra-energy efficient Handtop PC devices should provide a converged communication and PC-like experience, while require less than a watt of processing power and weigh under a pound (450g). You could say the handtop will become a PDA with more power and longer battery life.

The end goal is to create high-power processors that consume .5 watts or less. These PDA-like devices would be larger than current PDAs, but smaller than micro-notebooks. When Intel is able to create concept devices with that much juice, they'll be able to forego watered-down mobile operating systems, jumping directly to Windows Vista, the next generation operating system that will be replacing Windows XP in the next few months.