Intel unveils world's first working Moorestown MID platform
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 20th 2008 1:24AM
posted Oct 20th 2008 1:24AM
This sexy MID has been dropping jaws for more than a year now. Unfortunately, the plastic mock-up has always been a non-working, gutless model with little more than a glossy screen and backlight to demonstrate the form factor Intel's gunning for with its future Moorestown Mobile Internet Devices. That all changed today when a world's first working, Moorestown prototype (which we think is the device above) hit the stage at Intel's Taipei, Developer Forum in the familiar hands of Anand Chandrasekher. Moorestown consists of a Lincroft micro-architecture that integrates the 45nm processor, graphics, memory controller, and video encode/decode functions onto a single, tiny chip with 10x less idle power draw than those first-gen, Atom-based MIDs and UMPCs. That's pretty Impressive. As we've heard before, we can expect the new Moorestown MIDs to hit in 2009 / 2010 with support for wireless 3G, WiMAX, GPS, Bluetooth and digital mobile TV. We can hardly wait. We'll update you with video just as soon as we can track it down. Until then, check Anand's original video demonstration of the concept from 2007 after the break.
Update: Sadly, it now appears that the demonstration was little more than a validation board running fresh from the factory, three-day old Moorestown silicon in an Intel lab. Significant, but hardly a working MID prototype. A working Moorestown MID like that pictured above remains the stuff of Intel's graphics department fantasy for the time being.
Read -- World's first Moorestown platform
Read -- Moorestown MID prototype on display in Taipei
Update: Sadly, it now appears that the demonstration was little more than a validation board running fresh from the factory, three-day old Moorestown silicon in an Intel lab. Significant, but hardly a working MID prototype. A working Moorestown MID like that pictured above remains the stuff of Intel's graphics department fantasy for the time being.
Read -- World's first Moorestown platform
Read -- Moorestown MID prototype on display in Taipei
This is awesome, I hope it comes with a decent 3D chip though. Also, isn't 22nm supposed to be out by 2010?
the 3D will be provided by Imagination Technology with its power vr SGX ip - this is being used in the sch of the Intel Atom.
SGX is the upgraded graphics ip from mbx which drives the graphics in the best mobile phones eg Nokia N95 and of course the Apple iphone.
SGX can provide High definition crystal clear pictures and video
Imagine the GAMES you could play with those graphics!
If you could use the internet, gps, geotagging,with the advanced graphics, Oh boy!
You could make a real time game which depending where you are right now could affect the game. For instance, like an urban gang/turf war game could be made where you show the camera to specific spot with geotagging and gps, it will know where you are and whatever your pointing the camera at it will display who's turf your on or maybe somebody's graffiti, etc.
... ok, it took me a while to get used to the concept of "wide screne" but this is just... like... overkill isnt a strong enough word
yeah, and i thought 16:9 was bad...
its like.... 16:2
Well you've got to remember, some of the space was used for the buttons.
Hehehe... Does anyone remember the two polaroid scene from Red Dwarf???
12" anamorphic movies, 2" 4:3 SD.
Now, if it could run 6 SD videos side-by-side, thatd be friggin sweet.
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Hey, comment upside down or not, let's place our comments wisely.
(BTW, I'm totally being a hypocrite right about now.)
Also, how does one go about getting his comments to appear upside down? I'd assume it somehow employs the use of fairies, Diet Coke, and Pop Rocks.
Yeah, I meant to say "commas" instead of "comments."
I somehow blame it on Evangelion.
Damn fairy-Diet-Coke-Pop-Rocks magic.
@derX Sorry about that man. I accidentally had my keyboard upside down. :p
[+] to both your comments. I'm high and that was hilarious.
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Oh god... the noobs have found about flipped text... RUUUUUN!
When displaying non-widescreen content they need to display some sort of a subtle pattern on the side.
Ha he just essentially said this was a bigger deal than cellphones... Not quite.
Nice design. What's the OS?
Sort of like my iPod Touch but longer, thicker, more ePenis.
loooooooooooong iphone is loooooooooooong
Its a modifed version of Windows Mobile or some other windows version. As far as i have heard.
Windows Mobile could never look like that... And besides, Intel has been pushing their linux-based "Moblin" project for MIDs.. although I think they are now working with Canonical on Ubuntu mobile..
same thought here
Looks like a lngr iPodtouch/iPhone
As an iPhone owner, looks amazing I want one! This needsto come soon or something like it running android, I still not getting what I expect from my iPhone and mobileOSX
Gronk think Jesus have bad grammarz.
god I love people that preface comments with "as an iphone owner"
This thing looks freaking awesome it's gonna be hell-a expensive thou.
Here's a better video of what this thing can do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcN_9vZ7j20
Oh my god!
Look at that thing!
It has a touchscreen AND that silver border!
Definitely an iPhone clone :|
2:44 - New Intel Bunny Suit?
Nope it's not a new suit. There is more than one bunny suit in Intel. That's the light one for general areas, there is ones for where the wafers are that are full Dryden suit and ones for copper areas that are orange.
lolol, come on, you missed the joke - he has bunny ears at 2:44!!!!
I've been wanting this... for a long, long time.
If the next version of the iPhone did this i would be very happy. The three person video chat in the second video is something I have been wanting for a mobile phone for a long time. This device would also be awesome for Car integration. I mean think about how you could mount this as a Rear view Mirror display. With the car having mounted Cameras of IR, Night Vision, and Standard quality . This thing just looks amazing and I'm surprised that apple didn't papa spank them when they released these demo videos because the UI is completely stolen from the iphone OS ui from the red end call button to the black cellphone info bar on the top.
Very cool device, seams as if it would be very useful. But kinda get the feeling it would be like walking around with a maglight in your pocket... awkward.
why not just wait untill Via releases Mobile-ITX (the size of a business card) and get a full x86 mobile device?
I don't want to be sucking on cut down OSs just because im not at my desk!
(i should get a laptop huh?)
Errm, it is a x86 Processor? Isn't it? Its the platform for UMPC's are Menlow... which so far have all been x86 running Windows/Linux.
Why would you carry such a long device for Internet/E-Mail/Multimedia, when you can have it on your small little WinMobile phone / BlackBerry / Android / iPhone...!!?!?!!!
How would i go about not getting mugged holding this thing up to my face in the Mid-Town Manhattan
I've been waiting for this MIDs since they were first announced, but this form factor sucks!
After watching a couple of videos, i think it could work, if they get the UI and OS right. I would love to see one of those with linux! I dont see how i would transport it though, it's not like it fit's in my pockets
Did I miss the real device, or is this the same vaporware they've been pushing at us for the last two years?
jesus, is that thing a computing device or a cricket bat?!?!
It can be used as both. And you can watch your 3 of your friends play cricket while swinging your bat!!
If anyone manages to bring this thing to market before I'll be too old to care the price is not going to be so important, I´d be ready to take a new mortgage on my house to get my mitts on one, subprime crysis or not.
Good God...
IPHONE KILLER
TOO BIG, sorry. Reminds me of an 80's cellphone. How unconfortable it would be inside your pocket?
I shot the demo video today.
see at http://www.blognone.com/node/9323